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georgemcdonnell314
I would not buy an album before a concert. It's a pain in the ass carrying a bag with a t-shirt at a concert. An album would be a royal pain and cumbersome to carry especially if you are heading to the pit.

And what if it rains?

Unless I had a car to take the album to, I do not see this as a good idea.

A defeatist attitude is excellent.

What if it rains? It's wrapped.

You're creating difficulties that don't exist.

My mother is a pessimist. Somehow I managed to not let that influence my life.

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gotdablouse
The timing makes sense ! In 2024 people were complaining that the album was dead when they started the tour, now people are complaining that it's not being released 6+ months ahead of the tour...besides they have B&B 2025 to promote. Good things come to those who wait !

I didn't complain. I stated facts.

The arrogance of the UMG people with their "18 month plan" made it even more ridiculous that nothing happened before or during the tour. The THIRD single was released the day of the album.

Zero happened after that.

No previous record label made that kind of mistake. Why the Stones didn't push, who knows, but UMG jumped the shark with HACKNEY DIAMONDS.

It's pathetic.

The pit sucked in 2024. The wrist bands were the same as the lucky dips and at the last minute hundreds flooded them after you were there all day. You spent the whole show trying to protect your spots. Never again.

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GasLightStreet

Zero happened after that.

End of 2024 there was e.g. the 1st Anniversary Color-2LP of Hackney Diamonds and in mid-2025 there was e.g. the Japan-Edition of Hackney Diamonds with a Blu-ray disc. Nothing remarkable, of course, but a little more than zero.

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georgelicks

The date is late April 2026 to promote the album before the possible tour and then release exclusive versions of the album to be sold at concerts. It's a rather ambitious plan that they're already working on.

And you know this how exactly??? I assume you have access to some relatively reliable source of information. Or believe you have. But, with respect, I will not accept this as fact just yet. There have been way too many false dawns and rumours presented as fact over the years for me to simply take anything on trust.

I do not imply any disrespect here. Or doubt the honesty of your own convictions sir. Far from it. Maybe I'm just old and cynical now. Maybe I'm too old and ornery to believe anything until it appears in front of me.

Oh, and I actually HOPE you are correct. But that is all it is for now. Hope!

I know people who worked at EMI and now Universal for more than 20 years. They have access to information about artists and releases. Do you also want their names, which plant they ordered the vinyl pressing, the exact release date, and how many tracks the new album has? They give me the information they can leak, since they're more careful with details than ever before, with confidentiality agreements.

To give you an idea, no one got the Taylor Swift's album until last Wednesday, less than two days before its release. This album has an initial pressing of 6 million physical copies and wasn't leaked until the last day. This album has been finished and in production since February and yet no one got it before, really impressive.

Mick wanted to release the album in December, but with Black and Blue so close and the delay in manufacturing the vinyl, the deadline was pushed to April. Plans can change, but that's the roadmap today.



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Thanks George for the, inside, info. It's just a waiting game then. The next thing will be a possible tour. Personally, I think the odds are stacked against it.
I'm taking into consideration age, health, insurance and external factors here. But who knows? Maybe a very short tour then?

Thanks, as always, Georgelicks.
WOW, 6 million and none leaked. That is amazing.

guess what the world needs right now is more vinyl pressing plants

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ProfessorWolf
guess what the world needs right now is more vinyl pressing plants

I've been thinking the same. I suspect they don't want to invest in it and then the demand goes away again. Or on the cynical side they're using it as a marketing tactic. Make us wait then we want it more. Hey, this reminds me of the gorilla marketing associated with the GRRR monkey.



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ProfessorWolf
here's all the rumors and relevant related info i can find about the new album from the last few months (if i missed anything let me know and i'll add it)

may 6 - 2120joe

May 6, 2025. So hoping it’s true what I was just told by someone who knows:
The Rolling Stones are recording now at a London studio. Mick and Andrew arrived first. Keith last Wednesday and Ronnie, Steve expected in a few days.

