My two favorite albums Exile on main st by the Stones & The Sex pistols first album , were both done in pieces over many months, band members came & went.
The "well rehearsed all done quickly" maxim is fully NOT supported in the making of MY benchmark classics, in fact a GREAT deal of production played a part IMHO ...)probably something that lead me to production as a vocation.).....as well as a genuine spirit at the very core of the bands...