EPISODE · Jul 10, 2026 · 56 MIN
Foreign Tongues--The Rolling Stones | The Story Behind the Album Cover Art
from Album Art-The Stories Behind Music's Iconic Album Covers · host The Rolling Stones
Send us Fan MailWhat do you get when Mick Jagger walks into a New York art gallery, a Chicago artist paints three Rolling Stones into one face, and a band that has spent sixty years speaking the language of rock suddenly starts calling itself The Cockroaches again?You get one of the strangest and most personal album covers in Rolling Stones history.The story begins with a surprise club gig in 1977 and ends nearly fifty years later with a painting that even Mick thought looked a little scary. Along the way there is a rehearsal with Keith Richards, a second rejected cover, a redesigned tongue logo, a meal with Mick and a mystery title nobody has fully explained.Grab a copy and listen along with us as we dive into the making of Roxy Music's Siren. Questions, comments, recommendations? We'd love to hear from you at [email protected].
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Send us Fan Mail What do you get when Mick Jagger walks into a New York art gallery, a Chicago artist paints three Rolling Stones into one face, and a band that has spent sixty years speaking the language of rock suddenly starts calling itself The Cockroaches again? You get one of the strangest and most personal album covers in Rolling Stones history. The story begins with a surprise club gig in 1977 and ends nearly fifty years later with a painting that even Mick thought looked a little scar...
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