Rolling Stones Aftermath UK vs USA Which is Best?

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Rolling Stones Aftermath UK vs USA Which is Best? | Vinyl Rewind

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Which is the best version of The Rolling Stones' album Aftermath, UK or USA? In This video we look at two versions of the same record made in different countries, examine the similarities and differences in order to figure out which one I think is the better version, And this time we’ll be tackling The Rolling Stones’ fourth studio album, Aftermath, originally released in 1966 #rollingstones #vinylrecords #vinylrewind
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00:00 Introduction
00:24 Backstory
01:45 The Look
04:10 The Music
06:53 The Verdict
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@Danjoker. Жыл бұрын

Out of Time and Take It or Leave It are amazing tracks. It baffles me why they would take out those songs from the US version. Same with Mother's Little Helper.

@johnryan3913 Жыл бұрын

So you could get them on Flowers!

@advancecharmander Жыл бұрын

the uk version, because it has mother's little helper and the long version of out of time, but the american version flows nicely, especially with going home stuck at the end of the album.

@johnw706 Жыл бұрын

You are absolutely correct . The best way forward is buying the U. S. Aftermath , and Flowers . That way you get all of the songs . Just comparing the Aftermath albums , I take the opposing view . My preference is for the U S version on both fronts , the art & the music . I think that the cover is kind of a response to the Beatles’ Rubber Soul cover with the elongated faces . I also like the picture on the U S version better . As for the music . The inclusion of the great Paint It Black , far outstrips the value of the loss of the other songs . And with Flowers , you have the best of both worlds . Both versions , however , give us the criminally underrated I Am Waiting .Thanks !

@ArmandoMPR Жыл бұрын

I bought the mono box and it really improved my opinion of both versions, which was already high. I can't stress enough how good they sound in mono. My appreciation for "Goin' Home" also grew, mainly because it dawned on me that such a long musical vamp probably influenced bands like the Doors and the Stooges.

@johnryan3913 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely, re Going Home, also influenced Love's side long 'Revelation'.

@JackRascal Жыл бұрын

@@johnryan3913 Didn't Love say they did that kind of stuff in concerts, and only put it on an album because they realised the stones had ripped them off?

@johnryan3913 Жыл бұрын

@@JackRascal Now that you remind me, I read that in a Love bio. If true, I still think Going Home is the better track, it resonates for me beyond being just a long jam, evoking the sense of distance and alienation that runs through Aftermath. I do love Love (💗), especially the Elektra period.

@GremlinBones Жыл бұрын

I love this series! Even if I haven't listened to the albums in question, I learn so much interesting info that makes me want to go listen to it right away.

@JohnWilmerding Жыл бұрын

It was 1966, and later-famous guitarist Buzz Feiten and I were high school buddies heavy into the Beatles and the Rolling Stones. His Dad Howard Sr., an airline pilot, indulged Buzzy's love of music by bringing him first-presses of their albums. Buzzy really blew my mind by getting me the April '66 UK version of the Stones' 'Aftermath' album! The US version, minus some really good songs, would not be released until July!

@shawnriffhard Жыл бұрын

Awesome! I have a dramatically less cool version of that story. My mother and aunt would come back to New Jersey from visits to their native Scotland with Bell Records versions of Bay City Roller albums that made me the envy of my fellow 2nd through 4th grade Roller fans!

@trevor1550 Жыл бұрын

Love that you made a video on this album! I listen to it often. The UK version doesn’t have a bad track on it. Going Home and What To Do are my favorite tracks.

@duff0120 Жыл бұрын

but the uk version dosent have Paint it blck. perhaps the stones biggest hit

@DerekDerekDerekDerekDerekDerek Жыл бұрын

@@duff0120 so? Biggest hit doesn't equal best song

@BrendanJSmith Жыл бұрын

I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS FOR SO LONG

@efficiencygaming3494 Жыл бұрын

I think I agree with your points here. Really wish they could have split the difference on this album - UK cover art, US back cover, and with "Paint It, Black" on the track listing would be my ideal version.

@brockthehistorian5951 Жыл бұрын

I love these types of videos, I hope you plan on doing more in the future. Hopefully you will make one about Between the Buttons.

@HeyDirty Жыл бұрын

I've got the UK version, definitely prefer the cover, and the track mix. Missing _"Paint It, Black"_ but it's easily found elsewhere, so doesn't sting too much.

