The Rolling Stones – Black And Blue (1976) [Japanese Limited SHM-SACD 2011 # UIGY-9079] {SACD ISO + FLAC 24bit/88.2kHz}

Uses the 2011 DSD master based on UK original analog tape. Reissue features the high-fidelity SHM-SACD format (fully compatible with standard SACD player, but it does not play on standard CD players). DSD Transferred by Mick McKenna & Richard Whittaker.

The Rolling Stones recorded Black and Blue while auditioning Mick Taylor’s replacement, so it’s unfair to criticize it, really, for being longer on grooves and jams than songs, especially since that’s what’s good about it. Yes, the two songs that are undeniable highlights are “Memory Motel” and “Fool to Cry,” the album’s two ballads and, therefore, the two that had to be written and arranged, not knocked out in the studio; they’re also the ones that don’t quite make as much sense, though they still work in the context of the record. No, this is all about groove and sound, as the Stones work Ron Wood into their fabric. And the remarkable thing is, apart from “Hand of Fate” and “Crazy Mama,” there’s little straight-ahead rock & roll here. They play with reggae extensively, funk and disco less so, making both sound like integral parts of the Stones’ lifeblood. Apart from the ballads, there might not be many memorable tunes, but there are times that you listen to the Stones just to hear them play, and this is one of them.

Tracklist:
01. Hot Stuff
02. Hand Of Fate
03. Cherry Oh Baby
04. Memory Motel
05. Hey Negrita
06. Melody
07. Fool To Cry
08. Crazy Mama

DSD transferred from analogue master tapes by Mick McKenna & Richard Whittaker at the FX Copyroom.

SACD ISO

1976BlackAndBlue1976SACDJapan211SHMSACDIS.part1.rar
1976BlackAndBlue1976SACDJapan211SHMSACDIS.part2.rar

FLAC 24bit/88.2kHz

1976BlackAndBlue1976SACDJapan211FLAC2488.2.rar