ROLLING STONES Highwire 7" TEST PRESSING AND ACETATE 2

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Jun 19, 2011 Sold Date

Jun 9, 2011 Start Date

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SUPER RARE 8" ACETATE and unplayed 7" test pressing of the single HIGHWIRE b/w 2000 Light Years (live)
The acetate was cut from the master tapes at Sony's Hit Factory in London - there are probably only one or two in the world It is approx 8" in diameter as there is a blank/no groove section on the outer rim of the 7" a really lovely curio
The test pressing - one of approx 20 (maximum) run off at the pressing plant and sent to the label for approval ahead of manufacture
UK copy
white bag, pink label, no print anywhere

"Highwire" is a song by The Rolling Stones featured on their 1991 live album Flashpoint.

Written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, "Highwire" is one of the rare examples of the Stones taking on political issues - in this case, the fall-out from Persian Gulf War. On the song, Jagger said at the time of its release, "It's not about the war. It's about how it started."[1]Richards continued, saying, "This is not about the war. It's about how you build up some shaky dictator. You can't build them up, 'cause then you've got to slam them down."[1]

The song's lyrics deconstructed the build-up to the war, and criticized the politics behind it;

“ We sell 'em missiles, We sell 'em tanks; We give 'em credit, You can call the bank; It's just a business, You can pay us in crude; You love these toys, just go play out your feuds; Got no pride, don't know whose boots to lick; We act so greedy, makes me sick sick sick ” “ We walk the highwire; Sending the men up to the front line; Hoping they don't catch the hell fire; With hot guns and cold, cold nights ”

"Highwire" was released as Flashpoint's first single on March 1, 1991. It reached number 29 on the UK Charts, number 57 in the US, number 28 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart, and number 1 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. An accompanying video directed byJulien Temple was released and depicted the Stones in an industrial set performing the song.

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