Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out! The Rolling Stones in Concert

'Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out!'
The Rolling Stones in Concert
Live album by The Rolling Stones
Released 4 September 1970
Recorded 26 November 1969, Baltimore and
27–28 November 1969, New York City, United States
January–February 1970 (vocal overdubs)
Genre Hard rock, blues rock
Length 47:36
Language English
Label London (US), Decca (UK)
Producer The Rolling Stones, Glyn Johns
The Rolling Stones Live chronology
Got Live If You Want It!
(1966)Got Live If You Want It!1966		 'Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out!'
(1970)		 Love You Live
(1977)Love You Live1977

'Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out!': The Rolling Stones in Concert is a live album by the Rolling Stones, released 4 September 1970 on Decca Records in the UK and on London Records in the US. It was recorded in New York City, New York and Baltimore, Maryland in November 1969, just before the release of Let It Bleed. It is the first live album to reach number 1 in the UK. It was reported to have been issued in response to the well known bootleg Live'r Than You'll Ever Be. The album was a critical and commercial success, and is often cited as one of the greatest live albums of all time.[1]

History

Having not toured since April 1967, the Rolling Stones were eager to hit the road by 1969. With their two most recent albums, Beggars Banquet and Through the Past, Darkly (Big Hits Vol. 2) being highly praised, audiences were anticipating their live return. Their 1969 American Tour's trek during November into December, with Terry Reid, B.B. King (replaced on some dates by Chuck Berry) and Ike and Tina Turner as supporting acts, played to packed houses. The tour was the first for Mick Taylor with the Stones, having replaced Brian Jones shortly before Jones' death in July; this was also the first album where he appeared fully and prominently, having only featured on two songs on Let It Bleed. It was also the last tour to feature just the Stones only – the band proper with co-founder and pianist Ian Stewart – without additional backing musicians.

The performances captured for this release were recorded on 27 November 1969 (one show) and 28 November 1969 (two shows) at New York City's Madison Square Garden, while "Love in Vain" was recorded in Baltimore, Maryland on 26 November 1969. Overdubbing sessions were undertaken during January 1970 in London's Olympic Studios. The finished product featured new lead and backing vocals on most tracks, and some overdubbed guitars on "Little Queenie" and "Stray Cat Blues."

The title Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out! is taken from a Blind Boy Fuller song,[2] "Get Your Yas Yas Out". The lyric in Fuller's song was "Now you got to leave my house this morning, don't I'll throw your yas yas out o' door",[3] in which "yas yas" was a substitute for "ass".[4][5]

Some of the performances, as well as one of the two photography sessions for the album cover featuring Charlie Watts and a donkey, are depicted in the documentary film Gimme Shelter, and shows Jagger and Watts on a road in Birmingham, UK in early December 1969 posing with the donkey.[6] The actual cover photo however was taken in early February 1970 in London, and does not originate from the 1969 session. The photo by David Bailey, featuring Watts with guitars and bass drums hanging from the neck of a donkey, was inspired by a line in Bob Dylan's song, "Visions of Johanna": "Jewels and binoculars hang from the head of the mule" (though, as mentioned, the animal in the photo is a donkey, not a mule). The band would later say “we originally wanted an elephant but settled for a donkey” .[7] Watts said that his wardrobe (which includes a t-shirt with a picture of woman's breasts) was his usual stage getup along with Jagger's striped hat.[8]

Jagger commissioned the back cover, featuring song titles and credits with photographs of the group in performance, from British artist Steve Thomas, who has said he produced the design in 48 hours and that Jagger's response was "I really dig your artwork, man". [9]

Release and reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[10]
Christgau's Record GuideB[11]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[12]
Entertainment WeeklyB[13]
Music Story[12]
MusicHound Rock2/5[14]
NME7/10[15]
Q[15]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[16]
Uncut[15]

In the Rolling Stone review of the album, critic Lester Bangs said, "I have no doubt that it's the best rock concert ever put on record."

'Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out!': The Rolling Stones in Concert was released in September 1970, well into the sessions for their next studio album, Sticky Fingers, and was well-received critically and commercially, reaching number 1 in the UK[17] and number 6 in the US, where it went platinum. Except for compilations, it was the last Rolling Stones album released through Decca Records in the UK and London Records in the US before launching their own Rolling Stones Records label.

