The Styrous® Viewfinder: 20,000 vinyl LPs 392: The Rolling Stones ~ Goats Head Soup

August 31, 2025

20,000 vinyl LPs 392: The Rolling Stones ~ Goats Head Soup

vinyl LP front cover

cover artwork: John Pasche

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On Saturday, August 31, 1974, fifty-one years ago, The Rolling Stones released their eleventh studio album, Goats Head Soup.

I have three favorite songs on this album: Angie (at the top), Hide Your Love and my second favorite: 100 Years Ago. The song begins mellow but has tempo changes and speeds up. The song's lyrics are a reflection on aging:

Now all my friends is wearing worried smiles, Living out a dream of what they was; Don't you think it's sometimes wise not to grow up?

Went out walkin' through the wood the other day; Can't you see the furrows in my forehead? What tender days, we had no secrets hid away; Now it seems about a hundred years ago

The album was recorded in Jamaica, the US and UK from November 1972 to May 1973 and released on August 31st 1973. It is a gatefold format.

The Rolling Stones ~ Goats Head Soup

vinyl LP gatefold interor

cover artwork: John Pasche

photo of album cover by Styrous®

The Rolling Stones ~ Goats Head Soup

vinyl LP, side 1

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The Rolling Stones ~ Goats Head Soup

vinyl LP, side 2

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Tracklist:

Side 1:

A1 - Dancing With Mr. D. - 4:52
A2 - 100 Years Ago - 4:00
A3 - Coming Down Again - 5:55
A4 - Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo (Heartbreaker) - 3:27
A5 - Angie - 4:31

Side 2:

B1 - Silver Train - 4:25
B2 - Hide Your Love - 4:10
B3 - Winter - 5:30
B4 - Can You Hear The Music - 5:32
B5 - Star Star - 4:25

Companies, etc.

Distributed By – Atlantic Recording Corporation
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Promotone B.V.
Copyright © – Promotone B.V.
Published By – Promopub B.V.
Recorded At – Dynamic Sounds Studios
Pressed By – Bestway Products Inc.

Credits:

Arranged By [Horns] – Jim Price (tracks: A4)
Arranged By [Strings] – Nicky Harrison (tracks: A5, B3)
Artwork [Goats Head Soup] – John Pasche
Bass – Bill Wyman
Clavinet – Billy Preston (tracks: A2)
Design [Album], Photography By – David Bailey (5)
Design [Designer] – Ray Lawrence (10)
Drums – Charlie Watts
Engineer [Assistant] – Carlton Lee, Doug Bennett, Howard Kilgour
Engineer [Chief], Mixed By – Andy Johns
Flute, Alto Saxophone – Jim Horn
Guitar, Bass, Vocals – Keith Richard*, Mick Taylor
Other [Jangles] – Stu
Percussion – Pascal*, Rebop*
Piano – Billy Preston (tracks: A4), Ian Stewart (tracks: B1), Nicky Hopkins (tracks: A1, A3, A5, B3, B4)
Producer, Percussion – Jimmy Miller
Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone – Bobby Keys
Trumpet – Chuck Finley*
Vocals, Guitar, Harp, Piano – Mick Jagger
Written-By – Mick Jagger, Keith Richard*

Notes:

Distributed by Atlantic Recording Corp.

℗ © 1973 Promotone B.V.

Printed in U.S.A.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Matrix / Runout (A-side, etched, variant 1): ST-RS-732933-A AT PR BW
Matrix / Runout (B-side, etched, variant 1): ST-RS-732934-F PR BW
Matrix / Runout (A-side, variant 2): ST-RS-732934-D
Matrix / Runout (A-side, center label, variant 1): ST-RS-732933-BW
Matrix / Runout (B-side, center label, variant 1): ST-RS-732934-BW
Rights Society: ASCAP
Other (On spine): 0598

The Rolling Stones – Goats Head Soup
Label: Rolling Stones Records – COC 59101
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, BW - Bestway Pressing, Gatefold
Country: US
Released: Sep 12, 1973
Genre: Rock
Style: Classic Rock

Viewfinder links:

Mick Jagger

Billy Preston

Keith Richards

Charlie Watts

Bill Wyman

Net links:

Best Classic Bands ~ Richards, Wyman & Others Recall the ‘Magic’ of 1973

Bourbon & Vinyl ~ Goats Head Soup Deluxe Box Set

Esquire ~ Goats Head Soup Never Had a Chance to Be a Good Stones Album

Experience the Rolling Stones ~ The Story of Goats Head Soup

Grammy ~ 7 Reasons Why The Rolling Stones' Goats Head Soup Is Worth Savoring