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'''Live'r Than You'll Ever Be''' is a [[bootleg recording]] of a [[Rolling Stones]] concert in [[Oakland, California]] from 9 November 1969. It was one of the first live [[rock music]] bootlegs, and was made notorious as a document of the [[The Rolling Stones American Tour 1969]] whose popularity forced the Stones' label [[Decca Records]] to release the live album ''[[Get Yer Ya-Yas Out! The Rolling Stones in Concert]]''.<ref name="yayas">{{Citation |last=Thompson |first=Dave |title=The Music Lover's Guide to Record Collecting |format=Paperback |edition=illustrated edition |date=September 1, 2002 |publisher=Backbeat Books |isbn=0879307137 |page=32}}</ref>
'''''Live'r Than You'll Ever Be''''' is a [[bootleg recording]] of a [[Rolling Stones]] concert in [[Oakland, California]] from 9 November 1969. It was one of the first live [[rock music]] bootlegs, and was made notorious as a document of the [[The Rolling Stones American Tour 1969]] whose popularity forced the Stones' label [[Decca Records]] to release the live album ''[[Get Yer Ya-Yas Out! The Rolling Stones in Concert]]''.<ref name="yayas">{{Citation |last=Thompson |first=Dave |title=The Music Lover's Guide to Record Collecting |format=Paperback |edition=illustrated edition |date=September 1, 2002 |publisher=Backbeat Books |isbn=0879307137 |page=32}}</ref> ''Live'r'' is also one of the earliest commercial bootleg recordings in rock history, released in December of 1969, just two months after [[the Beatles]]' ''[[Kum Back]]'', released in September, and five months after [[Bob Dylan]]'s ''[[Great White Wonder]]''. Like the two earlier records, ''Live'r'''s outer sleeve is plain white, with its name stamped on in black ink.


==Recording and release==
==Recording and release==

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Live'r Than You'll Ever Be is a bootleg recording of a Rolling Stones concert in Oakland, California from 9 November 1969. It was one of the first live rock music bootlegs, and was made notorious as a document of the The Rolling Stones American Tour 1969 whose popularity forced the Stones' label Decca Records to release the live album Get Yer Ya-Yas Out! The Rolling Stones in Concert.[1] Live'r is also one of the earliest commercial bootleg recordings in rock history, released in December of 1969, just two months after the Beatles' Kum Back, released in September, and five months after Bob Dylan's Great White Wonder. Like the two earlier records, Live'r's outer sleeve is plain white, with its name stamped on in black ink.

Recording and release

Live'r Than You'll Ever Be was recorded by "Dub" from Trademark of Quality using a shotgun microphone and a reel-to-reel tape recorder[2] and was the first audience-recorded bootleg to be mastered and distributed;[3] some sources consider it the first live bootleg.[4] Though the sound is not nearly as clear as the official release of Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out!, the recording is considered to be very strong for an audience recording, especially one of that era.[2] The Rolling Stones performed two sets that night and it is the second concert that was more heavily bootlegged and has sharper sound.

The recording was made available about one month after the concert, and it became popular enough to spur speculation that the Stones released Ya-Ya's as a response to the bootleg[5] and the quality was high enough that it was rumoured that the band had even released the bootleg themselves.[6] The recording has been released through several bootleg labels, including the original release by Trademark of Quality (catalogue number 71002), Swingin' Pig, and Sister Morphine, usually documenting only the second set.[5] The Swingin' Pig release even replace performances of "Jumpin' Jack Flash" and "Under My Thumb" with different recordings from the band's 10 November performance in San Diego and their two-night stint in New York City.[7]

Reception

Live'r Than You'll Ever Be was reviewed by Greil Marcus in the 7 February 1970, issue of Rolling Stone. In his review, Marcus praises the sound of the album and speculates that it may have been recorded from the stage; footage from this concert was recorded by ABKCO Records for the film Gimme Shelter. The album also received praise as a more authentic example of the Stones on stage[8] because Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out! was heavily overdubbed[6] in many places. Richie Unterberger has noted that the recording is inferior to the sound quality of Ya-Ya's, but displays a spontaneity that the official recording lacks and this helps to explain its long-lasting appeal to fans.[9] Reviewing the album in 1970, Wim Wenders called it "the best Rolling Stones record."[10] The album would eventually sell enough copies to qualify for a gold record RIAA certification.[6]

