THE ROLLING STONES - EXILE ON MAINSTREET (180g 2LP)

The Rolling Stones Exile On Main Street on 180g 2LP Set

Mastered from the Original Tapes: 1972 Landmark Has NEVER Sounded Better

Arguably the Best Rock n' Roll Record Ever Made: Absolutely Essential

Also Available As a Super Deluxe Edition Box Set

Is there a better rock n' roll album that the The Rolling Stones' Exile on Main Street? Likely not, especially now that the 1972 classic has been remastered from the original master tapes and boasts absolutely extraordinary sound. The double album is universally regarded as one of the five greatest albums in rock 'n' roll history and the most defining in the Stones' legendary catalog.

Upon its release more than three decades ago, Exile on Main Street wove varying musical genres, instruments, and artists into a compelling masterpiece. The 18-track double-album was famously recorded in various stages at multiple locations, including Olympic Studios in London, Keith Richards' mansion Nellcote in France, and in Los Angeles, where the literal 'Main Street' influenced the album's title. Atypical circumstances surrounding the recording process greatly affected the album's outcome, itself highly reflective and influenced by the socio-political turbulence that marked the late 60s and early 70s.

As detected throughout Exile, The Stones nixed the flower-child era's influences and directed their creative process with an edgier, excessive, "more is more" approach. Consequently, Exile reveals a sprawling mix of genres peppered with blues, country, R&B, and gospel, all mixed with lyrics that fervently demand release and liberation. The album also called on an electric array of talent, including Dr. John, the late Billy Preston, and pianist Nicky Hopkins. Guitarist Mick Taylor, who replaced Brian Jones in the band shortly before the latter died in 1969, brings his fervent intensity and bluesy elegance to the table to go along with Richards' landmark riffs.

Due to the confluence of chemistry, personnel, circumstances, and songs, there is no other album in history that sounds like Exile on Main Street. Remastered from the original tapes, it now sounds truly unbelievable in analog. You need to hear it to believe it.

Hands-down, the must-own reissue of 2010.

The Rolling Stones Exile On Main Street Track Listing:

1.   Rocks Off      
2.   Rip This Joint      
3.   Shake Your Hips      
4.   Casino Boogie      
5.   Tumbling Dice      
6.   Sweet Virginia      
7.   Torn And Frayed      
8.   Sweet Black Angel      
9.   Loving Cup      
10.  Happy      
11.  Turd On The Run      
12.  Ventilator 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