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Live Albums

Got Live If You Want It
(US)November 4, 1966 - (6): December 17

Recorded at Royal Albert Hall on September 23, 1966.
In my record, instruments is recorded in left track and Mick's vocal, backing chorus and voices of audience are recorded in right track. If you listen to only left speaker, you can feel powerful and dynamic performance. But this does not deliver the atmosphere like a riot at the moment.

Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out
September 4, 1970
(UK) - (1): September 19 to 26
(US) - (6): October 24 to 31

This was recorded live at the Madison Square Garden on November 27 and 28, 1969. Stones went on the road after Mick Taylor's joining. Tunes are from "Beggar's Banquet" and "Let It Bleed". And two Chuck Berry's tunes, "Oh, Carol" and "Little Queenie".
Three live sources, Hide Park, Madison Square Garden and Altamont, in 1969 are released. I believe these lives in this year are best.

Love You Live
September 23, 1977
(UK) - (3): October 8
(US) - (5): October 29 to November 12

It starts with "Fanfare for the common man". Side A is powerful Stones Rock. "Honky tonk women", "Happy", "Hot stuff" and "Star star". Side B is gospel taste. "Tumbling dice", "You gotta move" and "You can't always get what you want". (Ronnie's guitar is great here.) Side C is called El Mocambo side. It is small canadian club and selections are different. Mick's cool vocal "Manish boy", "Cracking up" arranged regae, "Little red roster" and "Around and around". Side D is the standard ending songs in their concert that is so still now.
This album shows the Stones in 70's and is great album. Andy Warhol designed the covers. This concert was once on the air in Japan. "Fool to cry" was one of the best performances and I regret that it was not included in this album.

Still Life
June 1, 1982
(UK) - (4): June 19, (US) - (5): July 10 to 31

Stones made concerts after the release of 'Tatoo You'. Songs are almost from 'Some girls' and 'Tatoo you'. Only "Let me go" is from 'Emotional rescue'. From this time their concerts are made on huge studium.
Opening number is "Under my thumb", originally recorded in 'Aftermath'. Then "Let's spend the night together". And "Shattered" from 'Some girls', then two old rocks. On side B, "Time is on my side". This is still cool. "Imagination" is from 'Some girls' and hit tune "Start me up". Last one is "Satisfaction". Ending of the concert is Jimi Hendrick's "Star spangled banner" and hundreds of fireworks.

Flash Point
April 2, 1991

This is from Steel Wheels and Urban Jungle World Tour. Introduction of this concert is "Continental drift" that reminds us Brian. Ending is "Carmen" that Brian liked most.
This live album is full of the atmosphere of the concert. It includes some songs that have hardly been performed before. They are "Ruby Tuesday", "Factory girl" and "Paint it black". On "Little red rooster" Eric Clapton plays the guitar.
On the last there are two bonus tracks, "High wire" and "Sex drive". "High wire" is a cut at the Gulf War. As the western world was elated with the victory, people of the record company were reluctant to release the song. When it was released finally, the war was ended. Ronnie joined the recording on a wheel chair, as he got car accident.

Stripped
November 14, 1995

This is like an "unplugged" and live recording during Voodoo Lounge Tour.
It starts with "Street fighting man", totally like the play on 'Beggar's Banquet'. Next one, "Like a rolling stone". This is great ! Third one, "Not fade away". This was an opening number in Vodoo Lounge Tour. And "Wild horses" and "Slipping away" are good.

Rock and Roll Circus
October 15, 1996

This is a live recording for TV show called 'Rock and Roll Circus' on December 10 and 11, 1968. Six songs are included. "Jumping Jack Flash", "Parachute woman", "No expectations", "You can't always get what you want", "Sympathy for the devil" and "Salt of the earth". Each performance, except for "Salt of the earth" that is "karaoke", are dynamic and powerful. Brian's slide guitar on "No expectations" is cool.
In this album other bands also play. The Who, Jethro Tull, etc. Super band Dirty Mac plays "Yer blues". Members of this band are John Lennon, Keith, Eric Clapton and Mitch Michell. This performance is also great.

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