Marianne Faithfull was just 17 when she released her debut single, this wistful-beyond-its-years British Top 10 hit written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, along with Oldham. As you’ll hear later in the playlist, it was a song she’d rerecord throughout her career, as she slowly grew into its ennui. ▶ Listen on Spotify, Apple Musi c or YouTube

“I’ve done everything I want to do and gone everywhere I want to go,” Faithfull said in 2013, looking back on her monumental, roller-coaster ride of a life. Far more than mere muse or cautionary tale, she was both larger than life and always uniquely herself.

No matter how many times she was counted out, the late singer knew how to imbue her mythology with new energy.

Actually, two Marianne Faithfull albums were released on that day. Marianne Faithfull was a pop album with selections from the likes of Lennon & McCartney (“I’m a Loser”), J