Double vinyl LP pressing. 2010 reissue of the classic Stones album Regarded as one of the greatest albums in Rock 'n' Roll history and one of the most defining of the Stones' catalogue. Upon it's 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.
Still inspired by their Sticky Fingers recording sessions in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, Exile On Main Street found the Rolling Stones sounding more like a Southern fried juke-joint band than ever before. That EXILE was recorded in a basement is no surprise, either--much of it sounds as if it was recorded live at a gospel revival, with a final mix that gives no hierarchy to specific instruments. The result is a swampy, most exhilarating chunk of rock & roll euphoria.
EXILE sharpens the country, blues, and gospel tendencies the Stones began exploring in the late '60s on albums like BEGGAR'S BANQUET. Here, armed with an assortment of backing musicians and vocalists, the band virtually inhabits the spirit of each style, distilling the whole to a ragged, soulful perfection. From the escalating, horn-driven vamps of "Rocks Off" through the back porch singalong "Sweet Virginia" to the mean blues stomp of "Ventilator Blues" and the church-like strains of "Shine a Light," EXILE's double-album length plays like a weary, boozed-up sermon on the very meaning of rock music. This is the closest the band ever came to religion, and it still has the power to convert.
The Rolling Stones: Mick Jagger (vocals, guitar, harmonica); Keith Richards (vocals, guitar, piano, bass); Mick Taylor (guitar, bass); Bill Wyman (bass); Charlie Watts (drums).
- Format: Vinyl
- Genre: Rock
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Tracklist
| A1 | Rocks Off | 4:31 |
| A2 | Rip This Joint | 2:22 |
| A3 | Shake Your Hips | 2:59 |
| A4 | Casino Boogie | 3:33 |
| A5 | Tumbling Dice | 3:45 |
| B1 | Sweet Virginia | 4:25 |
| B2 | Torn And Frayed | 4:17 |
| B3 | Sweet Black Angel | 2:54 |
| B4 | Loving Cup | 4:23 |
| C1 | Happy | 3:04 |
| C2 | Turd On The Run | 2:36 |
| C3 | Ventilator Blues | 3:24 |
| C4 | I Just Want To See His Face | 2:52 |
| C5 | Let It Loose | 5:16 |
| D1 | All Down The Line | 3:49 |
| D2 | Stop Breaking Down | 4:34 |
| D3 | Shine A Light | 4:14 |
| D4 | Soul Survivor | 3:49 |
