As the Beatles Were getting to conquer America in September , the group That would be Considered Their Most serious competition was ust getting started . On Jan. 17. 1964 , the Rolling Stones released Their self -titled debut EP .The Stones had released Already a couple of singles , ' Come On ' / ' I Want to Be Loved' and the John Lennon and Paul McCartney - penned ' I Wanna Be Your Man "/" Stoned , ' both of Which performed respectably on the Particularly British charts but weren't big hits. Their label , Decca Records, was still unsure of Their potential and would not commit to a full album , only an EP .50 Years Ago: The Rolling Stones Release Debut EP
With the Stones not yet composing Their Own Material , the four tracks on ' The Rolling Stones ' Were covers of R & B songs. ' Bye Bye Johnny ' was on Chuck Berry's ' Rockin 'at the Hops ' Mick Jagger Which was carrying the day I ran into Keith Richards at the Dartford train station , and' Poison Ivy ' Had been a Top 10 hit for the Coasters in 1959.The other two tracks had connections to Their more famous friends . Barrett Strong's " Money ( That's What I Want) ' had been released a few months prior on' With the Beatles , ' and' You Better Move On ' was written by Arthur Alexander , Whose ' Anna (Go to Him) ' appeared on ' Please Please me. 'It was a shrewd move . With Brian Epstein - managed Liverpool acts like Billy J. Kramer, Cilla Black and Gerry & the Pacemakers Also having hits with Beatles ' cast - offs, 'Money ' and ' You Better Move On' assert the Stones Helped Their Own Their identity and shored up R & B roots . At the same time , They Were close enough to make it seem like they did not see Their stamp of approval .Fortunately for the group , it paid off . 'The Rolling Stones ' EP topped the charts a month later , and Their next single, ' Not Fade Away, ' turned them into stars .
