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Rolling Stones*Tattoo You

Label:

Rolling Stones Records – COC 16052

Format:

Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, SP - Specialty Pressing

Country:

US

Released:

Genre:

Rock

Style:

Pop Rock, Blues Rock, Rock & Roll

Tracklist

A1Start Me Up
Written-ByJagger - Richards*
3:32
A2Hang Fire
Written-ByJagger - Richards*
2:22
A3Slave
Written-ByJagger - Richards*
4:59
A4Little T & A
Written-ByJagger - Richards*
3:24
A5Black Limousine
Written-ByRichards*, Jagger*, Wood*
3:31
A6Neighbours
Written-ByJagger - Richards*
3:38
B1Worried About You
Written-ByJagger - Richards*
5:18
B2Tops
Written-ByJagger - Richards*
3:47
B3Heaven
Written-ByJagger - Richards*
4:22
B4No Use In Crying
Written-ByRichards*, Jagger*, Wood*
3:28
B5Waiting On A Friend
Written-ByJagger - Richards*
4:45
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Companies, etc.

  • Record CompanyMusidor B.V.
  • Record CompanyWarner Communications
  • Distributed ByAtlantic Recording Corporation
  • Recorded AtEMI Studios, Paris
  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Promotone B.V.
  • Copyright ©Promotone B.V.
  • Produced ForWonderknob Ltd.
  • Mastered AtEuropadisk
  • Mastered AtMasterdisk
  • Lacquer Cut AtMasterdisk
  • Pressed BySpecialty Records Corporation
  • Published ByColgems-EMI Music Inc.

Credits

  • Art DirectionPeter Corriston
  • Lacquer Cut ByRL*
  • Mastered By [Mastering By]Bob Ludwig
  • Mixed By [Two Mixes]Gary Lyons
  • Mixed By, Mixed By [Re-Mix By]Bob Clearmountain
  • Painting [Three Paintings By]Christian Piper
  • Producer [Associate Producer], Engineer [Recording Engineer]Chris Kimsey
  • Producer [Produced By]The Glimmer Twins

Notes

"SP" suffix in label matrix and "E A S T" is embossed around the center hole (typically on side B) denote a Specialty Records Corporation pressing. Label variant without "SP" on labels is at Tattoo You.

"EDP" within an oval circle stamped in runouts denotes that metalwork (plating) was done by Europadisk. The initials "RL" etched next to the "MASTERDISK" stamp in the runouts indicate that the original lacquers were cut by Bob Ludwig.

Issued with a heavy cardstock custom-printed inner sleeve with artwork and credits.

Some copies may include hype sticker with catalog number:
"Includes the hit singles Waiting On A Friend and Start Me Up"

Some copies with promotional gold stamp on back cover.

Artist on jacket front: "Rolling Stones"
Artist on jacket spine, labels: "The Rolling Stones"

Track A6 title on rear sleeve: "Neighbors"

Recorded at EMI, Paris & Nassau, Bahamas.
Associate producer & engineer: [...] for Wonder Knob, Ltd.
Mastering [...] for Masterdisk.

All songs published by Colgems-EMI Music Inc., ASCAP.

