| Through The Past, Darkly (Big Hits Vol. 2) |
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| Compilation album by The Rolling Stones | |||||
| Released | 12 September 1969 | ||||
| Recorded | 8 August 1963 - June 1969 |
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| Genre | Rock | ||||
| Length | 42:30 (UK) 38:23 (US) |
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| Label | Decca (UK) London/ABKCO (US) |
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| Producer | Andrew Loog Oldham, The Rolling Stones and Jimmy Miller |
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Through The Past, Darkly (Big Hits Vol. 2) is The Rolling Stones' second official compilation album, released in 1969 shortly following Brian Jones's departure from the group and subsequent death. The name of the album is a play on a line from the KJV translation of I Corinthians 13: "For now we see through a glass, darkly, but then face to face: . . .", but it is more likely the Stones intended an homage to Ingmar Bergman and his 1961 film Through a Glass Darkly. In September, Through The Past, Darkly (Big Hits Vol. 2) - dedicated to Jones - appeared with a limited edition octagonal-shaped album cover. Because their first compilation had been released in separate UK and US formats (with the Aftermath-era material appearing only on the UK edition), the American edition included hit singles from that period. The UK tracklist included the more obscure "You Better Move On", from The Rolling Stones' self-titled 1964 debut EP and "Sittin' On A Fence", an Aftermath outtake originally released in 1967 on the US-compiled Flowers album. In addition to those songs, many tracks, notably single-only releases, were collected for the first time on a UK Rolling Stones album: "Let's Spend the Night Together", "Ruby Tuesday", "We Love You", "Dandelion" and "Honky Tonk Women". Both versions of Through The Past, Darkly (Big Hits Vol. 2) proved to be popular releases, reaching #2 in the UK and US with enduring sales. In August 2002 the US edition of Through The Past, Darkly (Big Hits Vol. 2) was reissued in a new remastered CD and SACD digipak by ABKCO Records. The UK counterpart is currently out of print.
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Track listings
All songs by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, except where noted.
UK release
Side A
- "Jumpin' Jack Flash" – 3:40
- Originally released as a single in May 1968
- "Mother's Little Helper" – 2:45
- "2000 Light Years from Home" – 4:45
- "Let's Spend the Night Together" – 3:36
- Originally released as a single in January 1967
- "You Better Move On" (Arthur Alexander) – 2:39
- Originally released on the 1964 EP The Rolling Stones
- "We Love You" – 4:22
- Originally released as a single in August 1967
Side B
- "Street Fighting Man" – 3:15
- "She's a Rainbow" – 4:11
- "Ruby Tuesday" – 3:16
- Originally released as a single in January 1967
- "Dandelion" – 3:32
- Originally released as a single in August 1967
- "Sittin' On A Fence" – 3:02
- Originally released on the American-compiled Flowers album in July 1967
- "Honky Tonk Women" – 3:00
- Originally released as a single in July 1969
US release
Side A
- "Paint It, Black" – 3:20
- "Ruby Tuesday" – 3:12
- "She's a Rainbow" – 4:35
- "Jumpin' Jack Flash" – 3:40
- "Mother's Little Helper" – 2:40
- "Let's Spend the Night Together" – 3:29
Side B
- "Honky Tonk Women" – 3:03
- "Dandelion" – 3:56
- "2000 Light Years from Home" – 4:45
- "Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadow?" – 2:33
- "Street Fighting Man" – 3:10
Charts
Album
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1969
1970 |
UK Albums Chart
UK Albums Chart |
2
7 |
| 1969
1970 |
Billboard Pop Albums
Billboard Pop Albums |
2
28 |
Single
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1969 | "Honky Tonk Women" | UK Top 50 Singles | 1 |
| 1969 | "Honky Tonk Women" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 1 |
