rolling stones time is on my side

Ed, London 45s on the "sunshine and meadow" London label are all later re-
issues, not the original pressing. My copy of the "Time Is On My Side" 45 is
on the purple and white London label, is confirmed as London 9708, has a
listed time of (2:50) and an actual time of (2:52). My 45 includes the organ
intro, which all 1964 45s did, and fades out. My deadwax info is a
handwritten, "DR-34146-1H".

100% correct, Paul. Thanks for the additional info. That's why I mentioned
the original 45's organ intro and fade - to help easily differentiate.
The "sunshine and meadow" 45 re-recording starts with the long Keith
Richards guitar lick, and ends. This re-recording was actually made only 5
months after the hit version was, in Chicago, in 11/64; whereas the
original version was recorded in the UK, back in 6/64. This later version
first appeared in the U.S. on the 1966 LP, "Big Hits (High Tide And Green
Grass)". It also appeared on 1972's "Hot Rocks 1964-1971", which just
about every radio station in the U.S. has used, ever since, to play all the
early Stones hits off of. For this reason, I think that, out of all the Top 10
hits in history, this later, incorrect version of "Time Is On My Side" has
arguably gotten played on radio more than any other "bogus hit version"
in history has. In fact, a good number of folks (non-purists, obviously) do
prefer the re-recording over the original. And since the guitar intro
version has gotten radio airplay for so many years now, I'm convinced that
most folks not having clear 1964 radio memories of it just assume that it
*was* the original version! This is likely how our buddy Ed got tripped up
here.

Edited by jimct

jimct wrote: In fact, a good number of folks (non-purists, obviously) do prefer the re-recording over the original. And since the guitar intro version has gotten radio airplay for so many years now, I'm convinced that most folks not having clear 1964 radio memories of it just assume that it *was* the original version! This is likely how our buddy Ed got tripped up here.

As usual Jim got it right here all I ever heard was the guitar intro on the radio. The Hot Rocks was a HUGE seller back in its day and still is going strong. I listened to the 45 version with the organ and I can see why they re-recorded it.