Aftermath

Aftermath, released in the UK on April 15, 1966 and in the US on July 2, 1966, marked a turning point in The Rolling Stones' career. It was the first Stones album composed entirely of original Jagger-Richards compositions, a break from the cover-heavy recordings that had preceded it.^[1]

Recorded entirely at RCA Studios in Hollywood, it was also the first Stones album released in true stereo. The record arrived in a landmark year for popular music, contemporaneous with The Beatles' Revolver, The Beach Boys' Pet Sounds, and Bob Dylan's Blonde on Blonde.^[2]

Brian Jones distinguished himself on Aftermath as the band's instrumental innovator, playing sitar on "Paint It, Black," marimba on "Under My Thumb," dulcimer on "Lady Jane," and koto and other instruments throughout. His contributions gave the album a sonic range far beyond standard rock arrangements.^[2]

The album reached number one in the UK and peaked at number two in the US. The extended blues improvisation "Goin' Home" clocked in at over eleven minutes, one of rock's earliest examples of long-form experimentation on a studio record.^[1]