Sticky Fingers was recorded primarily at Alabama's Muscle Shoals Sound Studio and Los Angeles' Sunset Sound Recorders between 1969 and 1970, with producer Jimmy Miller overseeing the sessions. The album marked a significant shift in the Stones' sound, incorporating blues influences and featuring guitarist Mick Taylor's debut on the record, adding a new textural dimension to their music. Engineer Eddie Kramer worked on portions of the album and helped capture the raw, organic quality that defined the recording aesthetic. The sessions took place during a period of creative renewal for the band and resulted in some of their most acclaimed work, including the hit single "Brown Sugar." The album's production reflected the Stones' desire to move away from the psychedelic experimentation of their late 1960s work and return to blues-based rock fundamentals.
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Rolling Stones Records — COC 59100 · Rolling Stones Records — COC-59100
The original 1971 US pressing is widely praised on SHF for its warm, punchy analog sound and is considered a benchmark for the album.
Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab — MFSL 1-060
Polydor — UIGY-9066
3 releases share this master.
Rolling Stones Records — 7243-8-39504-2-3 · Virgin — 7243-8-39504-2-3 · Virgin — CDVX 2730
Rolling Stones Records — 7243 8 39525 2 6 · Rolling Stones Records — 7243-8-39525-2-6 · Virgin — CDV 2730
Rolling Stones Records — V2 7243 8 39525 2 6 · Virgin Music Canada — V2 7243 8 39525 2 6
4 releases share this master.
Capitol Records — B0022546-02 · Rolling Stones Records — B0022546-02 · UMe — B0022546-02
Polydor — 376 484-2 · Rolling Stones Records — 376 484-2
Polydor — 270 156-2 · Rolling Stones Records — 270 156-2 · Polydor — 376 481-8 · Rolling Stones Records — 376 481-8 · Polydor — 376 483-6 · Rolling Stones Records — 376 483-6
Rolling Stones Records — 060253764836
Polydor — UIGY-9579 · Rolling Stones Records — UIGY-9579
3 releases share this master.
Polydor — 0602527015620
Rolling Stones Records — B0012799-02 · UMe — B0012799-02
Polydor — 2701562
Rolling Stones Records — ESS-63001
Rolling Stones Records — 32DP 600
Universal — UICY-40011
Polydor — 376 484-4
Universal Music — UICY-40164
Rolling Stones Records — UICY-79241
Polydor Records — 0602507292621
Rolling Stones Records — CK 40488
2 releases share this master.
Rolling Stones Records — 7243-8-39525-2-6 · Virgin — CDV 2730
Rolling Stones Records — CDV2730 · Rolling Stones Records — TOCP 66451
Rolling Stones Records — COC 39105
Polydor — 00602508878350
Polydor Records — 0060254729352
Rolling Stones Records — CUN 59100 · Rolling Stones Records — OC 064 - 63 152
CBS — 450195 2
Rolling Stones Records — 10C 068-063616
CBS — CBS 450195 2
Rolling Stones Records — 450195 9 · CBS — CBS 450195 9
Revolver Records — 5016681703029
CD‐Maximum — CDM 1202-1057/22