Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out!

Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out!
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Name	Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out!
Type	live
Artist	The Rolling Stones
Released	4 September 1970
Recorded	1969 (Madison Square Garden)
Venue	Madison Square Garden
Genre	Rock
Length	43:43
Label	Decca Records / London Records / Rolling Stones Records
Producer	Jimmy Miller

Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out! Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out! is a 1970 live album by The Rolling Stones documenting concerts from the 1969 American tour. The release captures performances at Madison Square Garden and presents material connecting studio records such as Beggars Banquet, Let It Bleed, and earlier singles. The album intersects with contemporaneous events involving Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Bill Wyman, Charlie Watts, and Brian Jones's legacy while reflecting interactions with figures like Marianne Faithfull, Andrew Loog Oldham, and industry players including Ahmet Ertegun.

Background and recording

The Rolling Stones' 1969 tour followed a period marked by the deaths of Brian Jones and the rise of Mick Taylor, and coincided with seminal recordings at Olympic Studios and sessions associated with London Records. The band's tour included dates at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Madison Square Garden, and arenas in cities such as Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and New York City. Recording for the live album drew on multitrack captures by engineers who worked with names connected to Jimmy Miller, Glyn Johns, and personnel linked to Decca Records and ABKCO. The album's setlist mixed songs from Beggars Banquet, Let It Bleed, and earlier singles like "Jumpin' Jack Flash" and "Honky Tonk Women", with the band joined onstage at times by guests associated with Nicky Hopkins and session players who had worked with The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, and Jimi Hendrix.

Release and packaging

Released by Decca Records and distributed in the United States by London Records, the album's packaging featured a photograph by Michael Joseph and design choices resonant with contemporaneous releases by The Who, Led Zeppelin, and The Beatles. The gatefold sleeve and inner liner notes referenced the Stones' legal and managerial relationships with entities such as ABKCO Music & Records, Decca, and Rolling Stones Records, while promotional activities involved appearances on programs where hosts from BBC and NBC covered rock tours. The title provoked reactions across media outlets including Melody Maker, Rolling Stone, NME, and newspapers such as The New York Times and Los Angeles Times.

Track listing

The album's sequence emphasized high-energy performances and included renditions of "Jumpin' Jack Flash", "Street Fighting Man", "Sympathy for the Devil", and "Midnight Rambler". Alternate tracklists for various international editions echoed releases by Capitol Records and were later compared to expanded packages issued by Virgin Records and archival programs curated by curators linked to ABKCO and Universal Music Group. Bootleg culture around concerts on the 1969 tour involved collectors associated with circles that tracked releases by The Who, Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, Bob Dylan, and Neil Young.

Critical reception and legacy

Upon release, reviews appeared in outlets such as Rolling Stone, NME, Melody Maker, and broader cultural commentary in Time and Newsweek. Critics evaluated performance energy, comparing Mick Jagger's stagecraft to contemporaries like David Bowie, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and Roger Daltrey, and assessing guitar interplay invoking parallels with Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page, and Jeff Beck. Legacy discussions situate the album among canonical live recordings alongside The Who Live at Leeds, Bob Dylan and the Band: The Last Waltz, and Led Zeppelin II in surveys by institutions including the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and retrospective lists compiled by Rolling Stone and Q. Scholars have linked the record to cultural moments such as the 1969 Woodstock Festival and sociopolitical narratives covered by commentators like Greil Marcus.

Commercial performance

The album charted internationally, reaching high positions on charts administered by organizations including Billboard, the Official Charts Company, and comparable lists in Australia, Canada, Germany, and France. Sales certifications issued by bodies such as the Recording Industry Association of America and the British Phonographic Industry reflected commercial impact, and the release influenced catalogue sales for studio albums like Beggars Banquet and Let It Bleed across markets tracked by Nielsen SoundScan and chart historians like Joel Whitburn.

Personnel and production

Performers credited include Mick Jagger (lead vocals), Keith Richards (guitar), Mick Taylor (guitar), Bill Wyman (bass), Charlie Watts (drums), and keyboard contributions from Nicky Hopkins. Production credits list Jimmy Miller as producer and engineers who had connections to Glyn Johns, Eddie Kramer, and studio teams associated with Olympic Studios and boutique facilities used by The Rolling Stones. Management and legal affairs involved names such as Allen Klein and firms connected to ABKCO Music & Records.

Touring context and subsequent editions

The album documents the Stones' 1969 tour, which included cancellations, security issues, and high-profile dates that intersected with promoters like Bill Graham and venues including Fillmore East and Fillmore West. Subsequent expanded editions, box sets, and remasters were issued by labels such as Virgin Records, ABKCO, and Universal Music Group, with archival releases curated alongside reissues of other 1960s and 1970s artists like The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, and Led Zeppelin. Anniversary editions and deluxe packages incorporated alternate takes, previously unreleased tracks, and liner essays by critics including Greil Marcus and Jon Landau, reflecting continuing scholarly and fan interest in the Stones' transition from the 1960s into the 1970s.

Category:The Rolling Stones albums Category:1970 live albums