The Rolling Stones - Beggars Banquet

The Stones forsook psychedelic experimentation to return to their blues roots on this celebrated album, which was immediately acclaimed as one of their landmark achievements. A strong acoustic delta blues flavor colors much of the material, particularly "Salt of the Earth" and "No Expectations," which features some beautiful slide guitar work. Basic rock & roll was not forgotten, however: "Street Fighting Man," a reflection of the political turbulence of 1968, was one of their most innovative singles, and "Sympathy for the Devil," with its fire-dancing guitar licks, leering Jagger vocals, African rhythms, and explicitly satanic lyrics, was an image-defining epic. On "Stray Cat Blues," Jagger and crew began to explore the kind of decadent sexual sleaze that they would take to the point of self-parody by the mid-'70s. At the time, though, the approach was still fresh, and the lyrical bite of most of the material ensured Beggars Banquet's place as one of the top blues-based rock records of all time. ~ Richie Unterberger, All Music Guide

Name Credits Alisa Ritz Repackaging Art Direction Barry Feinstein Photography, Cover Photo Bill Wyman Vocals (Background), Bass Bob Ludwig Mastering Brian Jones Guitar, Harmonica, Tambourine, Vocals (Background), Keyboards, Sitar Charlie Watts Drums Eddie Hedges Engineer Glyn Johns Engineer Gus Skinas Engineer Iris Keitel Repackaging Art Direction Jack Byrne Archive Research Jimmy Miller Producer Jody Klein Restoration Supervision Jon Astley Analog Transfer, Digital Transfers Keith Richards Guitar, Vocals, Bass Laura Walton Production Assistant Lenne Allik Concept Maria Papazahariou Production Assistant Michael Joseph Photography Mick Jagger Vocals, Percussion, Harmonica Mick McKenna Archive Research Mike Joseph Photography Nicky Hopkins Piano, Keyboards Nicole Monea Design Production Assistant Paschal Byrne Digital Transfers, Analog Transfer Steve Rosenthal Restoration, Archives Coordinator Teri Landi Digital Transfers, Archive Research Tom Wilkes Original Design Concept, Design