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Release date: 23-11-2003(originally released in 1967)
2003 issue UK limited pressing DSD remastered [Direct Stream Digital/Super Bit Mapping Direct] 10-track vinyl LP, superb 'metallic' gatefold picture sleeve - sealed.
Tracks: 01. Sing This All Together 02. Citadel 03. In Another Land - Wyman, Bill 04. 2000 Man 05. Sing This All Together (See What Happens) 06. She's a Rainbow 07. The Lantern 08. Gomper 09. 2000 Light Years from Home 10. On with the Show Begun just after Between the Buttons had been released, the recording of
Their Satanic Majesties Request was a long and sporadic one, 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 was not well-received, being often
viewed as a pretentious, poorly conceived attempt to outdo The Beatles
and Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (released June 1967). Reaching
#3 in the UK and #2 in the US (easily going gold) the album sold well
initially, but its commercial performance declined rapidly. 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 retrospect this is a unique and creative
contribution by the Stones. It reflects the experimental proclivities
and eclectic musical interests of Brian Jones and session arranger and
future Led Zeppelin member John Paul Jones. It indicates a free-wheeling
direction that the group could have taken but rejected for a safer
blues and country inspired sound. Like Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club
Band it reflects the psychedelic mood of the era. Unlike Sgt. Peppers,
Their Satanic Majesties Request was considered a failure at the time.
This album was held in particularly high esteem by the Rolling
Stones-inspired band, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, who paid tribute to
it through the release of their 1995 album, Their Satanic Majesties'
Second Request.
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