Let It Bleed
is the eighth
studio album
by the
English
Rock band
released on
November,28th 1969
by London Records
in the
United States
and on
December,5th 1969
by Decca Records
in the
United Kingdom
.Released during
the band's
1969 American Tour,
it is the follow-up
to
Beggars Banquet
(1968),
and like that album
is a return to
the group's
more
Blues-oriented approach
that was prominent
in the
pre-Aftermath
(1966)
period of their career.
Additional sounds
on the album
draw influence from
gospel,
Country Blues
and
Country Rock.
The album was
recorded during
a period of turmoil
in the band;
Brian Jones,
the band's founder
and original leader,
had become
increasingly unreliable
in the studio
due to heavy drug use,
and during most
recording sessions
was either absent,
or so incapacitated
that he was unable
to contribute meaningfully.
He was fired
in the midst of
recording sessions
for this album,
and replaced by
Mick Taylor.
Jones died
within a month
of being fired;
he contributed to
only two songs,
playing
backing instruments.
Taylor had been hired
after principal recording
was complete
on many
of the tracks,
and appears
on two songs,
having recorded
some guitar overdubs.
Keith Richards
was the band's
sole guitarist
during most
of the
recording sessions,
being responsible
for nearly all
of the rhythm
and lead parts.
The other Stones members
vocalist
Mick Jagger,
bassist
Bill Wyman,
and
drummer
Charlie Watts
appear on
nearly every track,
with contributions by
percussionist
Jimmy Miller
(who also produced the album),
keyboardists
Nicky Hopkins
and
Ian Stewart
(himself a former member of the band),
and
guest musicians
including
Ry Cooder.
The album reached
top ten positions
in several markets,
including reaching
number one
in the UK
and number three
in the US.
While no
high-charting singles
were released from
the album,
many of its songs
became staples of
Rolling Stones
live shows
and on r
Rock radio stations,
including
"Gimme Shelter"
and
"You Can't Always Get What You Want",
both of which
frequently appear
on lists of the
greatest songs ever.
The album was voted
number 40
in Colin Larkin's
All Time Top
1000 Albums
3rd edition (2000).
In 2005,
the album was inducted
into the
Grammy Hall of Fame,
and is on
various iterations
of
Rolling Stone magazine's
"The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time"
list.
Recording
Although
The Rolling Stones
had begun
the recording of
"You Can't Always Get What You Want"
in November 1968,
before
Beggars Banquet
had been released,
recording
for
Let It Bleed
began in earnest
in February 1969
and continued
sporadically
until early November.
the band's original leader
and founder,
had, over the course
of the recording
of the
previous two albums,
become increasingly detached
from the group.
Though present in the studio,
he was frequently too
intoxicated to
contribute meaningfully,
and after a
motorcycle accident
in May 1969,
missed several
recording sessions
whilst recovering
. Always a
talented
multi-instrumentalist,
Jones had
previously contributed
extensively on guitar,
forming an
integral part
of the dual-guitar sound
that was central
to the
band's chemistry.
He was fired
from the band
during the recording of
Let It Bleed,
having performed
on only two tracks:
playing autoharp on
"You Got the Silver",
and percussion on
"Midnight Rambler".
A month after being fired,
Jones was found
at the bottom of
his swimming pool
at his home.
The coroner's report
stated this
was a drowning,
later revised to
"Death by misadventure".
TRACK LIST
CD 1
Aladdin Story
(instrumental)
All Down The Line
(Acoustic)
Country Honk
(w/o Fiddle-HonkCar)
Dancing in the Light
(instrumental)
Gimme Shelter
(#2)
Gimme Shelter
(Keith vocal)
Gimmie Shelter
(Mary Clayton/Mick Jagger Just Vocals)
Hip Shake
Honky Tonk Woman
(outtake)
(different lyrics)
I Ain't Lying
I Don't Care
I Don't Know Why
(aka Don't Know Why I Love You)
I'm Going Down II
Jiving Sister Fanny II
Deconstructing Gimme Shelter
(Isolated Tracks)
Let It Bleed
(Live)
CD 2
Leather Jacket
(Instr)
Loving Cup
(early take)
(instrumental)
Loving Cup
(early take)
(instrumental)
Loving Cup II
Loving Cup I
Potted Shrimp
(Instr)
Shake Your Hips
Shake Your Hip II
Shine A Light
Stop Breaking Down
Sweet Virginia
Trident Jam
(instrumental)
Who Am I
(See I Love You)
You Can't Always Get What You Want
(w/o Choir Intro)
You Got The Silver
(Mick Jagger vocal)
You Got The Silver
(Keith Richards Vocal)
Let It Bleed
(Stripped)
Gimme Shelter
(Stripped Live)
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