Their Satanic Majesties Request

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Their Satanic Majesties Request is a psychedelic rock album by The Rolling Stones recorded and released in 1967. Its title is a play on the "Her Britannic Majesty requests and requires..." text that appears inside a British passport.

Contents

1 History
2 Track listing

2.1 Side 1
2.2 Side 2

3 External links

History

Begun just after Between the Buttons had been released, the recording of Their Satanic Majesties Request was a long and sporadic one, broken up by court appearances and jail terms. Starting with this release, non-compilation albums from the band would be released in uniform editions across international markets.

On 12 February 1967, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards were arrested for possession of marijuana and, following their last tour for two and half years in March and April across Europe, they were tried, convincted and sent to jail; Jagger for three months and Richard for a year. Amid much protest, they were released three days later. Brian Jones had also been busted as well. Attempts to get the album recorded were also further thwarted by the departure of longtime producer Andrew Loog Oldham.

Released that December, Their Satanic Majesties Request was not well-received -- often viewed as a pretentious, poorly conceived attempt to outdo The Beatles and Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. Reaching #3 in the UK and #2 in the US (easily going gold), the album sold well initially, but its commercial performance declined rapidly. The response of the audience and the growing rejection of the flower power scene by Jagger and Richards would mean a turning point for the Stones, as in 1968 the Stones would return to the hard driving blues that earned them fame early in their career.

In retrospect, this is a unique and creative contribution by the Stones. It reflects the experimental proclivities and eclectic musical interests of Brian Jones and session arranger and future Led Zeppelin member John Paul Jones (musician). It indicates a free-wheeling direction that the group could have taken but rejected by the group for a safer blues and country inspired sound. Like Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is reflects the psychedelic mood of the era; among the odder influences in this record are the music hall traditions.

Initial releases of the album featured a three-dimensional picture of the band on the cover, the first of four Stones albums to feature a novelty cover feature (the others were the zipper on Sticky Fingers, the cut-out faces on Some Girls, and the stickers on Undercover). Later editions replaced the glued-on 3-dimensional image with a standard photo.

Hard rock legends KISS (band) covered "2,000 Man" on their 1979 album Dynasty, with guitarist Ace Frehley providing lead vocals. This version was notably longer, clocking in at nearly 5 minutes.

In August 2002 Their Satanic Majesties Request was reissued in a new remastered CD and SACD digipak by ABKCO Records.

Track listing

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

Side 1

"Sing This All Together" - 3:47
"Citadel" - 2:51
"In Another Land]" (Bill Wyman) - 3:14
* The only appearance of a Bill Wyman song on an official Rolling Stones album
* Concludes with a recording of Wyman snoring
"2000 Man" - 3:08
"Sing This All Together (See What Happens)" - 8:34
* Contains a hidden coda entitled "Cosmic Christmas"
* John Lennon and Paul McCartney have provided backing vocals on tracks 1 & 5, and on the SACD release of 2002 especially Lennon's voice can clearly be heard

Side 2

"She's a Rainbow" - 4:35
* Strings arranged by John Paul Jones
"The Lantern" - 4:23
"Gomper" - 5:09
"2000 Light Years from Home" - 4:45
"On with the Show" - 3:39

External links

[Rolling Stones THEIR SATANIC MAJESTIES REQUEST] THEIR SATANIC MAJESTIES REQUEST Rolling Stones

Albums by The Rolling Stones
U.K. studio albums and EPs 1964 - 1967: The Rolling Stones (EP) \| The Rolling Stones \| Five by Five (EP) \| The Rolling Stones No. 2 \| Out of Our Heads \| Aftermath \| Between the Buttons
U.S. albums 1964 - 1967: England's Newest Hitmakers \| 12 X 5 \| The Rolling Stones, Now! \| Out of Our Heads \| December's Children (And Everybody's) \| Aftermath \| Between the Buttons \| Flowers
Albums 1967 - present: Their Satanic Majesties Request \| Beggars Banquet \| Let It Bleed \| Sticky Fingers \| Exile on Main St. \| Goats Head Soup \| It's Only Rock'n Roll \| Black and Blue \| Some Girls \| Emotional Rescue \| Tattoo You \| Undercover \| Dirty Work \| Steel Wheels \| Voodoo Lounge \| Bridges to Babylon \| A Bigger Bang
Live albums: got LIVE if you want it! (EP) \| Got Live if You Want It! \| Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out! The Rolling Stones in Concert \| Love You Live \| "Still Life" (American Concert 1981) \| Flashpoint \| Stripped \| No Security \| Live Licks
Compilations: Big Hits (High Tide and Green Grass) (US) \| Big Hits (High Tide and Green Grass) (UK) \| Through the Past, Darkly (Big Hits Vol. 2) \| Made in the Shade \| Sucking in the Seventies \| Rewind (1971-1984) \| \| Forty Licks \| Rarities 1971-2003
Post-contract ABKCO albums: Hot Rocks 1964-1971 \| More Hot Rocks (Big Hits & Fazed Cookies) \| Metamorphosis \| \| The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus \| Singles 1963-1965 \| Singles 1965-1967 \| Singles 1968-1971
Nicky Hopkins, Ry Cooder, Mick Jagger, Bill Wyman and Charlie Watts: Jamming with Edward

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