The Rolling Stones - Satanic Sessions - Volume One, Two & Three (4+4+4 CD, 1997)

The infamous Midnight Beat 4-disc boxed sets, Satanic Sessions is an obsessive's dream. Documenting the sessions for "Their Satanic Majesties Request" and the associate singles, the box takes listeners through multiple (and often abortive) instrumental takes of songs both released and unreleased. Because these generally aren't the final takes, few have the additional overdubs that would be added at subsequent multitrack stages, although "Citadel" (which is present in its near-finished final instrumental take) is a welcome exception. The set ends with several takes of "Jigsaw Puzzle," which of course would not be released in completed form until "Beggars Banquet." Quality is absolutely stellar throughout.


                                                                     

The Rolling Stones - Unsurpassed Masters Vol. 1-7 (1963-79)

The Rolling Stones 

Unsurpassed Masters 

7 Volumes, 8 CD

Alt mixes, demos, BBC, backing tracks. Covers the period of 1963 through 1979, when the Stones were at their creative best. 

Rolling Stones - Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out! [2009, 3CD + DVD - 40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition]

 "GET YER YA-YA'S OUT!" - recorded in 1969 over two nights at Madison Square Garden - is the last official live document of the Rolling Stones in their swaggering Sixties prime; it's also one of the greatest live albums of all time.

Expectations were high for the band on its 1969 tour, the Stones' first in the U.S. in three years, and their first outing without guitarist Brian Jones, who had died that summer. They delivered in spades. Keith Richards and new guitarist Mick Taylor combined for angry workouts on Ya-Ya's' "Midnight Rambler" - the album's bluesy nine-minute masterpiece - and a stark, rubbery "Sympathy For The Devil." Mick Jagger and Richards pull apart Chuck Berry's "Little Queenie" into a raunchy romp, as if to prove they had fully mastered the rock form.

This three-disc remastered Ya-Ya's includes the original in all its gritty glory. Disc Two is a five-song EP from the same shows, with acoustic performances - "Prodigal Son" and "You Gotta Move" - from Richards (playing a resonator guitar) and Jagger. The third disc is an unexpected treat: blistering sets by openers B.B. King plus Ike and Tina Turner (doing an outrageously steamy take on Otis Redding's "I've Been Loving You Too Long"). And serious rock geeks will enjoy the final flourish.

The Rolling Stones - Tattoo You 40th anniversary reissue (4 CD, 2021) [FLAC + 24/44]

 1981 album revisited and expanded

The original album was put together mostly from studio outtakes from the 1970s and features well known singles such as Waiting On A Friend and the transatlantic top ten hit Start Me Up.

The album has been remastered (by Stephen Marcussen) and selected formats offer Lost & Found: Rarities a nine-track collection of previously unreleased songs from the period of the album’s original release, newly completed with additional vocals and guitar by the band. 

This bonus disc of rarites comes with the two-CD deluxe, and the 4CD+vinyl LP super deluxe edition. The latter also includes two additional CDs of live performance with Still Life – Wembley Stadium 1982, a memento of the band’s London show in June that year from the Tattoo You tour. 

 

Rolling Stones - Singles Collection - The London Years (3 CD, 2005) [SACD ISO]

Singles Collection: The London Years was released by former manager Allen Klein's ABKCO Records (who usurped control of the band's Decca/London material in 1970) after the band's departure from Decca and Klein.

The set is a triple album of every Rolling Stones single—and their B-Sides—mostly in their original mono mixes (at least as of the 2002 reissue), in both the UK and US encompassing their entire era with Decca Records in the United Kingdom and London Records in the United States—hence the album's title.

The original collection was produced by Andrew Loog Oldham, and digitally compiled and prepared under his supervision by P. D. Rain and Jody Klein.

With a range from 1963 to 1971, the set begins with their very first UK single, Chuck Berry's "Come On", and runs to Sticky Fingers' "Brown Sugar" and "Wild Horses" (which Allen Klein shares release rights with The Rolling Stones).

The Rolling Stones - Their Satanic Majesties Request (50th Anniversary Ed. 1967-2017) [SACD ISO]

Their Satanic Majesties Request is the sixth British and eighth American studio album by the Rolling Stones, released in December 1967 by Decca Records in the United Kingdom and London Records in the United States. Recording sessions saw the band experimenting widely with a psychedelic sound in the studio, incorporating elements such as unconventional instruments, sound effects, string arrangements, and African rhythms. The album’s title is a play on the “Her Britannic Majesty requests and requires …” text that appears inside a British passport. It is the first Stones album to feature the same track listings in both its UK and US versions.

