Could You Walk On The Water?

In 1965, the Stones scored consecutive hits with "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" and "Get Off of My Cloud", which sparked their popularity in the United States. In October 1965, they also carried out their fourth North American tour and were greeted enthusiastically in each city. Riding that momentum, they recorded in December 1965 at RCA Studios in Hollywood. The sessions progressed smoothly, and a total of 10 songs, including "19th Nervous Breakdown" and "Mother's Little Helper", were completed. Their manager Andrew immediately moved to release the material as an album. The title was to be "Could You Walk on the Water?". Jacket photos were also taken and preparations were underway, but the record company stopped the release on the grounds that the title, "Could You Walk on the Water?", was blasphemous toward Christ. In 1966, the Beatles' "more popular than Jesus" remark caused controversy and led to a boycott movement in the summer, but in this case the issue was avoided just before release. In the end, newly recorded tracks such as "Under My Thumb" and "Lady Jane" were added in March 1966, and the album was released under the revised title "Aftermath". This work is an audio collection that includes all tracks from the canceled phantom album "Could You Walk on the Water?" together with related tracks from the same period. Includes detailed Japanese liner notes covering the circumstances, episodes, and track information of the time.

1965年、「サティスファクション」と「ひとりぼっちの世界」が連続ヒットを記録し、米国での人気に火が付いたストーンズ。1965年10月には4度目の北米ツアーも敢行。各地で熱狂的に迎えられた。その勢いのまま、1965年12月にハリウッドのRCAスタジオでレコーディングを行う。録音は好調に進み、「19回目の神経衰弱」、「マザーズ・リトル・ヘルパー」など計10曲が完成。マネージャー、アンドリューはすぐさまアルバムとして発売へ動く。タイトルは『COULD YOU WALK ON THE WATER?』。ジャケ写真も撮影され準備が進む中、「水の上を歩けるかい?」というタイトルがキリストを冒涜するものだとして、レコード会社が発売を差し止める。1966年、夏にはビートルズの「キリストよりポップだ」発言が炎上し不買運動となる事件が起きるが、そこを寸前で回避した形となる。結局、1966年の3月に新たに録音した「アンダー・マイ・サム」や「レディ・ジェーン」を加えて、アルバム・タイトルを『アフターマス』と改めて発売となる。本作は、その発売中止となった幻のアルバム『COULD YOU WALK ON THE WATER?』全曲に加え、同時期の関連曲を加えた音源集。当時の状況、エピソード、曲目などの詳細な日本語ライナーノーツ封入。