Does anyone know which Stones albums through the years had had poor mastering jobs? These can apply to the ABKCO contract or to the Rolling Stones/Atlantic/CBS/Virgin/Universal contract.

I know 1968's Beggars Banquet was one of them. It was notorious for running as a whole up to 30 seconds longer compared to the 2002 remastered LP and CD prints.

While I know some songs sounded "too slow" but do you think "Paint It, Black" sounds a little bit "too fast" regardless of master? I think it could've run another 5 seconds longer or so.

~Ben

Every Stones LP-Record and Single/EP on Decca sounds perfect to my ears...

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I know this is not really answering your question, but IMO many of these speed problems seem to have been "fixed" over the years. I remember there being a good bit more songs, especially by Beatles, and Stones, that did not match any key; that slid in between the pitches on older vinyl albums.