Track Listing

1. Mothers little helper
2. Stupid Girl
3. Lady Jane
4. Under My Thumb
5. Doncha Bother Me
6. Going Home
7. Flight 505
8. High And Dry
9. Out Of Time
10. It's Not Easy
11. I Am Waiting
12. Take it or Leave It
13. Think
14. What To Do

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #21862 in Music
• Released on: 2006-08-10
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .20 pounds
• Running time: 53 minutes

Customer Reviews

Excuse me?
If you check track list you notice that this IS the original CD with 14 tracks. So, buy it and enjoy the album that was (and is) worth of 5 stars, the most "pop" of the Stones albums but still great, thanks to brilliant Brian Jones.

Two versions of this are around - make sure you get the right one
The early, Brian Jones, Stones were edgy and dangerous. Much less safe than their modern evolution. These are some of the earlierst Jagger Richard songs that they recorded. It's niave but has that anti-establishment slant that made them so much a part of the sixties ethos. It's rootsy too, showcasing their blues connection.
There are two versions of this album floating around, B00006RT4U being the original and better. It has the same tracks as the original Vinyl that I had.On the alternaive version - B00006RT4T -you get "Paint it Black" but no "Mothers Little Helper","Out of Time", "Take it or Leave it" or "What to Do". 11 Tracks instead of the original 14?? Why? Hardly good value. Go for the original version. Top stuff. Raw ballsy early Jones Stones.
(Actually, further investigations show there are about six variations - make sure you get the right one as above -not any US version)

The Best of The Stones 60's Output
1966 was a good year, the Stone's Aftermath, was released in April, The Beachboy's "Pet sounds" came out in May and the Beatle's released "Revolver" in August that year - all classic water shed albums. Aftermath proved to be a major artistic breakthrough for The Rolling Stones thanks to the group's then musical leader Brian Jones and it was also their first album to consist of jagger/richards songs exclusively - with enough songs left over for the follow up albeit weaker "Between the Buttons".
And what great songs those first ones were and remain. "Under my Thumb", "Out of Time" (brilliantly covered by Chris Farlowe), "Stupid Girl" and "Think" in particular showing misogynistic signs of a sneering Jagger in lyrics aimed at his former model girl friend. With the exception of the following years "Their Satanic Majesties" this is probably the most musically experimental Stones albums instrument- wise thanks to Brian Jones' musicianship - sitar, dulcimer, marimbas etc. Aftermath is far the sharper of the two albums, far less self indulgent with perhaps the exception of the eleven minute long "Going Home". But remember, it's only a classic in its UK version - forget any American versions of any of the Stones albums. Note: The Beatles never allowed their albums to be messed up, shame on you Sir Mick!