"Stoned" was released in the United Kingdom by

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on the

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label on 1 November 1963, as the B-side to their version of "

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". Recorded in early October 1963, it was the first song released to be credited to " Nanker Phelge", and the band's first original composition, derivative of "

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" by Booker T. & the M.G.s. This bluesy quasi-

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per the liner notes for ''Singles Collection: The London Years''. features Jones on harmonica and Stewart on tack piano, with occasional vocals from Jagger who huskily recites "Stoned .... outa mah mind .... where am I at?"''The Rolling Stones, an illustrated record'' (1976)

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, London. pp. 14, 104 The single was briefly released in the United States on the London Records label early in 1964, but was quickly withdrawn on "moral grounds" until its inclusion on '' Singles Collection: The London Years'' in 1989. It also appeared on the 1973 UK-only

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'' No Stone Unturned'', and on ''

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'' (2004). The title was altered to "Stones" on some copies of the British release. The title "Stones" also appears on some foreign E.P.s.

Personnel

Mick Jagger Sir Michael Philip Jagger (born 26 July 1943) is an English singer and songwriter who has achieved international fame as the lead vocalist and one of the founder members of the rock band the Rolling Stones. His ongoing songwriting partnershi ...

— vocals *

Keith Richards Keith Richards (born 18 December 1943), often referred to during the 1960s and 1970s as "Keith Richard", is an English musician and songwriter who has achieved international fame as the co-founder, guitarist, secondary vocalist, and co-princi ...

— guitar *

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— harmonica * Ian Stewart — piano * Bill Wyman — bass guitar * Charlie Watts — drums

Notes and references

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