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Beggars Banquet
180 grams, Import, Remastered
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Track Listings
1 | Sympathy for the Devil |
2 | No Expectations |
3 | Dear Doctor |
4 | Parachute Woman |
5 | Jigsaw Puzzle |
6 | Street Fighting Man |
7 | Prodigal Son |
8 | Stray Cat Blues |
9 | Factory Girl |
10 | Salt of the Earth |
Editorial Reviews
Recorded between March and July of 1968 at Olympic Sound Studios in London and mixed at Sunset Sound in Los Angeles, Beggars Banquet was the first album by the Rolling Stones produced by Jimmy Miller and marks the start of what is considered their most prolific album era. Opening with the iconic "Sympathy For The Devil," the album features many of the Stones' most memorable tracks, including "Street Fighting Man," "No Expectations," and "Parachute Woman."
Product details
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- Language : English
- Product Dimensions : 12.48 x 12.28 x 0.43 inches; 11.92 ounces
- Manufacturer : ABKCO
- Item model number : 28929037
- Original Release Date : 2003
- Date First Available : February 12, 2007
- Label : ABKCO
- ASIN : B0000DJYOX
- Number of discs : 1
- Best Sellers Rank: #110,703 in CDs & Vinyl (See Top 100 in CDs & Vinyl)
- #213 in Classic Rock Supergroups
- #1,050 in British Music
- #2,386 in Blues Rock (CDs & Vinyl)
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- Reviewed in the United States on April 5, 2022I’ve seen a few complaints that this vinyl anniversary edition did not come with a photograph book, an additional LP of outtakes, and two 7 inch singles in addition to what it already includes.
This is not a Super Deluxe Edition and was not marketed as such. Also any set that contained all of those things would cost a couple hundred dollars.
This is a remastered limited edition 50th anniversary release.
There are no other editions. It it not broken down into tiers (standard, deluxe, super deluxe, collector’s edition etc.)
This is what you get:
For the FIRST TIME we get the original cover as well as the infamous intended cover which was used for the 2002 re-release. The presentation and packaging here is wonderful. The story behind the cover is almost as famous as the album itself.
It is a gatefold.
The album has been remastered. It sounds as good as the 2002 reissue which means it sounds fantastic!
We also get a mono 12inch of Sympathy For the Devil with an awesome etching of the intended album cover on the other side.
We get the flexidisc Mick Jagger interview that was included in the original Japanese release of this album and it is sealed in a 7inch wrap that contains the covers that were used for the album’s singles.
It was 50 bucks when released. I got it for 39.80.
There are remastered single lp vinyl albums out there that contain absolutely nothing else selling for 30 - 50 bucks.
If you never bought the 2002 reissue and/or do not own this album on vinyl at all and are a Stones or rock fan - this is a no brainer.
I bought the 2002 reissue and misplaced it. This was PERFECT.
- Reviewed in the United States on October 6, 2024Package and item arrived as promised
- Reviewed in the United States on August 17, 2019Beggars Banquet is a great album, the Stones were at their peak when it was recorded in 1968. It remains one of my favorite Stones albums. "Street Fighting Man" and "Sympathy for the Devil" are still played on the radio. I own the 2002 remaster and the sound quality is good, however, the packaging is very cheap. The album deserves better. I also own the vinyl recording which I bought in 1975.
All the songs were written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, except "Prodigal Son" by Robert Wilkins, which was written in 1929. Nearly all rhythm and lead guitar parts were recorded by Keith Richards. Brian Jones had become erratic due to his heavy drug use and died in 1969. Nicky Hopkins plays keyboards on eight of the ten tracks. Hopkins played with the Stones on all of their studio albums from "Between the Buttons" in 1967 through "Black and Blue" in 1975.
Beggars Banquet was produced by Jimmy Miller, who worked with the Stones from 1968-1973. He recorded five albums and many classic singles. He played the opening cowbell on Honky Tonk Women. His sister Judith Miller was a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist for the New York Times. She spent time in prison for failing to reveal her sources.
"Jumping Jack Flash" was meant to have been included on the album. It was recorded during a two week period that also produced "Street Fighting Man," "Jigsaw Puzzle" and "Parachute Woman." The Stones rushed out "Flash" as a single because the record company knew it would be a hit. In the 1960s, The Beatles and the Stones often left hit singles off their albums.
In 2003, Beggars Banquet was ranked at number 58 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.
- Reviewed in the United States on August 12, 2024Came through with flying colors!!!
Definitely recommend!!!💯
- Reviewed in the United States on November 18, 2021In 1968, the extended Summer of Love was OVER. "Peace and love" was not happening; a violent reality was growing across the nation. In the more idealistic period, the Stones had released a series of excellent stylish and trendy albums, but 1968's "Beggars Banquet" is different. Did the change in atmosphere nudge them toward more basic music? Whatever the reason, this album features blends of rootsy rock, blues, folk and country, rather than arty or trendy pop-rock. And it shows that the Stones were still in the game, while charting their own course.
