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Our Geo Quiz today starts with “the special relationship.” You know — the one that binds the United States and Britain.

Sometimes it’s hard to tell what that means exactly. But we want to remind you of one moment, 40 years ago on this day, when the relationship was special. On December 3rd, 1969 something great and beautiful was created by Brits, here in the United States.

Brown Sugar.

The big hit by the Rolling Stones from their album Sticky Fingers, the one with the zipper on the cover. And though Sticky Fingers didn’t come out until 1971, it was forty years ago today that the Rolling Stones recorded Brown Sugar.

Our question for you is — WHERE?

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If you know — say it fast — cuz I’m about to give the answer.

Ready?

It was in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. That’s where the Stones first recorded Brown Sugar. Jimmy Johnson was the engineer on that session. Listen:

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