ROLLING STONES THEIR SATANIC MAJESTIES LP 1967 TXL 103

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THE ROLLING STONES

THEIR SATANIC MAJESTIES 1st PRESS LP

1967 DECCA MONO TXL 103

SLEEVE....the fully laminated 3-D hologram robert stace gatefold sleeve is in  very good++ condition

VINYL.....condition is excellent++ with black mirror like surfaces

LABELS.....both labels are in excellent++ condition

MATRIX NUMBERS..... ARL -8126-1P  ARL 8127-P1

COMES WITH ORIGINAL RED SMOKE INNER SLEEVE IN GOOD CONDITION

Their Satanic Majesties Request is a psychedelic rock album by The Rolling Stones recorded and released in 1967. Its title is a play on the "Her Britannic Majesty requests and requires..." text that appears inside a British passport.

Richie Unterberger of Allmusic said:[1]

Without a doubt, no Rolling Stones album — and, indeed, very few rock albums from any era — split critical opinion as much as the Rolling Stones' psychedelic outing. Many dismiss the record as sub-Sgt. Pepper posturing; others confess, if only in private, to a fascination with the album's inventive arrangements, which incorporated some African rhythms, Mellotrons, and full orchestration. Never before or since did the Stones take so many chances in the studio [...] It's a much better record than most people give it credit for being, though, with a strong current of creeping uneasiness that undercuts the gaudy psychedelic flourishes. In 1968, the Stones would go back to the basics, and never wander down these paths again, making this all the more of a fascinating anomaly in the group's discography

 History

Begun just after Between the Buttons had been released, the recording of Their Satanic Majesties Request was long and sporadic, broken up by court appearances and jail terms. Starting with this release, non-compilation albums from the band would be released in uniform editions across international markets.

Released in December 1967, Their Satanic Majesties Request reached #3 in the UK and #2 in the US (easily going gold), but its commercial performance declined rapidly. It was soon viewed as a pretentious, poorly conceived attempt to outdo The Beatles and Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (released June 1967), often explained by drug trials and excesses in contemporary musical fashion, although McCartney and Lennon did Provide backing vocals on "Sing This All Together." The album was the first, and only, album produced by the Stones themselves. The production, in particular, came in for harsh criticism from Jon Landau in the fifth edition of Rolling Stone Magazine[2], and the Stones turned to Jimmy Miller to produce their subsequent albums. The response of the audience and the growing rejection of the flower power scene by Jagger and Richards would mean a turning point for the Stones: in 1968 the Stones would return to the hard driving blues that earned them fame early in their career.

In 1998, a bootleg box set of eight CDs with outtakes of the Satanic sessions was released on the market. The box set shows the band developing the songs, and striking is the cooperation between Brian Jones, Keith Richards and session pianist Nicky Hopkins. Richards is leading the sessions and most songs seem to be written by him, and both Hopkins and Jones indulge in creating elaborate soundscapes, with Brian Jones' parts created on the Mellotron being especially important for the sound and atmosphere of the album.

Indeed, admiration and love of the album has grown over the years as a kind of punk rockers' own ragged flipside to the Beatles more cheerful masterpieces from the same period. Songs such as "Citadel" have been covered by a number of young rock bands.

Initial releases of the album featured a three-dimensional picture of the band on the cover by photographer Michael Cooper. When viewed in a certain way, the lenticular image shows the band members' faces turning towards each other with the exception of Jagger, whose hands appear crossed in front of him. Looking closely on its cover, one can see the faces of each of the four Beatles. Later editions replaced the glued-on 3-dimensional image with a standard photo, due to high production costs. A limited edition LP version in the 1980's re-printed the original 3D cover design. Immediately following the re-issue, the master materials for re-printing the 3D cover were intentionally destroyed.

It was the first of four Stones albums to feature a novelty cover (the others were the zipper on Sticky Fingers, the cut-out faces on Some Girls, and the stickers on Undercover).

Hard rock group KISS covered "2000 Man" on their 1979 album Dynasty, with guitarist Ace Frehley providing lead vocals.

There are only two songs from the album which the Rolling Stones performed live, "2,000 Light-years From Home" (1989 U.S. Tour and 1990 Tour of Europe), and "She's a Rainbow" (1997-98 Bridges to Babylon Tour).

In August 2002, Their Satanic Majesties Request was reissued in a new remastered CD, LP and DSD by ABKCO Records.

 Track listing

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

1. "Sing This All Together" – 3:46
   • John Lennon and Paul McCartney are featured on backing vocals[citation needed]
2. "Citadel" – 2:50
   • Nicky Hopkins on piano, harpsichord and mellotron
3. "In Another Land" (Bill Wyman) – 3:15
   • Concludes with a recording of Wyman snoring
4. "2000 Man" – 3:07
   • Nicky Hopkins on organ
5. "Sing This All Together (See What Happens)" – 8:33
   • Keith Richards on mellotron for intro, Brian on mellotron for the rest of the track
   • Contains a hidden coda entitled "Cosmic Christmas"
6. "She's a Rainbow" – 4:35
   • Strings arranged by John Paul Jones
7. "The Lantern" – 4:23
   • Nicky Hopkins on piano, Brian Jones on organ
8. "Gomper" – 5:08
   • Brian Jones on electric dulcimer and recorder, Nicky Hopkins - organ, Charlie Watts - tablas
9. "2000 Light Years from Home" – 4:45
   • Brian Jones on Mellotron
   • Keith Richards on Bass
10. "On with the Show" – 3:39
    • Brian Jones on Mellotron and concert harp

 Personnel

• Mick Jagger - Vocals, Backing Vocals, Percussion
• Keith Richards - Electric Guitar, Backing Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Bass, mellotron
• Brian Jones - Organ, Mellotron, Recorder, Electric Dulcimer, Concert Harp, Backing Vocals, Percussion
• Charlie Watts - Drums, Percussion
• Bill Wyman - Bass Guitar, Vocals, Backing Vocals, Percussion

• Nicky Hopkins - Piano, Organ, Harpsichord, mellotron
• Ronnie Lane - Backing Vocals
• Steve Marriott - Backing Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
• Eddie Kramer - Percussion
• Anita Pallenberg - Vocal
• John Lennon - Vocal
• Paul McCartney - Vocal
• Uncredited musicians - Strings, Brass

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