Rolling Stones Their Satanic Majesties Request LP 3D cover Oz original EX+

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Rolling Stones Their Satanic Majesties Request LP 3D cover Oz original EX+

This is an original Australian Decca stereo pressing, issued in the UK-manufactured three-dimensional gatefold sleeve (I believe EMI Australia imported the covers).

Their Satanic Majesties Request is the sixth studio album by The Rolling Stones and was released on 8 December 1967 by Decca Records in the United Kingdom and the following day in the United States by London Records. Its title is a play on the "Her Britannic Majesty requests and requires..." text that appears inside a British passport.

Richie Unterberger of Allmusic wrote:

Without a doubt, no Rolling Stones album — and, indeed, very few rock albums from any era — split critical opinion as much as the Rolling Stones' psychedelic outing. Many dismiss the record as sub-Sgt. Pepper posturing; others confess, if only in private, to a fascination with the album's inventive arrangements, which incorporated some African rhythms, Mellotrons, and full orchestration. Never before or since did the Stones take so many chances in the studio. In 1968, the Stones would go back to the basics, and never wander down these paths again, making this all the more of a fascinating anomaly in the group's discography.

Begun just after Between the Buttons had been released, the recording of Their Satanic Majesties Request was long and sporadic, broken up by court appearances and jail terms. For the same reasons, the entire band was seldom present in the studio at one time. Further slowing productivity was the presence of the multiple guests that the band members had brought along. In a 2002 interview with Rolling Stone, Bill Wyman described the situations in the studio.

Every day at the studio it was a lottery as to who would turn up and what - if any - positive contribution they would make when they did. Keith would arrive with anything up to ten people, Brian with another half-a-dozen and it was the same for Mick. They were assorted girlfriends and friends. I hated it! Then again, so did Andrew (Oldham) and just gave up on it. There were times when I wish I could have done, too.

At this point, the album was the first (and only) album produced by the Stones themselves.

The working title of the album was Cosmic Christmas. In the hidden coda titled "Cosmic Christmas" (following "Sing This All Together (See What Happens)", Wyman tells "it's slowed-down: 'We wish you a merry Christmas, we wish you a merry Christmas, and a happy New Year!'" Some of the album's songs were also recorded under various working titles, some appearing rather non sequitur and radically different from the final titles. These working titles include: "Acid In The Grass" ("In Another Land"), "I Want People To Know" ("2000 Man"), "Flowers In Your Bonnet" ("She's A Rainbow"), "Fly My Kite" ("The Lantern"), "Tough Apple" (2000 Light Years From Home), and "Surprise Me" ("On With The Show").

In 1998, a bootleg box set of eight CDs with outtakes of the Satanic sessions was released on the market. The box set shows the band developing the songs over multiple takes, and striking is the cooperation between Brian Jones, Keith Richards and session pianist Nicky Hopkins. Richards is leading the sessions and most songs seem to be written by him, and both Hopkins and Jones indulge in creating elaborate soundscapes.

The Cover:

Initial releases of the album featured a three-dimensional picture of the band on the cover by photographer Michael Cooper. When viewed in a certain way, the lenticular image shows the band members' faces turning towards each other with the exception of Jagger, whose hands appear crossed in front of him. Looking closely on its cover, one can see the faces of each of the four Beatles. Later editions replaced the glued-on 3-dimensional image with a standard photo, due to high production costs. A limited edition LP version in the 1980s re-printed the original 3D cover design. Immediately following the re-issue, the master materials for re-printing the 3D cover were intentionally destroyed.

It was the first of four Stones albums to feature a novelty cover (the others were the zipper on Sticky Fingers, the cut-out faces on Some Girls, and the stickers on Undercover). The maze on the inside cover of the UK and US releases cannot be completed. It has a wall at about a half radius in from the lower left corner. One can never arrive at the "It's Here" in the centre of the maze.

The Rolling Stones:

Mick Jagger- lead vocals, backing vocals, moog synthesizer, percussion

Brian Jones - brass, mellotron, percussion, organ, flute, recorder, electric dulcimer, saxophone, concert harp, guitar, backing vocals

Keith Richards - guitars, backing vocals

Charrlie Watts - drums, percussion, tablas

Bill Wyman — bass, percussion, backing vocals, lead vocals on "In Another Land"

Additional personnel:

Nicky Hopkins - piano, harpsichord, organ, mellotron

John Paul Jones — string arrangement on "She's a Rainbow"

Eddie Kramer — percussion

Ronnie Lane — backing vocals on "In Another Land"

Steve Marriott — backing vocals and acoustic guitar on "In Another Land"

John Lennon — vocals on "Sing This All Together"

Paul McCartney — vocals on "Sing This All Together"

Anita Pallenberg — vocals

Ian Stewart — organ

Uncredited musicians — strings and brass

All songs written and composed by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, except where noted.

Side one

"Sing This All Together"