Today in Music (1964): The Rolling Stones' self-titled debut EP released

The Rolling Stones (EP) The Rolling Stones

Released: January 10, 1964 Peak: -- US, 114 UK, -- CN, -- AU Click for codes to charts. Sales (in millions): -- Genre: classic rock

Tracks: Click on a song title for more details. Bye Bye Johnny [2:09] Money [2:31] You Better Move On [2:39] Poison Ivy [2:06] Total Running Time: 9:25 Other Songs from This Era: Come On [1:50] I Want to Be Loved [1:52] I Wanna Be Your Man [1:44] Stoned [2:09] The Players: Mick Jagger (vocals, tambourine, harmonica, maracas) Keith Richards (guitar, backing vocals) Brian Jones (guitar, backing vocals, harmonica, tambourine) Bill Wyman (bass, backing vocals) Charlie Watts (drums) Ian Stewart (keyboards)

Rating: 3.487 out of 5.00 (average of 12 ratings)

About the Album Before Decca Records would commit to a full-length album from the Rolling Stones, they released this EP of four cover songs to test the market. It reached #1 on the UK’s EP chart. The Songs Here’s a breakdown of each of the individual songs.

Come On The Rolling Stones

Writer(s): Chuck Berry Recorded: 5/10/1963 at Olympic Sound Studios in London Released: 6/7/1963 (single), Big Hits (High Tide & Green Grass) (1966), More Hot Rocks (Big Hits & Fazed Cookies) (1972), The Singles Collection: The London Years (1989), Grrr! (2012) Peak: 28 CL, 21 UK Click for codes to charts. Sales (in millions): -- Airplay/Streaming (in millions): -- radio, -- video, -- streaming About the Song: A

I Want to Be Loved The Rolling Stones

Writer(s): Willie Dixon Recorded: 5/10/1963 at Olympic Studios in London Released: 6/7/1963 (B-side of “Come On”) Peak: -- Click for codes to charts. Sales (in millions): -- Airplay/Streaming (in millions): -- radio, -- video, -- streaming About the Song: A

I Wanna Be Your Man The Rolling Stones

Writer(s): John Lennon, Paul McCartney Recorded: 10/7/1063 at De Lane Lea Music Recording Studios in London Released: 11/1/1963 (single), The Singles Collection: The London Years (1989), Grrr! (2012) Peak: 32 CL, 12 UK Click for codes to charts. Sales (in millions): -- Airplay/Streaming (in millions): -- radio, -- video, -- streaming About the Song: A

Stoned The Rolling Stones

Writer(s): The Rolling Stones as Nanke Phelge Recorded: 10/7/1963 at De Lane Lea Music Studios in London Released: 11/1/1963 (B-side of “I Wanna Be Your Man”) Peak: -- Click for codes to charts. Sales (in millions): -- US, -- UK, -- world (includes US + UK) Airplay/Streaming (in millions): -- radio, -- video, -- streaming About the Song: A

Bye Bye Johnny The Rolling Stones

Writer(s): Chuck Berry Recorded: 8/6/1963 at Decca Recording Studios in London Released: The Rolling Stones (EP, 1964), More Hot Rocks (Big Hits & Fazed Cookies) (1972) Peak: -- Click for codes to charts. Sales (in millions): -- Airplay/Streaming (in millions): -- radio, -- video, -- streaming About the Song: A

Money The Rolling Stones

Writer(s): Berry Gordy, Janie Bradford, Barrett Strong Recorded: 11/14/1963 at De Lane Lea Studios in London Released: The Rolling Stones (EP, 1964), More Hot Rocks (Big Hits & Fazed Cookies) (1972) Peak: -- Click for codes to charts. Sales (in millions): -- Airplay/Streaming (in millions): -- radio, -- video, -- streaming About the Song: A

You Better Move On The Rolling Stones

Writer(s): Arthur Alexander Recorded: 8/6/1963 at Decca Recording Studios in London Released: The Rolling Stones (EP, 1964), December’s Children (And Everybody’s) (1965), Through the Past Darkly – Big Hits Vol. 2 (UK version, 1969) Peak: -- Click for codes to charts. Sales (in millions): -- Airplay/Streaming (in millions): -- radio, -- video, -- streaming About the Song: A

Poison Ivy The Rolling Stones

Writer(s): Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller Recorded: 7/9/1963 or 7/15/1963 and 11/14/1963 at De Lane Lea Studios in London Released: The Rolling Stones (EP, 1964), More Hot Rocks (Big Hits & Fazed Cookies) (1972) Peak: -- Click for codes to charts. Sales (in millions): -- US, -- UK, -- world (includes US + UK) Airplay/Streaming (in millions): -- radio, -- video, -- streaming About the Song: A

Resources/References: AM AllMusic.com review MG Philippe Margotin & Jean-Michel Guesdon (2022). The Rolling Stones: All the Songs. Hachette Book Group: New York, NY. Related DMDB Pages: First posted 12/13/2025.