Record #0027: Little Red Rooster / Off the Hook – THE ROLLING STONES

Decca F12014 (2^nd pressing?), UK, 1964
Words & Music by:  Side A – WillieDixon; Side B – Nanker Phelge (or Nanker, Phelge)
Musicians:  Mick Jagger (vocals), Brian Jones (slide guitar & harmonica), Keith Richards (guitar), Charlie Watts (drums), Bill Wyman (bass)
Recording sessions:  Chess Studios, Chicago, IL, June(?) 1964
Highest chart positions:  US -, UK #1

The Rolling Stones recorded these tracks at the legendary Chess studios during their first US tour.

Stones’ US distributor (London Records) declined to release this as a single in the States (a bad decision?).

Nanker Phelge is a pseudonym of all members of the Stones together (sometimes including “the 6^th Stone”, Ian Stewart). Many of the songs (incl. Off the Hook) originally credited for Phelge were credited for Jagger and Richards later on.

This band still has 3 original members after 50 years of existence! Pretty impressive.

List price:  I don’t have a price book for UK releases. This is not a very rare piece, though.