Metamorphosis (Rolling Stones album)

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Metamorphosis is the third compilation album of Rolling Stones music released by former manager Allen Klein's ABKCO Records (who usurped control of the band's Decca/London material in 1970) after the band's departure from Decca and Klein. Released in 1975, Metamorphosis centers on outtakes and alternate versions of well-known songs recorded from 1964 to 1970.

After the release of Hot Rocks 1964-1971 in 1971, an album entitled Necrophelia was compiled for release as the follow-up, featuring many previously unheard tunes. While that project failed to materialize - with More Hot Rocks (Big Hits & Fazed Cookies) being released in its place - most of the unreleased songs were held over for a future project. In 1974, in order to give it an air of authority, Bill Wyman involved himself in compiling an album he entitled Black Box. However, Allen Klein wanted more Mick Jagger/Keith Richard songs in the project for monetary reasons, and Wyman's version remained unreleased. Metamorphosis was issued in its place.

While "Out Of Time" and "Heart Of Stone" were already well-known, they appear here in drastically different renditions, alongside several other obscure recordings created up until the Sticky Fingers sessions of 1970. Most of the recordings were treated to overdubs by session musicians before its release.

Released in June 1975, Metamorphosis came out the same day as the band's authorized hits collection Made in the Shade and was also seen to be cashing in on The Rolling Stones' summer tour of America. While the critical reaction was lukewarm (many felt some of the songs were best left unreleased), Metamorphosis still managed to reach #8 in the US, though it only made #45 in the UK. Two singles, "Out Of Time" and a cover of Stevie Wonder's "I Don't Know Why" briefly made the singles charts.

Upon its initial release, Metamorphosis was released with 16 songs in the UK, while the American edition had only 13.

In August 2002, the full UK edition of Metamorphosis was issued - for the first time - in a new remastered CD and SACD digipak by ABKCO Records.

The album's cover art alludes to Franz Kafka's novel: The Metamorphosis.

Track listing

All songs by Mick Jagger and Keith Richard, except where noted.

"Out Of Time" - 3:22
* The demo - with Mick Jagger on lead vocal - for Chris Farlowe's hit single version, recorded 27-30 April 1966
"Don't Lie To Me" (Chuck Berry) - 2:00
* Recorded on 12 May 1964
* Incorrectly credited to Mick Jagger and Keith Richards on the album
"Some Things Just Stick In Your Mind" - 2:25
* Recorded on 13 February 1964
"Each And Everyday Of The Year" - 2:48
* Recorded in early September 1964
"Heart Of Stone" - 3:47
* Recorded 21 - 23 July 1964 with Jimmy Page on guitar and Clem Cattini on drums
"I'd Much Rather Be With The Boys" - 2:11
* Recorded in February 1965
"(Walkin' Thru The) Sleepy City" - 2:51
* Recorded in early September 1964
"We're Wastin' Time" - 2:42
* Recorded in early September 1964
* Tracks 3, 7 and 8 were not released on the American edition of Metamorphosis in 1975
"Try A Little Harder" - 2:17
* Recorded on 13 February 1964
"I Don't Know Why" (Stevie Wonder/Paul Riser/Don Hunter/Lula Hardaway) - 3:01
* Recorded on 3 July 1969, the same night that Brian Jones died
"If You Let Me" - 3:17
* An Aftermath outtake, recorded 3 - 6 March 1966
"Jiving Sister Fanny" - 3:24
* Recorded in June 1969
"Downtown Suzie" (Bill Wyman) - 3:52
* Recorded on 23 April 1968
"Family" - 4:05
* Recorded on 28 June 1968
"Memo From Turner" - 2:45
* Recorded on 17 November 1968
"I'm Going Down" - 2:52
* Recorded 14 - 15 July 1970 as a Sticky Fingers outtake

Albums by The Rolling Stones
U.K. studio albums and EPs 1964 - 1967: The Rolling Stones (EP) \| The Rolling Stones \| Five by Five (EP) \| The Rolling Stones No. 2 \| Out of Our Heads \| Aftermath \| Between the Buttons
U.S. albums 1964 - 1967: England's Newest Hitmakers \| 12 X 5 \| The Rolling Stones, Now! \| Out of Our Heads \| December's Children (And Everybody's) \| Aftermath \| Between the Buttons \| Flowers
Albums 1967 - present: Their Satanic Majesties Request \| Beggars Banquet \| Let It Bleed \| Sticky Fingers \| Exile on Main St. \| Goats Head Soup \| It's Only Rock'n Roll \| Black and Blue \| Some Girls \| Emotional Rescue \| Tattoo You \| Undercover \| Dirty Work \| Steel Wheels \| Voodoo Lounge \| Bridges to Babylon \| A Bigger Bang
Live albums: got LIVE if you want it! (EP) \| Got Live if You Want It! \| Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out! The Rolling Stones in Concert \| Love You Live \| "Still Life" (American Concert 1981) \| Flashpoint \| Stripped \| No Security \| Live Licks
Compilations: Big Hits (High Tide and Green Grass) (US) \| Big Hits (High Tide and Green Grass) (UK) \| Through the Past, Darkly (Big Hits Vol. 2) \| Made in the Shade \| Sucking in the Seventies \| Rewind (1971-1984) \| \| Forty Licks \| Rarities 1971-2003
Post-contract ABKCO albums: Hot Rocks 1964-1971 \| More Hot Rocks (Big Hits & Fazed Cookies) \| Metamorphosis \| \| The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus \| Singles 1963-1965 \| Singles 1965-1967 \| Singles 1968-1971
Nicky Hopkins, Ry Cooder, Mick Jagger, Bill Wyman and Charlie Watts: Jamming with Edward

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