Shine a light. Let It Loose Ventilator Blues The Rolling Stones - Sweet Black Angel 1972 live and Loving Cup 1972 live Torn and Frayed. The Rolling Stones - Sweet Virginia (Studio Version) Tumbling Dice. Casino Boogie. Shake your hips. Rip This Joint - Live '95 Amsterdam Rocks off. Exile on Main St. Exile on Main St. is a double album by English rock band The Rolling Stones. It was released on 12 May 1972 by Rolling Stones Records. The album's music incorporates rock and roll, blues, soul, country, and gospel genres.[2] Although it originally received mixed reviews,[2] Exile on Main St. has been ranked on various lists as one of the greatest albums of all time.[3] The 2010 remastered version of the album was released in Europe on 17 May 2010 and in the United States on 18 May 2010, featuring a bonus disc with 10 new tracks.[4] Recording[edit] By the spring of 1971 the Rolling Stones had spent the money they owed in taxes and left Britain before the government could seize their assets.
Mick Jagger settled in Paris with his new bride Bianca, and guitarist Keith Richards rented a villa, Nellcôte, in Villefranche-sur-Mer, near Nice. Nellcôte[edit] Los Angeles[edit] Release and reception[edit] Preceded by the UK and US Top 10 hit "Tumbling Dice", Exile on Main St. was released in May 1972.