Throughout their first two albums, The Rolling Stones relied heavily on R&B covers under the leadership of Brian Jones. Over time, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards became increasingly competent as songwriters and began to steer the group in a more contemporary pop-rock direction. The 1966 LP Aftermath marked the Stones’ first album entirely stocked with original compositions. The previous year had also borne two number-one hits for the band: ‘(I C…
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