Name: Tattoo You
Brand: The Rolling Stones

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

2701569

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Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

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Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2009-06-08

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Universal

Tax rate GB

UPC / Barcode

1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

The Rolling Stones

Genre GB

Classic

Label GB

one of the most successful, prolific, thrilling and influential bands of all time release 14 re-mastered classic albums throughout 2009. after bum-rushing the '80s with 'emotional rescue', the stones released 'tattoo you', the second half of a potent one-two album punch that showed the band asserting themselves as they entered their third decade of music-making. essentially made up of songs dating as far back as 1972 sessions for 'goats head soup', the stones' 1981 release is still a potent slab of swagger and sass. 'hang fire' is a tight two-minute and twenty second redefinition of surf music, and 'start me up' is classic stones, replete with jagger's sexual braggadocio and keith's patented 'honky tonk women' - style riffs. the bluesy shuffle that is 'black limousine' is only surpassed by the cocky 'little t and a,' sung by an endearingly raspy keith richards. most impressive on 'tattoo you' is the wistful 'waiting on a friend,' featuring jazz giant sonny rollins wailing away on his saxophone as the song fades out.

Tattoo You

Music GB