During the mid-’70s, the Rolling Stones remained massively popular, but their records suffered from Jagger’s fascination with celebrity and Keith’s worsening drug habit. By 1978, both punk and disco had swept the group off the front pages, and Some Girls was their fiery response to the younger generation. Opening with the disco-blues thump of “Miss You,” Some Girls is a tough, focused, and exciting record, full of more hooks and energy than any Stones record since Exile on Main St. Even though the Stones make disco their own, they never quite take punk on their own ground. Instead, their rockers sound harder and nastier than they have in years. Using “Star Star” as a template, the Stones run through the seedy homosexual imagery of “When the Whip Comes Down,” the bizarre, borderline-misogynistic vitriol of the title track, Keith’s ultimate outlaw anthem, “Before They Make Me Run,” and the decadent closer, “Shattered.” In between, they deconstruct the Temptations’ “(Just My) Imagination,” unleash the devastatingly snide country parody “Far Away Eyes,” and contribute “Beast of Burden,” one of their very best ballads. Some Girls may not have the back-street aggression of their ’60s records, or the majestic, drugged-out murk of their early-’70s work, but its brand of glitzy, decadent hard rock still makes it a definitive Stones album. - Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Digitally remastered deluxe two CD edition of the Rolling Stones’ 1978 masterpiece including a bonus disc of previously unreleased recordings taped during the Some Girls sessions. A fresh, uncompromising attempt to incorporate then-modern pop techniques into the band’s familiar sound, Some Girls opens with the Disco sass of “Miss You” and closes with the self-destructive punk of “Shattered.” In between, you have an album that solidified their reputation as the world’s greatest Rock ‘n’ Roll band.  

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Track List

01 – Miss You
02 – When the Whip Comes Down
03 – Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)
04 – Some Girls
05 – Lies
06 – Far Away Eyes
07 – Respectable
08 – Before They Make Me Run
09 – Beast of Burden
10 – Shattered

CD2:
01 – Claudine
02 – So Young
03 – Do You Think I Really Care
04 – When You’re Gone
05 – No Spare Parts
06 – Don’t Be a Stranger
07 – Tallahassee Lassie
08 – I Love You Too Much
09 – Keep Up Blues
10 – You Win Again
11 – Petrol Blues

Bonus Track:
01 – So Young