''Hot Rocks 1964–1971'' is a

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released by

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in December 1971. It became the Rolling Stones' best-selling release of their career and an enduring and popular retrospective. The album includes a mixture of hit singles, such as " Jumping Jack Flash", B-sides such as " Play with Fire", and album tracks such as " Under My Thumb" and " Gimme Shelter", the last of which has become one of the Rolling Stones' most popular and highly regarded songs. The album artwork depicts five nested silhouettes of the band members' profiles taken by rock photographer Ron Raffaelli in 1969. A photograph of the band at Swarkestone Hall Pavilion, taken by Michael Joseph in 1968, was printed on the back cover of the vinyl release. The album is the best selling of the numerous Decca/ ABKCO releases after the Rolling Stones lost control of their pre-1971 catalogue to their former manager Allen Klein. As with all of such releases, the Stones had no control over the collection or its release.

Release and reception

''Hot Rocks 1964–1971'' peaked at No. 4 on the ''Billboard'' 200 album chart and, as of July 2024, the album has spent 438 weeks on the chart. The album was certified 12× platinum by the

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. The album was not released in the UK until 21 May 1990, to coincide with the Urban Jungle Tour, reaching No. 3 and, as of August 2023, it has spent 361 weeks on the UK Top 200.

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rated the album a B−, writing "If you don't like the Stones, this might serve as a sampler... Look, here's how it works. Except for '' Satanic Majesties'', which isn't represented here, all of their '60s studio albums are musts." In August 2002, ''Hot Rocks 1964–1971'' was reissued in a new remastered CD and SACD digipak by ABKCO Records.

Track listing

All songs by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, except where noted. Notes *All tracks on sides one and two were produced by Andrew Loog Oldham. All tracks on sides three and four were produced by Jimmy Miller, except "Midnight Rambler", which was produced by

and Glyn Johns.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hot Rocks 1964-1971 1971 greatest hits albums ABKCO Records compilation albums London Records compilation albums The Rolling Stones compilation albums Albums produced by Andrew Loog Oldham Albums produced by Jimmy Miller