The second "American" Rolling Stones album. One of the secret pleasures of this album is that the recording of "Time Is On My Side" is the organ-heavy version, rather than the guitar orientated track. Most of the album was recorded in Chicago, which at the time, was ground zero for the Stones' interest in the blues. The key cuts for me are "Time Is On My Side," and their great version of Bobby and Shirley Womack's "It's All Over Now." Also, the songwriting talents of Jagger and Richards was slowly put to use on their "Good Times, Bad Times." In a sense, it was a look back as they moved forward in time.
"12 X 5" should and must remain as a Mono recording. I would argue that the Stones entire work with Andrew Loog Oldham should stay in mono. The earthiness of these recordings is made for transistor radios and one giant speaker. Stereo would open up the process, but this is music made in a specific area of sound, and it should remain murky, dark, and wonderfully mysterious.
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