is the number of different Rolling Stones vinyl 7"s* issued worldwide, as of Sunday 20 May 2012.
* 1723 releases + 2245 variations.
You can't judge a cover by looking at its number!
Recently found, a Venezuelian picture sleeve for the original single of Tumbling Dice from 1972!
Latest releases
In March 2012, 'It's Only Rock'n'Roll' was coupled with 'Start Me Up' on a French promo-only CDsingle in cardboard sleeve entitled 'Les Jours Star' and exclusively issued by Carrefour supermarkets in conjunction with Universal Music for their marketing campaign coinciding with the band's 50th anniversary.
By late 2011, a deluxe limited numbered box set edition of the remastered 'Some Girls' album included a reissue of the infamous 'Beast Of Burden' US picture sleeve, along with the 2 CDs and a DVD with performances from the 1978' US tour.
More details here.
Stones7.com is a site strictly dedicated to the band's 7" singles and EPs worldwide from 1963 to nowadays. Nearly daily updated, it has been the most serious and complete reference in this field since its creation in 2000. More about it here.
Visitors can discover and browse freely parts of this site, including
one country's discography every new week [currently 'USA'] and the single of the day [currently 'Miss You' - actually picked according to its release date].
For a little annual fee, members only have full access to all countries discographies, song by song browsing, price guide, and in-depth datas.
This week's pick are the USA, which counts 114 releases + 429 variations.
The London years [1964-1971]
Jukebox promo EPs
60's singles
70's Abkco singles
The RSR / Atlantic / Warner years [1971-1984]
part I [1971-1977]
part II [1978-1984]
The CBS years [1986-1992]
The Virgin years [1993-2006]
The Universal Music years [2008+]
Where the single-minded collectors can test their knowledge on the Rolling Stones worldwide singles' discography.
'Miss You' was released as a 7" single in the UK on May 19, 1978, where it peaked at #3.
Its US counterpart, released at the same time, reached #1.
'Miss You' was written by Mick Jagger jamming with keyboardist Billy Preston during rehearsals for the March 1977 El Mocambo club gigs [yielding Side 3 of the 'Love You Live' album]. Keith Richards is credited for co-writing.
Mick Jagger and Ron Wood insist that 'Miss You' wasn't conceived as a disco song, while Keith Richards said "...Miss You was a damn good... [+]
Lost on the internet? What the fake!? This page will help you identifying what's real and what's not. The latest to date is a jukebox picture sleeve for French 7" 'The Last Time'.
