what's the over/under on sales? 2 mil?

This is beyond ridiculous. I already HAVE the original and handed-down-from-God-Himself "Exile" on vinyl from 1972. Hell, I have TWO of them, postcards and all. Why would I want to shell out two yards for the exact same (and no doubt inferior) double album, when the super-duper "bonus tracks" are in the same old crappy CD format?

Someone at Stones, Inc. should get hip before May 18th and have, at the very least, a limited-edition vinyl release  of the entire thing. THEN I'll shell out for the complete bastard.

I just should have throttled that fucker Cohl when I had the chance.

texile wrote on Mar 15^th, 2010 at 9:55pm:


Already mentioned this earlier.

he's talking about a few overdubs on the bonus tracks (he has mistaken SAL for Loving cup, presumably and he means the Good Time women version of Tumbling Dice)

The original 18-track album has only been remastered as was the case with all the other Universal reissues. Nothing has been added to it.

Indeed. And in the new 'Uncut' interview he also dismisses the original lyrics for 'TD' (which he later rewrote in LA) as 'crap'. I'm assuming its Good Time Women he's referring to - which he's now decided to release.

Unless there was another draft of lyrics in between, which are in the version we're getting.

Like I've said before, the fact that they recorded a double album leads me to believe that they didnt have many songs left over which wer finished or close to finished. However, if you're going to release a bonus disc of outtakes, then a few more alternate versions of released songs to fill up the remaining space on a CD would have been nice. Seems a bit odd to release an LP-length bonus disc - and then only put it out on CD.

stonedinaustralia wrote on Mar 16^th, 2010 at 3:25am:



What they've done is LOST IT. Putting out shitty product for years that can't possibly make any real money and then moaning about how much work this was . . . To Hell with Them. 

I'm with you guys - I have original US vinyl, original UK vinyl, original German vinyl, Japanese vinyl, mono Tumblin' Dice/Black Angel 45, ADTL/Happy 45 (it's a travesty that this ADTL is not included in the official CD release.  A TRAVESTY!), and more than one vinyl boot with studio outtakes hodgepodged on it. And I'm going to give this set the miss.  Who knows?  I may buy the CD issue if I like the bonus tracks enough.  But no way am I shelling out my $$ for some bullshit documentary and an untested press of an album I own great great copies of already.

Now, I don't think they owe me anything - I was just sort of "waxing" (ha!) hyperbolic about that to what was hopefully the amusement of all, but seriously . . .  I am, as a vinyl/Rolling Stones/rock 'n' roll loyalist, the EXACT DEMOGRAPHIC for this piece of shit, and I can't be the only one getting off the bus on it because of the poorly thought out product execution.  If Jagger wants $$ value for his time he needs to understand what makes this release worthy of the hype and deliver the right product combination to the people who will buy it.  That's just economics.  The "if it sells, we'll do more" logic only works if the product is worth buying.  That's a two way st.

Voodoo Chile in Wonderland wrote on Mar 16^th, 2010 at 9:40am:



Plundered my goddamn wallet.

Boomy wrote on Mar 16^th, 2010 at 10:09am:


I saw that, but then again, I see that it's available for pre-order on Amazon.com

Traditionally record store day 7" are only available on record store day at actual record stores.

Kind of goes against the point and spirit of "record store day" to be pre-selling your so-called exclusive record store day record on the biggest undependent retailer of media goods in the world.  

In other words, typical.

Boomy wrote on Mar 16^th, 2010 at 10:41am:


I went "rogue" a few years ago, Boomy.  I still deal in used LPs and 45s locally and on the 'net, but my days of flattening my ass in bricks and mortar are in the past.  For me, it's more fun to roam and scour than sit like a spider and wait for the pigeons to come home to roost.  I loved the 15 or so years I spent owning that shop, but the day I sold the core inventory and got out my lease leash was profoundly awesome. 

But like any lone crapshooter I still play the field and follow the game.

Looks like the 'All Down The Line' b-side from 'Plundered My Soul' will be from the remaster.
My local indie has it listed for Record Store Day.

Description:
Don’t miss out on this soon to be collector’s item! This limited edition, individually numbered 7" single features the previously unreleased track "Plundered My Soul," an amazing recording from the EXILE ON MAIN STREET recording sessions, unavailable anywhere else! B-side features the incredible sounding, remastered version of "All Down The Line".

Track List:
Side A: Plundered My Soul (PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED)
Side B: All Down The Line

www.vvinyl.com/v/rolling-stones-plundered-my-soul/432

They are saying this is the best Stones release since Exile on Main Street.

Fallon Features a Week of Stones Music

By Josef Adalian

Published: March 16, 2010

Jimmy Fallon is hosting a weeklong "celebration" of the Rolling Stones' album “Exile on Main Street.”

Beginning May 10 and lasting through the week, each “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” musical guest will perform a song from the original 18-track album. The re-issue of “Exile” will be available in the U.S. May 18.

“We're very excited that ‘Late Night with Jimmy Fallon’ is devoting a special week to ‘Exile on Main Street’ with our new documentary ‘Stones In Exile’ premiering for the first time ever in the U.S. on Friday," said the Rolling Stones.



Editors Note:

A previously published version of this story erroneously stated that the Rolling Stones were performing for a week on "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon."  

Link  -  http://ow.ly/1n8DQ  (includes Fallon video clip)

www.thewrap.com

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Nasty Habits wrote on Mar 16^th, 2010 at 9:47am:



plundered my hole...........

Gazza wrote on Mar 16^th, 2010 at 8:08pm:

That ought to get an extra 4-5 viewers. Which is about 3-4 more than Fallon usually gets.