MFSL 1-060 THE ROLLING STONES Sticky Fingers JVC Japan SUPER VINYL NM
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THE ROLLING STONES Sticky Fingers
EX/NM Used Audiophile Vinyl Record
Record Label: Mobile Fidelity MFSL 1-060
Long Out Of Print, an early MoFi version of the audiophile classic. Sourced from the original stereo analog master tapes, Half Speed Mastered by Stan Ricker and pressed on High Definition Super Vinyl by the Victor Company of Japan.
Mobile Fidelity reissues are among the finest recordings ever produced and very limited in quantity.
Condition: Record sleeve shows a small amount of shelf wear on the bottom and on the bottom corners. Gold zipper is like new. Spine is straight and shows no signs of chipping or wear. There are no spindle marks on the label. Comes with two-sided credit and photo insert, special heavy-duty protective packaging and static and dust-free inner sleeve. Vinyl looks shiny and clean and plays like new.
Side 1
1. Brown Sugar
2. Sway
3. Wild Horses
4. Can't You Hear Me Knocking
5. You Gotta Move
Side 2
6. Bitch
7. I Got the Blues
8. Sister Morphine
9. Dead Flowers
10. Moonlight Mile
Review: Pieced together from outtakes and much-labored-over songs, Sticky Fingers has a loose, ramshackle ambience that belies both its origins and the dark undercurrents of the songs. It's a weary, drug-laden album -- well over half the songs explicitly mention drug use, while the others merely allude to it -- that never fades away, but barely keeps afloat. Apart from the classic opener, "Brown Sugar," the long workout "Can't You Hear Me Knocking," and the mean-spirited "Bitch," Sticky Fingers is a slow, bluesy affair, with a few country touches thrown in for good measure. The laid-back tone of the album gives ample room for new lead guitarist Mick Taylor to stretch out, particularly on the extended coda of "Can't You Hear Me Knocking." But the key to the album isn't the instrumental interplay -- although that is terrific -- it's the soulfulness of the songs. "Wild Horses" is their first non-ironic stab at a country song, and it is a beautiful, heart-tugging masterpiece. Similarly, "I Got the Blues" is a ravished, late-night classic that ranks among their very best blues. "Sister Morphine" is a horrifying overdose tale, and "Moonlight Mile," with Paul Buckmaster's grandiose strings, is a perfect closure: sad, yearning, drug-addled, and beautiful. With its offhand mixture of decadence, roots music, and outright malevolence, Sticky Fingers set the tone for the rest of the decade for the Stones.
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