The Rolling Stones Stones in Exile

In 1971 to get breathing room from tax and management problems the Stones go to France Jimmy Miller parks a recording truck next to Keith Richards and Anita Pallenbergs Blue Coast villa and by June the band is in the basement a few days at a time Upstairs heroin bourbon and visitors are everywhere The Stones other musicians and crew Pallenberg and photographer Dominique Tarle plus old clips and photos and contemporary footage provide commentary on the albums haphazard construction By September the villa is empty Richards and Jagger complete production in LA Exile on Main Street is released to mediocre reviews that soon give way to lionization