Their Satanic Majesties Request is the 6th British and 8th American
studio album by the English rock band the Rolling Stones, released in December
1967 by Decca Records in the UK and by London Records in the US. It is their
first to be released in identical versions in both countries. The album's
title is a play on the "Her Britannic Majesty requests and requires" text that
appeared inside a British passport.
The band experimented with a psychedelic sound on Satanic Majesties ,
incorporating unconventional elements such as Mellotron, sound effects, string
arrangements, and African rhythms. The band produced the album themselves as
their manager/producer Andrew Loog Oldham had departed.