Words & Music by: Side A – Mick Jagger, Keith Richards; "Side B" – Jagger, Richards
Musicians: Side A - Mick Jagger (lead and backing vocals), Keith Richards (lead guitar, bass and backing vocals), Brian Jones (organ), Charlie Watts (drums), Jack Nitzsche (piano); Side B - Mick Jagger (lead vocals, backing vocals and tambourine), Keith Richards (guitar, backing vocals and bowing the strings of an upright bass), Brian Jones (recorder, piano and backing vocals), Charlie Watts (drums), Bill Wyman (bass and fingers on the fingerboard of the upright bass)
Recording sessions: Produced by Andrew Loog Oldham at Olympic Sound Studios, London, UK, Side A - Aug. 3.-11. and Nov. 8.-26, 1966; Side B - Nov. 8.-Dec. 3, 1966
Highest chart positions: Side A - US #55, UK #3; Side B - US #1
This double A-sided single got The Rolling Stones their 4th #1 hit in the US.
"Let's Spend the Night Together" got less air-play than the flip in the States due to the nature of the lyrics. Ed Sullivan initially refused to let the band play the song in his show. After modifying the lyrics they were allowed to play "Let's Spend Some Time Together" in the show.
Wyman and Richards played an upright bass jointly in "Ruby Tuesday".
List price: Very Good+ is $7.50, Near Mint is $15
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