@Gabriel2oh6 Жыл бұрын

To me, the album cover is one of the few areas I support the US version. It has the subtle early psychedelic feel to it almost. (Also, I think Goin Home works really well as the last track on the album). But in the end, the UK version has Take It Or Leave It, Out of Time, What To Do, and Mothers Little Helper. I can live with the loss of Paint It Black for those songs to all be on this one album.

@doodledangernoodle2517 6 ай бұрын

@@Gabriel2oh6I like the US cover photo more, but prefer the Aftermath font on the UK version more.

@larrypryluck1361 Жыл бұрын

There were probably some engineering reasons for shortening the US version as well. If you try to jam too many grooves in to accommodate a longer album the sound gets compressed, especially the bass, in part to keep the needle from bouncing out of the groove.

@shawnriffhard Жыл бұрын

100%

@Emlizardo Жыл бұрын

You are correct sir

@Schooliday Жыл бұрын

US cover is way more striking with all the members beautifully lined in front of a black background. It's hypnotizing. I like how there's a bit of an empty space to make the titles more subtle and not over the top. It does the job and the black space makes the whole thing seem more psychedelic along with the falling band members under it with their colorful clothes.

@Schooliday Жыл бұрын

Plus, the band member's faces are not as visible on the UK cover so that makes it more like an inside cover

@sugadelicsavagesoul8623 Жыл бұрын

The Beatles' UK catalogue is better than the American; however in the case of The Stones, the American versions are better than the UK by a mile.

@jameswilson7084 Жыл бұрын

Easy! The UK edition. 14 tracks! The only song I don't love, is the final track, "What To Do". But, the US tracklisting does flow very well.

@duff0120 Жыл бұрын

but the american version have the stones biggest hit - paint it black. u cant find that song in the uk albums.

@calvinguile1315 Жыл бұрын

I love What To Do, but it should have been a b-side

@ricardoediza2690 Жыл бұрын

I always remembered having Aftermath because it had Paint It Black. And I always wondered why everyone talking about it had a different red cover.

@chrisl5156 Жыл бұрын

I cannot disagree with your analysis of these two records as it all makes good sense. But for me, like many geezers, I have to go back to the album I know so well, the US version. It brings back fond memories.

@WeGachaMetal Жыл бұрын

Really cool video. I’ve always loved Aftermath. Dig the deep dive into this ‘66 classic!

@schuszter4280 Жыл бұрын

I prefer the UK cover I think the US version has better flow and including Paint It Black is a plus, but the UK version has some really good songs that are missing from the US version, so I’m kinda split on this one My ultimate version would be a combination of the 2 using the US order with the UK songs plus Paint It Black and 19th Nervous Breakdown as a bonus track

@edwardlatz1159 Жыл бұрын

Loved Please go Home from Flowers .

@Authori_tah Жыл бұрын

I prefer the UK version because it has more songs, but I wish Paint It Black was included.

@dlux8735 Ай бұрын

FLOWERS< is my go to record, hands down. Great Job!

@neilafacci5833 Жыл бұрын

I’m going home was an early FM RADIO STAPLE during 1966-1968 on New York radio similar to long songs by the doors . It is a perfect album closer .

@sunshinecoolwater9528 Жыл бұрын

Make a deep dive on the Left Banke.

@pablocapotondo7703 Жыл бұрын

Aftermath, the one and only is the album released in April in Great Britain. The "American Edition" is a commercial pastiche released two months later that combines an abridged version of Aftermath and Paint it Black. It's not about which is better, it's clear that in this case the real record is the UK version.

@ericblasse6335 Жыл бұрын

Yes please continue for us vs uk stones albums

@batmenic365StopMotion Жыл бұрын

Nearly picked this one up in the record store today. Chose to get the 'Rolling Stones Collector's Only' german import they had instead

@shawnriffhard Жыл бұрын

love that one! Con le mie lacrime!

@hypnoticfred Жыл бұрын

It's worth noting the original US mono issue of the album was a fold-down - if you're going vintage US, stick with stereo, but the box set LP is thankfully true mono, making it essential!

@johnryan3913 Жыл бұрын

The American edition is superior, as they usually were. The albums were frequently recorded in the US and geared to the US market. Structurally Paint it, Black is a superior opener, and Going Home is certainly the only way to close the album. The cover too is superior in the US. The pictures on the UK edition were reconfigured for the excellent Flowers. The UK leftovers were used on Flowers, which also should have had Sad Day, the haunting What to Do, and Who's Driving My Plane instead of the reruns Ruby Tuesday, etc. Finally I do love the Stereo mix first, the mono mix second. And wasn't the artwork for Could You Walk on the Water? used on High Tide and Green Grass? Love the show, and the look of the show. Finally I am so glad that growing up we had 12x5, Now!, and Out of our Heads in the US editions - each has its own distinct identity. Plus December's Children is like their punk album!

