This photo encapsulates perfectly what the Rolling Stones were in 1972: cool as hell. It was taken during the recording sessions of Exile on Main St., released on that May and arguably their finest record. By then the band was on a trail of three great LPs on a row, which started with Beggars Banquet at the end of 1968, and the Beatles were gone... there was nothing more awesome than Keith Richards and his guitar.
The photographer was Jim Marshall, notable professional that by then had already been the official Woodstock photographer and the only one with backstage access to the Beatles' last show. His works are feature in thousands of albums and magazines and he got images of everyone, from Neil Young and Bob Dylan to Thelonious Monk and Miles Davis, including the one with Jimi Hendrix and his burning guitar at Monterey Pop Festival and Johnny Cash giving the finger to San Quentin's warden.
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