Genre: Pop Rock
Label: Universal
Format: 33RPM,
Size: 12"

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The Rolling Stones Exile On Main Street 180g 2LP

The Rolling Stones

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Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums of All Time - Rated 14/500!

Newly Re-Mastered from the Original Tapes!

Exile on Main Street is regarded as one of the greatest albums in rock ‘n’ roll history and one of the most defining of the Stones’ catalogue.

Also Available in a Super Deluxe Limited Edition Numbered Box Set which includes 2 180g LPs, 2CDs, 1 DVD and exclusive content!
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"A dirty whirl of blues and boogie, the Rolling Stones' 1972 double LP "was the first grunge record," guitarist Keith Richards crowed proudly last year. But inside the deliberately dense squall — Richards' and Mick Taylor's dogfight riffing, the lusty jump of the Bill Wyman/Charlie Watts rhythm engine, Mick Jagger's caged-animal bark and burned-soul croon — is the Stones' greatest album and Jagger and Richards' definitive songwriting statement of outlaw pride and dedication to grit." - www.rollingstone.com

Upon its release more than three decades ago, Exile on Main Street innovatively wove varying musical genres, instruments and even artists into a compelling rhythmic masterpiece.

The original 18-track double-album was recorded in various stages at multiple locations, including Olympic Studios in London, Keith Richard’s mansion Nellcote in France, and in Los Angeles where the literal “Main Street” influenced the album title. These atypical circumstances surrounding the recording process greatly affected the album’s outcome which was highly reflective and influenced by the sociopolitical turbulence that marked the late `60s and early `70s. The Stones nixed the influences of a flower-child era and directed their creative process with the edgier, excessive, “more is more” approach of the `70s. Exile reveals a sprawling mix of genres with undertones of blues, country, R&B and gospel mixed with lyrics that fervently demand for release and liberation.

The album pulled together an electric array of talent including Dr. John, the late Billy Preston and pianist Nicky Hopkins. Guitarist Mick Taylor, who replaced Brian Jones in the band shortly before Jones died in 1969, is a magnificent blues player who brought an intensity and elegance to these epic tracks. At times, these musicians and others lived on the recording studio premises with the band creating an extremely open and creative collaboration for the album.

“The album’s riveting portrait of artists pushed – by the times, by themselves – to the very limits of their creativity has provided inspiration to every musical generation that has come along since Exile was released in 1972,” said author Anthony DeCurtis. “Every song on Exile on Main Street is elevated by its relationship to the music that comes before and after it. The album’s irresistible power is unlikely to diminish any time soon.”

"Originally titled 'Good Time Women'... 'Tumbling Dice' had numerous faster incarnations before it was recorded at Richards' villa, Nellcôte. 'I remember writing the riff upstairs in the very elegant front room,' said Richards, 'and we took it downstairs the same evening, and we cut it.' Since Bill Wyman wasn't around, Mick Taylor played bass." - Rolling Stone

Features:
• 180g Vinyl
• Gatefold
• 4-color Inner Sleeves

Selections:
1. Rocks Off
2. Rip This Joint
3. Shake Your Hips
4. Casino Boogie
5. Tumbling Dice
6. Sweet Virginia
7. Torn And Frayed
8. Sweet Black Angel
9. Loving Cup
10. Happy
11. Turd On The Run
12. Ventilator Blues
13. I Just Want To See His Face
14. Let It Loose
15. All Down The Line
16. Stop Breaking Down
17. Shine A Light
18. Soul Survivor

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