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List Price: $24.98 | | Label: Abkco
Salesrank: 218
Released: August 27, 2002 |
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| Media: Audio CD |
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Editorial Review:
Remastered reissue of 1972 compilation.
Rolling Stones Photos
Description of Hot Rocks 1964-1971(DSD Remastered):
It's the rare greatest-hits album that takes on a life of its own. Generally, best-of collections are superceded by updated retrospectives. Hot Rocks is one of the rare exceptions to the rule. Originally released in 1972, it instantly became the Stones intro of choice, elbowing aside Big Hits, High Tide and Green Grass and Through the Past Darkly. Why? It happened to hit the racks when Mick and company were at their creative peak. The 21 tracks found here represent seven years of dizzying growth. From "Time is on My Side" through "Satisfaction" and "Let's Spend the Night Together," on to Sticky Fingers's "Brown Sugar" and "Wild Horses," Hot Rocks never lets up. The likes of Sucking in the '70s and Jump Back come and go, but this Stones overview will not be moved. --Steven Stolder
Hot Rocks 1964-1971(DSD Remastered) Reviews:
Failed 
2009-12-27 - never received my CD, it's been a month. I wrote the company by e-mail a week age and never got a reponce as of 12/ 26/09
Great collection but skips too much 
2009-10-12 - "Hot Rocks" was certainly a popular album in its day, but on reflection, it is woefully incomplete. There are only 3 songs here that pre-date "Satisfaction", creating a poor overview of their early period. The set then rushes through the rest of the band's catalog up to and ending with the "Sticky Fingers" album and the two hits from it. This is an OK collection for the more casual fan who wants most of the major hits, but the followup set "More Hot Rocks" is far more interesting overall, scooping up the hits that this set missed plus giving the more involved Stones fan a good number of rarities. "Hot Rocks" seemed to have been put together hastily, but great tracks are in abundance, no question about that. There just doesn't seem enough of them.
Hot Rocks Rolling Stones 
2009-09-24 - A classic. Not much else needs to be said. Anyone that wants to learn about the Rolling Stones, THIS is the album.
Great - but Skimpy
2009-09-14 - When Hot Rocks was released in 1972 on vinyl, it was the definitive Stones compilation. However, 21 songs on two CDs seems a little skimpy, and Hot Rocks leaves out a number of hits, important album tracks, and entire portions of their musical history. Rolled Gold+, released in late 2007, provides a thorough summary of the Stones 60's music, 40 songs on 2 discs, including all 21 songs from Hot Rocks and 15 songs from More Hot Rocks. I would recommend passing on this album (and More Hot Rocks) in favour of the much more satisfying Rolled Gold+.
Remastering makes for a new experience
2009-09-03 - Let's face it: early Stones albums (and the cds that were based on them) were pretty poorly engineered. This re-mastered recording (assuming you're using decent equipment) is an audible improvement. Bass lines have more oomph, yet are more musical. Back up vocals are more distinct. Everything sound less tinny. It's not like an entirely new recording, but they have done a remarkable job considering the material with which they had to work. Whether or not this the best early compilation I won't argue: it is what it is (and I think it's pretty good). If you want to hear the early recordings of the Stones sound better than they ever have, buy it.
