The Stone Age of Psychedelia: How The Rolling Stones Used a Sitar in Paint It Black

Explore how the Rolling Stones, guided by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, integrated an Indian sitar into their 1966 single “Paint It Black,” merging blues roots with psychedelic experimentation and British rock’s expanding global reach. This episode breaks down RCA studio techniques, producer Andrew Loog Oldham’s role, and how that one track reshaped expectations for a rock sound, influencing hard‑rock, metal, and beyond.

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