In August 2002, 'Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out!' The Rolling Stones in Concert was reissued in a new remastered album and SACD digipak by ABKCO Records.[18]

In November 2009, the album was reissued with unreleased songs by the Rolling Stones but also by opening acts B.B King and Ike & Tina Turner. It includes a DVD and a 56-page booklet.[19]

The songs on the second disc of this edition ["Prodigal Son", "You Gotta Move", "Under My Thumb", "I'm Free", and "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction"] are downloadable tracks for the video games Guitar Hero 5 and Band Hero. Additionally, "Under My Thumb" is included on the Nintendo DS version of the game Band Hero.

The album has received consistent praise from critics as one of the greatest live albums ever made. In 2007, NME ranked the album as the 7th greatest live album of all time. Q ranked the album as the 14th greatest live album of all time. The Guardian also ranked the album as the 85th greatest album which doesn't appear on other top 100 album lists.[20] In 2014, WatchMojo ranked the album as the 4th greatest live album ever made.[21]

Track listing

All songs by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, except where noted.

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Jumpin' Jack Flash" (27 November 1969: Madison Square Garden, New York City) 4:02
2."Carol" (28 November 1969: MSG – first show)Chuck Berry†3:47
3."Stray Cat Blues" (28 November 1969: MSG – first show) 3:41
4."Love in Vain" (26 November 1969: Civic Center, Baltimore)Robert Johnson†4:57
5."Midnight Rambler" (28 November 1969: MSG – second show) 9:05
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Sympathy for the Devil" (28 November 1969: MSG – first show) 6:52
7."Live with Me" (28 November 1969: MSG – second show) 3:03
8."Little Queenie" (28 November 1969: MSG – first show)Chuck Berry4:33
9."Honky Tonk Women" (27 November 1969: MSG) 3:35
10."Street Fighting Man" (28 November 1969: MSG – first show) 4:03
† Originally credited as traditional with arrangement by Jagger, Richards. On Let It Bleed, "Love in Vain" was credited to Woody Payne, presumably a music publisher's creation.

40th anniversary deluxe box set track listing

Disc one original release

  1. "Jumpin' Jack Flash" – 4:03
  2. "Carol" – 3:46
  3. "Stray Cat Blues" – 3:47
  4. "Love in Vain" – 4:56
  5. "Midnight Rambler" – 9:04
  6. "Sympathy for the Devil" – 6:51
  7. "Live With Me" – 3:02
  8. "Little Queenie" – 4:33
  9. "Honky Tonk Women" – 3:34
  10. "Street Fighting Man" – 4:04

Disc two unreleased tracks

  1. "Prodigal Son" (Robert Wilkins) – 4:04
  2. "You Gotta Move" (Fred McDowell, Rev. Gary Davis) – 2:18
  3. "Under My Thumb" – 3:38
  4. "I'm Free" – 2:47
  5. "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" – 5:38

*Released in 2009

Disc three opening sets

  1. "Everyday I Have the Blues" – 2:27
  2. "How Blue Can You Get" – 5:30
  3. "That's Wrong Little Mama" – 4:11
  4. "Why I Sing The Blues" – 5:16
  5. "Please Accept My Love" – 4:52
  6. "Gimme Some Loving" – 0:49
  7. "Sweet Soul Music" – 1:16
  8. "Son of a Preacher Man" – 2:49
  9. "Proud Mary" – 3:07
  10. "I've Been Loving You Too Long" – 5:40
  11. "Come Together" – 3:36
  12. "Land of a Thousand Dances" – 2:40

*B.B. King Tracks 1–5; Ike & Tina Turner Tracks 6–12

Disc four bonus DVD (2.0 and 5.1)

  1. Introduction (Madison Square Garden)
  2. "Prodigal Son" – 2:40
  3. "You Gotta Move" – 1:58
  4. Photo shoot (of album cover) – 3:30
  5. Keith in studio – 1:40
  6. "Under My Thumb" / "I'm Free" / Backstage with Jimi Hendrix – 6:09
  7. "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" / Outside waiting for transport – 10:45
  8. Credits

*Backstage footage shot by Albert and David Maysles with in-studio footage from album cover shoot

