ROLLING STONES - Blue & Lonesome 2LP art punk allowing a simple strum of

allowing a simple strum of this overworked and exhausted instrument to transform into a plethora of electronic sounds

The album cover was drawn on the back of a diner place mat by Stephen Myers as a gift for my then roommate

By the time they got around to recording again in James' bedroom in Finsbury Park that Summer

Saunders reformed the band with a new line-up in the mid-Nineties

ROLLING STONES - Blue & Lonesome 2LP art punk allowing a simple strum ofBlue and Lonesome sees The Rolling Stones, in the sixth decade of their recording career, going back to their roots and playing the blues. The album features versions of songs by Howlin Wolf, Willie Dixon and Jimmy Reed It was recorded live in the studio in just three days. Eric Clapton makes a guest appearance too.