Lady Jane, Under My Thumb and Mother’s Little Helper are three of the best sounding tracks on side one — all three are lively and solid here. On side two Out of Time and I Am Waiting are especially well recorded.
DAVE HASSINGER rightly deserves the credit for the best sounding early Stones album — this one.
Although some songs sound amazing, not every track is well recorded. We just have to accept that the Stones are not The Beatles when it comes to the consistent quality of the earliest recordings. That said, a strong copy like this one paired with the great music on this album will certainly deliver a lot of pleasure to audiophile Stones fans.
Although some songs sound amazing, not every track is well recorded. We just have to accept that the Stones are not The Beatles when it comes to the consistent quality of the earliest recordings. That said, a strong copy like this one paired with the great music on this album will certainly deliver a lot of pleasure to audiophile Stones fans.
In-Depth Track Commentary
Side One
Mothers Little Helper
Superb! On the best copies this track is so transparent you can feel the cool air of the studio.
Stupid Girl
Somewhat dark and compressed as a rule.
Lady Jane
Wow! On the best pressings this one is killer. You won’t hear too many better sounding Stones songs from this period.
Under My Thumb
On the best copies this song has amazing bass. It’s what makes the song work, check it out.
Doncha Bother Me
Goin’ Home
Very nice sound as a rule.
Side Two
Flight 505
High and Dry
Out Of Time
Wow — on the best copies the intro to this song is Demo Disc Quality (all things considered) but it gets compressed and harmonically distorted as they keep adding layers of tape.
It’s Not Easy
Listen to that tape hiss — if it’s correct all the highs will be there.
I Am Waiting
This track can have especially sweet guitars.
Take It Or Leave It
Think
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