Released in mid-February of 1965 this disc contains four original tunes: Heart of Stone, What a Shame, Off the Hook, and Surprise, Surprise. A cover from this album: Little Red Rooster originally composed by Willie Dixon made it to number one on the UK’s Top 50 singles chart after it was released there. From a man that intimately understands the ticking hearts of basement-dwelling party animals, I can tell you, that Heart of Stone and Surprise, Surprise are the two tracks from this album that will bring you back to life in the early hours of a some desolate Sunday morning. Overall I didn’t find this record entirely outstanding but it ranks 181 on Rolling Stone Magazine's top 500 albums of all time.
A few months prior The Beach Boys released their album: All Summer Long which had a few tunes that ranked pretty well in the United States and Europe. Songs like: I Get Around and All Summer Long would have been getting a fair amount of air time.
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