Between the Buttons | ||||
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Studio album by The Rolling Stones | ||||
Released | 20 January 1967 | |||
Recorded | 3–11 August, 8–26 November, and 13 December 1966 | |||
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Length | 38:51 | |||
Language | English | |||
Label | Decca | |||
Producer | Andrew Loog Oldham | |||
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Entertainment Weekly | A |
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Between the Buttons | ||||
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Studio album by The Rolling Stones | ||||
Released | 11 February 1967 | |||
Recorded | 3–11 August, 8–26 November, and 13 December 1966 | |||
Genre | Rock, pop, psychedelic rock | |||
Length | 38:42 | |||
Language | English | |||
Label | London | |||
Producer | Andrew Loog Oldham | |||
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Between the Buttons is the fifth British and seventh American studio album by The Rolling Stones, released on 20 January 1967 in the UK and 11 February in the US as the follow-up to Aftermath. It was the beginning of the Stones' brief foray into psychedelia. In 2012, the American version of Between the Buttons, which included "Ruby Tuesday" and "Let's Spend the Night Together", was ranked #357 on Rolling Stone magazine's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.
Sessions for the album began on 3 August 1966 and lasted until the 11th at Los Angeles' RCA Studios during the Rolling Stones' 1966 American Tour. David Hassinger was the engineer for the album. Several songs were worked on; the backing tracks of six songs that would appear on the album were recorded, as were those of "Let's Spend the Night Together" and "Who's Driving Your Plane?", B-side of "Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadow?", released as a single in late September. During this time, Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys was invited down to RCA Studios during the recording of "My Obsession", which remains one of his favourite Rolling Stones songs.
The band returned to London and sessions continued at IBC Studios from 31 August until 3 September. "Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadow?" was completed to be released on 23 September before the Stones embarked on their seventh British tour which lasted into early October and was their last UK tour until 1971.
The second block of recording sessions for Between the Buttons began on 8 November at the newly opened Olympic Sound Studios in Barnes, London, alternating between Olympic and Pye Studios until 26 November. During this time the bulk of the album was completed including vocal and other overdubs on the previously recorded backing tracks and mixing. "Ruby Tuesday" was also completed.