Rolling Stones* – Exile On Main St.
Genre: | Rock |
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Style: | Blues Rock, Rock & Roll, Country Rock |
Year: |
Tracklist
Rocks Off | 4:33 | ||
Rip This Joint | 2:24 | ||
Shake Your Hips | 2:58 | ||
Casino Boogie | 3:30 | ||
Tumbling Dice | 3:30 | ||
Sweet Virginia | 4:25 | ||
Torn And Frayed | 3:40 | ||
Sweet Black Angel | 3:05 | ||
Loving Cup | 4:22 | ||
Happy | 3:00 | ||
Turd On The Run | 2:33 | ||
Ventilator Blues | 3:20 | ||
I Just Want To See His Face | 3:15 | ||
Let It Loose | 5:17 | ||
All Down The Line | 3:50 | ||
Stop Breaking Down | 4:34 | ||
Shine A Light | 4:15 | ||
Soul Survivor | 3:50 |
Credits (17)
- B. Wyman*Bass
- John Van HamersveldDesign [Layout]
- Norman SeeffDesign [Layout]
- C. Watts*Drums
- Andy JohnsEngineer
- Glyn JohnsEngineer
Notes
Exile on Main St. is the tenth British and twelfth American studio album by the English rock band The Rolling Stones, released on 12 May 1972 by Rolling Stones Records. Recording began in 1969 in England during sessions for Sticky Fingers and continued in mid-1971 at a rented villa in the South of France named Nellcôte while the band lived abroad as tax exiles.
Performed by:
Mick Jagger – lead vocals, backing vocals; harmonica (on "Shake Your Hips", "Sweet Virginia", "Sweet Black Angel", "Turd on the Run" and "Stop Breaking Down"); electric guitar (on "Tumbling Dice" and "Stop Breaking Down")
Keith Richards – guitars, backing vocals; bass guitar (on "Casino Boogie", "Happy" and "Soul Survivor"); electric piano (on "I Just Want to See His Face"); lead vocals (on "Happy")
Mick Taylor – guitars (on all but "Tumbling Dice", "Torn and Frayed" and "Happy"); bass guitar (on "Tumbling Dice", "Torn and Frayed", "I Just Want to See His Face" and "Shine a Light")
Charlie Watts – drums (on all tracks except "Tumbling Dice" (outro), "Happy" and "Shine a Light")
Bill Wyman – bass guitar (on "Rocks Off", "Shake Your Hips", "Sweet Virginia", "Sweet Black Angel", "Loving Cup", "Ventilator Blues", "Let It Loose" and "Stop Breaking Down")
The original release came in a unipak gatefold sleeve with a 12 postcard set inside the jacket. They feature images of 4 members of the band, a short movie in pictures. Bill Wyman was not present at the session, his head is copied into the pictures.
Performed by:
Mick Jagger – lead vocals, backing vocals; harmonica (on "Shake Your Hips", "Sweet Virginia", "Sweet Black Angel", "Turd on the Run" and "Stop Breaking Down"); electric guitar (on "Tumbling Dice" and "Stop Breaking Down")
Keith Richards – guitars, backing vocals; bass guitar (on "Casino Boogie", "Happy" and "Soul Survivor"); electric piano (on "I Just Want to See His Face"); lead vocals (on "Happy")
Mick Taylor – guitars (on all but "Tumbling Dice", "Torn and Frayed" and "Happy"); bass guitar (on "Tumbling Dice", "Torn and Frayed", "I Just Want to See His Face" and "Shine a Light")
Charlie Watts – drums (on all tracks except "Tumbling Dice" (outro), "Happy" and "Shine a Light")
Bill Wyman – bass guitar (on "Rocks Off", "Shake Your Hips", "Sweet Virginia", "Sweet Black Angel", "Loving Cup", "Ventilator Blues", "Let It Loose" and "Stop Breaking Down")
The original release came in a unipak gatefold sleeve with a 12 postcard set inside the jacket. They feature images of 4 members of the band, a short movie in pictures. Bill Wyman was not present at the session, his head is copied into the pictures.
