New book sheds light on Rolling Stones "Exile On Main St." sessions
A new book chronicling the sessions behind the Rolling Stones' 1972 Exile On Main St. album will be released on November 30th. Exile On Main St.: A Season In Hell With The Rolling Stones was written by noted rock author Robert Greenfield, who charts the decadent life style the Stones were living in and around the French Riviera during the spring and summer of 1971. One observer called the area where the Stones' relocated after becoming British tax exiles "a sunny place for shady people."
Engineer Andy Johns, among other Stones intimates, sheds new light on the band's inner workings and escalating drug use, and the actual sessions for the album, which were mostly recorded in the dank, humid basement of Keith Richards' rented seaside mansion, named Villa Nellcote.
To read an excerpt from the book, log on to rollingstone.com.
Robert Greenfield, a former writer for Rolling Stone, has written numerous books on such rock figures as Jerry Garcia and Bill Graham, but he is best known for his book on the Stones, S.T.P.: A Journey Through America With The Rolling Stones, which chronicled their legendary 1972 North American tour in support of the Exile On Main St. album
Greenfield's A Season In Hell With The Rolling Stones sells for about $25.
The Rolling Stones' Exile On Main St. was released on May 12th, 1972 and topped the charts for four weeks. The two-record set included the hit singles "Tumbling Dice" and "Happy," along with tracks such as "Rocks Off," "Torn And Frayed," "Rip This Joint," "All Down The Line," "Shine A Light," "Sweet Virginia," and others.
Engineer Andy Johns, among other Stones intimates, sheds new light on the band's inner workings and escalating drug use, and the actual sessions for the album, which were mostly recorded in the dank, humid basement of Keith Richards' rented seaside mansion, named Villa Nellcote.
To read an excerpt from the book, log on to rollingstone.com.
Robert Greenfield, a former writer for Rolling Stone, has written numerous books on such rock figures as Jerry Garcia and Bill Graham, but he is best known for his book on the Stones, S.T.P.: A Journey Through America With The Rolling Stones, which chronicled their legendary 1972 North American tour in support of the Exile On Main St. album
Greenfield's A Season In Hell With The Rolling Stones sells for about $25.
The Rolling Stones' Exile On Main St. was released on May 12th, 1972 and topped the charts for four weeks. The two-record set included the hit singles "Tumbling Dice" and "Happy," along with tracks such as "Rocks Off," "Torn And Frayed," "Rip This Joint," "All Down The Line," "Shine A Light," "Sweet Virginia," and others.
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