different Rolling Stones vinyl 7"s* have been issued worldwide [which includes 773 UK  and 678 US  releases], as of Wednesday 17 August 2022.

* 1794 releases + 3152 variations.
You can't judge a cover by looking at its number!

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'Start Me Up' was released as a 7" single in the US exactly 41 years ago on August 17, 1981, where it peaked at #2.
Its UK counterpart, released on August 14, 1981, reached #7.

41 years today!

'Start Me Up' was first recorded during the 1975 sessions for the 1976 album 'Black And Blue'. The song was at first cut as a reggae-rock track, but after dozens of takes the band stopped recording it and it was shelved. The band would again try to re-record 'Start Me Up' during the 1977 'Some Girls' and the 1979 'Emotional Rescue' sessions under the working titles 'Never Stop' and 'Start It Up' respectively. These recordings would feature a more apparent rock sound, stripped of th... [+]