The Rolling Stones - Let It Bleed (2003 ABKCO Records DSD Stereo) LP rip in 24 Bit/ 96 Khz

Mostly recorded without Brian Jones — who died several months before its release (although he does play on two tracks) and was replaced by Mick Taylor (who also plays on just two songs) — this extends the rock and blues feel of Beggars Banquet into slightly harder-rocking, more demonically sexual territory. The Stones were never as consistent on album as their main rivals, the Beatles, and Let It Bleed suffers from some rather perfunctory tracks, like "Monkey Man" and a countrified remake of the classic "Honky Tonk Woman" (here titled "Country Honk"). Yet some of the songs are among their very best, especially "Gimme Shelter," with its shimmering guitar lines and apocalyptic lyrics; the harmonica-driven "Midnight Rambler"; the druggy party ambience of the title track; and the stunning "You Can't Always Get What You Want," which was the Stones' "Hey Jude" of sorts, with its epic structure, horns, philosophical lyrics, and swelling choral vocals. "You Got the Silver" (Keith Richards' first lead vocal) and Robert Johnson's "Love in Vain," by contrast, were as close to the roots of acoustic down-home blues as the Stones ever got. Allmusic

Track listing:

All songs by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, except where noted.

Side one

1. "Gimmie Shelter" – 4:30
2. "Love in Vain" (Robert Johnson) – 4:19
3. "Country Honk" – 3:07
4. "Live with Me" – 3:33
5. "Let It Bleed" – 5:27

Side two

6. "Midnight Rambler" – 6:52
7. "You Got the Silver" – 2:50
8. "Monkey Man" – 4:11
9. "You Can't Always Get What You Want" – 7:30

Personnel:

The Rolling Stones

* Mick Jagger – lead vocals, backing vocals, and harmonica
* Brian Jones – autoharp and percussion (congas)
* Keith Richards – acoustic, electric, and slide guitar, bass guitar, and vocals
* Mick Taylor – electric and slide guitar
* Charlie Watts – drums
* Bill Wyman – bass guitar, autoharp, and vibes

Additional personnel:

* Byron Berline – fiddle on "Country Honk"
* Merry Clayton – vocals, backing vocals on "Gimmie Shelter"
* Ry Cooder – mandolin on "Love in Vain"
* Rocky Dijon – percussion on "You Can't Always Get What You Want"
* Nicky Hopkins – piano and organ
* Bobby Keys – tenor saxophone on "Live with Me"
* Al Kooper – piano, French horn, and organ on "You Can't Always Get What You Want"
* The London Bach Choir – vocals on "You Can't Always Get What You Want"[2]
* Jimmy Miller – percussion, drums, and tambourine
* Jack Nitzche – choral arrangements on "You Can't Always Get What You Want"
* Leon Russell – piano and horn arrangement on "Live with Me"
* Ian Stewart – piano
* Nanette Workman – backing vocals on "Country Honk" (not actress Nanette Newman as credited on the LP)

Ripping Equipment:

TT: Technics SL 120 with SME 3009 tonearm
Cartridge: Ortofon Concorde OM 30 MM
Phono amp: Pro-Ject Tube Box II with 2X JAN 12AX 7WA (General Electric)
Cables: Wire World Solstice 5.2
Computer: Sony Vaio Laptop
ADC: Tascam US-144 external USB 2.0 Audiointerface
Software: Audacity, ClickRepair