ROLLING STONES "Sticky Fingers" 1971 UK 1st PRESS EX
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£ 91
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Sep 27, 2010
Sold Date
Sep 17, 2010
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£ 22
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ROLLING STONES "Sticky Fingers" 1971 UK 1st PRESS EX
ZIP SLEEVE w/INSERT, A3/B4 TML ROLLING STONES RECORDS
THE ROLLING STONES
Sticky Fingers
ORIGINAL UK ROLLING STONES RECORDS (COC 59100 ) FIRST PRESSING (April 1971) OF THE STONES CLASSIC "Sticky Fingers" COMPLETE WITH WARHOL'S WORKING ZIP COVER (that opens to reveal a man in cotton briefs, stamped "THIS PHOTOGRAPH MAY NOT BE-ETC.") AND THE ORIGINAL PHOTO/INFO INSERT WITH THE 'LIPS' LOGO (this was the first appearance of the "Tongue and Lip Logo" designed by John Pasche)
PRESSED ON QUALITY MID/HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL
FIRST PRESS MATRIX NUMBERS & ETCHINGS:
SIDE ONE: COC - 59100 - A3 (stamped), T.M.L. ROLLING STONES RECORDS (etched)
SIDE TWO: COC - 59100 - B4 (stamped), T.M.L. ROLLING STONES RECORDS (etched)
Pieced together from outtakes and much-laboured-over songs, Sticky Fingers manages to have a loose, ramshackle ambience that belies both its origins and the dark undercurrents of the songs.
It's a weary, drug-laden album -- well over half the songs explicitly mention drug use, while the others merely allude to it -- that never fades away, but it barely keeps afloat.
Apart from the classic opener, "Brown Sugar", the long workout "Can't You Hear Me Knocking" and the mean-spirited "Bitch," Sticky Fingers is a slow, bluesy affair, with a few country touches thrown in for good measure.
The laid-back tone of the album gives ample room for new lead guitarist Mick Taylor to stretch out, particularly on the extended coda of "Can't You Hear Me Knocking." But the key to the album isn't the instrumental interplay -- although that is terrific -- it's the utter weariness of the songs.
"Wild Horses" is their first non-ironic stab at a country song, and it is a beautiful, heart-tugging masterpiece. Similarly, "I Got the Blues" is a ravished, late-night classic that ranks among their very best blues. "Sister Morphine" is a horrifying overdose tale, and "Moonlight Mile," with Paul Buckmaster's grandiose strings, is a perfect closure: sad, yearning, drug-addled, and beautiful.
With its offhand mixture of decadence, roots music, and outright malevolence, Sticky Fingers set the tone for the rest of the decade for the Stones.
Track Listing:
Side 1: Brown Sugar (3:50) / Sway (3:45) / Wild Horses (5:41) / Can't You Hear Me Knocking (7:17) / You Gotta Move (2:32)
Side 2: Bitch (3:42) / I Got The Blues (4:00) / Sister Morphine (5:34) / Dead Flowers (4:05) / Moonlight Mile (5:56)
LABELS: The labels are clean, fresh and unmarked with moderate spindle traces - nothing excessive - EXCELLENT
VINYL Visual: The vinyl surfaces retain their original deep glossy sheen with some light marks but none of these have any major audio consequence - EXCELLENT
VINYL Audio: Crystal clear, sharp, rich and detailed sound and on playback at a loud volume (which is how I always listen to my records prior to listing) there are no scratches, no sticks or jumps, just an occasional light click/pop (very, very few) and a little surface noise on the run-ins and on some (not all) of the quieter sections but saying that the quiet passages in ‘Wild Horses’, ‘You Gotta Move’, ‘I Got The Blues’, ‘Sister Morphine’ and ‘Moonlight Mile’ all play extremely well. The sound quality throughout is very impressive - clear and up-front and there is no discernible groove-wear and no distortion. Critically graded EXCELLENT for audio this is a very nice copy indeed
SLEEVE: The original zip cover is fully functional with just a little storage rubbing to the edges and a crease to top portion above the belt buckle (please see close-up photos) - EXCELLENT
INSERT: The insert (Printed in England by Richard Davis Ltd.) is clean and fresh with just some (very) light foxing spots but no other marks and no creasing - EXCELLENT
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