THE ROLLING STONES -- GET YER YA-YA'S OUT! THE ROLLING STONES IN CONCERT
Band's best live album gets deluxe treatment
There's no disputing that 1969 was a year of major triumph and tragedy for The Rolling Stones.
Brian Jones left the group in June ’69 and was replaced by guitarist Mick Taylor. Less than a month later, Jones was found dead in his swimming pool, his mysterious death deemed by a coroner to be a drowning while under the influence of alcohol and drugs.
On July 5, two days after Jones' body was found, Taylor made his concert debut with the Stones during a free concert before 250,000 at London's Hyde Park. The band’s subsequent attempt at a freebie on Dec. 6 at California's Altamont Speedway, though, was marred by chaos and violence, most notably the stabbing death of a black teenager in the crowd.
But between the Hyde Park and Altamont gigs, the Stones rocked New York during a two-night stand in late November '69 at what was then a relatively new fourth edition of Madison Square Garden, resulting in one of the best concert albums by any rock band ever. In celebration of the 40th anniversary of Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out!, ABKCO has given the album the deluxe reissue treatment, and it's a must for any serious Stones fan.
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