In June ‘76, the group played four nights at Les Abattoirs in Paris on their Tour of Europe ’76, including the performance of this song - the lead single from the group's thirteenth studio record.
Due November 14 via Interscope/UMe, the definitive Super Deluxe Box Set of “Black and Blue” marks the band's first album following the departure of former guitarist Mick Taylor, who was eventually replaced by Ronnie Wood.
The recording sessions famously served as auditions with guitar greats Harvey Mandel, Wayne Perkins, Jeff Beck, and Robert A. Johnson all contributing. Ultimately, free from commitments to The Faces, it was Ronnie Wood who joined Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts and Bill Wyman as a bona fide Rolling Stone appearing on three tracks.
Soon after Ronnie officially signed up for the band's U.S. tour, starting his continuing tenure with the group across five decades with multiple live and studio albums and dozens of Stones groundbreaking world tours. In a brand-new interview included in the new box set, Ronnie reflects on joining the band in 1976 with these words - "Right then, this is where I'm meant to be."
The “Black and Blue” 2025 reissue includes a six-track disc of previously unreleased recordings, including the Jagger/Richards composition "I Love Ladies," plus a high-energy take on Shirley & Company's "Shame, Shame, Shame." Also included are four amazing Stones instrumental jams from the 1975 sessions featuring the guest guitarists.
The reissue also delivers a full live concert recording from the bands celebrated six night residency at London's Earls Court Exhibition Centre, where they were joined onstage by Ian Stewart, Billy Preston, and Ollie Brown - all of whom had contributed to the studio album.
Available as a 5LP vinyl box set and a 4CD box set, both editions include a Blu-ray disc, a hundred-page hardback book, and a replica tour poster. A limited edition 5LP version on exclusive black and blue marbled vinyl will also be available via select online retailers, alongside streamlined 2-disc and 1-disc formats on both vinyl and CD. Additionally, a limited edition 1LP zoetrope vinyl will also be released.
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