ROLLING STONES Sticky Fingers 1971 UK *COMPLETE* 1st PRESS SUPERB NM ZIP COVER
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Jul 23, 2015
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Jul 13, 2015
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ROLLING STONES Sticky Fingers 1971 UK *COMPLETE* 1st PRESS SUPERB NM ZIP COVER
THE ROLLING STONESSticky Fingers
UK ROLLING STONES RECORDS (COC 59100) FIRST PRESSING (April 1971)
HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL ANDY WARHOL ZIP COVER (that opens to reveal a man in cotton briefs, stamped “ANDY WARHOL THIS PHOTOGRAPH MAY NOT BE-ETC.")
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL PHOTO/INFO INSERT WITH THE 'LIPS' LOGO (this was the first appearance of the "Tongue and Lip Logo" designed by John Pasche)
AND THE ORIGINAL PLAIN WHITE DIE-CUT INNER SLEEVE WITH UK PATENT NUMBER AND “MADE IN ENGLAND” PRINTED IN BLUE
MATRIX NUMBERS & ETCHINGS: SIDE ONE: COC 59100 A4 (stamped), T.M.L. ROLLING STONES RECORDS (etched)
MATRIX NUMBERS & ETCHINGS: 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 not only set the tone for the rest of the decade for the Stones but in hindsight reveals itself as one of their finest records.
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: NEAR MINT
Clean, bright, unmarked labels (with the first issue "A PROMOTONE N.V. RECORD' statement) - barely a spindle trace to be seen
VINYL Visual: EXCELLENT/EXCELLENT+
Side One has some hairlines and these are some marks 2.5 inches in from the edge which correspond to the zip position - none of these have any audible significance
VINYL Audio: EXCELLENT+
Outstanding sound throughout - crystal clear, rich, deep and finely detailed and my play-check at loud volume found nothing to fault bar the occasional touch of surface (mostly on the run-ins and between tracks) - nothing major - no scratches or loud clicks or pops - sounds great
SLEEVE: NEAR MINT
Tempted to grade this MINT as it’s the cleanest, sharpest example I think I have ever seen - there are some indentations on the back from the zip of other copies as they were boxed for shipment (nothing unusual) otherwise it’s as clean, sharp and fresh as the day it was made
INSERT: NEAR MINT
The insert (printed in England by Richard Davis Ltd) is again in beautiful condition - to be picky there are some very light foxing spots on the bottom edge - nothing really - the insert is crisp, sharp and unworn
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