Let It Bleed [50th Anniversary Edition]

by The Rolling Stones

Overview

Mostly recorded without Brian Jones -- who died several months before its release (although he does play on two tracks) and was replaced by Mick Taylor (who also plays on just two songs) -- this extends the rock and blues feel of Beggars Banquet into slightly harder-rocking, more demonically sexual territory. The Stones were never as consistent on album as their main rivals, the Beatles, and Let It Bleed suffers from some rather perfunctory tracks, like "Monkey Man" and a countrified remake of the classic "Honky Tonk Woman" (here titled "Country Honk"). Yet some of the songs are among their very best, especially "Gimme Shelter," with its shimmering guitar lines and apocalyptic lyrics; the harmonica-driven "Midnight Rambler"; the druggy party ambience of the title track; and the stunning "You Can't Always Get What You Want," which was the Stones' "Hey Jude" of sorts, with its epic structure, horns, philosophical lyrics, and swelling choral vocals. "You Got the Silver" (Keith Richards' first lead vocal) and Robert Johnson's "Love in Vain," by contrast, were as close to the roots of acoustic down-home blues as the Stones ever got. ~ Richie Unterberger

Product Details

Release Date:	11/01/2019
Label:	Abkco Records
UPC:	0018771858416

Tracks

1. Gimme Shelter
2. Love In Vain
3. Country Honk
4. Live with Me
5. Let It Bleed
6. Midnight Rambler
7. You Got the Silver
8. Monkey Man
9. You Can't Always Get What You Want

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Rolling Stones   Primary Artist
Madeline Bell   Primary Artist,Vocals,Choir/Chorus,Vocals (Background)
Nanette Newman   Primary Artist,Vocals,Choir/Chorus,Vocals (Background)
Doris Troy   Primary Artist,Vocals,Choir/Chorus,Vocals (Background)
London Bach Choir   Primary Artist,Vocals,Choir/Chorus,Vocals (Background)
Merry Clayton   Guest Artist,Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Byron Berline   Guest Artist,Fiddle,Violin
Nicky Hopkins   Guest Artist,Organ,Piano,Keyboards
Al Kooper   Guest Artist,Horn,Organ,Piano,Keyboards,French Horn
Ry Cooder   Guest Artist,Mandolin
Leon Russell   Guest Artist,Piano
Ian Stewart   Piano,Keyboards
Jimmy Miller   Drums,Percussion,Tambourine
Rocky Dijon   Percussion
Bill Wyman   Bass,Harp,Vocals,Autoharp,Keyboards,Vibraphone,Synthesizer,Guitar (Bass)
Bobby Keys   Horn,Saxophone,Sax (Tenor)
Jack Nitzsche   Keyboards,Percussion
Mick Taylor   Guitar,Vocals,Slide Guitar
Brian Jones   Harp,Guitar,Vocals,Autoharp,Keyboards,Percussion
Keith Richards   Bass,Guitar,Vocals,Keyboards,Lead Vocals,Guitar (Bass),Guitar (Acoustic),Vocals (Background)
Charlie Watts   Drums
Mick Jagger   Harp,Guitar,Vocals,Harmonica,Keyboards,Lead Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Kwasi "Rocky" Dzidzornu   Percussion

Technical Credits

Bob Ludwig   Mastering
Jimmy Miller   Producer
Jack Nitzsche   Arranger,Choir Arrangement
Teri Landi   Archive Research,Digital Transfers
Jody H. Klein   Restoration Supervision
Mick McKenna   Tape Archivist,Archive Research
Gus Skinas   Engineer
Bruce Botnick   Assistant Engineer
Paschal Byrne   Analog Transfer,Digital Transfers
Steve Rosenthal   Restoration,Archives Coordinator
Keith Richards   Arranger,Composer
Leon Russell   Horn Arrangements
Jon Astley   Analog Transfer,Digital Transfers
Robert Johnson   Composer
Mick Jagger   Arranger,Composer
Glyn Johns   Engineer
Maria Papazahariou   Production Assistant
Jack Byrne   Tape Archivist,Archive Research
Iris Keitel   Repackaging Art Direction
Lenne Allik   Concept
Alisa Ritz   Repackaging Art Direction
Jesper Hansen   Assistant Engineer
Nicole Monea   Design Production Assistant
Laura Walton   Production Assistant