A Bigger Bang

~ Release group by The Rolling Stones

Album

ReleaseArtistFormatTracksCountry/DateLabelCatalog#Barcode
Official
A Bigger BangThe Rolling StonesCD16
  • XE2005-06-09
Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries)0094633006720, CDV3012094633006720
A Bigger BangThe Rolling StonesCopy Control CD16
  • XE2005-06-09
  • DE2005-06-09
Rolling Stones Records, Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries)0094633799424094633799424
A Bigger BangThe Rolling StonesCD16
  • GB2005-09-05
Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries)CDV3012094633799424
A Bigger BangThe Rolling StonesCD16
  • XE2005-09-06
Rolling Stones Records, Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries)0094633006720, CDV3012094633006720
A Bigger BangThe Rolling StonesCD16
  • US2005-09-06
EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)0946 3 30067 2 0094633006720
A Bigger BangThe Rolling Stones2×12" Vinyl8 + 8
  • XE2005-09-12
Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries)00946 3300671 3, V3012094633006713
A Bigger BangThe Rolling StonesCD16
EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)0094633799424094633799424
A Bigger BangThe Rolling StonesCopy Control CD16
Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries)0094634120029094634120029
A Bigger BangThe Rolling StonesCD16
Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries)CDVIR (WF) 7686009509316548
A Bigger BangThe Rolling StonesCD12
  • -2005
EMI Music Netherlands (this is not an imprint! it likely refers to EMI Music Netherlands BV)[none]
A Bigger BangThe Rolling StonesCD16
  • US2009-04-14
Rolling Stones Records, UMe (imprint of Universal Music Enterprises)B0012903-02602527016436
A Bigger BangThe Rolling StonesCD16
  • AR2009-07-14
Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation)2701643602527016436
A Bigger Bang (Remastered)The Rolling StonesCD16
  • XE2009-07-17
Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation), Rolling Stones Records0602527016436602527016436
A Bigger BangThe Rolling StonesCD16
  • JP2010-06-30
Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation)UICY-945844988005614070
A Bigger BangThe Rolling StonesSHM-CD16
  • JP2012-01-10
Universal International (Japanese label; release must say “制作:Universal International” AND have no logos other than “Universal Music”)UICY-945844988005614070
A Bigger Bang (mastered for iTunes)The Rolling StonesDigital Media16
  • GB2013-06-17
  • US2013-06-17
602537190362
A Bigger BangThe Rolling Stones2×12" Vinyl8 + 8
  • -2020-06-26
Rolling Stones Records602508773433, V3012602508773433
Promotion
For in Store Play OnlyThe Rolling StonesCD12
Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries), Virgin America (Virgin sublabel for EUROPEAN releases of artists signed by Virgin Records America, Inc.)0946 3 41565 2 3[none]

Relationships

included in:In Studio: Greatest Albums From the ’70s to ’00s
Studio Albums Vinyl Collection 1971–2016
The Rolling Stones Collection Mondadori
part of:Grammy Award: Best Rock Album nominees (number: 2006) (order: 57)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/30203 [info]
reviews:https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/qqjw [info]
other databases:https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/the_rolling_stones/a_bigger_bang/ [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000408720 [info]
Wikidata:Q300333 [info]

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Review by Chris Jones on 2002-11-20

Two words sum up this long-awaited album: rude health. Revelling in a dubiously un-sexagenarian vibe, A Bigger Bang (forget the risible claims that this refers to the origin of the universe) is stuffed with double-entendres ('I was your rooster, but now I'm just one of your cocks' - "Rough Justice") and dirty talk.

Songs like "Oh No Not You Again" are populated with bad 'boys' (ahem) being chased by badder girls, and delivered with that patent Chuck Berry-in-a-garage style. Charlie Watt's recent recovery seems confirmed by his fiery playing, while the obligatory track sung by Keith ("Infamy") should tug at any gnarly old heart strings.

It's certainly their best record since 1978s Some Girls, (despite Ronnie Wood's absence on 7 tracks) with only the anti-Bush "Sweet Neo-Con" jarring with its easy political target. They remain, thankfully, rock's most disreputable pensioners.