THE ROLLING STONES/UNDERCOVER 1654361 (-83) FRANCE

I'm repeating what I've said here before, just with other words - All Rolling Stones LP:s up to and with "Goat's Head Soup" are to me pure magic. There was a special feeling in all the band's work up to then, an "it" factor impossible to describe but omnipresent for the tuned in listener. After that most of their albums have a couple of magic moments each, but there's something missing at large. Probably due to lots of things - like changes in band settings, members personal tastes and studio equipments - but it doesn't really matter. Everything changes and few bands managed to keep the original feeling and ambience as long as The Rolling Stones. This is a pretty good rock'n'roll album and in the larger scheme of things one of the better such from the period. I get one killer track that has all of the old feeling - "She Was Hot" - one that could have been on "Exile" or "Goats". "Too Tough" and "Tie You Up" are pleasantly dirty and some of the rest ok rock'n'roll, but to me the overall connection is gone and I don't enjoy the record full out. Still...however all that may be it is the frickin' Rolling Stones and therefore a keeper. Issued and reissued all over the world on every possible format through the years. First French had label as shown here and fully laminated cover with picture/credit inner and two inserts - one picture/lyric and one subscription form. (RÅ*) (MFÄX*)