The Rolling Stones – Black And Blue: Remastered (LP Vinyl)

Black and Blue arrived at a pivotal moment, recorded while the Stones were auditioning potential replacements for Mick Taylor, with Ron Wood, Wayne Perkins, and Harvey Mandel all contributing lead guitar across different tracks. That open, rotating cast gave the record a looser, more exploratory feel than anything the band had cut in years, leaning hard into funk, reggae, and R&B influences that reflected where rock and roll was heading in the mid-seventies.