#681 The Rolling Stones - The Rolling Stones (UK)

The Stones' debut is one of the missing links between roots rock and R&B and the explosion of 60's popular rock; here's an album with some swagger and bite, but that's more tribute than transgression. The great majority of the songs are covers of the likes of Chuck Berry and Willie Dixon (performed irreverently, but faithfully) and the originals don't fall far from their inspirations' tree. The result is enjoyable enough, packed with retro charm with fleeting flashes of promise in the crannies 4/5