History Music / TheirSatanicMajestiesRequest

Another reason the album got mixed reviews at the time was because it followed in the wake of Music/TheBeatles' ''Music/SgtPeppersLonelyHeartsClubBand'' earlier that year and many saw it as a blatant rip-off, both in music as well as design. Music/JohnLennon expressed this opinion too in a 1971 interview, also saying that "She's a Rainbow" was an imitation of "All You Need Is Love" from ''Music/MagicalMysteryTour''. Which is somewhat a strange opinion, seeing that both Lennon and Music/PaulMcCartney provided uncredited backing vocals on some of the songs from this album and that the Stones themselves saluted ''Music/SgtPeppersLonelyHeartsClubBand'' on the album cover. Also, graphic artist Michael Cooper designed the covers of both albums, thus unfavourable comparisons would be unavoidable.

''Their Satanic Majesties Request'' is the sixth studio album (eighth American album) by Music/TheRollingStones, released in 1967. The album cover is well-known for being one of the very first 3D album covers. ''Their Satanic Majesties Request'' remains contested, as it's the Stones at their most [[AvantGardeMusic experimental]]. It was recorded during a tumultuous time in the band's history, when Music/MickJagger, Music/BrianJones and Music/KeithRichards were under threat of prison charges for drug possession. Bill Wyman even got one of his songs ("In Another Land") on the album, and it's the only Stones song with Wyman on lead vocals.

* NewSoundAlbum: Though ''Music/BetweenTheButtons'' and ''Music/{{Aftermath}}'' were psychedelic as well, it wasn't nearly as full-blown as it was here.

* AlbumSingle: "In Another Land" / "The Lantern" and "She's a Rainbow" / "2000 Light Years from Home". The former was a single released under Bill Wyman's name rather than the Stones.

** On the album cover the message ''Welcome Music/TheBeatles'' can be read. This is a reference to the doll with the text ''Welcome The Rolling Stones'' on The Beatles' ''Music/SgtPeppersLonelyHeartsClubBand''.

* SpokenWordInMusic: "On With The Show" has a man welcoming people to "come visit the show".

* TwelveBarBlues: "2000 Light Years From Home" is a particularly trippy take on the progression.
* WordSaladLyrics: "2000 Light Years From Home".

** Music/JohnLennon and Music/PaulMcCartney sing backing vocals and play percussion on "Sing This All Together"
** [[Music/TheSmallFaces Steve Marriott and Ronnie Lane]] sings backing vocals on "In Another Land", with the latter also playing guitar on that song.
** Also, [[Music/LedZeppelin John Paul Jones]] arranged the strings for "She's w Rainbow".

[[caption-width-right:320: ''Why don't we sing this song all together? Open our minds let the pictures come. And if we close all our eyes together. Then we will see where we all come from.'']]

--> ''We'll start with "Old Man River", then maybe "Stormy Weather" too.''