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1981

 

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January 1981

 

UK LP Rocket 88 - ROCKET 88

xxx K 50776

 

 

February 1981

 

USA LP Rocket 88 - ROCKET 88

Atlantic SD 19293

 

(A)

(B)

 

Note: Ian Stewart and Charlie Watts

 

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February

 

(West) Germany single ALL SOLD OUT

Decca 6.12978

 

(A)

All Sold Out

(B)

Connection

 

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February 1981

 

(West) Germany LP HEARTBREAKERS - 19 LOVE SONGS

Decca 6.24575

 

(A)

(B)

 

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March 1981

(West) Germany 2LP ROLLED GOLD VOL. 2

Decca 6.28527

 

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

 

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March 1981

 

USA LP SUCKING IN THE SEVENTIES

RSR COC 16028

UK  LP SUCKING IN THE SEVENTIES 

RSR CUN 39112

(West) Germany LP  SUCKING IN THE SEVENTIES 

RSR 1C 064 64349

 

(A)

Shattered (3.45)

Everything Is Turning To Gold (4.05)

Hot Stuff (Edit) (3.30)

Time Waits For No One (Edit) (4.25)

Fool To Cry (Edit) (4.05)

(B)

Mannish Boy (Edit) (4.35) (4/5 March 1977, El Mocambo, Toronto)

When The Whip Comes Down (4.25) (6 July 1978, Masonic Hall, Detroit) (4.25)

If I Was A Dancer (Dance Pt. 2) (5.50)

Crazy Mama (Edit) (4.06) 

Beast Of Burden (Short) (3.25) 

 

No. 15 – 5 weeks (UK)

 

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June 1981

 

UK single Bill Wyman GREEN ICE THEME

Polydor POSP 297

 

(A)

Green Ice Theme

(B)

Cloud Happen

 

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June 1981

 

UK LP Bill Wyman GREEN ICE (SOUNDTRACK)

Polydor POLS 1031

(West) Germany LP Bill Wyman GREEN ICE (SOUNDTRACK)

Polydor 2302 1101

 

(A)

(B)

 

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July 1981

 

(West) Germany LP  GOLDENE SERIE INTERNATIONAL - THE ROLLING STONES

Decca 32 532 4

 

(A)

(B)

 

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July 1981

 

UK single Bill Wyman (SI SI) JE SUIS UN ROCK STAR

A & M Records AMS 6144

USA single Bill Wyman (SI SI) JE SUIS UN ROCK STAR

A&M AM 2367

 

September 1981

(West) Germany single Bill Wyman (SI SI) JE SUIS UN ROCK STAR

A&M AMS 9157

 

(West) Germany 12" single Bill Wyman (SI SI) JE SUIS UN ROCK STAR

A&M AMS 12-9157

 

(A)

(Si Si) Je Suis Un Rock Star

(B)

Rio De Janeiro

 

USA 12" PROMO single Bill Wyman (SI SI) JE SUIS UN ROCK STAR

A&M SP-12041

 

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August 1981

(West) Germany LP PORTRAIT

Decca 6.28546

 

(A)

(B)

 

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August 1981 

 

USA  START ME UP

RSR RS 21003

RSR RS 13237 - re-released with Atlantic company sleeve in 1982 and "Oldies" note on label.

UK Single START ME UP

RSR 108

RSR 108 - promo copies with "Promotion copy-Not For Sale

(West) Germany Single START ME UP

RSR 1C 006 64545 (my collection)

 

(A) 

Start Me Up (3.28)

(B)

No Use In Crying (3.32)

 

No. 2 – 18 weeks (USA) / No. 7–9 weeks (UK)

 

August 1981

USA promo Single START ME UP

RSR RS 21003 - 7" promo single,same b&w as the 7"

RSR PR 347 - 12" single, same b&w as the 7" 

                                                                                                                     

(A)                                                                                                                                                     

Start Me Up (Long Version)  (3.32)

(B)

Start Me Up  (Short Version) (3.32)

 

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18 August 1981

 

USA  LP TATTOO YOU 

RSR COC 16052 

UK  LP TATTOO YOU

RSR CUNS 39114 

(West) Germany  LP TATTOO YOU

RSR 1C 064-64533

 

(A)

Start Me Up (3.31)

Hang Fire (2.20)

Slave (Edit) (4.59)

Little T & A (3.23)

Black Limousine (3.31)

Neighbours (3.30)

(B)

Worried About You (5.16)

Tops (3.45)

Heaven (4.21)

No Use In Crying (3.24)

Waiting On A Friend ( 4.34) 

 

No. 1 – 30 weeks (USA) / No. 2 – 29 weeks (UK)

 

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September 1981

 

UK LP Ron Wood 1234

CBS 85227

(West) Germany LP Ron Wood 1234

CBS 85227

USA LP Ron Wood 1234

Columbia FC 37473

 

(A)

(B)

 

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October 1981

(West) Germany 2LP IN CONCERT

Decca 6.28565

 

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

 

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October 1981

UK single Bill Wyman COME BACK SUZANNE

A&M Records AMS 8170

 

January 1982

(West) Germany single Bill Wyman COME BACK SUZANNE

A&M Records AMS 9173

 

(A)

Come Back Suzanne

(B)

Seventeen

 

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9 November 1981 

UK LP SLOW ROLLERS 

Decca TAB 30 (my collection)

 

(A)

You Can’t Always Get What You Want (Edit) (5.00)

Take It Or Leave It (2.47)

You Better Move On (2.37)

Time Is On My Side I (3.00)

Pain In My Heart (2.12)

Dear Doctor (3.19)

Con Le Mie Lacrime  (2.42)

(B)

Ruby Tuesday (3.11)

Play With Fire (2.10)

Lady Jane (3.06)

Sittin’ On A Fence (3.00)

Back Street Girl (3.17)

Under The Boardwalk (2.45)

Heart Of Stone II (2.49) 

 

First LP release of "Con Le Mie Larime" in the UK

 

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17 November 1981 

UK single WAITING ON A FRIEND

RSR 109  

RSR 109  - DJ, promo 

(West) Germany single WAITING ON A FRIEND

RSR 1C 006 64659

 

30 November 1981

USA Single WAITING ON A FRIEND

RS 21004

RSR RS 13238 - re-released in Atlantic company sleeveand "Oldies" note on label in 1982.

RS 21004 - 7" promo containing mono and stereo versions

 

(A)

Waiting On A Friend (4.45)

(B)

Little T & A (3.24) 

 

No. 50 – 6 weeks  (UK) / No. 13 – 12 weeks (USA)

 

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1 December 1981 

USA Promo 12"  Single IF I WAS A DANCER

RSR DMD 253

 

(A)

If I Was A Dancer (Dance Part Two) (5.40)

 

(B)

Dance Instrumental (4.40) 

 

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