Rolling Stones Announce Super Deluxe Edition of 1976’s ‘Black and Blue’
by Best Classic Bands Staff
Nearly five decades after its original release, The Rolling Stones are celebrating their 1976 album Black and Blue with a Super Deluxe edition. The title, in a variety of formats, and featuring a 2025 Steven Wilson remix, arrives on November 14, 2025, via Interscope/UMe. The album was their first following the departure of Mick Taylor who was eventually replaced by Ronnie Wood, one of several guitarists who auditioned for the band.
It returns in a remixed and expanded package, available as a 5-LP vinyl box set and a 4-CD box set. Both editions include a Blu-ray disc, a 100-page hardback book, and a replica tour poster. The 4-LP/1-Blu-ray edition is available in the U.S. here, in Canada (coming here) and in the U.K. here. The 4-CD/1-Blu-ray edition is available in the U.S. here, in Canada (coming here) and in the U.K. here.
The remixed single LP and single CD are available in the U.S. here, in Canada (coming here) and in the U.K. here.
The Black and Blue 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 Faces, it was Wood who joined Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts and Bill Wyman as a band member, appearing on three tracks. Soon after, Wood 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 Stones world tours. In a brand-new interview included in the new box set, Ronnie reflects on joining the band in 1976 with these words – “Right then, this is where I’m meant to be.”
Related: Wood made his live debut with the band when they performed on NYC’s Fifth Avenue
More from the Sept. 24 announcement: 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 favorite “Memory Motel” plus “Melody,” featuring 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 #1 in the U.S. and stayed there for four consecutive weeks gaining immediate Platinum status, while reaching #2 in the U.K.
The 2025 reissue includes 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.”
A music video for “Shame, Shame, Shame” will premiere on September 25. Directed by Dutch filmmaker Camille Boumans, known for her award-winning work with global brands and her distinctive blend of classic and contemporary aesthetics. The clip is a collage of Stones history and attitude, blending rare archival photography with hand-drawn animation and modern flair.
Also included are four Stones instrumental jams from the 1975 sessions featuring the guest guitarists. The collection includes 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 Preston, Ian Stewart, 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 both the studio album and the live Earls Court concert. All audio content is also available in high-resolution stereo. The hardback book features a brand new essay by Stones expert Paul Sexton, exclusive photographs from the album sessions and tour, and a replica poster from the 1976 Paris concert.
THE ROLLING STONES BLACK AND BLUE SUPER DELUXE 4-CD + BLU-RAY Track Listing
Disc 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
Disc 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)
Disc 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
Disc 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
Band Intro
Honky Tonk Women
Hand of Fate
Fool To Cry
Hot Stuff
Star Star
You Gotta Move
You Can’t Always Get What You Want
Band Introductions
Happy
Outa Space
Jumpin’ Jack Flash
Street Fighting Man
Live at Earls Court Live 1976
Band Intro
Honky Tonk Women
If You Can’t Rock Me/Get Off My Cloud
Hand Of Fate
Hey Negrita
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
Happy
Tumbling Dice
Nothing From Nothing
Outa-Space
Midnight Rambler
It’s Only Rock ‘n’ Roll (But I Like It)
Brown Sugar
Jumpin’ Jack Flash
Street Fighting Man
Sympathy For The Devil
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