Published in 1971, drew a line under Sticky Fingers, a transitional regime, which is in progress and traumatic time in the saga, the Rolling Stones were.
It was their first studio album without the involvement founding member Brian Jones who tragically died in his swimming pool would be two years before recording.
It 'was the first studio album from the infamous Altamont concert, where a visitor to the festival was to death by a Hells Angel stabbed to death in front of the stage whereThe Stones wanted to perform.
It 'was the first release on their new record label, Rolling Stones, after a bitter separation with Decca.
It 'was the first studio album with new guitarist Brian Jones and successor, according to Mick Taylor.
These changes will certainly not take the edge off the band, so, they may also have played a lot in improving their image and creative input, as doubtless Sticky Fingers and Exile on Main Street to follow their best album.Nor was it, control the location of controversy as the cover design for the LP played its role in landing in hot water again.
Perhaps one of the most representative of the '70s, the cover gives a figure of male frontal waist down in a tight-fitting jeans, which can be very little to the imagination. The first edition came with a flash of work completely!
The cover was created as a result of a meeting between Mick Jagger and inspired pop art, AndyWarhol in a New York evening so popular with the types of jet-setters of the 70s. Apparently, Warhol said it could have taken a real zip fly fun on an album cover, and was born the concept of this comment.
much speculation at the time suggested that the model used for the photo, in fact, it was Jagger himself. This was then through the voice that is most likely a follower and Warhol regular Joe Dallesandro was called displaced persons.
With the concept of WarholGraphic design for the final cover was made of innovative music packaging Craig Brown, who also worked outside of Alice Cooper's School. E 'was photographed by Billy Name.
To operate the zipper does not scratch vinyl placed inside, was another piece of paper is inserted, on the other male figure, about the same distance and angle of shooting, was identified only in his underwear. So, if the zipper was undone, a look at this picture was thatWelcome to all members of the public record mischievous or curious purchase.
However, a problem created when the first pressing was shipped. Stacks of discs on each other causing the album zip in printing. This could damage the vinyl has managed to ruin the page 2, Track 3: Sister Morphine. The designer, Craig Brown was the Atlantic Records label distribution system at risk, with meaningful action - but he had come up with an ingenious but simplewhile "very depressed and very high" by pulling down the zipper before shipment, so that the damage occurs only label central.
But there was a solution so easy to department stores, which initially rejected the album because that was the main concern of stock "obscene" - referring to the keeping open of jeans and what is proposed below.
Be prohibited, the fascist dictator General Franco in Spain and the coverage he had with the versionAlternative, "the finger" design. - The box shows a syrup and the fingers are locked open three separate shows blood syrup these crazy real fascists, right?
By the way, this album was the first use of the legendary Rolling Stones tongue and lips logo '.
Even today, without the work of the controversy surrounding zip and Sticky Fingers album cover is instantly recognizable around the world, giving a well-deserved place in a list ofthe most iconic album cover designs of all time.