Some Girls Resented 'Drag Queen' Smear
The original Some Girls LP (COC 39108) from The Rolling Stones featured the famous die-cut cover and a picture sleeve insert that included face shots of Lucille Ball, Farrah Fawcett, Raquel Welch, Judy Garland and Marilyn Monroe. The ladies still living at the time, and the estates of those deceased, objected to the drag queen context of the layout. The amended version that then came out was faceless.
As mentioned before in this blog, Bakersfield is given a nod in the first cut on the B-side, "Far Away Eyes," with Ronnie Wood's searing country lead on the guitar.
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About Me
- Bryce
- Martin, a Spring Hill, Tenn., resident since 2002, is semi-retired and a former journalist in a career that included stints as staff reporter for four California daily newspapers and another in Oklahoma. In addition, he has contributed articles to several regional and national magazines. He is the author of a regional best-selling book, "Kern County Sports Chronicles," and his music CD, "Driller Man," is available everywhere.
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