Anyone know of a good pressing of Stickey Fingers?

Heard 'em all, most in direct comparisons over the years -

1) Original UK pressing. As long as you get one with the orginal zipper, it'll be "original" enough and indistinguishable from other "original" pressings.

2) Japanese original (check out obi) and 1990's UK repressing. Both have different advantages and disadvantages.

3) Perfect/mint US first pressing. At least it's pretty honest.

4) MoFi just sounds a little artificial, although it is clean.

BTW - the ONLY pressing of "Exile On Main Street" that is okay is the original UK pressing. US is clearly inferior and the Japanese pressing is a far third.

It is ultimately frustrating - but we're not talking about getting good sound out of good tapes. Gotta remember that the Stones intentionally buried vocals, instruments, etc. into an overall murky mix. That's actually one of the reasons why "Exile" and "Fingers" are somewhat addictive.

Somewhat disagree. The original "zipper" US version is very good, dynamic and open, altho some variation in sound from track to track. The MOFI is very good IMO but definitely compressed compared to the original record (or CD), tho' with excellent information retrieval. If you want to hear how much info is actually contained in the original tapes of Exile or Sticky Fingers, get a hold of the relatively recent remastered CDs.

Hi Grant,
That's a good question. I bought my copy the week it was released here in the states so I'm assuming first release status.
If defining codes exist on the vinyl and/or jacket I'd be interested in knowing about them. Not only for this album but the major labels as well.

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