Many Rolling Stones fans consider the group's last big album to be "Tattoo You", released just four decades ago, in August 1981. An opus made from compositions already worked on during the sessions that gave birth to the albums precedents, and which contains in particular one of the absolute classics of the British formation, "Start me up", an anthem inevitably played in concert.
These same fans will be delighted by the release of the disc next October, in a considerably enriched edition.
In addition to the 11 original songs, “Tattoo You” 2021 will indeed contain no less than 9 unreleased tracks, one of which, “Living In The Heart Of Love”, is available for download since Thursday.
A typical title of the Stones of the 1970s, sharp guitar riffs and scoundrel choruses, which would not have been unworthy if it had been chosen at the time.
New releases include a reggae-tinged version of "Start Me Up," as well as covers of blues and rhythm'n'blues songs from the 1960s and '70s, such as "Shame, Shame, Shame," originally performed by Jimmy Reed, or “Drift Away,” popularized in 1973 by Dobie Gray.
The "deluxe" edition will also contain a concert, recorded at Wembley Stadium, London in June 1982. Of the twenty songs played at the time, five come from "Tattoo You".
The Rolling Stones are scheduled to tour North America in September, without their drummer, Charlie Watts, on forced rest after surgery.