@calvinguile1315 Жыл бұрын

I agree about Decembers Children, if they would have put Sad Day on it, it could’ve been more dark and doomey

@shawnriffhard Жыл бұрын

Yes, the photos from Franklin Canyon (where Opie and Andy are walking in the opening of the Andy Griffith show) are in the American Big Hits.

@JackRascal Жыл бұрын

That UK cover is really iconic, I love everything about it. In a way I think Paint It Black is too "big" a track for the album. It kind of undermines the overall piece.. like having 13 (really good) album tracks, and then dropping "Satisfaction" in the middle.

@cbot72 Жыл бұрын

The one I've been waiting for!!!!

@BuffaloBeatle Жыл бұрын

I put my in color sticker on the top right of the box haha, amazing set

@derianimp Жыл бұрын

I only have the US one. It’s also stereo. Flowers was my first Stones album

@fernandoluzuriagaacosta5338 Жыл бұрын

UK for me, as the band intended it to be released. The exclusion of several great tracks like Mother´s Little Helper, Out of Time, Take or Leave it and Think hurt the American version IMO, even it having "Paint it Black". Same goes for Between the Buttons. UK for me, with Back Street Girl as the definitive reason why.

@jimruggiero5241 Жыл бұрын

Flowers is a must have 100%

@mikeregan4 Жыл бұрын

Can you please do more Rolling Stones album reviews & maybe even a review on With The Beatles?

@representingBFD Жыл бұрын

Brilliant review - agree with 100% of this

@Mredits-m2012mkkboy 18 күн бұрын

Just the fact the us one has paint it black makes it the best one in my opinion

@SuperModwolf Жыл бұрын

Great review as always dead ringer for chris issak mate

@tattyshoesshigure5731 Жыл бұрын

The U.K. sleeve is really cool… didn’t know Andrew Loog-Oldham designed it!

@Emlizardo Жыл бұрын

I have to wonder about a 50-minute-plus running time for the UK version. For LPs, about 20 minutes is ideal for one side in terms of fidelity. Much over that and you're cramming the grooves together and especially diminishing bass reproduction. But hey, none of that matters because I stick to CDs - I've got the Abkco remasters of both the US and UK Aftermath on CD, and they sound terrific. As the legendary recording engineer Rudy Van Gelder said when he was digitally remastering his recordings for Blue Note (which were originally released on vinyl), "Vinyl was never any good," primarily because it adds so much distortion. Some folks prefer to call this distortion "warmth." But this "warmth" is not on the original master tapes.

@josephcefalu2157 Жыл бұрын

Love the Roger Waters mug

@calvinguile1315 Жыл бұрын

I love the photo on the u.s version better

@Vince_Tasciotti Жыл бұрын

I have both versions of Aftermath and in truth, I like them both about the same.

@blue62show Жыл бұрын

Great show v geek 🎶👍🏼

@costerx Жыл бұрын

Flowers is Great

@mattharrison5068 Жыл бұрын

For me, the only way to listen to Aftermath is the UK version, and you start with Track 4. Tracks 1-3 can easily fit in on Between the Buttons, theme and how they sound. This let's the album start w Under My Thumb, and is an incredible album throughout, more a precursor to Beggars. Yes this makes track 3 eleven minutes long, but it flows perfectly. Paint it Black sounds nothing like the rest of Aftermath, is a stand alone single for good reason. It doesn't need take it or leave it, so leave it. I also recommend the mono box. My biggest issue w aftermath is they needed to choose one: the first goth album w paint it Black, another between the buttons (mother's helper, lady Jane) or a precursor to Beggars. Most of the tracks fall into the third category.

@SoundlabStudios63 Жыл бұрын

The best version is a combination of both

@Danjoker. Жыл бұрын

UK version is the superior one.

@DaPoopIsInDaPudding Жыл бұрын

Nobody really gives a good goddamn.

@tylertracy1378 Жыл бұрын

No paint it black I don’t think so 😂

@Juan-wo7zu Жыл бұрын

@@tylertracy1378 paint it black was released on single and is very easy to pick up

@Juan-wo7zu Жыл бұрын

@@tylertracy1378 take it or leave it and out of time are far less overplayed than paint it black too

@neilafacci5833 Жыл бұрын

A boxset of both releases would make a great combo plus the inclusion of flowers album .

@axxellein Жыл бұрын

TRES Cool!