New album and tour. Very optimistic to think both could be ready for Christmas but neither possibility eliminated.

may 6 - 2120joe

Other tidbits,
-Ronnie scheduled at Glastonbury with Rod Stewart
-Recording expected to be finished in May. Familiar studio reserved through June.

may 6 - georgelicks


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2120Joe
Other tidbits,
-Ronnie scheduled at Glastonbury with Rod Stewart
-Recording expected to be finished in May. Familiar studio reserved through June.


Mixing in June, album release on late November (21, 28) or early December (5) to cash in during the Christmas season.

They have the new album almost in the can from early 2023, plus 2-3 other songs with Charlie from 2019 and I'm sure that Mick wrote at lesst 3-4 more good songs during the last 2 years.

They have 20 new songs there, with another standard album of 11-12 songs this year, there still more than 50% of a THIRD new record in 2027-28.

A handful of shows in late November just in time for the album release and an European Tour in May 2026 is a good bet if everything goes right.

may 7 - georgelicks (georgelicks responding to a question about his above post)

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keefmick
Georgelicks--is that from insider knowledge or an educated guess?


A mix of both, Universal is ready to promote a new Stones album by late 2025.

If all goes well it is a probable plan, if the album is finished by July it is a minimum of 4 months for the manufacturing of the vinyl so a release in the last week of November or the first of December is perfect to take advantage of the Christmas season and sell the biggest number of units during the pre-sale and in those 3-4 weeks, wasting that market and releasing the album in April/May 2026 is losing at least 50% of what the album could sell.

One or two indoor shows right around the album release are a real possibility, as was the Racket show.

A 2026 tour is also in the plans, but that's the hardest part right now. There's a year to go before then, and anything can happen in a year. The album is something much more concrete and almost certainly on the horizon within six months.

may 9 - tootight (video in link is no longer available it was a short video of mick singing in the studio in london)

[www.facebook.com]

Hopefully this link works. Mick in the studio singing a new song…

may 9 - georgelicks (commenting on above video)

That's at Metropolis Studios in London, Mick and Andrew are there since April 23 at least.

may 10 - 2120joe

I’m also guessing mailexile67 is on the right track in the post above. I know nothing about a Black and Blue rerelease. I didn’t think to ask about it. I was too excited hearing that they were recording again. And what we were listening to.

I had called my Stones friend fearing that we had seen the last of the band. Luckily we could meet for beer/fish&chips the following week. Not easy as we live in different countries. Nonsense he said, they are together now, prob having fish and chips, back at blank hotel, and recording at blank studio.

Jagger was playing acoustic guitar singing some words and many LaLaLa’s-song ideas! Maybe 30 second simple tune clips for further work. Short rudimentary undeveloped tunes only on acoustic with undeveloped vocals. Perhaps an impediment to new music for years past was Jagger writing and finishing songs on his own. This must have been the solution, short undeveloped ideas shared in advance. Left plenty of room for Keith and Jagger to finish in person.

may 16 - felipe 1993

Darryl is in London as well:

[www.instagram.com]

"It was a pleasure having the legendary @darryljonesbassist in the shop inbetween recordings for the Rolling Stones".

Source: Steel Wheels post on Rocks Off

may 17 - lien

" Wood is currently working with Rod Stewart on a documentary about the Faces, and a new album by the group. And later this year he will be back working with Jagger and Richards, planning the next Rolling Stones album. It will be their 32nd studio album (not to mention the 39 live albums, 28 compilation albums and 51 video albums)."


Quote from new interview with Ronnie Wood ;

[www.telegraph.co.uk]

may 25 - georgelicks

The Stones have been recording in Metropolis for a month now, first Mick with Andrew Watt starting April 22/23, Keith a week later, and the rest joined between the 4th and 8th of this month.

Andrew has barely posted on his Instagram for a month, so he must be working very hard on the album since he knows it's difficult to get everyone together at the same time and he has to make the most of his time.

And if there are no press photos, it's logical. Unfortunately, the Stones recording in the studio won't be news to anyone in 2025. There's no press guard at the studio like with Taylor Swift does every time she records in New York or Los Angeles.

may 25 - big ed

Bernard just left London after doing his part in the studio.


june 10 - the sun

ROLLING ON Rolling Stones are working on NEW album after dropping plans for massive summer tour – with stars already in studio

[www.thesun.co.uk]

june 11 - bv

New album due, 13 songs ready. Now it is for the marketing machine to secure a smashing title, album design, and who knows, may be even a few shows by the end of the year, to promote the album.

