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Do any of your Rolling Stones recordings bring "Satisfaction"?

Before I became a snobby audiophile I loved the Rolling Stones.  But as my system grew and I discovered all kinds of sounds in recordings (CD as well as Vinyl) that I had never heard before and the openness and depth of soundstage that was a wonder, I never had that same Wow moment with the Stones recordings.  Actually the best sound I have found came from the Hot Rocks double LP.  Has anyone else had a better experience with their recordings?  Having gone through so many remasters, nothing seems to have changed.  Sticky Fingers should be something better than we get.  The opening riff of Brown Sugar has always seemed so muddy.  My rant, any thoughts?

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geoffkait
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Harvey “The Snake” Mandel from early Canned Heat plays on Memory Hotel and Hot Stuff on Black and Blue. I know what some of you are thinking, “You mean one of the judges on America’s got Talent?”
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quincy
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Absure song....likely most have not heard it.

"Waiting on a Friend".  

I really like it!  It has some sort of magic that touches emotions.....
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mysteriousmrm
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Physically, the London-label LPs hold up well over the years. Their pressings and vinyl quality seem solid. As for the sound, the Stones are not a clean band, but a grungy sounding one by choice. They used a mobile recording system during the Exile/Sticky Fingers era—that suggest to me that they cared more about keeping their vibe loose and free rather than employing the ideal, state-of-the-art studio. Maybe the audio clarity that we audiophiles look for is not what they sought. That being said, I do wish that Sticky Fingers had a higher fidelity sound. Sigh.
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geoffkait
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The ones that got a lot of air play early 60s sounded terrific. One assumes they were 45s.
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