The Rolling Stones in Mono / 16LP coloured vinyl box set repress

Mono vinyl box re-emerges as a coloured vinyl offering

Back in July, SDE informed you of a forthcoming vinyl repress of The Rolling Stones in Mono from ABKCO Records. It all went a bit quiet and this was never officially confirmed, although now it finally is and there’s a surprise bonus to boot! This 16LP vinyl box set of The Rolling Stones‘ albums from 1963 to 1969 will now be reissued in January next year, and unlike the original vinyl box, first issued back in 2016, this repress will offer 16 coloured vinyl records.

This long out-of-print collection (Discogs prices start at over £600) brings together 14 studio albums plus Stray Cats, a compilation of songs from singles and EPs issued in the 1960s. In total, The Rolling Stones in Mono delivers 186 tracks, 56 of which, when issued in 2016, “had never before been heard in mono since the advent of the digital age.”

The Rolling Stones in Mono spans the era between 1963 and 1969 when most rock and pop recordings were originally mixed to mono, and as we know with The Beatles, stereo was often an afterthought, often completed far more quickly than its mono counterpart. This doesn’t mean mono is always ‘better’ than the stereo versions, but it can regularly be the case, with mono often more ‘powerful’ than a hastily mixed, and sometimes dubiously panned, stereo version.

The vinyl box starts at the band’s 1964 debut and runs through to 1969’s Let It Bleed and includes the US and UK versions of both Out of Our Heads and Aftermath. The Stray Cats compilation (think The Beatles’ Mono Masters) is a double vinyl LP, which means this is a 16LP vinyl box set.

The Rolling Stones in Mono was mastered by engineer Bob Ludwig and the albums are all pressed on 180g coloured vinyl. The records come packaged in an unusual outer box with a ‘wraparound’ flap at the top with a magnetic clasp. Inside is a 48 page booklet with photos and an essay by David Fricke

The Rolling Stones in Mono will be released on 20 January 2023 via UMC/ABKCO. Please note: any pre-orders made via Amazon UK in July should still be valid, because it’s the same product code (ASIN), but you should double-check your account to verify!

