This is the remastered September 12, 1969 - U.S. London release that was dedicated to Brian Jones. This US version covered their American hits from 1966-1969. Here are the songs on this album, in the order they were released as singles in the U.S.:
5-6-66 Paint It, Black
7-1-66 Mother's Little Helper
9-23-66 Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing In The Shadow?
1-13-67 Ruby Tuesday
1-13-67 Let's Spend The Night Together (B side of Ruby Tuesday)
8-18-67 Dandelion
12-22-67 She's A Rainbow
12-22-67 2000 Light Years From Home (B side of She's A Rainbow)
5-31-68 Jumpin' Jack Flash
8-30-68 Street Fighting Man
7-3-69 Honky Tonk Woman

For some reason the album did not include the US single release of In Another Land or We Love You (the B side of Dandelion).

All the songs on this album are different from those that appear on the 1st compilation album Big Hits (High Tide & Green Grass).

This album is different from the album released by U.K. Decca the same day. There were 2 tracks that were not included on each release. Here are the differences:
U.S. London release included:
.....Paint It, Black
.....Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing In The Shadow?
U.K. Decca release included:
.....We Love You
.....You Better Move On

At the time of the release, it was the only album that included the following tracks:
In the U.S.:
.....Jumpin' Jack Flash
.....Mother's Little Helper
.....Dandelion
.....Honky Tonk Women
.....Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing In The Shadow?
In the U.K.:
.....Jumpin' Jack Flash
.....Let's Spend The Night Together
.....We Love You
.....Ruby Tuesday
.....Dandelion
.....Sittin' On A Fence
.....Honky Tonk Women

This information comes from "It's Only Rock And Roll: The Ultimate Guide To The Rolling Stones" by Karnbach and Bernson and from my own collection.

Since the Stones had at least 30 excellent songs in the years 1966-69, one could quibble with the song choices here. However, there is just something special about this particular collection which really works--this is a truly compelling album. I have known several people who have listened to it again and again, compulsively. I have known several people who got deeply into music generally, because of this album. This is the favorite all time album of my brothers and now my son. Those who picked the songs and order of the songs hit on something great. I do not know anyone who is so enthusiastic about the Hot Rocks album, for example. This album seems to have just the right mix of hits, obscurities, hard rockers and slightly unusual material. There is something magic about this collection.

Essential for anybody who, like me, listened to the vinyl Decca version, and admired it's strange octagonal sleeve. I don't remember whether it was actually the first Stones record I listened to, but it sure was the first I had in my hands. I'd give it 5 stars if only there were the original line-up of songs with tongue-in-cheek lyrical "You Better Move On" and splendid "We Love You" and "Sitting On The Fence" instead of "Paint It, Black" and "Have You Seen Your Mother...". In the Decca version the band's portfolio sounded more versatile. It is a shame there's no collector's item state-of-art compact disc replica of that one! Thus, the past grows darker and darker.

Get Big Hits (High Tides and Green Grass) and Thru The Past, Darkly (Big Hits Vol II).

Thru the Past... has "She's A Rinbow" and "Dandelion" AND "Jumping Jack Flash" and "Honky Tonk Women".

Okay, HOT ROCKS has "Brown Sugar", "Wild Horses", "You Can't Always Get What You Want" and "Sympathy for the Devil", but you own BEGGARS BANQUET, LET IT BLEED and STICKY FINGERS all ready, don't ya?

A tossed together collection of singles and album tracks recorded between 1966 and 1969, issued in memoriam Brian Jones (in an octagonal sleeve!) and notable for being the only way to get Jumping Jack Flash and Honky Tonk Women on album for a few years. Pretty redundant now, particularly as the US version presented here is noticeably put together with less care than the unavailable UK one. The three stars are for the music.