Hackney diamonds is slang for broken glass.
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My son and I started a podcast on the Album Art of the Rolling Stones. It's called Album Art-The Cover Stories. Eventually, we hope to branch out and coverthe iconic album art of other bands as well, but the Stones will keep us busy for some time. Find us on Spotify at or wherever you find your podcasts. We are housed at We're giddy with success with some of our episodes alre
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It does not matter what I think, you think, anyone here or even Mick, Keith, and Ronny thinks, the Rolling Stones ended August 24, 2021. That just feels like a sad fact. There can be music without Charlie, but the Rolling Stones are no more. If H2O loses one atom it is no longer water, no matter what anyone's opinion or assertions are. But music is in the band's DNA and, in time, the
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Final Tally. I took your top 3, assumed they were in order, gave 3 for 1st, 2 for 2nd, 1, for 3rd. Sticky Fingers 29 Black and Blue 20 Exile on Main Street, Let It Bleed, Tattoo You 13 Out of Our Heads 12 Between the Buttons, Through the Past Darkly 8 Get Yer Ya Ya's Out, Their Satanic Majesties Request 7 Goat's Head Soup, It's Only Rock 'n' Roll. Some Girls. Lo
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A premier album with no title or band name was, in the Stones tradition, quite controversial at the time-although the idea is attributed to Andrew Loog Oldham. London (the US arm of Decca) would not go for it and insisted on the band's name and a title
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The UK version left the title and band name off but used the same photo.
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Guy Peellaert's original version of the rear cover was the same as the front but with the crowd gone and only a single piece of girl’s undergarment remaining on the stairs, a detail that was censored and that never made it onto the final back sleeve.
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End of day tally 22 albums mentioned as favorite 1. Sticky Fingers (Warhol) 2. Black and Blue (Hiro) 3. Out of Our Heads(UK)/December's Children (Mankowitz)
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The early leaders are: 1) Let It Bleed 2) Sticky Fingers 3) Black and Blue
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Let’s see a list of your three favorite Stones’ album covers where the criterion for favorite is “Damn, I like that.” Even better if you tell us why you like them. Then, if it would be a different list, let’s see a list of the three Stones’ album covers with the best art. The criterion for best art is “Damn, that is good art.” Like above, even better if you tell us why you rate as you do.
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Schillid, I have nothing to offer you but my admiration on a great job, apparently well-done based on the remaining comments. I have a Beatles buddy who did fifty year anniversary stories for all the Beatles cover art. Writes for BeatlesFan, gets into it like you got into Exile. He wore me down so I decided to take an amateur's crack at the big four covers Beggars Banquet through Exile. It i
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Thank you, I had not.
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I am not a regular here and it looks like i am way late to the party. This is a for fun project for me. Looks like you are into something more substantive. IF I have anything you may not, you are welcome to it. If you prefer to do that offline cyoe1@verizon.net Was cross checking videos to Google Earth, see they s
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Sorry, I missed all of that. Sounds great. Looks like the author removed posts. Maybe that is for the best, friends and family think I am wasting my time, a thread with all the answers would have only confirmed it
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I finally found it, Feb 23, 1972. The Rescuer headline was not the final, a bus accident overtook it in the final edition making it harder to find. But I also found the two stories seen in the headlines. Thanks for the info.
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Additional Links--sorry I could not figure out how to load the photos themselves https://drive.google.com/open?id=1s4XcORHyswwjukeYqzWc6u6Sul9di_-9 https://drive.google.com/open?id=1E78ZSk7VciNr_JRpyco2EkcGqf3hT-2y https://drive.google.com/open?id=1OIOaGSsCD8urgBQ_QQ_YMbxMTF4g93cx https://drive.google.com/open?id=1wo5CeMIyzNZ5L00rEkhj2V9-Ai3aesOS
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I am working on the histories of several Rolling Stones Album Covers. I could use your help solving a few mysteries. First, can anyone the people in these Exile photos? Who are the two black men with the Stones? Second, does anyone know the date for the Los Angeles Times headline Bill Wyman is showing. It says "Father of 4 Aids Woman, Rescuer Stabbed." The Stones were in LA from Decembe
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Schillid, would you be willing to share "Exile on 42nd Street"? I am working on the history of four album covers from Beggars Banquet through Exile. One of my tasks has been to try to identify or at least describe everyone on the cover and all the other photos. MY email is cyoe1@verizon.net I'd be happ
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Great info nonetheless, thank you, "Rocky".
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Mr. Dijon, in another thread (Beggars Banquet Help Front Cover) I am trying to list all the graffiti on the Beggars Banquet toilet cover as part of a project to document the history of that album cover (rather than the music, which has been well documented). You are a part of that graffiti and that history. Do you have a few minutes to look the list over and help us solve some of the mysteries,li
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Thanks. This and the ABKCO remastered release show a bit more at the top than the original London. I figured for history, go with the original. But the additional graffiti makes an interesting side note.
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Something, it does not appear those two bits of graffiti you mention made it onto the proposed London cover, they seem to have been cropped out, based on the proofs Proofs Page
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Thanks for the help, Something. you nailed you can trust me. Lots of finds here!
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Fantastic catch, Ash, that is what it says!
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Thanks for all the great help so far. If anyone has any curiosity or energy left. Rear cover gaps: 4, 23*, 39, 69, 77, 78* * means I got nothing Front cover gaps: 8, 19, 28 That does not include anything I got wrong. I'll be happy to send a copy of the article when done in return!
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Fantastic, thank you, deltics!
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What do you see? How do we describe it?
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Great work, thanks, for the time and effort, something BB I think you nailed them!
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Update on 12 front 12. “Alan, tengo la madre colgando solas” (Alan, I have the mother hanging alone) What might this be saying? I'd like to hangout with your mother, Alan? Any thoughts?
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Thanks, Irix, obviously I could not figure out how to do that, very helpful.
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