Bjornulf

june 11 - bv

It is not a rumour - it is a fact. The Rolling Stones i.e. Mick, Keith and Ronnie, pluss several of their support musicians, have been at the Metropolis Studio London UK all through May and more i.e. 5-6 weeks working on the songs for their next studio album, also more studio works in the past, after the 2024 tour finished. Great days for all Stones fans!

june 11 - woz

I've heard Steve Winwood is on a number of tracks on this project

june 12 - georgelicks

Ok, some fresh information:
The album is almost ready, 95% at least, some missing overdubs will be finished in the next few days, there are tracks in the mixing stage now and it is estimated that everything will be finished by the end of June or the beginning of July at the latest, very similar to the recording of Steel Wheels in 1989 which was from April to June of that year.

Andrew Watt is working like crazy on the album, sometimes 15-hour days in the studio, I'm told that Keith is getting back to the US before the weekend, he's been working really hard too, not to mention Mick who pushed hard to finish the whole album in "2 months maximum" in his words, I'm told about some surprise guests on some of the songs but nothing has been confirmed yet.

Steve Jordan on drums, Darryl Jones on bass and Matt Clifford on keybords, that's the basic line up on most of the songs, and that the stuff is mostly new, everything was recorded on these sessions.

june 14 - georgelicks

Keith's work on the album is finished, he's back in New York and went to the Tribeca Film Festival yesterday. Mick and Ronnie are still in London with Andrew Watt, completing the final overdubs.

They'll probably finish everything in a few days, and the album will go into final mixing, which will be finished by the end of June.

june 25 - georgelicks

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Barkerboy2
Any news of the new album though?


The album is being mixed right now, it should be done in 15 days or so with a late November or early December release as a strong posibility.

june 25 - bye bye johnny

From the Rolling Stone article "Hear the Rolling Stones Go Zydeco in New Tribute to Clifton Chenier", posted June 25:

The Stones, meanwhile, appear to be working away on a reported new album in London, with producer Andrew Watt again at the boards following their collaboration on Hackney Diamonds. As Richards tells RS, “We’re just putting some stuff together and seeing what happens. We cut all the time, you know, so whenever we can gather together, we’ll cut.”

[www.rollingstone.com]

[archive.ph]

july 4 - georgelicks

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mailexile67
@Georgelicks
Is the mixing finished?
Is Ronnie involved in it or only Mick and Andrew Watt?
What is the favourite period according to Umg for a release:end of November or next year in the Spring supporter by a possibile Tour?


The album is still being mixed, that's the last update from 5-6 days ago, mostly Andrew Watt and his team with Mick in/out all the time, both Ronnie and Keith already did their parts and the release date is still unsure, from a comercial view the best option is late November or early December to cash in with the Christmas season but if they want to hold it for a posible tour in the spring 2026, that's another option too.

thought it time to update this post

july 25 - bv

They planned to tour Europe this summer, but several bumps in the road made it hard for them to go through with the plans. I have reason to believe they will tour next summer, may be even before that, depending on the new album schedule.

aug 28 - georgelicks

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mailexile67
@Georgelicks

Any news about new album release?
Thanks in advance!


There is no decision made at Universal regarding the new album (which is very good according to people who have already heard something), it is already finished and in post-production, but that doesn't mean it will come out soon. Even much younger artists have albums finished months before they are released, including Taylor Swift's latest, which was mixed in January of this year and it will be released in October, 9 months later.

sept 3 - felipe1993

@mickjagger on instagram: "Holidays are over... back to the harmonica"
[www.instagram.com]

sept 12 - lien

The Rolling Stones have been working on a new album: “They’re all hyped up”
Keith Richards' son, Marlon, also said the band were "planning a tour of Europe"

During an interview for the new Rolling Stones edition of Record Collector, actor and film producer Marlon Richards – son of guitarist Keith – was asked what the group were up to currently. “They’re in town right now, recording,” he responded.

