Let it Bleed by the Rolling Stones is one such album, coming as it did at a crucial watershed in the dand's career, representing the moment when they moved from being a still-derivative rhythm and blues band-abeit among the most popular in the world-to rock'n'roll superstars.
With a central spotlight on the creation of what many consider the Stones' masterpiece, Sean Egan draws a comprehensive picture of where the band where at in the bleak aftermath of Brian Jones' death, and how the making of the album catapulted them to the next stage of their extraordinary career