Upon its release, Satanic Majesties received mixed reactions from critics and members of the group itself. The album was criticised as being derivative of the contemporaneous work of the Beatles, particularly their June 1967 release Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, with the similarities extending to the LP’s lenticular cover. In subsequent decades, however, it has gradually risen in critical reputation. Following the album’s release, the Rolling Stones abandoned their psychedelic style for a stripped-down return to their roots in blues music.

 

The Rolling Stones - GRRR ! (3 CD, 2012) [24-88]

This greatest hits collection celebrates five decades of The Rolling Stones. This triple-album tells the fascinating ongoing story of the greatest Rock n’ Roll band in the world, from their high octane version of Chuck Berry's “Come On”, their first single issued in June 1963, the thrilling chart-toppers “The Last Time,” “(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction,” “Get Off Of My Cloud,” “Jumping Jack Flash” and “Honky Tonk Women” and the perennial juke-box and concert favorites “Brown Sugar,” “Tumbling Dice,” “Miss You” and “Start Me Up,” all the way to the present day with the inclusion of “Gloom And Doom” and “One Last Shot”, two new studio recordings recently completed by the group in Paris, France. Features the best selections from Exile on Main St., Black and Blue, Emotional Rescue, Tattoo You, Let It Bleed, Beggars Banquet, Out Of Our Heads, Aftermath, and much, much more.

Rolling Stones - 60's UK EP Collection (2011) [24-88].rar

As the title states, this 2011 compilation wrangles up some Rolling Stones EPs from the '60s—specifically, three EPs (and their outstanding b-sides) from 1964. During this embryonic stage the Stones belonged to the late, great Brian Jones, who was interested in grooming the band as the best blues and R&B outfit to soundtrack swinging London’s burgeoning mod scene. Here, the Stones open with a hard-grooving take on Chuck Berry’s “Bye Bye Johnny,” one of many “Johnny B. Goode” derivatives that would help define Keith Richards’ early guitar style. With Richards' and Jones’ tube amps cranked well past the breaking point, a raunchy cover of Barrett Strong’s “Money” sounds like the birth of garage rock. Mick Jagger’s vocals on a simmering rendition of Arthur Alexander’s “You Better Move On” display his early yearning to sing in a style beyond the band's rave-ups of the era. Conversely, when the Stones revisit another Chuck Berry tune—“Around and Around”—and do a live version of “Route 66,” both play as though young Jagger was born to sing the blues.

The Rolling Stones - The Black Box [bootleg] (4 CD, 1998) [FLAC]

The "Black Box" title dates back to the working title and concept of "Metamorphosis" and Bill Wyman's original picks for the record which were:

Bright Lights Big City/Cops and Robbers/I'd Much Rather Be With The Boys/Little Red Rooster (Live)/Down The Road Apiece (Live)/Don't Lie To Me/If You Let Me/Godzi/Panama Powder Room/Gold Painted Nails/Fannie Mae/Down In The Bottom

This information is from the book: "The Rolling Stones an illustrated record by Roy Carr", 1976 (two of the titles have been corrected). Down The Road Apiece is listed as a live track, but it's most likely from the BBC "Top of The Pops" broadcast on March 4, 1965. Godzi & Panama Powder Room are not confirmed to exist, but may be from the 1966 time frame and could be instrumentals from various "Between The Buttons" sessions. Gold Painted Nails is an instrumental from the Satanic Majesties sessions.

The Black Box title was picked-up by some enterprising types who used it on 70's vinyl releases that consisted of three LP's in none other than a black box. The label was Rolling Stones Vinyl Product (RSVP), and the contents included reissues of "Gravestones", "Rape of The Vaults", and "Beautiful Delilah" (also reissued on the Dragonfly record label). The first two titles were originally rubber stamped RSVP releases and third was a copy of an early Trade Mark of Quality release. Arguably a stronger release than the Abkco issue. No Oldham orchestra tracks on these discs!

Bill Wyman 1974-2015 [FLAC]

As a member of the Rolling Stones for three decades, Bill Wyman established himself among the greatest bassists in rock & roll history; in tandem with drummer Charlie Watts, he belonged to one of the most stalwart rhythm sections in popular music, perfectly complementing the theatrics of Mick Jagger and the gritty guitar leads of Keith Richards.

