8 Things You Might Not Know About The Rolling Stones 'Sticky Fingers'

Released in 1971, there’s certainly much about the The Rolling Stones ‘Sticky Fingers’ that’s iconic, and not just the music.

The band experienced many firsts with this record. Here’s a list of 8 things you may not have known about the legendary album.

1.  Sticky Fingers is the first album to be released on Rolling Stone Records.

April 23 1971, The Rolling Stones released Sticky Fingers, their 1st album on their new Rolling Stones Records label. Its Mick Taylor's 1st full album w/The Stones. Pittsburgh's Andy Warhol designed the album cover & if you're my age (64), your 1971 copy had a real zipper on it. pic.twitter.com/qjwK1ZckKc

— Sean Mcdowell (@dvesean) April 23, 2020

2.  Mick Jagger is credited with playing guitar for the first time on this album. 

Mick Jagger playing guitar in his dressing room in London between shooting scenes for the film “Performance” on this date October 25 in 1968. Photo: AP. pic.twitter.com/bu2ar6mc7s

— Jeffrey Guterman (@JeffreyGuterman) October 25, 2019

3.  Andy Warhol designed the cover art, and has never revealed who the model with the distinct bulge is.

Iconic artist Andy Warhol created the suggestive crotch and zipper on the original Sticky Fingers vinyl – at a party in New York in 1969, Andy casually mentioned to Mick Jagger that it would be amusing to have a real zipper on an album cover. https://t.co/MDPI67CeSm pic.twitter.com/requJihYHj

— The Rolling Stones (@RollingStones) May 7, 2018

4.  The original album art which focuses on a model’s crotch was censored by the Franco regime in Spain. Due to the racy nature of the original, they released a second album cover showcasing severed fingers floating in a can of ‘Fowler’s Treacle’.

~sticky Fingers~insanely Rare Orig Spanish-only Treacle Cover~mint https://t.co/CoDUtEhhk8 pic.twitter.com/cIgVIDdEAJ

— Stones Collector (@collectstones) February 8, 2020

5.  It’s the first album without founding member Brian Jones who passed away July 3, 1969 at the age of 27. 

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6.  Former Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman owns a restaurant in London called “Sticky Fingers.”

Sticky Fingers Restaurant, born to legendary Rolling Stones rocker Bill Wyman, was aptly named in tune to the infamous album released by the band and is the concept of Bill Wyman’s idea of what he most enjoys of a restaurant… a haven of good food and good times. pic.twitter.com/B8yAF9dSUg

— Sticky Fingers (@StickyFingersUK) February 15, 2019

When the craving for a juicy burger gets too much, head down to Sticky Fingers! pic.twitter.com/ddCBFcRMUM

— Sticky Fingers (@StickyFingersUK) March 14, 2019

7.  The tongue and lips logo is used for the first time on this Album.

The Rolling Stones' iconic tongue and lips logo made its debut on a backstage pass on this day in 1971. It was on an insert for the "Sticky Fingers" album the next month and has appeared on every Stones album (and most of their merch) since.

Today's Topic: bands with cool logos pic.twitter.com/SrjlgAMcyU

— 91.3 WYEP (@WYEP) March 26, 2019

8.  Mick Jagger originally wanted the out stuck tongue of Hindu goddess Kali to be included in the logo.

23/04/71 Los Rolling lanzan Sticky Fingers. La polémica carátula, diseñada por Andy Warhol, incluyó por primera vez el gran logo, obra del diseñador inglés John Pasche, inspirado en los labios del Jagger, el gesto de desprecio infantil y la diosa india Kali. De ahí la confusión. pic.twitter.com/eiDTsFGHxp

— G. del Río B. (@gersondelrio) April 23, 2020

Tune in to the Sunday Night Vinyl Series tonight at 8:00 pm with host Howard Mandshein to get all the dirt on ‘Sticky Fingers’.