The set features a new 2025 mix, unreleased studio sessions, live concerts, and rare footage
Nearly five decades after its original release, The Rolling Stones are set to celebrate their groundbreaking 1976 album Black and Blue with a definitive super deluxe box set, arriving globally on November 14th from Interscope/UMe. Originally released in April 1976, Black and Blue marked a bold new chapter for the band and now returns in a stunning, remixed and expanded package across multiple formats.
Available as a 5 LP vinyl box set and a 4 CD box set, both editions include a Blu-ray Disc, a hundred-page hardback book, and a replica tour poster. A limited edition 5 LP version on exclusive black and blue marbled vinyl will also be available via select online retailers, alongside streamlined two-disc and single-disc formats on both vinyl and CD. Additionally, a limited edition single LP zoetrope vinyl will also be released.
Black and Blue is the Stones’ 13th studio album, the first following the departure of former guitarist Mick Taylor, who was eventually replaced by Ronnie Wood. The recording sessions famously served as auditions with guitar greats Harvey Mandel, Wayne Perkins, Jeff Beck, and Robert A. Johnson all contributing. Ultimately, free from commitments to The Faces, Ronnie Wood joined Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts, and Bill Wyman as a bona fide Rolling Stone, appearing on three tracks. Soon after, Ronnie officially signed up for the band’s U.S. tour, starting his continuing tenure with the group across five decades with multiple live and studio albums and dozens of the Stones’ groundbreaking world tours. In a brand-new interview included in the new boxset, Ronnie reflects on joining the band in 1976 with these words – “Right then, this is where I’m meant to be.”
Musically, Black and Blue showcased The Rolling Stones’ adventurous spirit by infusing reggae, funk, and soul into their signature rock sound. The swaggering “Hot Stuff,” the driving “Hand of Fate,” the poignant ballad hit single “Fool to Cry,” fan favourite “Memory Motel,” plus “Melody” featuring the talents of Billy Preston, a heavy contributor to the whole album. Black and Blue was the second to be self-produced, credited to ‘The Glimmer Twins, ’ a pseudonym used by Jagger and Richards for their roles as producers. On release, it went to No. 1 on the USA album chart and stayed there for four consecutive weeks, gaining immediate platinum status. In the UK, Black and Blue went to No. 2 in May 1976.
The Black and Blue 2025 reissue includes a new 2025 mix by Steven Wilson, a six-track disc of previously unreleased recordings, including the Jagger/Richards composition “I Love Ladies,” plus a high-energy take on Shirley & Company’s “Shame, Shame, Shame,” and four amazing Stones instrumental jams from the 1975 sessions featuring the guest guitarists.
To accompany the reissue, a new music video for “Shame, Shame, Shame” will premiere on September 25th. Directed by acclaimed Dutch filmmaker Camille Boumans, the video is a collage of the Stones’ history and attitude, blending rare archival photography with hand-drawn animation and modern flair. Known for her award-winning work with global brands and her distinctive blend of classic and contemporary aesthetics, Boumans brings a fresh energy to the Stones’ legacy.
In addition, and a must for Stones fans, is a full live concert recording from the band’s celebrated six-night residency at London’s Earls Court Exhibition Centre, where they were joined onstage by Ian Stewart, Billy Preston, and Ollie Brown – all of whom had contributed to the studio album.
The accompanying Blu-ray Disc offers a previously unreleased TV broadcast of the Stones’ 1976 show at Les Abattoirs in Paris, plus Dolby Atmos surround sound mixes of the studio album and the live Earls Court concert. All audio content is also available in high-resolution stereo. Rounding out the super deluxe box set is a 100-page hardback book featuring a new essay by recognized Stones expert Paul Sexton, exclusive photographs from the album sessions and tour, and a replica poster from the 1976 Paris concert.
CD 1: Steven Wilson Remix 2025
- Hot Stuff
- Hand Of Fate
- Cherry Oh Baby
- Memory Motel
- Hey Negrita (Inspiration by Ron Wood)
- Melody (Inspiration by Billy Preston)
- Fool To Cry
- Crazy Mama
CD 2: Outtakes and Jams
- I Love Ladies
- Shame, Shame, Shame
- Chuck Berry Style Jam (With Harvey Mandel)
- Blues Jam (With Jeff Beck)
- Rotterdam Jam (With Jeff Beck & Robert A. Johnson)
- Freeway Jam (With Jeff Beck)
CD 3: Live at Earls Court 1976
- Honky Tonk Women
- If You Can’t Rock Me/Get Off My Cloud
- Hand Of Fate
- Hey Negrita (Inspiration by Ron Wood)
- Ain’t Too Proud To Beg
- Fool To Cry
- Hot Stuff
- Star Star (Starfucker)
- You Gotta Move
- You Can’t Always Get What You Want
- Band Intro
- Happy
- Tumbling Dice
- Nothing From Nothing
- Outa-Space
CD 4: Live at Earls Court 1976
- Midnight Rambler
- It’s Only Rock ‘n’ Roll (But I Like It)
- Brown Sugar
- Jumpin’ Jack Flash
- Street Fighting Man
- Sympathy For The Devil
Blu-ray Disc:
- Black and Blue (Steven Wilson Remix 2025)
- Les Rolling Stones Aux Abattoirs, Paris-Juin 1976
- Live at Earls Court Live 1976
