{"product_id":"the-rolling-stones-black-and-blue-cd","title":"The Rolling Stones – Black and Blue (CD)","description":"\u003ch3\u003eReview\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA few months ahead of its 50th birthday comes this 5-LP box set celebrating The Rolling Stones album, Black and Blue. As with so many of the classic album reissues on vinyl, the success is in the presentation—the remastering, the pressing and packaging, the extras. Without a single caveat, this weighty collection honoring the Stones’ 13th studio slab is spectacular.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe place to start is with the fidelity. The Stones turned over the original tapes to Steven Wilson, the highly in-demand, modern maestro of the remix, to revisit the proper album—one that finds the legendary band at, possibly, its most diverse. Wilson’s remix, as hoped, is sheer sonic brilliance. Never have these tracks sounded sharper, more cohesive, and more dynamic than on this new mix. Follow that with Matt Colton’s top-flight mastering—the Grammy-winning engineer worked with the Stones previously on Hackney Diamonds—and Black and Blue in this 2025 incarnation, on whisper-quiet wax, is the one to have.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBack in 1976, Black and Blue was known in Stones circles as the “audition” album; the first after the departure of guitarist Mick Taylor, who’d sparkled on a string of efforts- Let It Bleed, Sticky Fingers, and Exile on Main Street, to name three- many consider among rock’s finest. So, it wasn’t a hole to fill. It was a crater.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith guest spots at the B\u0026amp;B sessions by a few notable axe-men—from Jeff Beck and Harvey Mandel to Wayne Perkins and Robert A. Johnson—the talent pool was Olympian. In the end, the band went with Beck’s bandmate from his Rod Stewart days, Ronnie Wood, and the rest is Rolling Stones history. Looking back now, it seems inevitable that Wood would get the gig, yet this set includes some of the jams with the runners-up that tantalize the imagination. A take of Beck’s “Freeway Jam” is as intriguing to hear as it is historic, if ultimately bolstering the conclusion that Wood was the best fit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs for the three LPs and Blu-ray that contain live performances from ‘76- the vinyl from a hometown residency at Earls Court; the video from a TV broadcast of a Paris show—it’s more peak-Stones magic. Again, the addition of Wood is hand-in-glove, weaving as he would so well for the next five decades with Keith Richards, complementing- with the just the right attitude and attire—the gargantuan stage presence of Mick Jagger, and, most importantly, playing guitar like an ace. Toss in some previously unreleased cuts and a coffee-table-ready book, and this is a box set that gets it exactly right.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo Comments comments associated with this post\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e— Larson Sutton, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/jambands.com\/reviews\/2026\/01\/16\/the-rolling-stones-black-and-blue-5-lp-deluxe-edition\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ejambands.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"relix-editorial\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlack and Blue arrived in 1976 as the Stones were openly auditioning guitarists to replace Mick Taylor, and the sessions doubled as tryouts, with Harvey Mandel, Wayne Perkins, and Rory Gallagher all leaving fingerprints on the final cuts. The album leaned harder into funk and reggae than anything the band had done before, reflecting the musical currents swirling through mid-70s rock.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOriginal Release Date: April 20,1976.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv data-bt-autogen=\"\"\u003e\n\u003c!-- TRACKLIST_START --\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTracklist\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e1. Hot Stuff (5:20)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e2. Hand Of Fate (4:27)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e3. Cherry Oh Baby (3:53)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e4. Memory Hotel (7:06)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e5. Hey Negrita (4:57)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e6. Melody (5:47)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e7. Fool To Cry (5:04)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e8. Crazy Mama (4:34)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- TRACKLIST_END --\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUPC:\u003c\/strong\u003e 602527015613\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLabel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Umvd Labels\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5.5.09\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e CD\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Broadtime","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48271161098395,"sku":"155536","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1041\/7172\/files\/The-Rolling-Stones-Black-and-Blue-CD.png?v=1776111823","url":"https:\/\/relix.shop\/products\/the-rolling-stones-black-and-blue-cd","provider":"relix.shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}