Vinyl Record
The Rolling Stones - Hackney Diamonds
The Rolling Stones - Hackney Diamonds on LP vinyl. A 2023 record available from Kilmorna Collection in Listowel, Ireland.
LP ยท 2023
Available from Kilmorna Collection in Listowel.
Buyer notes: 2023 LP, currently available from the Kilmorna Collection vinyl shelf. Pay for pickup in Listowel or ship within Ireland for EUR 5.50.
Hackney Diamonds is The Rolling Stones in 2023, doing something more difficult than simply returning: making a late album that has to acknowledge age, absence and expectation without collapsing into heritage theatre. It was their first album of new original material since A Bigger Bang in 2005 and the first studio album released after Charlie Watts' death in 2021, though Watts appears on material recorded before his passing. Steve Jordan's presence gives much of the record its modern Stones engine, while guests are used as colour rather than distraction: Lady Gaga and Stevie Wonder help turn Sweet Sounds Of Heaven into the album's gospel-soul summit, Paul McCartney adds bite to Bite My Head Off, and Bill Wyman's appearance on Live By The Sword quietly links the new chapter to older band history. Angry sets the record in motion with a familiar Jagger-Richards snap, but the closing Rollin' Stone cover pulls the story back to Muddy Waters and the name-origin point at the centre of the myth. The album is late-period Stones, but it is not sleepy; it is a deliberate act of continuity.
Hackney Diamonds matters because it gave the Stones a credible new-album moment after an 18-year gap in original studio material. In 2023, that meant more than another tour souvenir: it placed grief, guests, old blues roots and present-tense band chemistry into one public statement.
For collectors, Hackney Diamonds is the modern bookend to a long studio story. This catalog identifier identifies the catalog item, but the album's draw is historical rather than variant-specific: the post-Watts context, the guest appearances and the unusually focused late-career energy.
Late-period Rolling Stones with crisp modern production, Jagger-Richards hooks, tough guitar polish, gospel-soul lift, blues return, guest colour and Steve Jordan's direct rhythmic push.
Recommended for: Collectors who want the Stones' 2020s studio chapter; Listeners curious about a late-career rock album with real momentum; Fans of Angry, Sweet Sounds Of Heaven and the band's blues-rooted endings.
When was Hackney Diamonds released? Hackney Diamonds was released in 2023 as the Stones' first album of new original material since A Bigger Bang. Does Charlie Watts appear on Hackney Diamonds? Yes. Charlie Watts appears on tracks recorded before his death, while Steve Jordan drums across much of the album. Which guests appear on Hackney Diamonds? The album includes appearances by Lady Gaga, Stevie Wonder, Paul McCartney, Elton John and former Stones bassist Bill Wyman.