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Often called the world’s greatest rock-and-roll band, the Rolling Stones recorded what is widely regarded as their greatest album in less-than-favorable conditions. Having fled England amid a tax dispute with the British government, the group holed up in the south of France in the summer of 1971, in a luxurious villa rented by Keith Richards, who was busy feeding his heroin habit at the time. Mick Jagger, meanwhile, seemed more interested in his recent marriage to Nicaraguan-born model Bianca Pérez Morena de Macias. Despite the tensions, drugs and distractions, the Stones somehow managed to produce a masterpiece. Released as a double album, Exile on Main Street featured a glorious mess of ro...

The venerable boys of rock are celebrating their 50th anniversary with a coffee table book, two documentaries and this collection of greatest hits. Along with classics like “Jumpin’ Jack Flash” and “Emotional Rescue,” the 3-CD set includes new songs “One More Shot” and “Doom & Gloom,” featuring Mick Jagger’s ageless snarl.

Stones fans often rank this recording of the band’s two-night stand at Madison Square Garden in 1969 as the greatest live rock album of all time. Now remastered with extra unreleased tracks, performances by opening acts B.B. King and Ike & Tina Turner and never-before-seen film footage, this CD-DVD set will be on many Christmas wish lists. Highlights include Mick Jagger’s fiery performance of “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” and Keith Richards’ and Mick Taylor’s red-hot guitar duel on “Sympathy for the Devil.”