The newly refurbished Beggars Banquet is available in both vinyl and a “limited” CD/SACD, remastered for better sound. Add Nicky Hopkins’ piano infused six minute burner “Jigsaw Puzzle” and the shimmering “No Expectations,” perhaps Brian Jones’ most transcendent moment on slide guitar, for a classic that absolutely deserves a deluxe 50 th anniversary expanded treatment.
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It was the last time co-founder/multi-instrumentalist Brian Jones would participate (even when he was there, his behavior was reportedly erratic), and the first in a series of four studio albums generally considered one of the most artistically successful runs from any rock and roll act.ĭespite a few misfires like the clunky country waltz of “Dear Doctor,” a trend that later included the far better “Sweet Virginia” and “Far Away Eyes,” the predominantly acoustic set found the band exploring their roots in deep blues (“Prodigal Son”), backwoods folk (“Factory Girl”) and propulsive rock (“Street Fighting Man,” “Stray Cat Blues”). Beggars Banquet marked both the end and a new beginning for the Stones. There have been reams of words written about the album that kicks off with the driving percussion of “Sympathy for the Devil” and closes nine tracks and just under 40 minutes later with a rare - at least at the time - Keith Richards vocal on the magnificent folk-gospel infused “Salt of the Earth,” the latter with uncredited assistance from the Watts Street Gospel Choir. But few expected the absolute triumph of 1968’s Beggars Banquet. There was no doubt that the Rolling Stones needed to shake off the psychedelic haze that engulfed 1967’s Their Satanic Majesties Request, when it came time for a follow-up. Beggars Banquet (50th Anniversary Edition)
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