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| Name = Live'r Than You'll Ever Be
'''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 regarded by many{{Who|date=July 2009}} as a better document of the [[The Rolling Stones American Tour 1969]] than the official live album from that tour, ''[[Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out!]]''. It was available about one month after the concert, and it became well-enough known to spur speculation that the Stones released ''Ya-Ya's'' as a response to the bootleg.{{Citation needed|date=July 2009}}
| Type = live
| Longtype = [[bootleg recording]]
| Artist = [[The Rolling Stones]]
| Cover = The Rolling Stones - Live'r Than You'll Ever Be original.jpg
| Caption = The cover to the original Trademark of Quality release was a plain white sleeve with a rubber stamp of the album's name
| Alt = A white cover with a blue stamp reading "LIVE / R THAN / YOU'LL / EVER BE" with the word "LIVE" being as tall as the other three lines of text to its right.
| Released = December 1969
| Recorded = 9 November 1969, [[Oakland County Coliseum]], [[Oakland, California|Oakland]], [[California]], [[United States]]
| Genre = [[rock music|Rock]]
| Length = 147:13
| Language = [[English language|English]]
| Label = [[Trademark of Quality]]
| Misc = {{Extra album cover
| Upper caption = 2001 Tarantura Records Compact Disc release
| Type = live
| Cover = The Rolling Stones - Live'r Than You'll Ever Be.jpg
| Lower caption = This double-Compact Disc has become the standard release of this bootleg
| Alt = A pair of blue jeans are mocked up with the Rolling Stones lips logo on the pocket and the tag "Liver" made to resemble the Levi's jeans logo. On the jeans are stamped "ORIGINAL MASTER BOOTLEG / THE ROLLING STONES / XX / LIVE'R THAN YOU'LL EVER BE".
}}
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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>


==Recording and release==
According to Clinton Heylin's book ''Bootleg! The Rise and Fall of the Secret Music Industry'', ''Live'r Than You'll Ever Be'' was recorded by an audience member using a [[shotgun microphone]] and a [[reel-to-reel]] tape recorder. 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 a live recording, especially one of that era.<ref>Heylin, Clinton (1996). Bootleg: The Secret History of the Other Recording Industry. New York: St. Martin's Griffin. pp. 46. ISBN 0-312-14289-7.</ref>
''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<ref name="heylin46">{{Citation |last=Heylin |first=Clinton |title=Bootleg: The Secret History of the Other Recording Industry |format=Paperback |edition=1st |year=1996 |publisher=St. Martin's Griffin |location=[[New York City]], [[New York]], [[United States]] |isbn=0-312-14289-7 |page=46}}</ref> and was the first audience-recorded bootleg to be [[Audio mastering|mastered]] and distributed;<ref name="genteel">{{Citation |last=Parker |first=Scott |title=Strictly Genteel: The Recordings of Frank Zappa Volume Two 1970–1971 (Volume 2) |format=Paperback |edition=1st |date=February 11, 2010 |publisher=CreateSpace |isbn=1450573398 |page=138}}</ref> some sources consider it the first live bootleg.<ref name="marshall">{{Citation |last=Marshall |first=Lee |title=Bootlegging: Romanticism and Copyright in the Music Industry |format=Hardcover |edition=1st |date=August 10, 2005 |publisher=Sage Publications Ltd |isbn=0761944907 |page=115}}</ref> 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.<ref name="heylin46" /> 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<ref name="liner">Liner notes to the 2001 Tarantura Records release</ref> and the quality was high enough that it was rumoured that the band had even released the bootleg themselves.<ref name="richards">{{Citation |last=Clayson |first=Adam |title=Keith Richards |format=Paperback |edition=1st |date=August 2004 |publisher=Sanctuary Publishing, Ltd. |isbn=1860745903 |page=111}}</ref> 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.<ref name="liner" /> The Swingin' Pig release even replace performances of "[[Jumpin' Jack Flash]]" and "[[Under My Thumb]]" with different recordings from the bands's 10 November performance in San Diego and their two-night stint in New York City.<ref name="hotwacks">{{Citation |last=Bob |first=Walker |title=Hot WACKS Book: Supplement 5 |format=Paperback |edition=1st |date=October 1, 1997 |publisher=Collector's Guide Publishing Inc |isbn=0969808089 |page=16}}</ref>
''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. <ref name="rollingstonesnet.com">www.rollingstonesnet.com/Liver_LP.html</ref>


==Reception==
The album also received praise as a more authentic example of the Stones on stage because ''Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out!'' was heavily [[overdubbed]] in many places. ''Live'r'', by contrast, presented the Rolling Stones as they actually sounded on stage.<ref name="rollingstonesnet.com"/>
''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 (film)|Gimme Shelter]]''. The album also received praise as a more authentic example of the Stones on stage<ref name="heylin9">{{Citation |last=Heylin |first=Clinton |title=Bootleg: The Secret History of the Other Recording Industry |format=Paperback |edition=1st |year=1996 |publisher=St. Martin's Griffin |location=[[New York City]], [[New York]], [[United States]] |isbn=0-312-14289-7 |page=9}}</ref> because ''Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out!'' was heavily [[overdubbed]]<ref name="richards" /> 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.<ref name="allmusic">{{Cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:w9fuxqyhldhe |title=Live'r Than You'll Ever Be > Overview |last=Unterberger |first=Richie |authorlink=Richie Unterberger |publisher=[[Allmusic]] |accessdate=2010-09-15}}</ref> Reviewing the album in 1970, [[Wim Wenders]] called it "the best Rolling Stones record."<ref name="wenders">{{Citation |last=Wender |first=Wim |author-link=Wim Wenders |title=Wim Wenders: On Film: Essays and Conversations |publisher=Faber & Faber |date=December 12, 2001 |isbn=0571207189 |page=57}}</ref> The album would eventually sell enough copies to qualify for a [[Music recording sales certification|gold record]] [[RIAA certification]].<ref name="richards" />


