Rocks Off
The Rolling Stones
1971
Annual listening-list association, not an original-release-date field. Original release year reconciled with reviewed recording-specific Artist Essentials evidence in v3.6.
Release: 1972
Release: 1972Source checked | List year differs from verified release
V3.6 reconciles the original release year with the reviewed Artist Essentials entry for this exact retained recording ID. Year precision is used; an album-first release is not silently replaced by a later single, reissue or annual-list year. Original Exile on Main St. recording released in 1972. The retained annual row is placed in 1971, but its description identifies the Exile opener; that old row is preserved rather than used as release evidence. The earlier supplied year 1971 is retained in the attribute-change audit.
The large badge identifies this listening list, not a newly issued recording. Later reissues and renewed chart popularity do not replace an original release date. How years are assigned.
Owner-supplied release annotations
Reported dates in 1971.html. Not independently established; neighboring dates can reflect album/single or regional differences.
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.
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 Early Heart of Stone and As Tears Go By headings are superseded by ABKCO's earlier original-single chronology; incidental exact-day claims are not used.
Inspiration and background
Supplied note - not independently verified
This note came with the supplied collection and has not been independently verified.
The opening track from the album "Exile on Main St.," this song epitomized the Stones' rock and roll style.
Evidence scope: Source-provided note, not an established account of the songwriter's intent
Sources for this information
Owner-supplied 1971.html, song-list position 107
Supplied annotation reproduced with attribution; underlying historical claims have NOT been independently verified.
Other appearances and versions
catalog version unspecified
Original release date and exact pressing/version are not independently established.
An annual chart year and an original release date are different. Similar titles may be covers or different masters; no audio fingerprint has been performed.
Sources and scope
Imported annual selection - further review needed
Editorial artist-repertoire classification; Style term found in imported, unverified source annotation
Owner-supplied 1971.html
Imported annual selection. Title, artist and year have not all been independently corroborated; retained source annotations are archived, not verified song histories.
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1960-2025. Each year contains 150 selections.