Rolling Stones fans see signs of new
album in local newspaper ad
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[August 23, 2023]
LONDON (Reuters) - Have the Rolling Stones just announced the
release of a new album? The band's representatives say "no comment" but
the fans, who have been waiting for a new LP for almost two decades,
think they might be about to get some satisfaction. |
Mick Jagger, Ronnie Wood and Keith Richards
of The Rolling Stones perform as part of their "Stones Sixty Europe 2022
Tour" at Waldbuehne in Berlin, Germany, August 3, 2022. REUTERS/Lisi
Niesner/File Photo |
Their hopes have been raised by an innocuous-looking advert in a
small London newspaper heralding a new glass repair store called
"Hackney Diamonds".
The brightly coloured promotion in the Hackney Gazette said the
business was established in 1962 - the same year the Rolling
Stones formed - and the new store would open in September.
"Our friendly team promises you satisfaction. When you say gimme
shelter we'll fix your shattered windows," the advert said in
the newspaper's Aug. 17 edition, referencing some of the group's
best-known hits.
It directs readers to a website where users are asked to
register their interest, with privacy terms signed off by the
groups' label Universal Music Group (UMG).
“The Rolling Stones are poking fun at themselves,” read one
message on the Facebook fan page The Rolling Stones Sessions.
"Creative publicity has started on the long-awaited new album."
"I am one of those fans that craves new music, so I just can't
wait to hear the album. I'm really excited and ready," wrote
Jack Q Frost Jnr on messaging site Reddit.
Last year, The Rolling Stones marked their 60th anniversary with
a European tour, covering 10 countries including Britain.
An album by the Rolling Stones featuring new original music
would be their first since 2005's "A Bigger Bang".
(Reporting by Farouq Suleiman; editing by Paul Sandle and Andrew
Heavens)
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