Bonus track recording dates

Audio

  1. "Prodigal Son" – 4:04 (28 November 1969: Madison Square Garden, New York City (second show)
  2. "You Gotta Move" – 2:18 (28 November 1969: MSG – second show)
  3. "Under My Thumb" – 3:38 (27 November 1969: MSG)
  4. "I'm Free" – 2:47 (27 November 1969: MSG)
  5. "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" – 5:38 (28 November 1969: MSG – first show)

Video

  1. "Prodigal Son" – 2:40 (27 November 1969: MSG)
  2. "You Gotta Move" – 1:50 (27 November 1969: MSG)
  3. "Under My Thumb" – 3:30 (28 November 1969: MSG – first show)
  4. "I'm Free" – 1:30 (28 November 1969: MSG – first show)
  5. "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" – 6:00 (27 November 1969: MSG)

Personnel

Production personnel

Charts and certifications

Charts

Chart (1970) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[22] 2
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[23] 3
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[24] 2
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[25] 3
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[26] 6
UK Albums (OCC)[27] 1
US Billboard 200[28] 6

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
Canada (Music Canada)[29] Gold 50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[30] Silver 60,000^
United States (RIAA)[31] Platinum 1,000,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ↑ http://www.acclaimedmusic.net/Current/A195.htm
  2. ↑ The Mammoth Book of the Rolling Stones: An anthology of the best writing about the greatest rock ‘n’ roll band in the world
  3. ↑ Blind Boy Fuller (2007). Grossman, Stefan, ed. Blind Boy Fuller. Van Nuys, Calif.: Alfred Pub. p. 50. ISBN 0739043315.
  4. ↑ Devi, Debra (2012). The Language of the Blues: From Alcorub to Zuzu. True Nature Books. p. 240.
  5. ↑ "Autores", Archived 2 January 2006 at the Wayback Machine. turnablues.com
  6. ↑ Countercultures and Popular Music
  7. ↑ Charlie Watts 1970 Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out! The Rolling Stones in Concert © David Bailey
  8. ↑ Charlie remembers shooting the cover for Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out! with David Bailey and a real life donkey! The cover is recreated in Exhibitionism
  9. ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08x9htd#play
  10. ↑ Unterberger, Richie. Get Yer Ya-Yas Out! at AllMusic
  11. ↑ Rolling Stones album ratings, RobertChristgau.com
  12. 1 2 http://www.acclaimedmusic.net/Current/A195.htm
  13. ↑ Entertainment Weekly, 9/02, p.104
  14. ↑ Kot, Greg, "The Rolling Stones", in: Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel (eds) (1999). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Farmington Hills, Michigan: Visible Ink Press. p. 952. ISBN 1-57859-061-2. Before Stripped [in 1995], the Stones released five albums, all of them stiffs. None offer tracks that improve upon the studio originals, including … the overrated Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out …
  15. 1 2 3 "Rolling Stones – Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out CD Album". CD Universe/Muze. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  16. ↑ The Rolling Stones Album Guide, Rolling Stone
  17. ↑ Guinness Book British Hit Singles & Albums 19th Edition ISBN 1-904994-10-5
  18. ↑ Walsh, Christopher (24 August 2002). "Super audio CDs: The Rolling Stones Remastered". Billboard. Billboard. p. 27.
  19. ↑ "Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out! The Rolling Stones 2009 Edition", iorr.org, 4 September 2009
  20. ↑ http://www.acclaimedmusic.net/Current/A195.htm
  21. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUb0j5WLB6Q
  22. ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  23. ↑ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 6972." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  24. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – The Rolling Stones – Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out!" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  25. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – The Rolling Stones – Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out!". Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  26. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – The Rolling Stones – Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out! The Rolling Stones in Concert" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  27. ↑ "Rolling Stones | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  28. ↑ "The Rolling Stones – Chart history" Billboard 200 for The Rolling Stones. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  29. ↑ "Canadian album certifications – The Rolling Stones". Music Canada. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  30. ↑ "British album certifications – The Rolling Stones". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 11 June 2016. Enter The Rolling Stones in the field Search. Select Artist in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Silver in the field By Award. Click Search
  31. ↑ "American album certifications – The Rolling Stones". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 11 June 2016. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
Preceded by
Cosmo's Factory by Creedence Clearwater Revival		 UK number-one album
19 September – 3 October 1970 		Succeeded by
Bridge Over Troubled Water
by Simon & Garfunkel
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