Flowers
The Rolling Stones
160 €
Estimated vinyl value [2026 Valuation]
Technical Identification Sheet
| RELEASE NUMBER (Discogs ID) | 19269955 |
| Excel File Row | 214 |
| Date Added to Archive | 27/09/2026, 14:03:13 |
| Pressing Year | 1970 |
| Pressing Type (Press) | REPRINT |
| Country of Pressing | UK |
| Record Label | DECCA |
| Stereo / Mono | STEREO |
| Catalogue Number | SKL 4888 |
| Barcode | N/A |
| Matrix / Runout Side A | ZAL-7752-1W UB 4B (M1 "DECCA Boxed""Blue-Purple" "Harry Fisher Mastering"(W) "Mother 1") |
| Matrix / Runout Side B | ZAL-7753-1W UU 1 |
| Sleeve Condition | NM |
| Media Condition | M |
| Inner Sleeve Condition | NM |
| Genre | Classic Rock & Roots |
| External Link | View Original Release ↗ |
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Story & Background
"Flowers" was a strategic compilation, released in July 1967 exclusively for the American market by London Records (DECCA affiliate), to fill gaps in the USA catalogue and include unreleased tracks like "My Girl" or those from UK singles never before appearing on American LPs. Its genesis reflected the need to capitalise on success while the band was preparing new material. But the cover, with Guy Webster's photo, offers the most intriguing anecdote: the band members are portrayed with withered flower stems, a symbol of the transience of the "Summer of Love" era or perhaps a self-critique of their image. In particular, the figure of Brian Jones, almost hidden and weighed down by the dying flowers, has often been read as a premonition of his imminent and tragic demise, a sombre visual omen in an era of psychedelic explosion. This detail adds a layer of melancholy and mystery to an album otherwise conceived for purely commercial reasons.
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Official Tracklist
- A1 - Ruby Tuesday
- A2 - Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing In The Shadow?
- A3 - Let's Spend The Night Together
- A4 - Lady Jane
- A5 - Out Of Time
- A6 - My Girl
- B1 - Back Street Girl
- B2 - Please Go Home
- B3 - Mother's Little Helper
- B4 - Take It Or Leave It
- B5 - Ride On, Baby
- B6 - Sittin' On A Fence
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