Mother's Little Helper
The Rolling Stones | Artist Essentials
First released: 1966 (year verified)
Original studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: The unusual high guitar color catches the ear, while the brisk pace keeps the story moving.
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Release evidence and recording details
First released: 1966 (year verified)
Original UK album recording released in 1966 before the separate US single that year.
Recording: Original studio recording
Credit: The Rolling Stones
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original album: Aftermath (UK)
Aftermath UK - ABKCO tracklist and edition review
Original UK tracklist includes Mother's Little Helper, Under My Thumb and the full Out of Time. The full UK Out of Time differs from the shorter US album presentation; the UK album preceded its US counterpart. | Reviewed 2026-10-17
The Rolling Stones vinyl reissues - original album years
Lists original Aftermath UK (1966), Satanic Majesties (1967), Beggars Banquet (1968) and Let It Bleed (1969), apart from reissue dates. Early US/UK album tracklists and later Metamorphosis outtakes are distinct. | Reviewed 2026-10-17
The Rolling Stones Singles 1966-1971 - ABKCO original release chronology
Original single and B-side chronology: Paint It Black, Ruby Tuesday, Let's Spend the Night Together, She's a Rainbow, 2000 Light Years from Home, Jumpin' Jack Flash, Street Fighting Man/No Expectations, Honky Tonk Women/You Can't Always Get What You Want, and Brown Sugar. Explicitly separates later Out of Time and remixed Sympathy releases. | Reviewed 2026-10-17
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About The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones emerged from London's blues and R&B scene in 1962. Their early singles drew on American performers such as Chuck Berry before Mick Jagger and Keith Richards developed the band's original songwriting. The catalog moved from concise singles to expansive albums including Beggars Banquet and Exile on Main St., and later absorbed dance rhythms on Some Girls and Emotional Rescue. Recording continued across decades, including Hackney Diamonds in 2023.
Artist background sources
The Rolling Stones Singles 1963-1966 - ABKCO original release chronology
Original single months and years from Come On (1963) through 19th Nervous Breakdown (1966), including Heart of Stone in 1964 and As Tears Go By in 1965. US/UK packaging and B-sides are distinguished. Also documents the shift from covers to Jagger/Richards originals. | Retrieved 2026-10-17
The Rolling Stones - label singles history
Scoped later single years and album associations: Tumbling Dice (1972), Angie and Heartbreaker (1973), It's Only Rock 'n Roll (1974), Start Me Up (1981), Love Is Strong (1994) and Rough Justice/Streets of Love (2005). Also supports 1962 London beginnings and blues/R&B influences. Early Heart of Stone and As Tears Go By headings are superseded by ABKCO's earlier original-single chronology; incidental exact-day claims are not used. | Retrieved 2026-10-17
Beggars Banquet - ABKCO original release and tracklist
Explicit December 1968 studio album release and original ten-song tracklist. The later Rock and Roll Circus performance of Salt of the Earth is separately identified. | Retrieved 2026-10-17
Exile on Main St. - label original year and tracklist
Original 1972 album and its complete original tracklist, including Rocks Off, Sweet Virginia, Torn and Frayed, Loving Cup, Happy and Shine a Light. Modern reissue date is not substituted. | Retrieved 2026-10-17
Emotional Rescue - original album release
Original 1980 album and title track; 1978 Some Girls is its predecessor. Used for release year and the continuing dance-rhythm direction, not biographical speculation. | Retrieved 2026-10-17
Sweet Sounds of Heaven - label original release announcement
September 2023 release announcement before Hackney Diamonds; explicitly credits Lady Gaga's vocals and Stevie Wonder's keyboards and describes the extended studio ending. This is the studio recording, not a subsequent concert rendition. | Retrieved 2026-10-17
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-17. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
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