That's exactly what I was wondering. With all of the Stones titles being released as SACD hybrids, why not this release? Kind of ridiculous.
Because the SACDs are ABKCO's baby. Forty Licks, while including one disc comprised solely of ABKCO-licensed songs, is Virgin's project.
When does the greatest RnR band get their own forum here? Didn't want to start another new Stones thread so I'll piggy-back onto this one since Forty Licks is mentioned.... Interesting article at Fortune.com about The Rolling Stones as a business machine.