"in 1986, abcko records released the first compact discs of the rolling stones catalog. over the years we have had many requests to re-issue these titles using the latest digital mastering techniques. however, we did not feel the improvements in cd mastering warranted this -- until now. with the right technology in place, we spent hundreds of hours researching, and more importantly, listening to the analog masters that exist in the vaults. it was a long and painstaking process, involving a quest on both sides of the atlantic to find the best and purest sources of the rolling stones' work.

this disc actually has two layers. one is a normal cd. the other layer is a super audio cd (sacd) of the same repertoire. both layers benefit from the direct stream digital (dsd) encoding which captures every nuance of the original master tapes. you will hear the 'rawness' of the guitars, the vocal quality and the natural distortion of the band as it sounded in the studio. and you can hear it on any cd player you own today or any sacd-compatible player."