Glimmer Twins first appears in 1974.

The Glimmer Twins is a nickname given to Mick Jagger and Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones. The two often use it as a producing credit on Stones albums. The origin of the nickname dates from a vacation cruise Jagger and Richards took to Brazil in 1969 with their then girlfriends, Marianne Faithfull and Anita Pallenberg. During several meals, an older English couple ate at the same table as the rock stars and kept asking Richards and Jagger who they were. When they refused to reveal their identities, reportedly, the older couple kept asking, "just give us a glimmer" (as in give us a hint to your true names), for the couple did vaguely recognize the men from television and tabloids. Image File history File links IORNRCover. ... Image File history File links IORNRCover. ... Mick Jagger, 1995 Sir Michael Philip Mick Jagger (born 26 July 1943) is an English rock musician, actor, songwriter, record and film producer and businessman. ... Album photograph by Sante D’orazio Keith Richards (born 18 December 1943 in Dartford, Kent, England), is an English guitarist and songwriter, best known for his work with The Rolling Stones. ... The Rolling Stones are a British rock band that rose to prominence during the British Invasion in the 1960s. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the performers, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... Marianne Faithfull on the cover of her album A Secret Life Marianne Faithfull (born December 29, 1946 in Hampstead, London, England) is a British singer and actress whose career spans over four decades. ... Anita Pallenberg (born January 25, 1944 in Rome, Italy) is a model, actress and fashion designer who was the common-law wife of Rolling Stone guitarist Keith Richards from 1967 to 1977. ...

Jagger and Richards were so amused by this recurrent request, they began to call themselves the 'Glimmer Twins' when producing Rolling Stones records. The moniker and alias first appears in 1974 when longtime producer Jimmy Miller was relieved of his producing duties on It's Only Rock'n Roll. The first of many producing credits for the 'Glimmer Twins' appears on the It's Only Rock'n Roll album jacket and record sleeve. No effort was made to explain that the term was a pseudonym for Jagger and Richards. This article is about the rock band. ... Look up Alias in Wiktionary, the free dictionary The term alias may refer to— an assumed name, or pseudonym. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1974 calendar). ... James Miller may refer to any number of individuals: James Miller, a the 19th century United States general and politician James Miller, a United States Civil War Medal of Honor winner James Miller, a British cameraman shot by the Israel Defence Force whilst making a documentary in the Gaza strip... Its Only Rockn Roll is an album by The Rolling Stones and was released in 1974. ...

The nickname is also used by DJs Mo Becha and David Foucqaurt formely known as Mo & Benoeli. Recently they dropped the "twins" because of the former. Nowadays they're called The Glimmers. DJ or dj may stand for Disc jockey, dinner jacket The DeadJournal website, or Djibouti. ...

External links

• The Glimmers homepage
• Discogs about The Glimmers