This box set highlights the cover versions responsible for shaping The Stones sound, then and now and includes two fully illustrated and informative 24-page booklets. CD 1 shows how Little Blue Boy and the Blue Boys became the Rollin' Stones playing songs mainly by The Holy Trinity of Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley and Jimmy Reed. But did you know that the Stones also performed songs made famous by Elvis Presley, Ritchie Valens and the Shadows? They're all here on CD 2 - fully documented and sounding terrific. We focus on the seminal years 1961 - 1965 as the Stones evolved from duplicating the music made by their American idols and start to give it their own distinctive treatment. Even after fifty-odd years, these 52 tracks tell us all you need to know about the musical DNA of the Rolling Stones. Dig in!
