He engineered a number of classic albums including Led Zeppelin II, III and IV and the Stones' Exile On Main Street and Sticky Fingers.

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It was the summer of 1972, and the Rolling Stones were on their American concert tour for their acclaimed "Exile on Main Street" album.

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Recording followed a tour of the US hinterlands, with Exile On Main Street and Blonde On Blonde playing on the van between gigs, which helps explain the album's traditional country rock flavour.

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Forming their own record label in 1971, the Stones went on to become rock 'n' roll's most successful band, recording such classic long players as Let It Bleed, Sticky Fingers and Exile on Main Street.

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We may not be shedding any tears for Lefty any more than we feel for Gerard Depardieu, who recently left France for Russia to escape taxes, or for the Rolling Stones, who many moons ago left England and recorded Exile on Main Street from France.

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