1974 - Monkey Grip

1976 - Stone Alone

1982 - Bill Wyman

1992 - Stuff

2015 - Back to Basics

Rolling Stones - GRRR Live! (2 CD, 2023/FLAC-HD)

The Rolling Stones celebrated their golden anniversary in 2012 & 2013 by embarking on the 50 & Counting Tour, a 30-show itinerary for North America and Europe. On December 15, 2012, the band took the stage at Newark, New Jersey’s Prudential Center for the final of 4 shows in the New York area. Featuring guest spots from The Black Keys, Gary Clark Jr, Lady Gaga, John Mayer, Bruce Springsteen, and Mick Taylor, the concert proved to be one of the most memorable shows in the band’s history.

 

Rolling Stones - Nine 19 Teen [6 CD Live, 1989]

A taste of the Stones 1989 Steel Wheels tour of the US, with Eric Clapton sitting in for 1 song in LA and 2 in Atlantic City NJ.

 

 

The Rolling Stones - The Missing Jewels [4 CD, 1975/FLAC]

Rattlesnake RS 025/26/27/28
4 CD-Set with soundboard and audience recordings

 

The Rolling Stones - Live & Sessions 1963-1966 (6 CD, 2019/FLAC)

 

6 CD of early Stones

The Rolling Stones – Atlantic City 1989 (3 CD, 1998/FLAC)

 

On Dec. 19, 1989, as part of their Steel Wheels Tour, The Rollings Stones broadcast a guest-filled concert at Convention Center in Atlantic City (now known as Boardwalk Hall) as a pay-per-view special. The guests were Eric Clapton, Axl Rose and Izzy Stradlin of Guns N’ Roses, and legendary bluesman John Lee Hooker.

 

 

The Rolling Stones - Let it Bleed (50th anniversary, 2 x SACD with booklet, 2019) [FLAC]

The Rolling Stones' groundbreaking multi-platinum selling album Let It Bleed was released in late 1969, charting at #1 in the UK and #3 in the US. The Rolling Stones, at this point already a critically and commercially dominant force, composed and recorded their eighth long player (tenth for the U.S.) amidst both geopolitical and personal turmoil. The second of four Rolling Stones albums made with producer Jimmy Miller (Traffic, Blind Faith), Let It Bleed perfectly captures the ominous spirit of the times with "Gimme Shelter", the opening track. The 2019 remaster has been engineered by eleven-time Grammy®-winning mastering engineer Bob Ludwig.

 

 

Keith Richards solo discography [1988-2015]

Keith Richards (born 18 December 1943), often referred to during the 1960s and 1970s as Keith Richard, is an English musician, singer, and songwriter, who has achieved international fame as the co-founder, guitarist, secondary vocalist, and co-principal songwriter of the Rolling Stones. His songwriting partnership with Mick Jagger is one of the most successful in history. His career spans over six decades and his guitar playing style has been a trademark of the Rolling Stones throughout the band's career. Richards gained press notoriety for his romantic involvements and illicit drug use — and was often portrayed as a countercultural figure.

 

Gov’t Mule - Stoned Side of the Mule, Vol. 1 & 2 [2022/FLAC]

Gov’t Mule have announced they will share their live album Stoned Side of the Mule, Vol. 1 & 2 digitally for the first time. The 13-tracks were recorded during the band’s Rolling Stones-themed Halloween show at The Tower Theatre in Upper Darby, Pa.– just outside of Philadelphia–on Oct. 31, 2009. The band shared the evening’s cover of “Under My Thumb” with pristine audio in conjunction with the announcement.

The album was initially issued as a limited vinyl release in 2015 by Provogue to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Gov’t Mule and quickly sold out. Along with the digital release, the band will share their first-ever European repress of the LP on May 27. The re-release will come on two transparent blue and red vinyl as well as on CD.  

Stoned Side of the Mule features the band covering Rolling Stones staples including “Paint It Black,” “Wild Horses,” “Angie,” Brown Sugar,” and more. On the evening of Oct. 31, 2009, Gov’t Mule were joined by Steve Elson, who is known for his saxophone work with David Bowie and Stevie Ray Vaughan and guitarist and vocalist Jackie Greene who is known for his work with The Black Crowes and Phil Lesh & Friends. 

1 Under My Thumb (4:51)
2 Monkey Man (5:18)
3 Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo (Heartbreaker) (4:42)
4 Paint It Black (4:16)
5 Angie (4:57)
6 Ventilator Blues (7:38)
7 Shattered (4:10)
8 Wild Horses (06:25)
9 Bitch (04:59)
10 Slave (08:05)
11 Play With Fire (02:54)
12 Can’t You Hear Me Knocking (08:07)
13 Brown Sugar (05:04)

Rolling Stones discography [1964-2016] (FLAC)

The Rolling Stones are an English rock band formed in London in April 1962 by guitarist and harmonica player Brian Jones, pianist Ian Stewart, vocalist Mick Jagger and guitarist Keith Richards. Bassist Bill Wyman and drummer Charlie Watts completed the early lineup. American R&B and blues cover songs dominated The Rolling Stones' early material, but from the start they have included rock and roll in their repertoire. The Rolling Stones are credited for raising the international regard for the primitive blues typified by Chess Records' artists such as Willie Dixon and Muddy Waters, the latter of whom wrote the song "Rollin' Stone", after which the band is named.