“They’re in Chiswick [West London] or somewhere like that; I think they’re nearly done.

“They gave them a Grammy, so now they’re all hyped up on that: ‘Oh, yeah – we can do another one like that! We’ve got more like that if you want…’. I think they’re doing the
follow-up.”

Richards then addressed the speculation about a forthcoming tour: “I think they’re planning a tour of Europe.”


The interview with Record Collector was conducted back in May –

[www.nme.com]

sept 19 - gotdablouse

Watt confirms what was already known about new recordings, no further details unfortunately, "mum's the word" !

[www.rollingstone.com]

sept 26 - barckerboy2 (in relation to ronnie's recent record signing event in london)

I asked Ronnie how the new Stones album was coming along and he said that it is sounding great - all mixed and ready to go.

sept 27 - georgelicks

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gotdablouse
"I asked Ronnie how the new Stones album was coming along and he said that it is sounding great - all mixed and ready to go."

Not much "spilling" this time...a release year would have made that better ;-)


April 2026

Dozens of vinyl variants are expected, even more than HD. Production plants have already been notified and placed on production hold.

Some plants are still working 24 hours a day to cover the more than 50 variants of Taylor Swift's new album, which comes out next Friday and has been ready since January.

Too many releases with many vinyls make it impossible for several albums to come out earlier; some box sets like the Beatles' have about 12 vinyls, even the Black and Blue set has 5.

sept 30 - georgelicks

Mick in LA with Andrew Watt right now:
[www.dailymail.co.uk]

sept 30 - bye bye johnny

From Ellie Henman's Bizarre column in The Sun, September 29:

Stone album ready to Roll

Kevin Mazur

LEGENDARY rocker Ronnie Wood has confirmed The Rolling Stones’ next album is done.

Speaking at the band’s RS No9 shop in Carnaby Street, Ronnie said: “Yes you will be getting a new album next year. It is done.”

The upcoming release will be their first since 2023’s incredible Hackney Diamonds, which featured collaborations with Lady Gaga and Sir Elton John.

The band – also featuring Mick Jagger and Keith Richards – are also hoping to get back on the road after being forced to axe plans for a summer tour this year, due to problems with venue availability.

Remaining coy as he signed copies of his new album Fearless, Ronnie, said: “Yes we are hoping to do some dates. Hopefully we will be back out there but I am still waiting to find out myself.”

The Stones are one of my favourite bands so I can’t wait to hear this record.

[www.thesun.co.uk]

oct 1 - georgelicks

The date is late April 2026 to promote the album before the possible tour and then release exclusive versions of the album to be sold at concerts. It's a rather ambitious plan that they're already working on.

oct 4 - georgelicks

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GerardHennessy

And you know this how exactly??? I assume you have access to some relatively reliable source of information. Or believe you have. But, with respect, I will not accept this as fact just yet. There have been way too many false dawns and rumours presented as fact over the years for me to simply take anything on trust.

I do not imply any disrespect here. Or doubt the honesty of your own convictions sir. Far from it. Maybe I'm just old and cynical now. Maybe I'm too old and ornery to believe anything until it appears in front of me.

Oh, and I actually HOPE you are correct. But that is all it is for now. Hope!"

I know people who worked at EMI and now Universal for more than 20 years. They have access to information about artists and releases. Do you also want their names, which plant they ordered the vinyl pressing, the exact release date, and how many tracks the new album has? They give me the information they can leak, since they're more careful with details than ever before, with confidentiality agreements.

To give you an idea, no one got the Taylor Swift's album until last Wednesday, less than two days before its release. This album has an initial pressing of 6 million physical copies and wasn't leaked until the last day. This album has been finished and in production since February and yet no one got it before, really impressive.

Mick wanted to release the album in December, but with Black and Blue so close and the delay in manufacturing the vinyl, the deadline was pushed to April. Plans can change, but that's the roadmap today.



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Thanks for the great compilation work !

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IORR Links : Essential Studio Outtakes CDs : Audio - History of Rarest Outtakes : Audio

Yeah, thanks ProfWolf! And also, of course, the people providing the info and the news in the first place. Long live IORR - making the life of random Rolling Stones fan so easy!

