Exile on Main Street [Limited Edition]

The Rolling Stones | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 28, 1994)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Limited Edition
• Label: Virgin Records Us
• ASIN: B000000W5A
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #155,398 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Rocks Off

2. Rip This Joint

3. Shake Your Hips

4. Casino Boogie

5. Tumbling Dice

6. Sweet Virginia

7. Torn and Frayed

8. Sweet Black Angel

9. Loving Cup

10. Happy

11. Turd on the Run

12. Ventilator Blues

13. I Just Want to See His Face

14. Let It Loose

15. All Down the Line

16. Stop Breaking Down

17. Shine a Light

18. Soul Survivor

Editorial Reviews

This CD is the 1994 Virgin Records limited edition digitally remastered version. The original album packaging is reproduced in a mini LP cover, which comes in a clear plastic slipcase. Includes all inserts. Catalog 7243-8-39503-2-4.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the Best Rock Albums Ever, July 24, 2002

By 

Steven R. Seim "Steve Seim" (Beaver Dam, WI United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Exile on Main Street (Audio CD)

The Rolling Stones are one of the most important rock bands ever, and the 1971-72 period (covering "Sticky Fingers" and "Exile on Main Street") was their musical peak. Together, these two albums represent the very best of British blues-rock. Essential listening.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best American music by a British band, ever, August 28, 2001

By 

Daniel Kruger (Brooklyn, New York United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Exile on Main Street (Audio CD)

Sometimes when you're too close to the source of something (in this case American music -- blues, country, gospel, rock and roll, jazz), or too much in its thrall, you don't recognize all the wonder and the beauty that it is made of. The Rolling Stones -- addled by tax problems, drugs, love, celebrity, politics, death and disolution -- laid themselves bare on the altar to which they had dedicated their entire lives. Anyone who actually listens to, and tries to understand the beauty contained in the slurry vocals, the jam-like quality of the recording sessions, and the sticky and dank producing-style will be rewarded. This was a group of really smart and talented people attracted to an imperfect America that was caught in the grip of Nixon, race riots, Vietnam, addiction & etc. Anyone who compares this to "Tattoo You" is nuts and lacks any sense of context, or not listening in the right frame of mind. Rather than "Tattoo You," "Exile on Main Street" comparable to Sly & The Family Stone's "There's A Riot Goin' On" or to Hank Williams or to Robert Johnson. (It's hard to compare to any other Rolling Stones album because it's more rootsy yet less studied, and more sincere.) Sometimes it's hard to take in, but if you can listen through the slurry vocals, it's among the most beautiful and thoughtful rock and roll out there.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best American music by a British band, ever, August 28, 2001

By 

Daniel Kruger (Brooklyn, New York United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Exile on Main Street (Audio CD)

Sometimes when you're too close to the source of something (in this case American music -- blues, country, gospel, rock and roll, jazz), or too much in its thrall, you don't recognize all the wonder and the beauty that it is made of. The Rolling Stones -- addled by tax problems, drugs, love, celebrity, politics, death and disolution -- laid themselves bare on the altar to which they had dedicated their entire lives. Anyone who actually listens to, and tries to understand the beauty contained in the slurry vocals, the jam-like quality of the recording sessions, and the sticky and dank producing-style will be rewarded. This was a group of really smart and talented people attracted to an imperfect America that was caught in the grip of Nixon, race riots, Vietnam, addiction & etc. Anyone who compares this to "Tattoo You" is nuts and lacks any sense of context, or not listening in the right frame of mind. Rather than "Tattoo You," "Exile on Main Street" comparable to Sly & The Family Stone's "There's A Riot Goin' On" or to Hank Williams or to Robert Johnson. (It's hard to compare to any other Rolling Stones album because it's more rootsy yet less studied, and more sincere.) Sometimes it's hard to take in, but if you can listen through the slurry vocals, it's among the most beautiful and thoughtful rock and roll out there.