The Lantern

Recorded At – Olympic Studios
Limited edition of 1000 numbered copies.
Satanic Sessions, an up-close and personal glimpse inside the recording of the Stones' 1967 masterpiece, was issued in two versions: a beautifully packaged, two-times-four-disc boxed set from Midnight Beat, limited to just 1,000 copies and featuring a well-designed if lacklusterly annotated booklet, and a CD-R knockoff, which preserves the music, if not the wrapping. Either, of course, is going to set listeners back between 250 and 300 dollars; both, however, represent one of the most complete examinations of a classic album's creation that listeners have yet been privy to. Their Satanic Majesties Request is one of the most contentious albums in the Stones' entire catalog. Famously, it was these sessions which finally persuaded manager Andrew Loog Oldham that he no longer had a place in the band's hierarchy; arguably, Brian Jones felt the same way.

Reissued for its 50th anniversary, Satanic Majesties remains a singular entry in the Stones’ catalog. It is the strange result of a bizarre set of personal, professional, and cultural circumstances. This set is one of the more straightforward to explain, since it comprises the stereo and mono versions of the album, newly remastered by by Bob Ludwig at Gateway Mastering.

A triple album comprised of every Rolling Stones single and corresponding B-Side released from 1963 to 1971, beginning with their first UK Single - a cover of Chuck Berry’s "Come On", and features 11 recordings not found on their U.S. or U.K. studio album releases.