Start them up! On June 15, The Rolling Stones will release a massive, limited edition vinyl box set collecting the legendary band's 15 studio albums from Sticky Fingers (1971) to Blue and Lonesome (2016) on 20 meticulously-recreated LPs. The box coincides with the Stones' No Filter tour, kicking off this May in Dublin, Ireland.
The release from Universal Music will take the form of a "highly bespoke, lenticular mounted" limited edition box. Each album, pressed on 180-gram vinyl, has been remastered and cut at half-speed at Abbey Road Studios from vinyl-specific tape transfers. In addition, each album will include a download card for HD digital files. The box itself boasts a numbered certificate.
The Studio Albums Vinyl Collection 1971-2016 contains each album with intricate original packaging bonuses, from the working zipper on Sticky Fingers to the postcards in Exile on Main St and cut outs in Some Girls. The box contains the following albums:
Sticky Fingers (1971)
LP sleeve presented as Andy Warhol's original design complete with working zip and hidden image beneath
Exile On Main St (1972) (2LP)
LP in original style gatefold sleeve complete with inner-bags and set of 12 perforated postcards
Goats Head Soup (1973)
LP in gatefold sleeve with two inserts
It's Only Rock 'n' Roll (1974)
LP with original heavyweight inner sleeve
Black And Blue (1976)
LP in gatefold sleeve with original inner bag and lyric sheet
Some Girls (1978)
LP housed in replica design including 20 cut-outs on the cover
Emotional Rescue (1980)
LP with original sized poster
Tattoo You (1981)
LP with original heavyweight inner sleeve
Undercover (1983)
LP with original heavyweight inner sleeve and lyric sheet
Dirty Work (1986)
LP with original heavyweight inner sleeve, red shrink wrapping and bespoke sticker
Steel Wheels (1989)
LP complete with original inner sleeve and sales insert
Voodoo Lounge (1994) (2LP)
2LP gatefold sleeve with original lyric inners
Bridges To Babylon (1997) (2LP)
2LP with original lyric inners
A Bigger Bang (2005) (2LP)
2LP gatefold sleeve with original lyric inners
Blue & Lonesome (2016) (2LP)
2LP gatefold sleeve with original inners
The Studio Albums Vinyl Collection 1971-2016 arrives from Universal Music on June 15. There has been no word of a CD iteration. The box is currently available for pre-order at Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada!
Ross says
Looks awesome. Just need a second mortgage to afford it.
Michael Grabowski says
Is the Some Girls cover the genuine original cover, or the amended reconstruction?