The legendary 2002 greatest-hits set returns as a four-LP transparent vinyl pressing that’ll make any Stones devotee reach for their wallet.
The Rolling Stones’ definitive retrospective ‘Forty Licks’ is being resurrected in serious collector form: a four-LP transparent multicolor vinyl reissue that transforms the 2002 compilation into something worth framing. Originally released as a double album spanning five decades of the band’s catalog, this expanded vinyl version elevates the listening experience from casual nostalgia to tactile art object.
The original ‘Forty Licks’ landed in 2002 as a benchmark greatest-hits statement, pulling deep cuts alongside radio staples and bridging the band’s entire output from their blues-obsessed early days through the Glimmer Twin era and beyond. The new pressing’s translucent, multicolor variant immediately signals this isn’t just a reissue for background listening, it’s engineered for the format enthusiast, the person who actually buys vinyl to hear vinyl. Four albums on wax means no compromise in audio fidelity, no trimming of the track sequence to fit a single LP’s physical constraints.
The move taps into the vinyl reissue wave that’s become standard for legacy acts, but the transparent multicolor treatment specifically targets collectors who’ve watched their favorite albums get the 180-gram audiophile treatment and want something with visual presence on the shelf. For Stones fans, it’s the kind of object that justifies the premium pricing these deluxe represses command.