Track listing

All songs written by Jagger/Richards, except where noted

Side one
  1. "Carol" (Chuck Berry) – 3:44
  2. "Gimme Shelter" – 4:18
  3. "Sympathy for the Devil" – 6:23
  4. "I'm Free" – 5:07
  5. "Live with Me" – 3:33
Side two
  2. "Love in Vain" (Robert Johnson) – 5:24
  3. "Midnight Rambler" – 7:40
  4. "Little Queenie" (Berry) – 4:13
  5. "Honky Tonk Women" – 4:04
  6. "Street Fighting Man" – 4:10
Different version of the bootleg include different track listings. The Tarantura Records release includes both concerts performed on this date in their entirety and is represented here.
Disc 1 – Early Show
  1. Band introduction – 1:36
  2. "Jumpin' Jack Flash" – 4:51
  3. "Prodigal Son" (Robert Wilkins) – 4:03
  4. "You Gotta Move" (Fred McDowell and Reverend Gary Davis) – 3:18
  5. "Carol" (Berry) – 3:33
  6. "Sympathy for the Devil" – 6:55
  7. "Stray Cat Blues" – 4:18
  8. "Love in Vain" (Johnson) – 5:13
  9. "I'm Free" – 5:08
  10. "Under My Thumb" – 3:15
  11. "Midnight Rambler" – 8:17
  12. "Live with Me" – 4:00
  13. "Little Queenie" (Berry) – 3:56
  14. "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" – 6:56
  15. "Honky Tonk Women" – 4:17
  16. "Street Fighting Man" – 4:03
Disc 2 – Late Show
  2. "Jumpin' Jack Flash" – 4:05
  3. "Carol" (Berry) – 3:44
  4. "Sympathy for the Devil" – 6:23
  5. "Stray Cat Blues" – 4:13
  6. "Prodigal Son" (Wilkins) – 3:59
  7. "You Gotta Move" (McDowell and Davis) – 3:12
  8. "Love in Vain" (Johnson) – 5:24
  9. "I'm Free" – 5:07
  10. "Under My Thumb" – 3:23
  11. "Midnight Rambler" – 7:40
  12. "Live with Me" – 3:33
  13. "Gimme Shelter" – 4:18
  14. "Little Queenie" (Berry) – 4:13
  15. "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" – 6:04
  16. "Honky Tonk Women" – 4:04
  17. "Street Fighting Man" – 4:10

Personnel

The Rolling Stones
Additional musicians

References

  1. ^ Thompson, Dave (September 1, 2002), The Music Lover's Guide to Record Collecting (illustrated edition ed.), Backbeat Books, p. 32, ISBN 0879307137 {{citation}}: |edition= has extra text (help); |format= requires |url= (help)
  2. ^ a b Heylin, Clinton (1996), Bootleg: The Secret History of the Other Recording Industry (1st ed.), New York City, New York, United States: St. Martin's Griffin, p. 46, ISBN 0-312-14289-7 {{citation}}: |format= requires |url= (help)
  3. ^ Parker, Scott (February 11, 2010), Strictly Genteel: The Recordings of Frank Zappa Volume Two 1970–1971 (Volume 2) (1st ed.), CreateSpace, p. 138, ISBN 1450573398 {{citation}}: |format= requires |url= (help)
  4. ^ Marshall, Lee (August 10, 2005), Bootlegging: Romanticism and Copyright in the Music Industry (1st ed.), Sage Publications Ltd, p. 115, ISBN 0761944907 {{citation}}: |format= requires |url= (help)
  5. ^ a b Liner notes to the 2001 Tarantura Records release
  6. ^ a b c Clayson, Adam (August 2004), Keith Richards (1st ed.), Sanctuary Publishing, Ltd., p. 111, ISBN 1860745903 {{citation}}: |format= requires |url= (help)
  7. ^ Bob, Walker (October 1, 1997), Hot WACKS Book: Supplement 5 (1st ed.), Collector's Guide Publishing Inc, p. 16, ISBN 0969808089 {{citation}}: |format= requires |url= (help)
  8. ^ Heylin, Clinton (1996), Bootleg: The Secret History of the Other Recording Industry (1st ed.), New York City, New York, United States: St. Martin's Griffin, p. 9, ISBN 0-312-14289-7 {{citation}}: |format= requires |url= (help)
  9. ^ Unterberger, Richie. "Live'r Than You'll Ever Be > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-09-15.
  10. ^ Wenders, Wim (December 12, 2001), Wim Wenders: On Film: Essays and Conversations, Faber & Faber, p. 57, ISBN 0571207189

External links

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