Nearly five decades after its original release, The Rolling Stones celebrate their groundbreaking 1976 album Black and Blue with a definitive Super Deluxe Box Set, available now worldwide via Universal Music.
Originally released in April, 1976, Black and Blue marked a bold new chapter for the band and now returns in a stunning, remixed and expanded package across multiple formats.
Available as a 5LP vinyl box set and a 4CD box set, both editions include a Blu-ray disc, a 100-page hardback book, and a replica tour poster. A limited 5LP edition on exclusive black and blue marbled vinyl is also available via select online retailers, alongside streamlined 2-disc and 1-disc formats on both vinyl and CD. Additionally, a limited 1LP zoetrope vinyl edition is available here.
Black and Blue was the Stones' 13th studio album, the first following the departure of former guitarist Mick Taylor who was eventually replaced by Ronnie Wood.
The Black and Blue 2025 reissue features a brand new mix by acclaimed producer Steven Wilson, alongside a six track disc of previously unreleased recordings, including the Mick Jagger/Keith Richards composition "I Love Ladies" plus a high-energy take on Shirley & Company's "Shame, Shame, Shame." Also included are four amazing Stones instrumental jams from the 1975 sessions featuring the guest guitarists.
The Super Deluxe Box Set also includes a full live concert recording from the band's celebrated six night residency at London's Earls Court Exhibition Centre, where they were joined onstage by Ian Stewart, Billy Preston, and Ollie Brown - all of whom had contributed to the studio album.
The accompanying Blu-ray disc offers a previously unreleased TV broadcast of the Stones' 1976 show at Les Abattoirs in Paris, plus Dolby Atmos surround sound mixes of both the studio album and the live Earls Court concert. All audio content is also available in high-resolution stereo. Rounding out the Super Deluxe Box Set is a 100-page hardback book featuring a new essay by Stones expert Paul Sexton, exclusive photographs from the album sessions and tour, and a replica poster from the 1976 Paris concert.
Release Formats Include 5LP Super Deluxe Box Set, 4CD Super Deluxe Box Set, Limited Edition 5LP Marbled Vinyl Super Deluxe Box Set, 2LP / 2CD (Album + Outtakes & Jams), 1LP / 1CD (2025 Steven Wilson Mix), and 1LP Zoetrope Vinyl.
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