Rolling Stones Records™ Musidor B.V.
℗©1981 Promotone B.V.
Printed in U.S.A.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Rights Society: ASCAP
  • Pressing Plant ID (Side B, embossed around center hole): E A S T
  • Pressing Plant ID (Suffix on labels): SP
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A label): ST-RS-814751-SP
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B label): ST-RS-814752-SP
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout - variant 1): STRS-814751-B SP MASTERDISK RL [(EDP) logo] M1 SF1SM5 0-3SW1-1
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout - variant 1): STRS-814752-B SP MASTERDISK RL [(EDP) logo] M1ƧF1SM3 0-2 SM 2-4
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout - variant 2): STRS-814751-B MASTERDISK RL [(EDP) logo] SP 0-1 SM1-4
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout - variant 2): STRS-814752-B MASTERDISK RL [(EDP) logo] SP 0-1SM3-3
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout - variant 3): STRS-814751-B MASTERDISK RL [(EDP) logo] M1 SP 0-1 SM1-1
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout - variant 3): STRS-814752-B MASTERDISK RL [(EDP) logo] M1 SP 0-1SM2-2
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout - variant 4): STRS-814751-B MASTERDISK RL [(EDP) logo] M1 SP 0-1SM2-5
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout - variant 4): STRS-814752-B MASTERDISK RL [(EDP) logo] M1 SP 0-1SM3-4
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout - variant 5): STRS-814751-B MASTERDISK RL [(EDP) logo] M1 SP 0-1SM4-2
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout - variant 5): STRS-814752-B MASTERDISK RL [(EDP) logo] M1 SP 0-1SM1-7
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout - variant 6): STRS-814751-B MASTERDISK RL [(EDP) logo] M1 SP 0-1SM2-5
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout - variant 6): STRS-814752-B MASTERDISK RL [(EDP) logo] M1 SP 0-1SM4-1
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout - variant 7): STRS-814751-B MASTERDISK RL [(EDP) logo] M1 SP 0-1SM2-4
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout - variant 7): STRS-814752-B MASTERDISK RL [(EDP) logo] M1 SP 0-1SM2-5
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout - variant 8): STRS-814751-B MASTERDISK RL [(EDP) logo] SP 0-1 SM3-1
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout - variant 8): STRS-814752-A MASTERDISK RL 0-1 SM1-5 SP [(EDP) logo]
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout - variant 9): STRS-814751-B MASTERDISK RL [(EDP) logo] M1 #1
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout - variant 9): STRS-814752-B MASTERDISK RL [(EDP) logo] M1 ƧF1 #1
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout - variant 10): STRS-814751-B SP MASTERDISK RL [(EDP) logo] SF1SM5 O-32-2
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout - variant 10): STRS : 814752-B SP MASTERDISK RL [(EDP) logo] M1 SF/SM3 O-2SM2-5
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout - variant 11): STRS-814751-B SP MASTERDISK RL [(EDP) logo] M1 SF1SM5 0-3SM2-2
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout - variant 11): STRS-814752-B MASTERDISK RL [(EDP) logo] M1 SP 0-1SM1-7
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout - variant 12): STRS-814751-B MASTERDISK RL [(EDP) logo] M1 SF1SM4 SP 0-4SM2
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout - variant 12): STRS-814752-B MASTERDISK RL [(EDP) logo] M1 SP 0-1SM1-6
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout - variant 13): STRS-814751-B MASTERDISK RL [(EDP) logo] SP 0-1SM2-2
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout - variant 13): STRS-814752-B MASTERDISK RL [(EDP) logo] M1 SP 0-1
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout - variant 14): STRS-814751-B MASTERDISK RL [(EDP) logo] M1 SP 0-1SM4-2
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout - variant 14): STRS-814752-B MASTERDISK RL [(EDP) logo] M1 SP 0-1SM3-3
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout - variant 15): STRS-814751-B MASTERDISK RL [(EDP) logo] M1 SP 0-4 SM 2-1
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout - variant 15): STRS-814752-B MASTERDISK RL [(EDP) logo] M1 SP 0-1 SM 4-1
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout - variant 16): STRS-814751-B SP MASTERDISK RL [(EDP) logo] M1SF1SM5 O-3 SW 1-1
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout - variant 16): STRS-814752-B MASTERDISK RL O-5 SM 1-1 [(EDP) logo] M1SF1SM7
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout - variant 17): STRS-814751-B SP MASTERDISK RL [(EDP) logo] M1 SP 0-1SM3-1
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout - variant 17): STRS-814752-B MASTERDISK RL [(EDP) logo] M1 0-1SM2-2
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout - variant 18): STRS - 814751-B MASTERDISK RL [(EDP) logo]M1 SP 0-1SM2-2
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout - variant 18): STRS - 814752-B MASTERDISK RL [(EDP) logo]M1 SP 0-1SM3-4
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout - variant 19): STRS - 814751-B SP MASTERDISK RL [(EDP) logo] M1SFISM5 O-3SW1-1
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout - variant 19): STRS - 814752-B MASTERDISK RL [(EDP) logo] M1 SP O-1SM1-9
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout - variant 20): STRS-814751-B SP MASTERDISK RL [EDP logo] M1 SF1 SM5 0-3 SM2-3
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout - variant 20): STRS-814752-B SP MASTERDISK RL [EDP logo] M1ƧF1 SM8 0-6 SM1-1
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout - variant 21): STRS-814751-B MASTERDISK RL [(EDP) logo] M1 SP 0-1 SM 4-2
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout - variant 21): STRS-814752-B MASTERDISK RL 0-5 SM1-1 [(EDP) logo] M12F1 SM7
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout - variant 22): STRS-814751-B MASTERDISK RL [(EDP) logo] M1 SP 0-1SM4-2
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout - variant 22): STRS-814752-B MASTERDISK RL [(EDP) logo] M1 SP 0-1SM1-6
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout - variant 23): STRS-81475̶-2̶ ̶1-C MASTERDISK RL [(EDP) logo] M1
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout - variant 23): STRS-814752-B MASTERDISK RL [(EDP) logo] M1 SP 0-1SM1-6
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout - variant 24): STRS-814751-B MASTERDISK RL [(EDP) logo] M1 SP 0-1 SM 1-5
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout - variant 24): STRS-814752-B MASTERDISK RL [(EDP) logo] M1 0-1 SM 3-3
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout - variant 25): STRS-814751-B SP MASTERDISK RL [(EDP) logo] 0-3 SW1-2
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout - variant 25): STRS-814752-B MASTERDISK RL [(EDP) logo] M1 SP 0-1SM4-2
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout - variant 26): STRS-814751-B MASTERDISK RL [(EDP) logo] M1 SF1SM4 SP 0-4 SM1-1
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout - variant 26): STRS-814752-B MASTERDISK RL [(EDP) logo] M1 SP 0-1 SM3-5
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout - variant 27): STRS-814751-B MASTERDISK RL [(EDP) logo] SP 0-1 SM1-5
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout - variant 27): STRS-814752-B MASTERDISK RL [(EDP) logo] SP 0-1 SM1-3
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout - variant 28): STRS-814751-B SP MASTERDISK RL [(EDP) logo] M1 SF1SM5 0-3SW1-2
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout - variant 28): STRS-814752-B MASTERDISK RL [(EDP) logo] M1 SP 0-1SM2-5

