Artist: Andrew Oldham Orchestra
Author: Mick Jagger/Keith Richards
Label: Decca
Year: 1966

Stones manager on hobby project lp The Rolling Stones Songbook, with orchestrated Stones melodies from the Allen Klein vault (owner of these masters). The Last Time was the only take not immediately recognised. All the rest on that record followed the basic melodies faithfully, only thickened with an Oldham wall-of-sound. As for the Stones song: see May Be The Last Time.

The Verve credited Jagger/Richard alright, while asking permission to the right persons (Andrew Oldham and Allen Klein's ABKCO company, handling the Stones' Decca catalogue) for the use of this sample, According to the judge, this Last Time quote wasn't just used as a sample, it became the whole Bitter Sweet melody line. At first a 50/50 deal was closed, but the more The Verve hit grew, the greedier ABKCO got. Now they wanted 100% or the record banned from all selling points. Richard Ashcroft's bittersweet comment: "This is the best song Jagger & Richards wrote in 20 years". He's got a point; the Bitter Sweet Symphony sample ended up in a Nike commercial.