The Rolling Stones - Exile on Main St. (Deluxe Edition) [UMG Remaster 2010]

Album Review:

Exile on Main St. is the tenth studio album by The Rolling Stones. Released as a double LP in May 1972, it draws on many genres including rock & roll, blues, country and soul and calypso. Exile on Main St. was initially greeted by reviewers with condemnation or high praise, but it has since become almost universally regarded as a masterpiece.

A remastered version of the album was released in Europe on 17 May 2010 and in the United States on 18 May 2010, featuring 10 new tracks, including "Plundered My Soul", "Dancing in the Light", "Following the River" and "Pass the Wine" as well as alternate versions of "Soul Survivor" and "Loving Cup".

Universal Music, which remastered and re-released the rest of the post-1971 Rolling Stones catalogue in 2009, issued a new remastering of Exile on Main St. in a deluxe package in May 2010. Of the ten bonus tracks, five are undoctored outtakes from the original sessions: "I'm Not Signifying", an early version of "Tumbling Dice" entitled "Good Time Women", the instrumental "Title 5", and alternates of "Loving Cup" and "Soul Survivor", the last featuring a Richards lead vocal. The other five tracks received overdubs just prior to release on this package, new lead vocals by Jagger on all, backing vocals in places by past and current Stones tour singers Cindy Mizelle and Lisa Fischer, and a new guitar part by Mick Taylor on "Plundered My Soul". On the selection of tracks, Richards said, "Well, basically it's the record and a few tracks we found when we were plundering the vaults. Listening back to everything we said, 'Well, this would be an interesting addition".

Most of the tracks were left as originally recorded at the time, with Richards continuing, "There wasn't much to be done and I really didn't want to get in the way of what was there. It was missing a bit of body here and there, and I stroked something on acoustic here and there. But otherwise, I really wanted to leave them pretty much as they were. Mick wanted to sort of fix some vocal things, but otherwise, basically they are as we left them 39 years ago. Mick did need to sing an actual vocal on Plundered My Soul because there wasn't one and Mick Taylor also recorded lead & rhythm guitar in London. The rest of the songs were, however, only completed in the studio for this release, with lyrics written and both lead and backing vocals newly recorded. Jimmy Fallon announced on his show, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, that he would mark the re-release of the album with a week's worth of musicians performing songs from the album. Phish, who had played the album in its entirety live in concert before, were the first confirmed act to join the salute.

The re-released album entered at number one in the UK charts, almost 38 years to the week after it first occupied that position. The Rolling Stones are the first act to ever have a studio album return to number one after it was first released. The album also re-entered at number two in the US charts selling 76,000 during the first week.

The bonus CD, available separately as Exile on Main St. (Rarities Edition) exclusively in the US at Target also charted, debuting at number 27 with 15,000 copies sold.


Album Details:

Artist: The Rolling Stones
Album: Exile On Main St.
Label: Polydor
Catalogue #: 2734295
Barcode: 6 02527 34295 5
Format: CD, Album, Remastered, Reissue, Deluxe Edition
Country: Argentina
Released: May 25, 2010
Original Released: May 12, 1972
Number of Discs: 2
Language: English
Time: 67:16 + 41:11
Rating: 5 stars (allmusic.com)
Genre: Rock
Styles: Blues Rock, Country Rock, Rock & Roll, Classic Rock


Track Listing:

All songs by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, except where noted.

Disc 1

01. Rocks Off (04:33)
02. Rip This Joint (02:23)
03. Shake Your Hips (02:59) (James Moore)
04. Casino Boogie (03:35)
05. Tumbling Dice (03:47)
06. Sweet Virginia (04:27)
07. Torn And Frayed (04:18)
08. Sweet Black Angel (02:58)
09. Loving Cup (04:26)
10. Happy (03:05)
11. Turd On The Run (02:38)
12. Ventilator Blues (03:25) (Mick Taylor/Mick Jagger/Keith Richards)
13. Just Want To See His Face (02:53)
14. Let It Loose (05:19)
15. All Down The Line (03:50)
16. Stop Breaking Down (04:35) (Robert Johnson)
17. Shine A Light (04:17)
18. Soul Survivor (03:49)





Disc 2

01. Pass The Wine (Sophia Loren) (04:54)
02. Plundered My Soul (03:59)
03. I'm Not Signifying (03:57)
04. Following The River (04:52)
05. Dancing In The Light (04:22)
06. So Divine (Aladdin Story) (04:33)
07. Loving Cup (Alternate Take) (05:26)
08. Soul Survivor (Alternate Take) (03:59)
09. Good Time Women (Tumbling Dice Alternate Take) (03:21)
10. Title 5 (01:47)





Personnel:

The Rolling Stones

* Mick Jagger – vocals, harmonica, and guitar
* Keith Richards – guitar, bass guitar, vocals, and piano
* Mick Taylor – guitar, slide guitar, and bass guitar
* Charlie Watts – drums
* Bill Wyman – bass guitar and upright bass

Additional musicians

* Venetta Fields – backing vocals
* Shirley Goodman – backing vocals
* Joe Green – backing vocals
* Nicky Hopkins – piano
* Bobby Keys – saxophone and percussion
* Clydie King – backing vocals
* Jerry Kirkland – backing vocals
* Tami Lynn – backing vocals
* Kathi McDonald – backing vocals
* Jimmy Miller – drums, percussion, and maracas
* Al Perkins – pedal steel guitar
* Bill Plummer – upright bass
* Billy Preston – piano and organ
* Jim Price – trumpet, trombone, and organ
* Mac Rebennack (Dr. John) – backing vocals and piano
* Ian Stewart – piano
* Richard Washington – marimba

Production

* Robert Frank – photography
* Jeremy Gee – engineer
* Andy Johns – engineer
* Glyn Johns – engineer
* Norman Seeff – design
* Nick Watterton – engineer
* John Van Hamersveld – design
* Joe Zaganno – engineer


Notes:

Released in double digipak case.
Includes exclusive 12 page booklet - featuring band photography.

Disc 1 originally released 1972.
All tracks on Disc 2 are previously unreleased.

Mastered at Marcussen Mastering, Hollywood, CA.

Recorded at the following studios:
One East Studio in New York
Olympic, Stargroves, Nellcote, Henson Village and Mix This! (LA).

℗ © 2010 Promotone B.V. under exclusive licence to Universal Music International B.V.

Discs pressed in Argentina.
Made in Argentina.

















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