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I could marry this album, I love it so much.

I've purchased it three times. First, the week it came out in 1972: what a fantastic summer soundtrack that was! Second, about two years later after my original copy was literally worn to nothing (I gave it away), and the record store manager sold me his own personal copy of the U.K. version, which was heavier vinyl and a huge improvement in sound quality (U.K. vinyl back then was true audiophile stuff, much of it). Third, about a year ago when I saw a lovely U.S. LP copy in the store window.

So today I own the U.S. and U.K. versions on LP (there are slight differences in the packaging as well), both with the complete postcard sets.

If I ever see a used CD copy for cheap, I'll probably grab that, too.

It's in my top 5 favorite of all time. It's amazing.

At low times in my life, this record has pulled me back.

Oh, and I have a poster copy of the album cover on my office wall at work, along with a poster copy of the Sticky Fingers cover and an old Rolling Stone magazine pic of Keef in a black turbin-like thing around his head.

Have I ever mentioned how much I love the Stones?