Versions
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Image | , | – | In Your Collection, Wantlist, or Inventory | Version Details | Data Quality | ||||
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![]() | Exile On Main St. 2×LP, Album, Stereo, Postcards, Grey TM | Rolling Stones Records – COC 69100 | UK | 1972 | UK — 1972 | Recently Edited | |||
![]() | Exile On Main St. 2×LP, Album | Rolling Stones Records – COC 69 100 | Netherlands | 1972 | Netherlands — 1972 | Recently Edited | |||
![]() | Exile On Main St 2×LP, Album, Stereo, RI - PRC Richmond Pressing, Unipak | Rolling Stones Records – COC-2-2900, Rolling Stones Records – COC 2-2900 | US | 1972 | US — 1972 | ||||
![]() | Exile On Main St. 2×LP, Album | Rolling Stones Records – 2COC-2900 | Canada | 1972 | Canada — 1972 | Recently Edited | |||
![]() | Exile On Main St 2×LP, Album | Rolling Stones Records – COC 69100 | Germany | 1972 | Germany — 1972 | Recently Edited | |||
![]() | Exile On Main St. 8-Track Cartridge, Album, Gray shell | Rolling Stones Records – TP 2-2900 | US | 1972 | US — 1972 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Exile On Main St 2×LP, Album | Rolling Stones Records – COC 69100 | France | 1972 | France — 1972 | Recently Edited | |||
![]() | Exile On Main St. 2×LP, Album, Gatefold | Rolling Stones Records – COC 2-2900, Continental (3) – COC 2-2900 | Brazil | 1972 | Brazil — 1972 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Exile On Main St. 2×LP, Album | Rolling Stones Records – 59101, Rolling Stones Records – COC-2-2900 | Greece | 1972 | Greece — 1972 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Exile On Main St. 2×LP, Album, Gatefold | Rolling Stones Records – 2 COC-2900 | Canada | 1972 | Canada — 1972 | Recently Edited | |||
![]() | Exile On Main Street 2×LP, Album, with Postcards | Rolling Stones Records – 2COC.2900 | New Zealand | 1972 | New Zealand — 1972 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Exile On Main St. 2×LP, Album | Rolling Stones Records – 50.008-2 | Venezuela | 1972 | Venezuela — 1972 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Exile On Main St. 2×LP, Album, Gatefold | Rolling Stones Records – COC-2-2900, Rolling Stones Records – 2COC-2900 | Canada | 1972 | Canada — 1972 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Exile On Main St 2×LP, Album, Stereo, MO - Monarch Pressing, Gatefold, Unipak | Rolling Stones Records – COC 2-2900, Rolling Stones Records – COC-2-2900 | US | 1972 | US — 1972 | ||||
![]() | Exile On Main St 2×LP, Album | Rolling Stones Records – COC 69100 | France | 1972 | France — 1972 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Exile On Main Street 2×LP, Album, Gatefold | Rolling Stones Records – COC 69 100, Rolling Stones Records – COC 1/2-2900 | Netherlands | 1972 | Netherlands — 1972 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Exile On Main St 2×LP, Album, Stereo, PR / Presswell Pressing, Gatefold | Rolling Stones Records – COC 2-2900 | US | 1972 | US — 1972 | Recently Edited | |||
![]() | Exile On Main St. 2×LP, Album, Unipak | Rolling Stones Records – COC 2-2900 | Spain | 1972 | Spain — 1972 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Exile On Main St. 2×LP, Album, Unipak | Rolling Stones Records – COC 69100 | Austria | 1972 | Austria — 1972 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Exile On Main St. 2×LP, Album, Stereo, CSM - Santa Maria Pressing, Unipak | Rolling Stones Records – COC 2-2900, Rolling Stones Records – COC-2-2900, Rolling Stones Records – COC-2-2900-0996 | US | 1972 | US — 1972 | Recently Edited | |||
