In November 1972 the band relocated to Kingston, Jamaica's Dynamic Sound Studios. The first track recorded at Dynamic was "Winter", which Mick Taylor said started with "just Mick (Jagger) strumming on a guitar in the studio, and everything falling together from there."
The album's lead single, "Angie", was an unpopular choice as lead single with Atlantic Records which, according to Chess, "wanted another 'Brown Sugar' rather than a ballad." Despite its laid-back sound, many of Goats Head Soup's songs have a darker quality to them, such as the opener "Dancing With Mr. D" (D as in Death). An alternate version can be heard on bootlegs that features a ripping Taylor guitar solo that was not featured on the album version.
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Gatefold opening
Also featured is the Top 20 US hit "Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo (Heartbreaker)", which criticizes the New York police for the accidental shooting of a 10-year-old.
This was the last Rolling Stones album produced by Jimmy Miller, who'd worked with the band since 1968's Beggars Banquet sessions. Miller developed a debilitating drug habit from his years spent with the band.
Aside from the official band members, other musicians appearing on Goats Head Soup include keyboard players Billy Preston, Nicky Hopkins and Ian Stewart.
Recording was completed in January 1973 in Los Angeles and May 1973 at London's Olympic Sound Studios. The song 'Silver Train' actually was a leftover from 1970s recordings at Olympic Sound Studios, and 'Hide Your Love' was recorded during rehearsals at De Doelen in Rotterdam. Goats Head Soup was also their first album to exclusively contain original material by the band since Their Satanic Majesties Request in 1967.
Preceded by "Angie" as the lead single, which sailed to #1 in the United States and became a worldwide hit, Goats Head Soup was released in late August 1973 and also shot to #1 worldwide. The Rolling Stones' autumn 1973 European Tour followed soon after, in which four slots in the set list were given to the new material: "Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo (Heartbreaker)," "Star Star," "Dancing with Mr D," and "Angie."
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The album cover was designed by Ray Lawrence and photographed by David Bailey, a friend of Jagger's who had worked with The Rolling Stones since 1964. The portrait of Jagger on the front cover was approximately life size in the original 12 inch LP format.
The sessions for Goats Head Soup were abundant with outtakes. Two of these — "Tops" and "Waiting on a Friend" — would surface on Tattoo You in 1981, and feature Mick Tayloron guitar; "Through the Lonely Nights" became the B-side to the "It's Only Rock 'n Roll (But I Like It)" single and was released on CD for the first time on the 2005 compilationRarities 1971–2003.
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Rolling Stones COC 59101 - GOAT'S HEAD SOUP (gatefold sleeve, with 2 inserts).... 30GBP
| Released | 31 August 1973 |
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| Recorded | 25 November – 21 December 1972 and 23 May – 20 June 1973, Dynamic Sound Studio, Kingston,Jamaica, except "Hide Your Love", recorded at De Doelen, Rotterdam,Netherlands, Summer 1973 |
| Genre | Rock, hard rock, blues rock, funk rock |
| Length | 46:56 |
| Language | English |
| Label | Rolling Stones |
| Producer | Jimmy Miller |
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Track Listing
All songs by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards.
| Side one | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
| 1. | "Dancing with Mr. D" | 4:53 | ||||||||
| 2. | "100 Years Ago" | 3:59 | ||||||||
| 3. | "Coming Down Again" | 5:54 | ||||||||
| 4. | "Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo (Heartbreaker)" | 3:26 | ||||||||
| 5. | "Angie" | 4:33 | ||||||||
| Side two | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
| 1. | "Silver Train" | 4:27 | ||||||||
| 2. | "Hide Your Love" | 4:12 | ||||||||
| 3. | "Winter" | 5:30 | ||||||||
| 4. | "Can You Hear the Music" | 5:31 | ||||||||
| 5. | "Star Star" | 4:25 | ||||||||
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