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  • The Rolling Stones – Exile on Main Street (CD) - Front
  • The Rolling Stones – Exile on Main Street (CD) - Back
  • The Rolling Stones – Exile on Main Street (CD) - Detail
  • The Rolling Stones – Exile on Main Street (CD) - Alternate View

The Rolling Stones – Exile on Main Street (CD)

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Est. 1974, Curated by Heads
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Recorded largely in the basement of Keith Richards' villa in the south of France during the band's self-imposed tax exile in 1971, the album captures the Stones at their loosest and most human, a sweaty convergence of blues, country, gospel, and rock that sounds less like a studio record than a late-night session that got out of hand in the best possible way. The 2010 reissue expanded the original with ten previously unreleased tracks, making it essential even for longtime devotees.

Regarded as one of the greatest albums in rock 'n' roll history and one of the most defining of the Stones' catalogue. 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.

Tracklist
1. Rocks Off (4:31)
2. Rip This Joint (2:22)
3. Shake Your Hips (2:59)
4. Casino Boogie (3:33)
5. Tumbling Dice (3:45)
6. Sweet Virginia (4:25)
7. Torn And Frayed (4:17)
8. Sweet Black Angel (2:54)
9. Loving Cup (4:23)
10. Happy (3:04)
11. Turd On The Run (2:36)
12. Ventilator Blues (3:24)
13. I Just Want To See His Face (2:52)
14. Let It Loose (5:16)
15. All Down The Line (3:49)
16. Stop Breaking Down (4:34)
17. Shine A Light (4:14)
18. Soul Survivor (3:49)

UPC: 602527016405
Label: Umvd Labels
Release Date: 5.18.10
Format: CD