Summary
- The Rolling Stones and Marvel have announced a US-exclusive collector vinyl series for Foreign Tongues, featuring five variants inspired by Spider-Man, Captain America, Wolverine, Thor, and The Hulk, each with a custom comic book insert designed by Marvel illustrators
- Foreign Tongues is a 14-track album releasing July 10 via Capitol Records, featuring guest appearances from Paul McCartney, Steve Winwood, Robert Smith, and Chad Smith alongside a special final recording from Charlie Watts
- The album was recorded in under a month at Metropolis Studios in West London with producer Andrew Watt, who also helmed Hackney Diamonds
The Rolling Stones and Marvel have unveiled a US-exclusive collector vinyl series for Foreign Tongues, the band’s forthcoming studio album releasing July 10 via Capitol Records. The series comprises five vinyl variants inspired by Spider-Man, Captain America, Wolverine, Thor, and The Hulk, each featuring exclusive character artwork created by Marvel illustrators and a custom comic book insert designed to match its corresponding edition. Pre-orders are open now.
The five Marvel character pairings give the collector series a complete set logic, with each variant carrying artwork commissioned specifically for this release rather than repurposed from existing Marvel IP. The custom comic book inserts extend the collaboration beyond the vinyl’s sleeve, giving each edition a secondary object that deepens the collector’s engagement with the specific character assigned to it. As a US-exclusive series, the release limits its reach deliberately, which gives each variant a scarcity dimension that standard pressings do not carry.
The album those five variants contain is substantial. Foreign Tongues was recorded in under a month at Metropolis Studios in West London, with Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, and Ronnie Wood reuniting with Andrew Watt, the Grammy-winning producer who helmed Hackney Diamonds. That album topped charts worldwide, achieved multi-platinum status, and won a Grammy, setting a commercial and critical bar that Foreign Tongues arrives carrying. The 14-track album was introduced with lead single “In the Stars” and opening track “Rough and Twisted,” with Watt again shaping what the press release describes as a dynamic, forward-looking record that pushes the band’s sound into new sonic and lyrical territory.
The guest list is the album’s most emotionally loaded feature. Steve Winwood, Paul McCartney, Robert Smith of The Cure, and Chad Smith of the Red Hot Chili Peppers all contribute, giving the record a cross-generational range that reflects the Stones’ position at the center of rock’s entire history. The most significant appearance, however, belongs to Charlie Watts: the album includes a special contribution captured during one of his final recording sessions before his passing in August 2021. For a collector vinyl series built around an album this loaded with history and guest appearances, the Marvel character artwork sits as a striking visual contrast — the world’s greatest rock and roll band filtered through the world’s most commercially dominant superhero universe.
The Foreign Tongues collector vinyl series is available for pre-order now. All five variants release July 10.
