THE ROLLING STONES – STILL LIFE LP – Nr MINT A1/B2

Rolling Stones – Still Life
(Rolling Stones Records  1982  1A06464804)
Matrix No’s: A1/B2

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)

Gatefold Sleeve in Nr MINT condition
– some slight wear to edges
Inner Sleeve has a split in the bottom & side
 

The Rolling Stones are an English rock band formed in London in 1962. The original line-up consisted of Brian Jones (rhythm guitar, harmonica), Mick Jagger (lead vocals), Keith Richards (lead guitar, backing vocals), Ian Stewart (piano), Bill Wyman (bass) and Charlie Watts (drums). Stewart was removed from the official line-up in 1963 but continued as a touring member until his death in 1985. Jones left the band less than a month prior to his death in 1969, having already been replaced by Mick Taylor, who remained until 1974. After Taylor left the band, Ronnie Wood took his place in 1975 and has been on guitar in tandem with Richards ever since. Following Wyman’s departure in 1993, Darryl Jones joined as their touring bassist. Other touring keyboardists for the band have been Nicky Hopkins (1967–82), Billy Preston (through the mid 1970s) and Chuck Leavell (1982-present). The band was first led by Jones, but after teaming as the band’s songwriters, Jagger and Richards assumed leadership while Jones dealt with legal and personal troubles.

The Rolling Stones were at the forefront of the British Invasion of bands that became popular in the US in 1964. The band identified with the youthful and rebellious counterculture of the 1960s. They were instrumental in making blues a major part of rock and roll. After a short period of musical experimentation that peaked with the psychedelic album Their Satanic Majesties Request (1967), the group returned to its “bluesy” roots with Beggars Banquet (1968) which along with its follow-ups: Let It Bleed (1969), Sticky Fingers (1971) and Exile on Main St. (1972), is generally considered to be the band’s best work and is seen as their “Golden Age”. During this period, they were first introduced on stage as “The World’s Greatest Rock and Roll Band”. Musicologist Robert Palmer attributed the “remarkable endurance” of the Rolling Stones to being “rooted in traditional verities, in rhythm-and-blues and soul music”, while “more ephemeral pop fashions have come and gone”.

The band continued to release commercially successful records in the 1970s and sold many albums, including Some Girls (1978) and Tattoo You (1981), which were their most popular albums worldwide. From 1983 to 1987, tensions between Jagger and Richards almost caused the band to split. However, they managed to patch up their friendship in 1987. They separated temporarily to work on solo projects and experienced a comeback with Steel Wheels (1989), which was followed by a large stadium and arena tour. Since the 1990s, new recorded material from the group has been increasingly less well-received and less frequent. Despite this, the Rolling Stones have continued to be a huge attraction on the live circuit, with stadium tours in the 1990s and 2000s. By 2007, the band had four of the top five highest-grossing concert tours of all time: Voodoo Lounge Tour (1994–95), Bridges to Babylon Tour (1997–98), Licks Tour (2002–03) and A Bigger Bang Tour (2005–07).

The Rolling Stones were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1989 and the UK Music Hall of Fame in 2004. Rolling Stone magazine ranked them fourth on the “100 Greatest Artists of All Time” list and their estimated album sales are above 250 million. They have released 30 studio albums, 18 live albums and numerous compilations. Let It Bleed (1969) was their first of five consecutive number one studio and live albums in the UK. Sticky Fingers (1971) was the first of eight consecutive number one studio albums in the US. In 2008, the band ranked 10th on the Billboard Hot 100 All-Time Top Artists chart. In 2012, the band celebrated its 50th anniversary.

“Still Life” (American Concert 1981) is a live album by The Rolling Stones, released in 1982. Recorded during the band’s American Tour 1981 in the latter portion of that year, it was released in time for their European Tour 1982 continuation the following summer.

The album cover is a painting by Japanese artist Kazuhide Yamazaki, whose work inspired the tour’s stage design.

Track listing

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

Side one

1. Intro: “Take the ‘A’ Train” (Billy Strayhorn) – 0:27 (Performed by Duke Ellington and His Orchestra)
2. “Under My Thumb” – 4:18
3. “Let’s Spend the Night Together” – 3:51
4. “Shattered” – 4:11
5. “Twenty Flight Rock” (Eddie Cochran/Ned Fairchild) – 1:48
6. “Going to a Go-Go” (William Robinson/Warren Moore/Robert Rogers/Marvin Tarplin) – 3:21

Side two

7. “Let Me Go” – 3:37
8. “Time Is on My Side” (Norman Meade) – 3:39
9. “Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)” (Norman Whitfield/Barrett Strong) – 5:23
10. “Start Me Up” – 4:21
11. “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” – 4:24
12. Outro: “Star Spangled Banner” (Trad) – 0:48 (arranged and performed by Jimi Hendrix)

Personnel

The Rolling Stones

• Mick Jagger – lead vocals, harmonica, guitar
• Keith Richards – guitar, backing vocals
• Ronnie Wood – guitar, backing vocals
• Charlie Watts – drums, percussion
• Bill Wyman – bass guitar

Additional personnel

• Ian McLagan – organ
• Ian Stewart – piano
• Ernie Watts – saxophone

• Recorded by Bob Clearmountain and David Hewitt with the Record Plant Remote (New York)
• Mixed by Bob Clearmountain at Power Station Studios
• Front cover painting by Kazuhide Yamazaki