ROLLING STONES SATANIC MAJESTY 3D SLEEVE TXL103 MONO LP

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ROLLING STONES ‘THEIR SATANIC MAJESTIES REQUEST’ ORIGINAL TXL 103 MONO FIRST PRESS UK ISSUE VINYL LP IN 3D GATEFOLD SLEEVE

Sleeve Condition: Ex overall.  The 3D plastic effect is inevitably quite scuffed though this is not noticeable except under close inspection.  All sides of the sleeve are free from previous owner’s names or markings.

Record Condition: Pretty rough, visually I’d have to grade it as Fair to Good. Please note that I stick meticulously to Record Collector Price Guide criteria.  It has noticeable scratches and handling marks and has clearly not been cared for.  The amazing thing is that it tracks fine throughout without jumping (I have played both sides from start to finish) and the music is not in the least affected or distorted; a testament 1960’s, vinyl and the late Mono recordings.  There is however, noticeable surface noise throughout.

It’s a collection filler obviously, until a better one turns up.  Alternatively, as the sleeve is one of the most iconic and sought after in the whole genre of ‘60’s rock music, it could be an upgrade for an early issue that currently has a standard issue sleeve.

Without a doubt, no Rolling Stones album -- and, indeed, very few rock albums from any era -- split critical opinion as much as the Rolling Stones' psychedelic outing. Many dismiss the record as sub-Sgt. Pepper posturing; others confess, if only in private, to a fascination with the album's inventive arrangements, which incorporated some African rhythms, Mellotrons, and full orchestration. Never before or since did the Stones take so many chances in the studio. This writer, at least, feels that the record has been unfairly undervalued, partly because purists expect the Stones to constantly champion a blues 'n' raunch world view.

About half the material is very strong, particularly the glorious "She's a Rainbow," with its beautiful harmonies, piano, and strings; the riff-driven "Citadel"; the hazy, dream-like "In Another Land," Bill Wyman's debut writing (and singing) credit on a Stones release; and the majestically dark and doomy cosmic rocker "2000 Light Years From Home," with some of the creepiest synthesizer effects (devised by Brian Jones) ever to grace a rock record.  

It's a much better record than most people give it credit for being, though, with a strong current of creeping uneasiness that undercuts the gaudy psychedelic flourishes. In 1968, the Stones would go back to the basics, and never wander down these paths again, making this all the more of a fascinating anomaly in the group's discography.

Track listing

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

Side one

No.

Title

Length

1.

"Sing This All Together"  

3:46

2.

"Citadel"  

2:50

3.

"In Another Land" (Bill Wyman)

3:15

4.

"2000 Man"  

3:07

5.

"Sing This All Together (See What Happens)"  

8:33

Side two

No.

Title

Length

6.

"She's a Rainbow"  

4:35

7.

"The Lantern"  

4:24

8.

"Gomper"  

5:08

9.

"2000 Light Years from Home"  

4:45

10.

"On with the Show"  

3:40

Personnel

The Rolling Stones

• Mick Jagger – lead and backing vocals, percussion
• Keith Richards – guitars, backing vocals
• Brian Jones – Mellotron, percussion, organ, flute, recorder, sitar on "Gomper", electric dulcimer, saxophone, concert harp
• Charlie Watts – drums, percussion, tablas
• Bill Wyman – bass, percussion, backing vocals, lead vocals on "In Another Land"

Additional personnel

• Nicky Hopkins – piano, harpsichord, organ, Mellotron
• John Paul Jones – string arrangement on "She's a Rainbow"
• Eddie Kramer – percussion
• Ronnie Lane – backing vocals on "In Another Land"
• Steve Marriott – backing vocals and acoustic guitar on "In Another Land"
• John Lennon and Paul McCartney – vocals on "Sing This All Together"
• Anita Pallenberg – backing vocals
• Uncredited musicians – strings and brass

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