You're right, stanshall. God! You put together a virtual mix-tape of the best days of my teen years! I might have to use that list and actually make a tape for the old hi-fi system. (I actually have about 90 percent of what you listed on 45s, most with picture sleeves. I might add a McCartney and Ringo single or two at the tail end of that. Possibly also Instant Karma and Cold Turkey.)

One area the Stones failed to delivery was cover art, aside from a few notable exceptions, specifically Sticky Fingers, Exile on Main St., and possibly Some Girls. I always thought most of their LP covers looked tossed off--at best, interesting band photos, but mainly just ugly or ill-conceived and badly done art, e.g., Let It Bleed.

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Only good thing about Some Girls was the cover! Which admittedly was awesome, I still have it somewhere.

Stan is the man.

Can't You Hear Me Knocking on the box this morning. Sublime.

I liked how they aligned themselves with a few great visual artists for a while.

I store my two SF copies in those cardboard LP mailing boxes to prevent damage from the zippers. I have both an original U.S. and U.K pressing. Bragging rights. The U.K. pressing sounds better, nicer vinyl, and the graphics are better.

Seems to be a theme with this band.....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwTsuBYVGqY

Brown Sugar