Pittsburgh Pirates fans are about to get some postseason action after all — thanks to the Rolling Stones.
In a deal with Major League Baseball, the Stones on Friday released a limited-edition vinyl cover art of their new album, “Hackney Diamonds” tailored to the Buccos. The art features the iconic Stones tongue and lips logo in Black and Gold with “PIT” written across the top. The vinyl disc is baseball white.
Similar covers were released for every MLB team.
The special versions are limited to four per customer and are available for $38 via the Stones website.
“Hackney Diamonds” is the first studio album for the band — which includes Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood — since 2016’s “Blue & Lonesome.” However, it’s their first album of all original songs since 2005’s “A Bigger Bang.”
It’s also the band’s first album without drummer Charlie Watts, who died in 2021. However, Watts’s drumming, recorded in 2019, is featured on two of the album’s dozen tracks, with Steve Jordan playing on the rest.
Richards said of Watts: “Of course he’s missed incredibly. But thanks to Charlie we have Steve Jordan, who was his recommendation if anything should happen to him. It would have been a lot harder without Charlie’s blessing.”
The first single is “Angry.” Jagger said not all the songs are as manic, there are “love songs, ballads, country-type” sounds on it as well.
The album features guest appearances from Lady Gaga, Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder.
The Stones were last in Pittsburgh in October 2021, performing to an estimated crowd of over 50,000 fans at Heinz Field (now Acrisure Stadium).
