"The Rolling Stones" is the debut studio album by the English rock band the Rolling Stones, released by Decca Records in the UK on 17 April 1964. The American edition, with a slightly different track list, was issued by London Records on 29 May 1964 under the subtitle "England's Newest Hit Makers". Recording took place at Regent Sound Studios in London over five days in January and February 1964, with production by the band's managers Andrew Loog Oldham and Eric Easton. The majority of the tracks reflect the band's interest in rhythm and blues. At the time, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards were beginning songwriters and contributed only one original composition to the album, "Tell Me (You're Coming Back)". Two tracks are credited to "Nanker Phelge", a pseudonym used by the band for group compositions between 1963 and 1965. Phil Spector and Gene Pitney participated in the sessions and are referred to as "Uncle Phil and Uncle Gene" in the subtitle of the Phelge instrumental "Now I've Got a Witness". Early pressings of the album contained a shorter version of "Tell Me (You're Coming Back)" and featured various misprints, including track titles and credits. The cover photo, taken by Nicholas Wright, contains no title or identifying information aside from the image and the Decca logo, a design conceived by manager Andrew Oldham. Upon release, the album was one of the biggest sellers in the UK in 1964, remaining at number one for twelve weeks. The original UK version was released o