- Doxa



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gotdablouse
Thanks for the great compilation work !

Agreed! Thank you for boiling everything down ProfessorWolf, and thanks to the original posters.

Great work, all.

Best compilation since Sucking the 70s.

Thank you for sharing ProfessorWolf!!

I think this was the first report of the Stones in the Studio back in March: (Just after the Oscars in LA)

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TooTight
Rolling Stones in the studio right now, per StonesDoug.

[iorr.org]

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DiegoGlimmerStones
Thank you for sharing ProfessorWolf!!

I think this was the first report of the Stones in the Studio back in March: (Just after the Oscars in LA)

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TooTight
Rolling Stones in the studio right now, per StonesDoug.

[iorr.org]

originally i excluded those los angeles session rumors because i found them dubious

but upon reflection a rumor is a rumor so i added them

perhaps it was early work on the album between mick and watt

StonesDoug's original post in March didn't mention a specific recording location.

[www.tapatalk.com]

Speculation here was that it was in LA.

His subsequent update said "They were at Hit Factory in NYC rehearsing for a private party they played ."

[www.tapatalk.com]

--

[iorr.org]

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bye bye johnny
StonesDoug's original post in March didn't mention a specific recording location.

[www.tapatalk.com]

Speculation here was that it was in LA.

His subsequent update said "They were at Hit Factory in NYC rehearsing for a private party they played ."

[www.tapatalk.com]

--

[iorr.org]

woah completely forgot that bizzare development

will edit out the rumors from march then

on another note did the rolling stones play a private party this year or was stonesdoug given bad info?

you would think we'd have more info on this by now

New single in what, mid-late February, March or a week before or the day of the LP release in April.

Until then there's nothing to talk about.

Let this thread die and stick to the new album thread which, oh, upon searching, unless I'm missing something, doesn't exist.

If true, makes sense.

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GasLightStreet
New single in what, mid-late February, March or a week before or the day of the LP release in April.

Until then there's nothing to talk about.

Let this thread die and stick to the new album thread which, oh, upon searching, unless I'm missing something, doesn't exist.

If true, makes sense.

Oh, I am sure you all find something to talk about for another 35 pages at least.

We won't be hearing anything about the new album until the promo campagne for Black & Blue 2025 is over.

So that's 2026

Thank you for the info!

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Jalfstra
We won't be hearing anything about the new album until the promo campagne for Black & Blue 2025 is over.

So that's 2026

I gathered that only makes sense released before tour.

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The timing makes sense ! In 2024 people were complaining that the album was dead when they started the tour, now people are complaining that it's not being released 6+ months ahead of the tour...besides they have B&B 2025 to promote. Good things come to those who wait !

I didn't complain. I stated facts.

The arrogance of the UMG people with their "18 month plan" made it even more ridiculous that nothing happened before or during the tour. The THIRD single was released the day of the album.

Zero happened after that.

No previous record label made that kind of mistake. Why the Stones didn't push, who knows, but UMG jumped the shark with HACKNEY DIAMONDS.

It's pathetic.

What more could they do? There isn't really much of an audience for this sort of thing. Probably did way better than expected.

they have done all they can do.the album is ready.we all hope to last
to hear it.

<And you know this how exactly???>

Not a friendly question, imo. I think other participants on this forum expect you to read the thread you're posting in. Had you read it (and similar threads) there would be no need for your question.

That said, no need to leave. We are many who appreciate your posts.



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Well said DandelionPowderman. We're all human and sometimes step on each other. I'm no stranger to this myself. Though I try my best.

Your well entitled to ask pertinent questions Gerard .That George Licks has been correct on many things.I wouldn’t take the responses to your questions personally.Unfortunately there are a few compulsive posters (George excluded)who have little else going on in their lives who take pleasure in ridicule and sarcasm.

Gerard, everything is fine and there is no problem, I just responded energetically, nothing more, there is no need to go anywhere, it's all fine.

Hey Gerard you dont have to go anywhere man..
Cant figure out why you were jumped on so harshly ...

Man you deserve an apology and a free copy of Black & Blue Deluxe ......


Stay safe wont ya Gerard ....



ROCKMAN