A sampler that has become a highly valued member of this old Rolling Stones fan's collection, simply because it was the very first time the band appeared on an LP, six months before the eponimous debute. "Ready, Steady Go!" was a British TV show, broadcasted between August 1963 - December 1966, and during that time featuring some of the contemporarily most successful pop/rock artists. (For more on the show check the vast Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ready_Steady_Go! ) This collection of Decca 45 cuts from acts that also performed there early was compiled and pressed within months after first airing. I guess we're still a few remembering names like The Chucks, The Mojos, Heinz and The Tornados, and for us the whole album is filled with chances to rejoice and reminisce, getting it all as it was. But more important it also hints the beginning of the "modern" rock scene, as played and developed by The Rolling Stones. Here before the big breakthrough valued like any other upcoming act, way below the album's stars Brian Poole And The Tremeloes who get the honor of opening and closing the LP and is the only act mentioned in the rear sleeve notes (see below). At this time no one had a clue Stones would become iconic and still performing sixty years later, here they're just faces in a crowd. So even if I've heard "Come On" and "I Wanna Be Your Man" a zillion times before with about the same audio, listening to them here feels special just because of that context. Pressed late 1963 and released early 1964. To my knowledge issued in UK only, reissued 1982 on vinyl (TAB 60) and cassette (KTBC 60). First had ridged label as shown here with "Made in England" only on top and "Recording first Published 1963" on heavy vinyl in a thin laminated cover. (RÅ*) (SÄM*)
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