The Rolling Stones / Beggars Banquet
Artist The Rolling Stones
Title Beggars Banquet
Released 06.12.1968
Format LP
Reissue Yes
Reissue Date 30.09.2016
Box Title The Rolling Stones In Mono
Released 30.06.2016
Label Decca
Catalog No 018771853916
Country Europe
Primary Genre Rock
Number of Tracks 10
Playing Time 39:07
Tracks
A1. Sympathy for the Devil (6:14)
A2. No Expectations (3:52)
A3. Dear Doctor (3:19)
A4. Parachute Woman (2:17)
A5. Jig-Saw Puzzle (6:07)
B1. Street Fighting Man (3:10)
B2. Prodigal Son (2:47)
B3. Stray Cat Blues (4:32)
B4. Factory Girl (2:06)
B5. Salt of the Earth (4:43)
Remastered Yes
180 gr Vinyl Yes
Gatefold Cover Yes
Limited Edition Yes
Mono Yes
Album Notes UK Decca / US London LP
Released: 6/7 December 1968
UK: No.3, charted 12 weeks
US: No.5, charted 32 weeks
This is the first Stones album to be produced by Jimmy Miller, who also produced Traffic and Spooky Tooth as well as co-writing ‘I’m A Man’ with Stevie Winwood. This is an album as different from its predecessor as it’s possible to be. It came out a year after Their Satanic Majesties Request, making it the longest wait for a Stones’ album since the start of their career.

On the start of each side of the original LP are tracks that are pivotal to the history of the Rolling Stones – ‘Sympathy For The Devil’ and ‘Street Fighting Man’. Among the other musicians who appear on the album are, Nicky Hopkins on piano, Dave Mason on guitar and mandolin and a gospel choir from Los Angeles. It’s strongly blues influenced record, getting back to the band’s roots and no more so than on the only non Jagger & Richards song on the album – ‘Prodigal Son’. The original of which was first recorded in 1929 as ‘That’s No way To Get Along’ by Robert Wilkins; a year earlier he had recorded the first known song to be entitled, ‘Rolling Stone’. It was also the last album on which Brian Jones plays any significant part, including some lovely slide guitar on ‘No Expectations’.

“Street Fighting Man came about because I was fascinated by the possibilities of playing an acoustic guitar through a cassette recorder, using it as a pick-up.” - Keith
Box Notes Made in The Czech Republic (on Box and Covers)
Made in the EU (on Records)
10.000 numbered copies

Includes Download Code for 160 kbit/s MP3 Files of All Tracks

'Stray Cats' is a double LP exclusive to this box set containing all non-lp tracks released in the 1960s.

Includes a 45 Page Booklet with Photos and an Essay by David Fricke

Restoration Producer: Teri Landi
Sound Restoration: Steve Rosenthal & Ted Young
Analog to Digital Transfers & Tape Archive Resaerch: Teri Landi
DSD Consultant: Gus Skinas

Individual Records have Catalog Numbers
1. 018771981411
2. 018771840213
3. 018771981619
4. 018771942016
5. 018771942917
6. 018771843016
7. 018771945116
8. 018771847717
9. 018771947615
10. 018771850014
11. 018771950912
12. 018771700210
13. 018771853916
14. 018771700418
15. 018771834618

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode: 0 18771 83451 9
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