The Rolling Stones - Exile On Main St. (US)
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The Rolling Stones – Exile On Main St. (US)

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Complete with all 12 postcards undetached

Greeted with decidedly mixed reviews upon its original release, Exile on Main St. has become generally regarded as the Rolling Stones’ finest album. Part of the reason why the record was initially greeted with hesitant reviews is that it takes a while to assimilate. A sprawling, weary double album encompassing rock & roll, blues, soul, and country, Exile doesn’t try anything new on the surface, but the substance is new. Taking the bleakness that underpinned Let It Bleed and Sticky Fingers to an extreme, Exile is a weary record, and not just lyrically. Jagger‘s vocals are buried in the mix, and the music is a series of dark, dense jams, with Keith Richards and Mick Taylor spinning off incredible riffs and solos. And the songs continue the breakthroughs of their three previous albums. No longer does their country sound forced or kitschy — it’s lived-in and complex, just like the group’s forays into soul and gospel. While the songs, including the masterpieces “Rocks Off,” “Tumbling Dice,” “Torn and Frayed,” “Happy,” “Let It Loose,” and “Shine a Light,” are all terrific, they blend together, with only certain lyrics and guitar lines emerging from the murk. It’s the kind of record that’s gripping on the very first listen, but each subsequent listen reveals something new. Few other albums, let alone double albums, have been so rich and masterful as Exile on Main St., and it stands not only as one of the Stones’ best records but sets a remarkably high standard for all of hard rock.

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Rolling Stones Records ‎– COC 2-2900 2 × Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, 1972 US RI – PRC Pressing, Unipak

Side 1.

1. Rocks Off 4:28
2. Rip This Joint 2:21
3. Shake Your Hips 2:57
4. Casino Boogie 3:30
5. Tumbling Dice 3:42

Side 2.

1. Sweet Virginia 4:22
2. Torn And Frayed 4:14
3. Sweet Black Angel 2:53
4. Loving Cup 4:21

Side 3.

1. Happy 3:01
2. Turd On The Run 2:35
3. Ventilator Blues 3:22
4. I Just Want To See His Face 2:50
5. Let It Loose 5:13

Side 4.

1. All Down The Line 3:46
2. Stop Breaking Down 4:31
3. Shine A Light 4:12
4. Soul Survivor 3:46

Credits:

Media Condition: Near Mint (NM or M-)
Sleeve Condition:  Near Mint (NM or M-)

 

 

 

Barcode and Other Identifiers:

PRC pressing variant nearly identical to Exile On Main St, but with UNIPAK patent # 3,426,960 inside spine instead of “Patent Pending.”

Another similar PRC pressing variant, with Atco distribution on Side A label, at Exile On Main St.

“RI” matrix suffix on labels and “PR” etched in runouts denotes PRC Recording Company, Richmond, IN, pressing. Single 70mm pressing ring. Remainder of runouts etched, mastering logo stamped.

Issued in Unipak gatefold jacket with single compartment for both records, and heavy-stock printed inner sleeves with credits and photographs, and an insert of 12 perforated postcards.

Label rimtext:
Side A in large-sized print:
Dist. by Atlantic Recording Corporation, 1841 Broadway, New York, New York 10023
Sides B, C, D, in small-sized print:
Rolling Stones Records, TM Musidor N.V., Dist. by Atlantic Recording Corp., 1841 Bway., N.Y., N.Y.

 

Rights Society ASCAP & BMI
Other (Unipak patent #, jacket): 3,426,960
Other (Shorepak patent #, inner sleeves): 3,301,467
Pressing Plant ID (On labels): RI
Matrix / Runout (Side A label): ST-RS-722507RI
Matrix / Runout (Side B label): ST-RS-722508RI
Matrix / Runout (Side C label): ST-RS-722509RI
Matrix / Runout (Side D label): ST-RS-722510RI
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 1): ST-RS-722507-DDD-1 ROLLING STONES RECORDS PR D [Artisan logo]
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 1): ST-RS-722508BBB-1-111 ROLLING STONES RECORDS D PR [Artisan logo]
Matrix / Runout (Side C runout, variant 1): ST-RS-722509- BBB-1-1-11111 ROLLING STONES RECORDS PR D [Artisan logo]
Matrix / Runout (Side D runout, variant 1): ST-RS-722510 DDD-1 ROLLING STONES RECORDS [Artisan logo] PR D A
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 2): ROLLING STONES RECORD ST-RS-722507-CCC++-1-11 PR [Artisan logo]
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 2): ROLLING STONES RECORDS ST-RS-722508 DDD+-1-1 PR [Artisan logo]
Matrix / Runout (Side C runout, variant 2): ROLLING STONES RECORDS ST-RS-722509-BBB+1-111 PR [Artisan logo]
Matrix / Runout (Side D runout, variant 2): ROLLING STONES RECORDS ST-RS-722510 FFF-11 PR [Artisan logo] B
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 3): ROLLING STONES RECORDS ST-RS-722507-BBB–1-11 PR D [Artisan logo]
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 3): ROLLING STONES RECORDS ST-RS-722508 BBB-1-1111 PR [Artisan logo]
Matrix / Runout (Side C runout, variant 3): ROLLING STONES RECORDS ST-RS-722509 CCC-1-111 PR D [Artisan logo]
Matrix / Runout (Side D runout, variant 3): ROLLING STONES RECORDS ST-RS-722510 DDD-1-11 [Artisan logo] PR D
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 4): ST-RS-722507-D DD+-1-11 ROLLING STONES RECORDS PR [Artisan logo]
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 4): ST-RS-722508F FF-1 ROLLING STONES RECORDS [Artisan logo] PR
Matrix / Runout (Side C runout, variant 4): ST-RS-722509C CC-1-111 ROLLING STONES RECORDS PR [Artisan logo]
Matrix / Runout (Side D runout, variant 4): ST-RS-722510-B BB-1-111 ROLLING STONES RECORDS [Artisan logo] PR

Additional information

Weight 1 kg
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