The album's sound is very sharp; the guitar licks actually hurt my ears. I think the masterpiece of this album is the first track, "Sympathy For The Devil". The narrator is a polite (at first) and articulate character who introduces himself as "a man of wealth and taste". Things quickly get more serious. He tells us that he participated in many horrifying events: the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, the Russian Revolution, the blitzkrieg of World War II and the assassination of the Kennedys. He ends up warning us that if we ever meet him, we should have some courtesy, sympathy, and some taste, or else he will "lay your soul to waste". Musically, the track opens peacefully enough as an upbeat number with lively percussion, nice piano chords and rambling bass. Later we begin to hear slashing, blistering guitar licks, and the background shouts of "woo-woo!", at first sounding like good fun, after a while begin to seem provoking and slightly menacing. This track - music and lyrics - strikes me as a metaphor representing the "end of innocence" and the onset of chaos that the world was experiencing.
5 of the 9 remaining tracks have strong blues influence, of varying shades. "No Expectations" is lazy blues, while "Parachute Woman" is more aggressive, with grating guitar. "Jigsaw Puzzle" is a bluesy mid-tempo song that meanders on, repeating the same chord pattern. "Stray Cat Blues" is bluesy rock, and "Salt Of The Earth" is light blues tinged with gospel. "Dear Doctor" is totally country, while "Factory Girl" is more like country-folk. "Prodigal Son", written by Robert Wilkins, is straight acoustic folk; it is a re-telling of the parable found in the New Testament, and it is the only song not composed by Jagger and Richards. "Street Fighting Man" is a practically flawless hard rock delight which announces the times perfectly: "Ev'rywhere I hear the sound of marching charging feet, boy/'Cause summer's here and the time is right for fighting in the street, boy". Definitely NOT the Summer of Love. Another thing to notice about the album's lyrics is that 4 songs ("No Expectations", "Parachute Woman", "Factory Girl" and "Stray Cat Blues") paint pictures of women who are far from being the classy specimens depicted in "Lady Jane" and "She's A Rainbow". In "Factory Girl", the guy is waiting for "a girl who's got curlers in her hair...Her zipper's broken down the back...she's got stains all down her dress"!
Top reviews from other countries
- ShawnReviewed in Canada on May 21, 2024
5.0 out of 5 stars Good deal
Showed up quick and in great condition.
- FeeReviewed in the United Kingdom on October 3, 2024
5.0 out of 5 stars Rolling stones album
Great cover as described
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anónimoReviewed in Spain on December 17, 2021
5.0 out of 5 stars Espectacular disco y sonido
Excelente el envío y el producto por parte de Amazon. ¿Qué decir? Probablemente uno de los 5 mejores discos de los Rolling, remasterizado recientemente y a un precio imbatible. No te lo pienses, cómpralo, merece la pena y es una auténtica lección histórica de rock/blues para todo amante de la música.
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FrankReviewed in Mexico on June 20, 2020
5.0 out of 5 stars Excelente disco
Buena remasterizado y buen nivel de volumen.
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ARMANDOReviewed in Italy on September 6, 2020
5.0 out of 5 stars BEGGARS BANQUET Vinile ottimo musica da DIECI STELLE
Ho aspettato due anni per commentare questa nuova ripubblicazione di un album tra i piu belli della storia della musica ROCK .
Bisogna mettere in conto che amo gli STONES da Satisfaction da me conosciuta e amata nel 1965 avevo 13 anni allora eravamo stupefatti da quel suono mai sentito,ma BEGGARS BANQUET fu una ulteriore folgorazione Sympathy for the devil Salth of the Hearth No Expectations erano e sono dei brani senza tempo Street Fighting Man uscita su 45 allora fu molto criticata ma mi piacque subito e ancora oggi mi da i brividi ritmo musica testo c'è tutto Stray Cat Blues il titolo dice tutto blues vero sanguigno Dear Doctor pezzo dimenticato ma.....che voce ...e ultima ma prima per sonorità innovazione e invenzione JIG SAW PUZZLE che purtroppo non ho mai sentito LIVE pezzo dai più dimenticato ma mi ha sempre affascinato.
La copertina apribile con la foto interna degli STONES goderecci allegri scanzonati WYMAN e Watts sempre seri e distaccati bella foto che rappresenta gli STONES allora come oggi ultima apparizione fotografica e musicale importante di quel GENIO dimenticato e sottovaluto di BRIAN JONES membro originale e importante nella storia musicale degli STONES e del rock .
Unico appunto la confezione un po' spartana come allora un CAPOLAVORO simile doveva avere un cofanetto più importante con i testi e sopratutto con piu brani aggiunti dell'epoca visto quello che la Decca aveva nei suoi archivi ma tanto è e bisogna accontentarsi ma il disco originale da DIECI STELLE per la musica il suono e la NOSTALGIA .
Aggiungo Decca perche allora la casa degli STONES era Decca questa pubblicazione e ABKCO boh e l'aggiunta del secondo vinile con Sympathy for the devil Mono e la seconda facciata con disegni sopra è ben misera cosa per un vinile BEGGARS BANQUET super .