Unlike the original the zipper has a ‘tongue’ logo as part of its design, but as per the 1971 release a peek underneath reveals the ‘pants’ image.
Satisfyingly this *does* have a working zip on the front. One larger art print (The Rolling Stones with Ahmet Ertegun) and a folded poster sit underneath the envelope and beneath that is the star of the show which is the weighty 120-page hardcover book. If you want them all, you’ll have to buy five boxes and hope to get lucky! It occurred to me that the photo that the Mick Taylor image is taken from doesn’t actually show his entire body, so how could they have got a clean cut-out? Close inspection reveals a helping hand from photoshop (his left arm/elbow has been cloned). It appears to be random, whichever band member you get and as you will see below we found Mick Taylor in our envelope. You will also find a ‘stand-up’ cut-out figure – one of the band. Open the lid, and on the top is a black envelope which contains five good quality art cards featuring group photographs (favouring Jagger/Richards). No zip on the outside, but we will find one within as you’ll see… Given the dimensions, famous Warhol cover has its legs chopped off a bit, but other than that all it good. This new box set has a nice textured, linen/hessian feel to it.
The oversized monstrosity 2012’s GRRR! super deluxe has thankfully been left behind. The Super Deluxe Edition box set version of Sticky Fingers is about 12 inches wide, ten inches high and an inch or so thick. Welcome to this SDE guide to the various formats on which Universal/Polydor have this week released The Rolling Stones‘ 1971 album Sticky Fingers. This feature isn’t about an examination of the bonus audio or an appraisal of the mastering, rather a look at the packaging and what you get beyond the audio/video. You can click on any photo for an enlarged hi-res look.