The first album without founding bassist Bill Wyman (replaced by Darryl Jones). Produced by Don Was, this album consciously tried to steer the band back to their acoustic-and-electric roots.
A covers album that saw them returning to their blues roots with high-fidelity production.
A sprawling, muddy, double-album masterpiece recorded in the basement of a villa in France. FLAC is vital here to untangle the notoriously dense, chaotic mix. 4. Mid-70s Transition and Reinvention (1973–1981)
: For the post-1971 catalog (Sticky Fingers onwards), many audiophiles prefer the flat transfers done in Japan, which avoid the "loudness wars" compression found on some standard later reissues. Conclusion
Features the melancholic ballad "Angie" and the gritty "Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo (Heartbreaker)." The lush string arrangements on the ballads sound incredibly silky in a lossless format.