==Notes and references==
==Track listing==
All songs written by [[Jagger/Richards]], except where noted

;Side one
#"[[Carol (song)|Carol]]" ([[Chuck Berry]])
#"[[Gimme Shelter]]"
#"[[Sympathy for the Devil]]"
#"[[I'm Free (The Rolling Stones song)|I'm Free]]"
#"[[Live with Me]]"

;Side two
#<li value="6">"[[Love in Vain]]" ([[Robert Johnson]])
#"[[Midnight Rambler]]"
#"[[Almost Grown (song)|Little Queenie]]" (Berry)
#"[[Honky Tonk Women]]"
#"[[Street Fighting Man]]"

: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&nbsp;– Early Show
#Band introduction&nbsp;– 1:36
#"[[Jumpin' Jack Flash]]"&nbsp;– 4:51
#"Prodigal Son" ([[Robert Wilkins]])&nbsp;– 4:03
#"[[You Gotta Move (song)|You Gotta Move]]" ([[Fred McDowell]] and [[Reverend Gary Davis]])&nbsp;– 3:18
#"Carol" (Berry)&nbsp;– 3:33
#"Sympathy for the Devil"&nbsp;– 6:55
#"[[Stray Cat Blues]]"&nbsp;– 4:18
#"Love in Vain" (Johnson)&nbsp;– 5:13
#"I'm Free"&nbsp;– 5:08
#"[[Under My Thumb]]"&nbsp;– 3:15
#"[[Midnight Rambler]]"&nbsp;– 8:17
#"Live with Me"&nbsp;– 4:00
#"Little Queenie" (Berry)&nbsp;– 3:56
#"[[(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction]]"&nbsp;– 6:56
#"Honky Tonk Women"&nbsp;– 4:17
#"Street Fighting Man"&nbsp;– 4:03

;Disc 2&nbsp;– Late Show
#<li value="17">"Jumpin' Jack Flash"&nbsp;– 4:05
#"Carol" (Berry)&nbsp;– 3:44
#"Sympathy for the Devil"&nbsp;– 6:23
#"Stray Cat Blues"&nbsp;– 4:13
#"Prodigal Son" (Wilkins)&nbsp;– 3:59
#"You Gotta Move" (McDowell and Davis)&nbsp;– 3:12
#"Love in Vain" (Johnson)&nbsp;– 5:24
#"I'm Free"&nbsp;– 5:07
#"Under My Thumb"&nbsp;– 3:23
#"Midnight Rambler"&nbsp;– 7:40
#"Live with Me"&nbsp;– 3:33
#"Gimme Shelter"&nbsp;– 4:18
#"Little Queenie" (Berry)&nbsp;– 4:13
#"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction"&nbsp;– 6:04
#"Honky Tonk Women"&nbsp;– 4:04
#"Street Fighting Man"&nbsp;– 4:10

==Personnel==
;The Rolling Stones
*[[Mick Jagger]]&nbsp;– [[Lead vocalist|lead]] [[Singing|vocals]], [[harmonica]]
*[[Keith Richards]]&nbsp;– [[Rhythm guitar|rhythm]] [[guitar]], [[Backing vocalist|backing vocals]]
*[[Mick Taylor]]&nbsp;– [[Lead guitarist|lead guitar]]
*[[Bill Wyman]]&nbsp;– [[bass guitar]]
*[[Charlie Watts]]&nbsp;– [[Drum kit|drums]] and [[Percussion instrument|percussion]]

;Additional musicians
*[[Ian Stewart (musician)|Ian Stewart]]&nbsp;– [[piano]]

==References==
{{reflist}}
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==External links==
*[http://www.rollingstonesnet.com/Liver_LP.html A review of the release history of ''Live'r Than You'll Ever Be'']
*{{Allmusic|id=10:w9fuxqyhldhe |label=''Live'r Than You'll Ever Be'' (1990 Swingin' Pig edition)}}
*{{Allmusic|id=10:0nfixqysldfe |label=''Live'r Than You'll Ever Be'' (DVD-Audio edition)}}


{{The Rolling Stones}}
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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]

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 bands'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)
  2. "Gimme Shelter"
  3. "Sympathy for the Devil"
  4. "I'm Free"
  5. "Live with Me"
Side two
  2. "Love in Vain" (Robert Johnson)
  3. "Midnight Rambler"
  4. "Little Queenie" (Berry)
  5. "Honky Tonk Women"
  6. "Street Fighting Man"
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. ^ Wender, Wim (December 12, 2001), Wim Wenders: On Film: Essays and Conversations, Faber & Faber, p. 57, ISBN 0571207189

External links

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