5) THE POWER SUPPLY
During the recording sessions, electricity supply was erratic and power cuts were frequent. Ian Stewart found an answer that would have caused mass deportation faster than any drug bust if the authorities had known. One side of Nellcote's garden faced the electrified rail line that went to Monaco in one direction and Nice in the other. Stu was able to make a clandestine connection to the power cables, thus obtaining a free and unlimited supply, "courtesy" of France's national rail network, SNCF.
Source: Philip Norman, "Mick Jagger", 2012