Artist: The Rolling Stones
Title: Exile On Main St.
Released: May 12, 1972
Label: Rolling Stones Records
Catalogue No: COC 69100 [UK] and COC2-2900 [USA]
Here is Vol. 25 of the Russian boots. Exile On Main St. is an album composed of outtakes and tracks written and recorded over the period of four years, from 1968 to 1972. On those earlier songs, singer Mick Jagger said in 2003, "...After we got out of our contract with Allen Klein, we didn't want to give him those earlier tracks," as they were forced to do with the songs Brown Sugar and Wild Horses from Sticky Fingers. Most were recorded between 1969 and 1971 at Olympic Studios and Richard's Stargroves country house in England during sessions for Sticky Fingers.
By the spring of 1971, the Stones chose to abandon their home country of England to avoid the amount of taxes the British government expected the band to pay. The Stones would have to leave by April 5th, or the government would have seized their assets. After much consideration, the Stones chose to settle in France at Villefranche-sur-Mer, near Nice, where guitarist Keith Richards had rented Nellcτte, the "Gestapo headquarters during the Second World War," according to Richards, complete with swastikas on the floor vents. It was here that the Stones would begin work constructing their next album.
THE PLAYERS:
Mick Jagger vocals, harmonica, guitar
Keith Richards guitar, bass, vocals, piano
Mick Taylor guitar, slide guitar, bass
Charlie Watts drums
Bill Wyman bass, upright bass
Ian Stewart piano
Nicky Hopkins piano
Jim Price trumpet, trombone, organ
Bobby Keys saxophone, percussion
Billy Preston piano, organ
Clydie King backing vocals
Bill Plummer upright bass
Mac Rebennack (Dr. John) backing vocals, piano
Richard Washington marimba
Al Perkins pedal steel guitar
Jerry Kirkland backing vocals
Tami Lynn backing vocals
Kathi McDonald backing vocals
Jimmy Miller drums, percussion, maracas
Vanetta Field backing vocals
Shirley Goodman backing vocals
Joe Green backing vocals
TRACK LISTING:
01 Rocks Off
02 Rip This Joint
03 Shake Your Hips
04 Casino Boogie
05 Tumbling Dice
06 Sweet Virginia
07 Torn and Frayed
08 Sweet Black Angel
09 Loving Cup
10 Happy
11 Turn On the Run
12 Ventilation Blues
13 I Just Want To See His Face
14 Let It Loose
15 All Down the Line
16 Stop Breaking Down
17 Shine A Light
18 Soul Survivor
BONUS TRACKS: Perth, Australia, February 24, 1973 (Afternoon Show)
19 Rocks Off
20 Happy
21 Tumbling Dice
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Released: May 12, 1972
Label: Rolling Stones Records
Catalogue No: COC 69100 [UK] and COC2-2900 [USA]
Here is Vol. 25 of the Russian boots. Exile On Main St. is an album composed of outtakes and tracks written and recorded over the period of four years, from 1968 to 1972. On those earlier songs, singer Mick Jagger said in 2003, "...After we got out of our contract with Allen Klein, we didn't want to give him those earlier tracks," as they were forced to do with the songs Brown Sugar and Wild Horses from Sticky Fingers. Most were recorded between 1969 and 1971 at Olympic Studios and Richard's Stargroves country house in England during sessions for Sticky Fingers.
By the spring of 1971, the Stones chose to abandon their home country of England to avoid the amount of taxes the British government expected the band to pay. The Stones would have to leave by April 5th, or the government would have seized their assets. After much consideration, the Stones chose to settle in France at Villefranche-sur-Mer, near Nice, where guitarist Keith Richards had rented Nellcτte, the "Gestapo headquarters during the Second World War," according to Richards, complete with swastikas on the floor vents. It was here that the Stones would begin work constructing their next album.
THE PLAYERS:
Mick Jagger vocals, harmonica, guitar
Keith Richards guitar, bass, vocals, piano
Mick Taylor guitar, slide guitar, bass
Charlie Watts drums
Bill Wyman bass, upright bass
Ian Stewart piano
Nicky Hopkins piano
Jim Price trumpet, trombone, organ
Bobby Keys saxophone, percussion
Billy Preston piano, organ
Clydie King backing vocals
Bill Plummer upright bass
Mac Rebennack (Dr. John) backing vocals, piano
Richard Washington marimba
Al Perkins pedal steel guitar
Jerry Kirkland backing vocals
Tami Lynn backing vocals
Kathi McDonald backing vocals
Jimmy Miller drums, percussion, maracas
Vanetta Field backing vocals
Shirley Goodman backing vocals
Joe Green backing vocals
TRACK LISTING:
01 Rocks Off
02 Rip This Joint
03 Shake Your Hips
04 Casino Boogie
05 Tumbling Dice
06 Sweet Virginia
07 Torn and Frayed
08 Sweet Black Angel
09 Loving Cup
10 Happy
11 Turn On the Run
12 Ventilation Blues
13 I Just Want To See His Face
14 Let It Loose
15 All Down the Line
16 Stop Breaking Down
17 Shine A Light
18 Soul Survivor
BONUS TRACKS: Perth, Australia, February 24, 1973 (Afternoon Show)
19 Rocks Off
20 Happy
21 Tumbling Dice