![]() | Exile On Main St. 2×LP, Album, Misprint, Stereo | Rolling Stones Records – COC 69100 | Germany | 1972 | Germany — 1972 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Exile On Main St. 2×LP, Album, Stereo | Music Hall – 14.012/13, Rolling Stones Records – 14.012/13 | Argentina | 1972 | Argentina — 1972 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Exile On Main St. 2×LP, Album, Stereo, Unipak | Rolling Stones Records – P-5051~2S | Japan | 1972 | Japan — 1972 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Exile On Main St. 2×LP, Album, Unipack | Rolling Stones Records – COC 2-2900 | US | 1972 | US — 1972 | Needs Changes | |||
![]() | Exile On Main St. 2×LP, Album, Stereo, Unipak | Rolling Stones Records – COC 2-2900 | Australia | 1972 | Australia — 1972 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Exile On Main St. 2×LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo, Unipak | Rolling Stones Records – COC 2-2900 | US | 1972 | US — 1972 | Recently Edited | |||
![]() | Exile On Main St. Cassette, Album, Slipcase | Rolling Stones Records – RSC CS-2-2900 | US | 1972 | US — 1972 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Exile On Main St. 2×LP, Album, Stereo | Rolling Stones Records – COC 69100 | Italy | 1972 | Italy — 1972 | ||||
![]() | Exile On Main St. 8-Track Cartridge, Album | Rolling Stones Records – Y8 COC 69100 | UK | 1972 | UK — 1972 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Exile On Main St. 2×LP, Album, LY / Shelley Products Pressing, Gatefold, Unipak | Rolling Stones Records – COC 2-2900, Rolling Stones Records – COC-2-2900 | US | 1972 | US — 1972 | Recently Edited | |||
![]() | Exile On Main St. 2×LP, Album, Stereo, SP, Specialty Pressing, Gatefold, Unipak | Rolling Stones Records – COC 2-2900 | US | 1972 | US — 1972 | Recently Edited | |||
![]() | Exile On Main St. 2×LP, Album, Stereo, Pitman Pressing, Unipak | Rolling Stones Records – COC 2-2900 | US | 1972 | US — 1972 | Recently Edited | |||
![]() | Exile On Main St. 2×LP, Album, Unipak | Rolling Stones Records – COC 2-2900 | US | 1972 | US — 1972 | Recently Edited | |||
![]() | Exile On Main St. 2×LP, Album, (AD/BC) | Rolling Stones Records – COC 2-2900 | Australia | 1972 | Australia — 1972 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Exile On Main Street Cassette, Album, Stereo | Rolling Stones Records – 469 100 | France | 1972 | France — 1972 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Exile On Main St. 2×LP, Album, Gatefold | Rolling Stones Records – COC 69100 | Lebanon | 1972 | Lebanon — 1972 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Exile On Main St. 8-Track Cartridge, Album, Pink shell | Rolling Stones Records – TP 2-2900 | US | 1972 | US — 1972 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Exile On Main St. 2×LP, Album, Gatefold | Rolling Stones Records – GX 01-546/47, Gamma (4) – GX 01-546/47 | Mexico | 1972 | Mexico — 1972 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Exile On Main St. 2×LP, Album, Gatefold | Rolling Stones Records – 2COC-2900 | Canada | 1972 | Canada — 1972 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Exile On Main St. 2×LP, Album | Rolling Stones Records – CUN2.2900-1/2 | Australia | 1972 | Australia — 1972 | Recently Edited |
Recommendations
- 1972 UKVinyl —LP, Album, Stereo
Reviews
- Given the vinyl is very clean and quiet I am really disappointed considering what this cost. I may search for some other version. This is terribly brittle sounding. You may as well stream it.
