EXILE ON MAIN STREET (CD) | Mint (M) Mint (M)

The Rolling Stones: Mick Jagger (vocals, guitar, harmonica); Keith Richards (vocals, guitar, piano, bass); Mick Taylor (guitar, bass); Bill Wyman (bass); Charlie Watts (drums). Additional personnel: Al Perkins (steel guitar); Bobby Keys (saxophone, percussion); Jim Price (trumpet, trombone, organ); Ian Stewart, Nicky Hopkins (piano); Billy Preston (keyboards); Amyl Nitrate (marimba); Bill Plummer (acoustic & electric basses); Jimmy Miller (drums, percussion); Clydie King, Vanetta, Jerry Kirkland, Tammi Lynn, Shirley Goodman, Joe Green, Kathi McDonald (background vocals). Personnel: Keith Richards (vocals, guitar); Mick Jagger (vocals, percussion); Mick Taylor (guitar); Bobby Keys (saxophone); Jim Price (trumpet, trombone); Nicky Hopkins (piano); Charlie Watts (drums). Photographer: Norman Seeff. 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.

 

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Label: Universal Republic Records – B0014131-02, Rolling Stones Records – B0014131-02, UMe – B0014131-02

Format: CD, Album, Remastered, Reissue

Country: US

Released: 2010

Genre: Rock

Style: Blues Rock, Country Rock, Rock & Roll, Classic Rock

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

Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Promotone B.V.

Copyright © – Promotone B.V.

Licensed To – Universal International Music B.V.

Manufactured By – Universal Music Enterprises

Record Company – UMG Recordings, Inc.

Distributed By – Universal Music Distribution

Glass Mastered At – Sony DADC, Terre Haute – DIDX-256301

Pressed By – Sony DADC, Terre Haute

Artwork [Booklet Design And Layout] – Studio Fury

Artwork [Concept] – Robert Frank (3)

Artwork [Original Album Layout Design] – Jon Van Hamersveld*, Norman Seef*

Edited By – Krish Sharma

Engineer – Andy Johns, Glyn Johns, Joe Zaganno*

Engineer [Additional] – Krish Sharma

Mastered By – Stephen Marcussen

Mixed By – Bob Clearmountain

Photography By [Booklet] – Dominique Tarlé

Photography By [Cover] – Robert Frank (3)

Producer – Don Was, Jimmy Miller, The Glimmer Twins

Barcode (Text): 6 02527 01640 5

• Media Condition: Mint (M)
• Sleeve Condition: Mint (M)
• Format Detail: CD
• Format: CD
• Genre: ROCK
• Released: 5/18/2010