The Rolling Stones - Tattoo You - 180 Gram Vinyl - LP

Tattoo You celebrates 40 years with the release of a brand new remastered edition of the chart topping, multiplatinum 1981 album. The 40th anniversary edition, remastered by Stephen Marcussen, includes such enduring favorites as "Hang Fire", "Waiting On A Friend" (showcasing jazz saxophone giant Sonny Rollins) and of course the opening track that's been a band signature ever since, "Start Me Up". 

In the wake of the release of Emotional Rescue in 1980, the future of the Rolling Stones seemed in the balance. Sure, they'd survived the wild 1960s and even wilder '70s, but as the new decade dawned, they were in uncharted territory. No rock and roll band had lasted nearly 20 years. Still, plans were afoot. 

With preparations proceeding for a massive tour of the United States at the end of 1981 and another the following year in Europe, a new album was urgently required. But the band's future was anything but certain. Reflecting on the relationships between the various Stones during the Tattoo You period, Mick says, "The difficulty in growing up in a rock and roll band, I think, is that you start with this gang of people and, as anyone knows that's been in a gang, that gang simply can't last forever." 

In the autumn of 1980, Mick met up with Kimsey in a suburb of Paris. In a damp, cavernous warehouse, with the Rolling Stones Mobile truck parked inside, they began working in earnest on what would eventually become Tattoo You. After several months of recording, Mick then convened with Keith in New York to add the finishing touches to the album. Finally, to put the project to bed, the masterful mix by Bob Clearmountain and Gary Lyons made tracks taken from so many unrelated sources sound unified. 

Side A:
Start Me Up
Hang Fire
Slave
Little T & A
Black Limousine
Neighbours  

Side B:
Worried About You
Tops
Heaven
No Use In Crying
Waiting On A Friend