- The only records I've seen housed in the "Standard Gatefold" cover have labels with a ROCKEFELLER address and a W mark that were pressed after 1977. And I don't think they originally came with postcards by that time (from 1977).
I suspect that the discrepancy between the cover (the "Standard Gatefold" cover) and its contents ("BWAY" label records with "Postcards") in this post may have been caused by a swap by a previous owner or shop. - I have this copy. Everything checks out to a tee, except the pocket is not a tight fit for the sleeves. Anyone else?
- This pressing sounds phenomenal…punchy and cut loud. Jumps out the speakers. Found a mint copy of this exact pressing for $20 recently.
referencing Exile On Main St. (2×LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, SP - Specialty Pressing, Gatefold) COC 2-2900
Mine has a little surface noise but once it starts going it’s very dynamic and almost makes me want to turn down the treble. Great pressingreferencing Exile On Main St (CD, Album, Reissue) 450196 2
File Name | Format | SR | Word Length | Max. TPL | LUFSi | DR (PMF) |
01-01 Rocks Off | .aiff | 44.1k | 16 | -0.81 | -13.76 | 11 |
01-02 Rip This Joint | .aiff | 44.1k | 16 | -0.36 | -13.30 | 12 |
01-03 Shake Your Hips | .aiff | 44.1k | 16 | -3.13 | -16.02 | 12 |
01-04 Casino Boogie | .aiff | 44.1k | 16 | -0.06 | -15.49 | 13 |
01-05 Tumbling Dice | .aiff | 44.1k | 16 | -0.82 | -14.21 | 12 |
01-06 Sweet Virginia | .aiff | 44.1k | 16 | -0.60 | -17.25 | 14 |
01-07 Torn and Frayed | .aiff | 44.1k | 16 | +0.03 | -14.22 | 13 |
01-08 Sweet Black Angel | .aiff | 44.1k | 16 | -2.24 | -16.47 | 13 |
01-09 Loving Cup | .aiff | 44.1k | 16 | +0.08 | -15.66 | 13 |
01-10 Happy | .aiff | 44.1k | 16 | +0.05 | -13.95 | 13 |
01-11 Turd on the Run | .aiff | 44.1k | 16 | -1.70 | -13.50 | 10 |
01-12 Ventilator Blues | .aiff | 44.1k | 16 | -0.90 | -15.05 | 12 |
01-13 I Just Want to See His Face | .aiff | 44.1k | 16 | -3.33 | -20.04 | 13 |
01-14 Let It Loose | .aiff | 44.1k | 16 | +0.03 | -15.67 | 13 |
01-15 All Down the Line | .aiff | 44.1k | 16 | -0.43 | -14.20 | 13 |
01-16 Stop Breaking Down | .aiff | 44.1k | 16 | +0.02 | -13.58 | 12 |
01-17 Shine a Light | .aiff | 44.1k | 16 | -2.14 | -19.03 | 14 |
01-18 Soul Survivor | .aiff | 44.1k | 16 | -0.34 | -13.64 | 12 |
Number of EP/Album Files: 18
Official EP/Album DR: 12referencing Exile On Main St. (SACD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, SHM-SACD, Papersleeve) UIGY-9081
This is the best sounding version of this classic album, as far as I'm concerned. And I have zero complaints about the mixes being "muddy" -- because the album that came after this one was indeed rather muddy, until it got remixed recently.referencing Exile On Main St (2×LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, 180 gram, Gatefold) COC 69100
My copy is an MPO pressing and it was flat and clean on arrival. Music sounds great, for what it’s worth. Good separation across all frequencies - vocals and guitars in particular are clearer/crisper than on any copy/format I have listened to previously. Not at the expense of bass and percussion, I’m happy to report.- FYI, this indeed has the infamous volume fluctuation during the middle of "Sweet Virginia" that's on the corresponding CBS CD mastering. Minor issue to me. THis pressing sounds fantastic.
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