Got Live If You Want It! (EP)
Got Live If You Want It! | ||||
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EP (live) by | ||||
Released | 11 June 1965 | |||
Recorded | 5–7 March 1965 | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 10:03 | |||
Label | Decca | |||
Producer | Andrew Loog Oldham | |||
The Rolling Stones chronology | ||||
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Got Live If You Want It! (stylized on the front cover as got LIVE if you want it!) is a six-song extended play (EP) release by the Rolling Stones featuring live recordings from 1965. The title is a pun on the swamp blues song "I Got Love If You Want It" by Slim Harpo; the Stones recorded his "I'm a King Bee" for their 1964 debut album.[1] Got Live If You Want It! reached number one in the UK and was the group's last EP.
Although not issued in the US, three of its songs were included on albums released there by
Recording
Renowned for its raw-sounding quality, Got Live If You Want It! has endured as a live artifact, more for its historical than musical appeal. Reportedly
Release and reception
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [3] |
In a review for AllMusic, Richie Unterberger gave the EP three out of five stars. He noted, "The EP was crudely recorded, but the raw energy of the group's early performances does shine through, particularly on the two best tracks, the cover of Hank Snow's 'I'm Moving On', and [Bo Diddley's] 'I'm Alright'."[3][2]
Unavailable for decades, Got Live If You Want It! was reissued on
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | |
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1. | "We Want the Stones" (Audience chanting, not a Stones performance) | Route 66" | Bobby Troup | 2:36 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | " I'm Moving On" | Hank Snow | 2:13 |
2. | "I'm Alright" | Ellas McDaniel a.k.a. Bo Diddley | 2:22 |
Personnel
The Rolling Stones
- Mick Jagger – lead vocals, harmonica, percussion
- Keith Richards – guitars, backing vocals
- Brian Jones – guitars, backing vocals
- Bill Wyman – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Charlie Watts – drums
Chart positions
Year | Chart | Position |
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1965 | Finland ( Soumen Virallinen)[4]
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30 |
1965 | UK EP Chart better source needed ]
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1 |
References
- ^ "I Got Love If You Want It" backed with "I'm a King Bee" was Slim Harpo's first single, released by Excello Records in 1957.
- ^ a b "Route 66" and "I'm Moving On" appear on December's Children (And Everybody's) (1965) and "I'm Alright" on Out of Our Heads (1965, US edition)
- ^ a b Unterberger, Richie. "The Rolling Stones: Got Live If You Want It! [UK] – Review". AllMusic. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
- ISBN 951-31-2503-3.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-07-17. Retrieved 2008-07-25.
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