@user-tk8ew3of8e Жыл бұрын

I think I'll go with the uk version, even though Paint It Black's missing.

@michaelrochester48 Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately, the UK one do not include Singles so Americans tend to prefer the American versions because between the buttons and Flowers collects all the tracks it would’ve went on albums like aftermath

@johnryan3913 Жыл бұрын

And growing up, after buying SF, LIB, Exile, and Goats, I went back and bought the earlier LPs more or less chronologically. Generally i think the US versions are structured more thoughtfully. Love flowers, but they could have replaced the three reruns with UK-only/or b-sides and the whole thing would be new. Patti Smith wrote Flowers "is for lovers and loners..." Nice.

@SEGAClownboss Жыл бұрын

Honestly, just... buy the UK album and the "Paint It, Black" 7-inch single just like God intended. Singles are out there for a reason.

@williamlangan5902 Жыл бұрын

I prefer the UK as well. That said, I think Paint It Black is a stronger song than Mother's Little Helper. I think the US has the better cover. To me, it's more in tune with the art styles of the 1960's. Flowers is a good collection album. To me, it's similar to the Beatles'Yesterday And Today.

@prinkulwatno5061 6 ай бұрын

I got the UK version simply because there’s pictures of John Lennon and Paul McCartney holding copies of them in 66. What more of an endorsement could you ask for??

@jeffreyslotnikoff4003 Жыл бұрын

For me, the U.S. version is the better one. The basic reason is that it has "Going Home" as the final track on side 2, while the British version has it at the end of side 1. Sorry, but you don't put an ELEVEN MINUTE-PLUS track in the MIDDLE of an album! Whoever thought of such a sequence must have been... well, you can guess my adjective. Plus, I actually prefer shorter albums (35 to 45 minutes) to longer ones (50 to 60 minutes); after all, it's quality, not quantity that ultimately matters.

@polycube868 Жыл бұрын

Makes more sense last too, with saying we're going home all throughout the song then half an album left makes no sense.

@brianito7779 Жыл бұрын

My problem with the UK version is that that each side has a running time exceeding that recommended by all pressing plants, thereby lowering the sound quality. A shame.

@phillipanderson7398 Жыл бұрын

Great albums. But I am really interested in what you think is the worst song/s, and if it/they are one both albums, the US album or the UK album.

@dixielandfarm Жыл бұрын

For me, the US cover is better to me, I love the negative space that you didn't... I like the back cover on the US as well. AND, I think the US run order is better as well (mostly because What to Do is kind of a clunker).

@charlesbronson4282 Жыл бұрын

I think Rubber Soul is the better version 😉

@shawnriffhard Жыл бұрын

😁 Which one, US or UK?

@sexymama1966 Жыл бұрын

They were able to get another album, Flowers, the label made their money.

@BigSky1 Жыл бұрын

UK every time.

@stitchgrimly6167 9 ай бұрын

Don't most of the Beatles' Capitol LPs have 11 tracks too?

@bobbarcus8310 Жыл бұрын

Mothers wouldn’t fit the LP I love the USA a lot more One of my favorite LPs

@rarerecordcollector9459 Жыл бұрын

UK easily

@aftermathcollector5850 11 ай бұрын

The Best Double Album .................

@wildsmiley Жыл бұрын

UK one is definitely superior. How can you ever possibly strip off 'Mother's Little Help'?! Way better cover art, too.

@SickSickPhil Жыл бұрын

songs over 5min in the US got a bigger royalty rate

@armoringregret9833 Жыл бұрын

B l o w m i

@williamhild1793 Жыл бұрын

If it's a British band,, the British version is ALWAYS better! :)

@dngdnf4862 Жыл бұрын

magical mystery tour US > UK

@natchon 4 ай бұрын

Small Faces 2nd album US > UK

@TigerRogers0660 Жыл бұрын

No contest in this one. The UK version by a mile. Mothers Little Helper, Out Of Time & Take It Or Leave It are awesome tracks!! US version 10/100. UK version 90/100.

@nmpltleopardi 6 ай бұрын

Everybody knew UK was gonna win lol.

@someguy42093 20 күн бұрын

I found the us version without even looking…….wtf are you talking about?

@stevenfunderburg1623 Жыл бұрын

Not only does the US version cover graphic reek of cheesy consumerism, the UK version demonstrates greater contemporary confidence by having only the album title. Almost like a band logo is superfluous on top of a band photograph 🤘 Nothing says Power Flex like even allowing them to include an 11 minute song in 1966😂🤣🤣🤣