Record #0792: As Tears Go By / Gotta Get Away – THE ROLLING STONES

London 45-LON 9808 (original US release) USA, 18. December 1965
Words & Music by:  Side A – Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Andrew Loog Oldham; Side B – Mick Jagger, Keith Richards
Musicians: Side A – Mick Jagger (vocals), Keith Richards (12-string acoustic guitar), an unknown string quartet; Side B - Brian Jones (guitar), Mick Jagger (lead vocals, tambourine), Keith Richards (guitar, backing vocals), Bill Wyman (bass), Charlie Watts (drums)
Recording sessions: Produced by Andrew Loog Oldham; Side A – at IBC Studios, London, UK, on 26. October 1965; Side B – at RCA Studios, Hollywood, CA, on 6. September 1965
Highest chart positions:  US #6, US AC #10, Canada #1, Sweden #5, Finland #5

The original “As Tears Go By” was recorded by Marianne Faithfull in 1964 (US #22, Canada #2, UK #9). It was the first song written by Jagger and Richards, when their manager (Andrew Oldham) forced them to write a song together. Andrew liked the result, but Mick and Keith thought it was a “terrible piece of tripe”, hence they gave it away.
In the UK it was released as the flip side of “19^th Nervous Breakdown” (Decca F 12331, UK #2) on 4. February 1966.

“Gotta Get Away” has never been released on a single in the UK.

List price:  Very Good+ is $7,50, Near Mint is $15; orange label VG+$50, NM $75; picture sleeve is $30, NM $60