In his memoir Stone Alone, Wyman remembers: “I lay on the floor under the organ and played a second bass riff on the pedals, at double-time.” The Stones had trouble recording “Paint It, Black” until bassist Bill Wyman adopted a rhythm pattern that imitated Eric Easton, an organist who had become a talent agent. label, for what it felt was an irreverent biblical reference. The Aftermath album was originally titled Could You Walk On The Water, but was rejected by Decca Records, the Stones' U.K. The song is marked by guitarist Brian Jones's sitar, one of the exotic Indian and Eastern instruments he began introducing into the Rolling Stones' music in the mid-'60s. There were more than 300,000 orders for the single before its release in the U.K. “Paint It, Black” was a Number One hit in both the U.S. “Paint It, Black” was recorded at the same March 1966 sessions that produced “Mother's Little Helper,” “Lady Jane,” and other songs. Recorded: March 1966 at RCA Studios, Hollywood, California