Rolling Stones – Exile On Main St
(Rolling Stones Records 1972 COC69100)
Matrix No’s: A2/B1/C1/D2 – UK Pressing
Gatefold Sleeve in Excellent/Very Good+ condition
– some wear to edges/corners
Inner Sleeves in Nr MINT condition
No Postcards
Double Vinyl in Nr MINT- condition
(there are some surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality apart from some light pops/crackles)
The Rolling Stones are an English rock band formed in London in 1962. The original line-up was vocalist Mick Jagger, multi-instrumentalist Brian Jones, guitarist Keith Richards, bassist Bill Wyman, and drummer Charlie Watts. After Brian Jones death, Mick Taylor replaced him and he in turn was replaced by Ronnie Wood. Bill Wyman later retired and Charlie Watts passed away in 2021.
Exile on Main St. is the tenth British and 13th American studio album by English rock band The Rolling Stones. It was released as a double LP in May 1972.
Track listing
All songs written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, except where noted.
| Side one | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
| 1. | “Rocks Off” | 4:31 | ||||||||
| 2. | “Rip This Joint” | 2:22 | ||||||||
| 3. | “Shake Your Hips” (Slim Harpo) | 2:59 | ||||||||
| 4. | “Casino Boogie” | 3:33 | ||||||||
| 5. | “Tumbling Dice” | 3:45 | ||||||||
| Side two | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
| 6. | “Sweet Virginia” | 4:27 | ||||||||
| 7. | “Torn and Frayed” | 4:17 | ||||||||
| 8. | “Sweet Black Angel” | 2:54 | ||||||||
| 9. | “Loving Cup” | 4:25 | ||||||||
| Side three | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
| 10. | “Happy” | 3:04 | ||||||||
| 11. | “Turd on the Run” | 2:36 | ||||||||
| 12. | “Ventilator Blues” (Jagger/Richards/Mick Taylor) | 3:24 | ||||||||
| 13. | “I Just Want to See His Face” | 2:52 | ||||||||
| 14. | “Let It Loose” | 5:16 | ||||||||
| Side four | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
| 15. | “All Down the Line” | 3:49 | ||||||||
| 16. | “Stop Breaking Down” (Robert Johnson) | 4:34 | ||||||||
| 17. | “Shine a Light” | 4:14 | ||||||||
| 18. | “Soul Survivor” | 3:49 | ||||||||
Personnel
- Mick Jagger – lead vocals, harmonica, guitar on “Tumbling Dice” and “Stop Breaking Down”, percussion
- Keith Richards – guitars, backing vocals, lead vocals on “Happy”, electric piano on “I Just Want to See His Face”, bass guitar on “Casino Boogie”, “Happy” and “Soul Survivor”
- Mick Taylor – guitars, slide guitar, bass guitar on “Tumbling Dice”, “Torn and Frayed”, “I Just Want to See His Face” and “Shine a Light”
- Charlie Watts – drums
- Bill Wyman – bass guitar
- Additional personnel
- Nicky Hopkins – piano
- Bobby Keys – saxophone, percussion on “Happy”
- Jim Price – trumpet, trombone, organ on “Torn and Frayed”
- Ian Stewart – piano on “Shake Your Hips”, “Sweet Virginia” and “Stop Breaking Down”
- Jimmy Miller – drums on “Happy” and “Shine a Light”, percussion on “Sweet Black Angel”, “Loving Cup”, “I Just Want to See His Face” and “All Down the Line”
- Bill Plummer – upright bass on “Rip This Joint”, “Turd on the Run”, “I Just Want to See His Face” and “All Down the Line”
- Billy Preston – piano and organ on “Shine a Light”
- Al Perkins – pedal steel guitar on “Torn and Frayed”
- Richard Washington – marimba on “Sweet Black Angel”
- Clydie King, Vanetta Fields – backing vocals on “Tumbling Dice”, “I Just Want to See His Face”, “Let It Loose” and “Shine a Light”
- Joe Green – backing vocals on “Let It Loose” and “Shine a Light”
- Jerry Kirkland – backing vocals on “I Just Want to See His Face” and “Shine a Light”
- Mac Rebennack, Shirley Goodman, Tami Lynn – backing vocals on “Let It Loose”
- Kathi McDonald – backing vocals on “All Down the Line”
- Engineers – Glyn and Andy Johns, Joe Zaganno, Jeremy Gee
- Cover photography/concept – Robert Frank
- Layout design – John Van Hamersveld, Norman Seeff
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