“Get Yer Ya-Ya’s Out!” He turns 55: the live album that managed to capture a key era of The Rolling Stones

This September 4 are fulfilled 55 years of the publication of “Get Yer Ya-Ya’s Out!”a live album of The Rolling Stones That, beyond being a simple recording, it became a fundamental pillar of his discography.

Capturing the Raw and overflowing energy From the band at a crucial moment in its history, this album not only documes its power on stage, but also marks the end of one era and the beginning of another, definitively consecrating them as “The world’s biggest rock and roll band ”.

The present of the Rolling Stones at the end of the sixties

To understand the transcendence of “Get Yer Ya-Ya’s Out!”, It is necessary to go back to the turbulent era that preceded it. At the end of the 1960s, The Rolling Stones crossed a stage of deep instability. Arrests due to drug possession and media pressure had worn internal cohesion.

The creativity of Brian Jonesfounding member and key figure in the first years, he had been seriously affected. His physical and mental deterioration was more and more apart from the dynamics of the group. Despite having participated in the recording of “Beggars Banquet” (1968), his contribution was minimal.

The situation became unsustainable and, in June 1969The Stones decided that it was time to move forward without him. Brian Jones was expelled officially of the group. Tragically, less than a month later, he was found dead in his pool. His death shocked the world and left a vacuum that seemed impossible to fill.

Brian Jones’ replacement was not an easy decision. The band needed someone who not only dominated the guitar, but could also quickly integrate into the chemistry of Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Bill Wyman and Charlie Watts.

The chosen one was Mick Taylora virtuous young man of alone 20 yearsfrom the blues band John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers. His Technical skill and his fluid styleoften compared to that of BB King either Buddy Guythey contributed a new dimension to the sound of the stones. With their arrival, the band acquired a musical skill that, although it was different from the experimentation of Jones, allowed them to explore new sound horizons and raise their live execution to a higher level.

Taylor’s presentation show, a free concert in Hyde Park, Londonit became an emotional Tribute to Brian Jonesin which thousands of people gathered to say goodbye to the past and welcome the future.

Get Yer Ya-Ya’s Out!

The album cover with Charlie Watts as the protagonist.

“Get Yer Ya-Ya’s Out!”, The magic of The Rolling Stones live

THE MATERIAL FOR “GET YER YA-YA’S OUT!” was recorded during his 1969 tour of the United Statesspecifically in the shows of the days November 27 and 28 in it Madison Square Garden from New Yorkand an additional show on November 26 at the Baltimore Civic Center. The 1969 tour was the first of the band in the US. In three years, and the anticipation was immense.

New York concerts were particularly special. Six actions in total, before an ecstatic and euphoric audience. The mythical “Gimme Shelter“, For example, it was interpreted in each of these shows, and although it does not appear on the album, it demonstrates the power of its repertoire at that time.

The title of the album, “Get Yer Ya-Ya’s Out!”it is a colloquial expression that means something like “Liberate tensions” or “disinhibited”, and perfectly captures the essence of the album. From the iconic and electric riff of “Jumpin ‘Jack Flash” that opens the album, to the raw and epic version of “Street Fighting Man”the sound is visceral and without filters. The disc captures the Apoge of a band that felt invincible.

The interaction between Mick Jagger and the public is palpable, and the dialogue between the rhythmic guitar of Keith Richards and Mick Taylor’s virtuousness is pure magic. The version of “Midnight Rambler” It is a live, extended and theatrical music milestone, with Jagger dramatizing the lyrics and the band building an unbearable tension that culminates in a sound burst.

The legacy and impact of “Get Yer Ya-Ya’s Out!”

The impact of “Get Yer Ya-Ya’s Out!” It was immediate. Reached number 1 in the United Kingdom and the number 6 In the United States Billboard listreceiving praise of criticism for its authenticity and sound quality, a rarity at the time for a live album.

The famous critic Lester Bangs described it as “The best live album in history“The album became a standard for live recordings, demonstrating that a live album could be so shocking, or even more, than a study recording.

In November 2009, the album was reissued with unpublished songs (“Prodigal Son”, “You Gotta Move”, “Under My Thumb”, “I’m Free” and “(I Can’t get no) satisfaction”) and also with the opening shows of BB King and Ike & Tina Turner. This was included in a DVD and in a 56 -page book

Today the band through its networks remembered the anniversary with images of those shows in 1969. “‘I think I broke a button on my pants – I hope they don’t fall ..’ – Mick Jagger.

“On this day in 1970, the Rolling Stones launched get yer yer -ya’s out! – The first live album to reach number 1 in the United Kingdom. Recorded in New York City and Baltimore in the legendary band ’69 USA.

Five and a half decades later, “Get Yer Ya-Ya’s Out!” It is still one masterpiece. It is a testimony of The Rolling Stones as a unstoppable force And a memory of what for many fans was The golden band era.