Italy Italian 7" discography / The RSR - EMI years [1978-1984]

EMI logoIn 1978, the band is distributed by EMI. As in many countries, Italy issued a 12" for the disco hit 'Miss You' and the cover is similar to the rest of the world, but two versions of the 7" PS were printed as well, the rare one being the 'Ciao 2001' cover - available for a week only - after the song got plebiscited by 'Ciao 2001' magazine readers.

'Miss You' [3C 006 61201], and 'Respectable' [3C 006 61720] also appeared on promo singles c/w other artists.

The Rolling Stones - Emotional Rescue • Italy discography: The RSR - EMI years [1978-1984]

The picture sleeve for 'Emotional Rescue' [3C 006 63974] is unique to Italy; the track also got issued twice on promo-only 7"s, once with 'Dance' on B-side instead of the regular 'Down In The Hole'. Some special EMI company sleeves with small red tongues were made for promos then.

'She's So Cold' [3C 006 64081] sold poorly - no promo issue made - and is quite rare despite its common PS. Some copies have push-out center labels, just as 'Start Me Up' [3C 006 64545] a year later.

EMI ServiceFrom 1981 onwards, singles can also be found with an 'ES' logo on their back cover, standing for 'EMI Service' and corresponding to the initial run.

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RSR / EMI information
# view cat. number rel. date titles a-side / b-side PS - labels
42-a 3C 006 61201 24/05/78 Miss You / Far Away Eyes test pressing
42-b 3C 006 61201 24/05/78 Miss You / Far Away Eyes  
42-c 3C 006 61201 24/05/78 Miss You / Far Away Eyes 'Ciao 2001' PS
43 3C 006 61720 24/05/78 Respectable / When The Whip Comes Down  
44 3C 000 79147 10/06/80 Emotional Rescue / Dance wlp
45 3C 000 79150 13/06/80 Emotional Rescue / Down In The Hole wlp
46 3C 006 63974 13/06/80 Emotional Rescue / Down In The Hole unique PS
47 3C 006-64081 22/10/80 She's So Cold / Send It To Me  
48-a 3C 006-64545 08/09/81 Start Me Up / No Use In Crying 'ES' logo on back
48-b 3C 006-64545 10/81 Start Me Up / No Use In Crying reissue
49-a 3C 006-64820 03/06/82 Going To A Go Go (live) / Beast Of Burden (live) 'ES' logo on back
49-b 3C 006-64820 06/82 Going To A Go Go (live) / Beast Of Burden (live) reissue
50 3C 000-79211 21/06/82 Miss You / Waiting On A Friend box set* - wlp
51 3C 000-79212 21/06/82 Let's Spend The Night Together (live) / Going To A Gogo (live) box set* - wlp
52-a 61654427 18/10/83 Undercover (Of The Night) / All The Way Down wl test pressing
52-b 61654427 18/10/83 Undercover (Of The Night) / All The Way Down 'ES' logo on back**
52-c 61654427 11/83 Undercover (Of The Night) / All The Way Down reissue
jukebox stripe*These 2 singles were part of a box set of 4 promo-singles w/ juke-box strips & a 12-pages colour booklet issued for the 1982' tour - the 2 others singles were: 'Satisfaction' / 'Con Le Mie Lacrime' [FJB300] and 'Lady Jane' / '19th Nervous Breakdown' [FJB301].

** also misprinted B-side with blank tongue logo.


Post-1978 V/A white labels promo 7" singles incl. Rolling Stones tracks :

- Miss You - EMI 3C 000-79027, 1978 - c/w Lou Reed 'Gimmie Some Good Times'
- Miss You - EMI 3C 000-79034, 1978 - c/w Stainless Steel 'Can-Can'
- Respectable - EMI 3C 000-79039, 1978 - c/w Barry Manilow 'Copacabana (At The Copa)'
- Start Me Up - EMI 3C 000-79176, 1981 - c/w Kim Wilde 'Kids In America'
- Harlem Shuffle - CBS JC 15167, 1986 - c/w Eighth Wonder 'Stay With Me'
- One Hit (To The Body) - CBS JC 15180, 1986 - c/w Wham! 'The Edge of Heaven'
- Mixed Emotions - CBS JC 15266, 1989 - c/w Cindy Lauper 'My First Night Without You'
- Highwire - Columbia/Sony JC 15292, 1991 - c/w Roachford 'Get Ready'
- Love Is Strong - Virgin JBV 361, 1994 - c/w Stiltskin: 'Inside'
- Anybody Seen My Baby - Virgin JBV 379, 1997 - c/w Simone Jay 'Midnight'

V/A promo 12" singles incl. Rolling Stones tracks:
- Harlem Shuffle (6:35) - CBS 12 PRM 076, 1986 - c/w Eurogliders, Cock Robin, Nicole
- Rock And A Hard Place (Dance Mix) - CBS 12 PRM 137, 1989 - c/w Gipsy Kings, Cock Robin
- Terrifying (12" Remix) - CBS 12 PRM 139, 1990 - c/w R-U Ready, Midnight Oil