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georgelicks
Something sacred like El Mocambo that fans have been asking for decades has barely passed 50.000 copies sold worldwide, a deluxe edition of Black and Blue, an album that the public barely remembers and doesn't have a single song that is very well known would be in the same numbers or even less.
Tattoo You has already sold very little and that was 2 years ago, the interest in old outtakes is less and less with the old fans dying, the only thing that can generate a little interest is an anthology-type collection and time has passed for that too, an anthology of the Stones in 1995-2005 would have sold very well but today there's not much public left to sell that material and for new/casual fans the only thing that matters is the hits on Hot Rocks or a Spotify playlist.
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georgelicks
Something sacred like El Mocambo that fans have been asking for decades has barely passed 50.000 copies sold worldwide, a deluxe edition of Black and Blue, an album that the public barely remembers and doesn't have a single song that is very well known would be in the same numbers or even less.
Tattoo You has already sold very little and that was 2 years ago, the interest in old outtakes is less and less with the old fans dying, the only thing that can generate a little interest is an anthology-type collection and time has passed for that too, an anthology of the Stones in 1995-2005 would have sold very well but today there's not much public left to sell that material and for new/casual fans the only thing that matters is the hits on Hot Rocks or a Spotify playlist.
My god, that is depressing to hear.
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Of the handful of 1970s Golden Age/Rolling Stones Records left, I can only imagine Black and Blue being worthy of a special edition. IORR is kind of middling, and I don't think it would generate much interest. I'd be interested to know if the GHS special edition sold decently.
Black and Blue should have tons of unreleased tracks, due to the guitarist tryouts with Perkins, Mandel and Jeff Beck. (There might have been others I'm not aware of.) Plus the group seemed in a funky mood, with Hot Stuff and Hey Negrita being appreciated more as time has passed. They also seem to be experimenting with more reggae. (At least Keith was).
I remember thinking the original album was skint on tracks (8) when I bought it in '76. And I thought it an odd mix, though I enjoyed the entire album in time. Other than Tattoo You, I don't think any of the 80s albums will see a special edition with bonus cuts.