Metamorphosis & Made in the Shade-The Rolling Stones | The Story Behind the Album Cover Art

Send us Fan MailWhat do you get when two Rolling Stones compilation albums go head-to-head—both released within days of each other, both claiming the band’s legacy, and neither fully endorsed by the band itself? Metamorphosis may be the weirdest Rolling Stones album ever released. It wasn’t their idea. It wasn’t their design. And it wasn’t their payday. It was, essentially, Allen Klein’s revenge—a stitched-together patchwork of demos, castoffs, and curiosities, released without the band's blessing but with Kafka’s curse baked into its title and album art. Think insects in suits and Brian Jones sharing an album cover with Mick Taylor—once and only once. Meanwhile, the Stones counterpunched with Made in the Shade, a sun-blasted hits album with a mysteriously airbrushed blonde on the cover and not a lick of actual shade in sight. Grab a copy and listen along with us. Questions, comments, recommendations? We'd love to hear from you at [email protected] or check our Spotify Song List with a song from each album we’ve covered:https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2NrDU39yE9CJcHU6YJT8jj?si=Y1JAE4LWTDmKEDE9QGlB2A&pi=ly2xwE-ERRu-2