Mexico Mexican 7" discography / The RSR - Warner years [1971-1977]

The Rolling Stones - Brown Sugar - Polydor 2208 001 • Mexico discography: The RSR - Warner years [1971-1977]The Rolling Stones - Brown Sugar - Gamma EP GX 07-761 • Mexico discography: The RSR - Warner years [1971-1977] The Rolling Stones - Can't You Hear Me Knocking - Polydor 2208002 • Mexico discography: The RSR - Warner years [1971-1977]From 1971 to 1977, Rolling Stones Records were distributed by WEA worldwide, which for Mexico meant Polydor in 1971, then Gamma.
A few exclusive picture sleeves were issued of the fold-out type [1-side print of 14"x7" fold in two].

The Rolling Stones - Can't You Hear Me Knocking - Polydor 2208002 - back cover • Mexico discography: The RSR - Warner years [1971-1977]'Brown Sugar' [2208 001] was issued as a single - c/w 'Bitch' - into the miniature Warhol's artwork for 'Sticky Fingers' with titles in Spanish on front, English on the back. Three versions of this cover exist, depending on the color and presence of the word 'extended' below the catalogue number.

Both tracks were later issued on Gamma as an exclusive 3-track EP [GX 07-761] with the bonus 'Can't You Hear Me Knocking' on the flip side, in a similar cover but with a new back [advertising for other Gamma EPs by 'Led Zeppelin' and 'Iron Butterfly'].

The Rolling Stones - Gamme logo • Mexico discography: The RSR - Warner years [1971-1977]Almost unique to Mexico [Venezuela did the same], 'Can't You Hear Me Knocking' [2208002] was also released next as a single, with... 'Wild Horses' on its B-side! A tasty 'horses' picture - same than the one used in Japan for 'Wild Horses' - was used on one side and a unique live shot on the other. Again, several minor cover variations of this collectors item exist.

Note that these two last singles were also issued on very rare promotional white labels, but no more promos were pressed afterwards, the record company using promotionally stamped stock copies for these purposes.

'Tumbling Dice' [G 1126] was not distributed into the tongue shaped sleeve as almost everywhere but in a great exclusive PS [rare] on textured paper displaying a black& white picture from the 'Exile On Main Street' album photo sessions on both sides [also used for the Spanish version of the same single].

One of the rarest release from this period is not that spectacular though, as 'Happy' [G 1151] came out next in 1972 into a mere Gamma company sleeve.


The Rolling Stones - Tumbling Dice - Gamma G 1126 • Mexico discography: The RSR - Warner years [1971-1977]


Like 'Brown Sugar', 'Angie' was issued both on single [G-1265] and EP [GX 07-815]. The single was distributed into CS while the EP offered a fold-out picture sleeve, again reworking a reduction of the artwork of the LP from which the tracks were extracted ['Goats Head Soup'].
As for the 'Brown Sugar' EP also, 2 versions of the 'Angie' PS exist, the only difference lying in the address line for Gamma on the back.
Note that a similar EP for 'Angie' was issued parallely in Brazil in hard cover with 'Dancing With Mr D.' replacing 'Star Star', and that a promo-only EP in similar hard cover also was pressed in the US in 1973 on Atlantic with a third tracklisting. The Mexican EP hard cover is a legend though.

The last three singles, 'It's Only Rock'n'Roll' [G-1361], 'Ain't Too Proud To Beg' [G-1409], and 'Fool To Cry' [G-1627], were distributed into Gamma company sleeves or the tongue shaped CS but are very hard to find.

RSR / Polydor / Gamma information
# view catalogue number year titles a-side / b-side sleeve / labels
39-a Polydor 2208001 1971 Brown Sugar / Bitch no PS - wlp w/o tongue
39-b Polydor 2208001 1971 Brown Sugar / Bitch PS - no 'Extended' - difft. wlp
39-c Polydor 2208001 1971 Brown Sugar / Bitch PS - 'Extended' in black
39-d Polydor 2208001 1971 Brown Sugar / Bitch PS - 'Extended' in red
40-a Gamma GX 07-761 1971 Brown Sugar / Wild Horses / Can't You Hear Me Knocking EP PS - white cat.# - E.N. address
40-b Gamma GX 07-761 1971 Brown Sugar / Wild Horses / Can't You Hear Me Knocking EP PS - white cat.# - Emerson
40-c Gamma GX 07-761 1971 Brown Sugar / Wild Horses / Can't You Hear Me Knocking EP PS - red cat.# - Emerson
41-a Polydor 2208002 1971 Can't You Hear Me Knocking / Wild Horses PS - simple cat.# in white - wlp
41-b Polydor 2208002 1971 Can't You Hear Me Knocking / Wild Horses PS - double cat.# - gold bg
41-c Polydor 2208002 1971 Can't You Hear Me Knocking / Wild Horses PS - double cat.# - silver bg
42 Gamma G 1126 1972 Tumbling Dice / Sweet Black Angel PS
43 Gamma G 1151 1972 Happy / All Down The Line tongue shaped CS
44 Gamma G 1265 1973 Angie / Silver Train CS
45-a Gamma GX 07-815 1973 Angie / Silver Train / Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo / Star Star EP PS - E.N. address
45-b Gamma GX 07-815 1973 Angie / Silver Train / Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo / Star Star EP PS - Emerson address
46 Gamma G 1361 1974 It's Only Rock'n'Roll / Through The Lonely Nights CS
47 Gamma G 1409 1974 Ain't Too Proud To Beg / Dance Little Sister CS
48-a Gamma G 1627 1976 Fool To Cry / Crazy Mama CS - 4:06 promo edit version
48-b Gamma G 1627 1976 Fool To Cry / Crazy Mama CS - 5:02 version
Some editions of the two first singles may have plain labels instead of large centers.

The Rolling Stones - Brown Sugar - Polydor 2208001 - white promo labels • Mexico discography: The RSR - Warner years [1971-1977]The Rolling Stones - Fool To Cry - Gamma G 1627 • Mexico discography: The RSR - Warner years [1971-1977]The Rolling Stones - Angie - Gamma EP GX 07-815 • Mexico discography: The RSR - Warner years [1971-1977]The Rolling Stones - Angie - Gamma EP GX 07-815 - back cover • Mexico discography: The RSR - Warner years [1971-1977]