Active for almost six decades, they are one of the most popular and enduring bands of the rock era. Diverging from the pop rock of the early 1960s, the Rolling Stones pioneered the gritty, heavier-driven sound that came to define hard rock. Their first stable line-up comprised of vocalist Mick Jagger, multi-instrumentalist Brian Jones, guitarist Keith Richards, bassist Bill Wyman, and drummer Charlie Watts. During their formative years Jones was the primary leader: he assembled the band, named it, and drove their sound and image. After Andrew Loog Oldham became the group's manager in 1963, he encouraged them to write their own songs. Jagger and Richards became the primary creative force behind the band, alienating Jones, who developed a drug addiction that interfered with his ability to contribute meaningfully. 

[1964] - 12 x 5 [2002 Remaster ABKCO 94022]

[1964] - England's Newest Hit Makers [2002 Remaster ABKCO 8822872]

[1965] - December's Children (And Everybody's) [2002 Remaster ABKCO 8822922]

[1965] - Out Of Our Heads [2002 Remaster ABKCO 8822912]

[1965] - The Rolling Stones No. 2 [Polydor P25L 25033]

[1965] - The Rolling Stones, Now! [2002 Remaster ABKCO 94202]

[1966] - Aftermath [2002 Remaster ABKCO 94762]

[1967] - Between The Buttons [2002 Remaster ABKCO 8822972]

[1967] - Their Satanic Majesties Request [2002 Remaster ABKCO 90022]

[1968] - Beggars Banquet [2002 Remaster ABKCO 95392]

[1969] - Let It Bleed [2002 Remaster ABKCO 90042]

[1971] - Sticky Fingers [1994 Remaster Virgin CDV 2730]

[1972] - Exile On Main St. [1994 Remaster Virgin 7243-8-39524-2-7]

[1973] - Goats Head Soup [1986 Remaster CBS 450207 2]

[1974] - It's Only Rock 'N Roll [1986 Remaster CBS 450202 2]

[1976] - Black And Blue [1986 Remaster CBS 450203 2]

[1978] - Some Girls [1987 Remaster CBS 450197 2]

[1980] - Emotional Rescue [1994 Remaster Virgin CDV 2737]

[1981] - Tattoo You [1994 Remaster Virgin CDV 2732]

[1983] - Undercover [1994 Remaster Virgin CDV 2741]

[1986] - Dirty Work [1994 Remaster Virgin CDV 2743]

[1989] - Steel Wheels [1994 Remaster Virgin CDV 2742]

[1994] - Voodoo Lounge [1994 Remaster Virgin CDV 2750]

[1997] - Bridges To Babylon [Virgin CDV 2840]

[2005] - A Bigger Bang [Virgin CDV 3012]

[2016] - Blue & Lonesome [Polydor 571 494-2]

The Rolling Stones - Rock and Roll Circus 1968 (DVDRIP + FLAC-HD [2019]

The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus is a film released in 1996 of a December 11, 1968 event put together by The Rolling Stones. The event comprised two concerts on a circus stage, and included acts such as Eric Clapton, The Who, Taj Mahal, Marianne Faithfull, and Jethro Tull. John Lennon and his fiancee Yoko Ono performed as part of a supergroup called The Dirty Mac, along with Eric Clapton, Mitch Mitchell, and Keith Richards. It was originally meant to be aired on the BBC, but the Rolling Stones withheld its airing and release.

This concert is the only footage of Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi performing as a member of Jethro Tull; he was a member for only several weeks.

Originally filmed in December 1968, "The Rock and Roll Circus" was originally intended to be released as a television special. The special was filmed over two nights and featured not only the Rolling Stones but The Who, Jethro Tull (with future Black Sabbath guitarist Tommy Iommi filling in for the recently departed Mick Abrahams), Marianne Faithful and an all-star jam featuring John Lennon, Eric Clapton, Keith Richards and Mitch Micthell. Sadly, this also marked the final appearance of the Stones founder and original guiding light, Brian Jones, who would be dead within six months after filming the special.