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Tracklisting

In Mono The Rolling Stones / 16LP vinyl box set

• • LP 1: The Rolling Stones (UK) [Cobalt Blue vinyl]
    1. Route 66
    2. I Just Want To Make Love To You
    3. Honest I Do
    4. Mona (I Need You Baby)
    5. Now I’ve Got A Witness
    6. Little By Little
    7. I’m A King Bee
    8. Carol
    9. Tell Me
    10. Can I Get A Witness
    11. You Can Make It If You Try
    12. Walking The Dog
  • LP 2: 12 x 5 [Yellow vinyl]
    1. Around And Around
    2. Confessin’ The Blues
    3. Empty Heart
    4. Time Is On My Side
    5. Good Times, Bad Times
    6. It’s All Over Now
    7. 2120 South Michigan Avenue
    8. Under The Boardwalk
    9. Congratulations
    10. Grown Up Wrong
    11. If You Need Me
    12. Susie Q
  • LP 3: The Rolling Stones No. 2 [Steel Blue vinyl]
    1. Everybody Needs Somebody To Love
    2. Down Home Girl
    3. You Can’t Catch Me
    4. Time Is On My Side
    5. What A Shame
    6. Grown Up Wrong
    7. Down The Road Apiece
    8. Under The Boardwalk
    9. I Can’t Be Satisfied
    10. Pain In My Heart
    11. Off The Hook
    12. Susie Q
  • LP 4: The Rolling Stones, Now! [Gold vinyl]
    1. Everybody Needs Somebody To Love
    2. Down Home Girl
    3. You Can’t Catch Me
    4. Heart Of Stone
    5. What A Shame
    6. Mona (I Need You Baby)
    7. Down The Road Apiece
    8. Off The Hook
    9. Pain In My Heart
    10. Oh, Baby (We Got A Good Thing Goin’)
    11. Little Red Rooster
    12. Surprise, Surprise
  • LP 5: Out Of Our Heads (US) [Sky Blue vinyl]
    1. Mercy Mercy
    2. Hitch Hike
    3. The Last Time
    4. That’s How Strong My Love Is
    5. Good Times
    6. I’m All Right
    7. (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction
    8. Cry To Me
    9. The Under Assistant West Coast Promotion Man
    10. Play With Fire
    11. The Spider And The Fly
    12. One More Try
  • LP 6: Out Of Our Heads (UK) [Green vinyl]
    1. She Said Yeah
    2. Mercy Mercy
    3. Hitch Hike
    4. That’s How Strong My Love Is
    5. Good Times
    6. Gotta Get Away
    7. Talkin’ ‘Bout You
    8. Cry To Me
    9. Oh, Baby (We Got A Good Thing Goin’)
    10. Heart Of Stone
    11. The Under Assistant West Coast Promotion Man
    12. I’m Free
  • LP 7: December’s Children (And Everybody’s) [Silver vinyl]
    1. She Said Yeah
    2. Talkin’ Bout You
    3. You Better Move On
    4. Look What You’ve Done
    5. The Singer Not The Song
    6. Route 66
    7. Get Off Of My Cloud
    8. I’m Free
    9. As Tears Go By
    10. Gotta Get Away
    11. Blue Turns To Grey
    12. I’m Moving On
  • LP 8: Aftermath (UK) [Purple vinyl]
    1. Mother’s 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
  • LP 9: Aftermath (US) [Grey vinyl]
    1. 1Paint It, Black
    2. Stupid Girl
    3. Lady Jane
    4. Under My Thumb
    5. Doncha Bother Me
    6. Think
    7. Flight 505
    8. High And Dry
    9. It’s Not Easy
    10. I Am Waiting
    11. Going Home
  • LP 10: Between The Buttons (UK) [Azure Blue vinyl]
    1. Yesterday’s Papers
    2. My Obsession
    3. Back Street Girl
    4. Connection
    5. She Smiled Sweetly
    6. Cool, Calm & Collected
    7. All Sold Out
    8. Please Go Home
    9. Who’ s Been Sleeping Here?
    10. Complicated
    11. Miss Amanda Jones
    12. Something Happened To Me Yesterday
  • LP 11: Flowers [Pink vinyl]
    1. Ruby Tuesday
    2. Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing In The Shadow?
    3. Let’s Spend The Night Together
    4. Lady Jane
    5. Out Of Time
    6. My Girl
    7. Back Street Girl
    8. Please Go Home
    9. Mother’s Little Helper
    10. Take It Or Leave It
    11. Ride On, Baby
    12. Sittin’ On A Fence
  • LP 12: Their Satanic Majesties Request [White vinyl]
    1. Sing This All Together
    2. Citadel
    3. In Another Land
    4. 2000 Man
    5. Sing This All Together (See What Happens)
    6. She’s A Rainbow
    7. The Lantern
    8. Gomper
    9. 2000 Light Years From Home
    10. On With The Show
  • LP 13: Beggars Banquet [Maroon vinyl]
    1. Sympathy For The Devil
    2. No Expectations
    3. Dear Doctor
    4. Parachute Woman
    5. Jig-saw Puzzle
    6. Street Fighting Man
    7. Prodigal Son
    8. Stray Cat Blues
    9. Factory Girl
    10. Salt Of The Earth
  • LP 14: Let It Bleed [Red vinyl]
    1. Gimme Shelter
    2. Love In Vain
    3. Country Honk
    4. Live With Me
    5. Let It Bleed
    6. Midnight Rambler
    7. You Got The Silver
    8. Monkey Man
    9. You Can’t Always Get What You Want
  • LP 15 & 16 Stray Cats compilation [White vinyl]
    1. Come On
    2. I Want To Be Loved
    3. I Wanna Be Your Man
    4. Stoned
    5. Fortune Teller
    6. Poison Ivy (Version 1)
    7. Bye Bye Johnny
    8. Money
    9. Poison Ivy (Verison 2)
    10. Not Fade Away
    11. I’ve Been Loving You Too Long
    12. The Under Assistant West Coast Promo Man (Single)
    13. 19th Nervous Breakdown
    14. Sad Day
    15. Con Le Mie Lacrime (As Tears Go By)
    16. Long, Long While
    17. Who’s Driving Your Plane?
    18. We Love You (Single Version)
    19. Dandelion
    20. Child Of The Moon
    21. Jumpin’ Jack Flash
    22. Street Fighting Man (Single)
    23. Honky Tonk Women
    24. You Can’t Always Get What You Want (Single)