Without their later success, this album wouldn't be here and evidently it is to both chart the journey of where the Stones began and demonstrate the impact American blues rock sounds had on the UK Charts (shamefully ignoring the black musicians already pioneering the sound). This is a record of mostly covers, so aside from the one track nothing here shows their later song writing skill. So why did the Stones survive when other bands doing similar things fell away? This album reveals a few things - Jagger isn't quite there yet - too timid, almost nervy - but they play well and Richards especially feels as if he has already arrived - his playing is excellent throughout. Of course, the album is marred by a complete misunderstanding in King Bee of how hives work and honey is made. Embarrassing.