This is the perfect documentary to accompany the recent reissue of the Stones’ masterpiece Exile on Main Street. It features fantastic archival footage from the now-legendary recording sessions, which took place in the basement of Keith Richards’s villa in the south of France in 1971.

Having fled Britain to escape astronomical debts incurred due to archaic tax laws, the band set about recording their most celebrated work amidst a haze of hangers-on and drug-induced debauchery. The glorious results are by now well known to many, but the recording of the album itself has remained shrouded in mystery and innuendo.

This is a fascinating glimpse inside the world of the Rolling Stones at their absolute peak. The fact that most of this footage has never seen the light of day since being filmed in those dark, dank rooms forty years ago makes it a must for both fans and anyone with an interest in the history of popular music. Great stuff.