![]() ![]() Now, to the Stones credit, there are some fine songs on the records, but this is not a great album. I said, "John, that was a terrible album, they’ve never done anything like it since." He went on to say that it wasn’t like ‘Sticky Fingers’ and I gave him that, and then asked him to go on and hum any one of the great tunes form the release. I remember speaking with John Mellencamp for a bit, discussing musical inspirations, best loved albums, and he told me that ‘Exile On Main Street’ was his favorite Stones album. But hey, turns out I’ve got myself a double album here, the weight of it alone should mean there’s lots of great stuff between the sleeves of this jacket.įlash forward. I mean, there was nothing pleasing about it at all. Man, this had to be one of the worst album covers ever. So I’m walking home and checking out the cover. which, unlike the album, I have to this very day. I’d even gotten myself a new Stanton cartridge for my turntable in honor of this moment, it came in a really cool little silver coloured metal box, all black velvet lined, with it’s own special machined screw driver. I was there in 1972, money in hand, waiting to get my new Stones album, my apartment was arranged and equipped, waiting for me to get home and spin these records. I was there when this joke of an album was released onto the public.
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