Other Versions (5 of 278)

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Title (Format)LabelCat#CountryYear
Tattoo You (LP, Album, Stereo)Rolling Stones Records, Rolling Stones Records, Rolling Stones Records, EMI Electrola, EMI Electrola, EMI Electrola1C 064-64 533, 1 C 064-64 533, 64 533Europe1981
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Tattoo You (LP, Album, Stereo)Rolling Stones Records2C 070-64533France1981
Tattoo You (Cassette, Album)Rolling Stones RecordsTC-CUN-39114Australia1981
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Tattoo You (LP, Album)Rolling Stones Records14C 064-64533Greece1981
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Tattoo You (LP, Album)Rolling Stones Records, Rolling Stones Records, Rolling Stones RecordsCUN 39114, CUN.39114, CUN-39114Australia & New Zealand1981

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Reviews

  • alberockn's avatar
    alberockn
    The production alone propels Tattoo You as one of the Stone's best. Every great Stones record has a classic song that's very un-Stonesy, and in this case it's the etheral Heaven. This is by far their most dynamic sounding record. If you like the rockers, checkout Undercover because it's not nearly as bad as some say.
    • StaticWednesday's avatar
      One of my favorite albums. Love the songs on this. The sound is very raw and low budget (IMO) but the pressing makes it sound great. After this album it seems things go downward from there...IMO>
      • luceous's avatar
        luceous
        May not be the Rolling Stones best album musically speaking, but is absolutely the best sounding. just jaw dropping how good this sounds.
        • atlp12's avatar
          atlp12
          Great album. Great sound and space. I lave a RL pressing.
          • McHomie's avatar
            McHomie
            This is a good sounding original pressing, and, for me at least, the last great Stones album. "Heaven" doesn't really sound like them, but I dig it. My copy is plays nice and clean with occasional faint surface noise.
            • RamboRob's avatar
              RamboRob
              Slave is a masterpiece with the Hammond organ in background!
              • jcumbow's avatar
                jcumbow
                A sealed copy just sold for $398.00. I don't understand as NM copies routinely sell for $10-20. Something seams fishy.
                • kevin67's avatar
                  kevin67
                  Edited 4 months ago
                  One of their last, if not their last great record. 5 out 5 stars. This sounds great. Made to played loud and at night. The 2018 box set has the best edition of this record that I have heard. This is a slight step back from that version, still very good though.
                  • djburno2000's avatar
                    djburno2000
                    Mine has the golden "promotional copy" stamp on the back. Based on the dead wax, it is this one as it seems there are no listing for promotional copies (fine by me)
                    • johnnypiatto68's avatar
                      Edited 5 years ago
                      The Rolling Stones ! Noone expected something sounding so good that year, new british bands and sounds were assaulting the so called dinosaurs of rock. With A single like Start me Up (with its killer riff) they proved it they still got it, they were able to compete with the new energy young groups and singers - this make you smile, after 40 years of stones still touring (thinking to the few kids of the 80's still around nowadays - 2019) , but at the time punk and new wave were the answer to the old ones. The lp is great, one rock side, and one slow. Perfectly balanced between rock, dance, blues, classic soul (Worried about you is one of the greatest rnb tracks by the band) and a gem that stil is not able to be classified in any genre of music : the song is "HEAVEN" ( Please if you're sure tell me which kind of music is this one). They touch every kind of rock (from blues - Black Limousine to dance rock - Slave, a slowdancepsychoticrock jam with a great sax solo by mr Sonny Rollins, who even plays in the strong rock song called Neighbours). This is one of the last Lp reaching n.1 at the topten in the States. As piano players they got the creme: sixth Stone Ian Styewart always at his seat, Nicky Hopkins, Billy Preston and ... Mick Taylor who played guitars on the first versions of Tops and Waiting on a friend (way back in 1972 - with his guitars traces used for the official 1981 versions). A great LP. They toured the States and Europe with great success in 1981 and 1982. After that tour, stones fans had to wait 7 years before having the band on tour yet, but that's another Lp and another story.

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