''Got Live If You Want It!'' (stylized on the front cover as ''got LIVE if you want it!'') is a six-song

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(EP) release by

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featuring live recordings from 1965. The title is a pun on the

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song "I Got Love If You Want It" by

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; the Stones recorded his "

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" for their 1964 debut album."I Got Love If You Want It" backed with "I'm a King Bee" was Slim Harpo's first single, released by

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in 1957. ''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 London Records in 1965: " I'm Alright" on ''

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''; and " Route 66" and " I'm Moving On" on ''

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''. With different tracks mostly recorded in 1966, London used the title for a live album released in December 1966.

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

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had hung microphones over the balcony for the recording; however, this is called into question as "I'm Alright" on the '' Got Live If You Want It!'' LP (recorded and released a year later) contains the same backing track but with different vocals. This would have been impossible if the recordings were made as described. Additionally, " I'm Moving On" features (at the very least) a harmonica overdub as the instrument can be heard underneath Jagger's vocal during the first verse while Brian Jones (the group's other harmonica player) is playing slide guitar. These two tracks may even be studio recordings re-tooled to give the impression of being live. The lack of studio documentation relating to The Stones' Decca recordings makes this difficult to confirm, but this approach was used the following year on the US ''Got Live If You Want It!'' LP.

Release and reception

In a review for

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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 o Diddley's'I'm Alright'.""Route 66" and "I'm Moving On" appear on ''

'' (1965) and "I'm Alright" on ''

'' (1965, US edition) Unavailable for decades, ''Got Live If You Want It!'' was reissued on CD in 2004 on the ''

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'' box set. In November 2010, it was made available digitally and in 2011 as part of the ''60's UK EP Collection'' digital compilation. On 29 November 2013, the EP was reissued on 7-inch vinyl record as a part of

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Black Friday 2013.

Track listing

Personnel

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– lead vocals, harmonica, percussion *

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– guitars, backing vocals *

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– guitars, backing vocals * Bill Wyman – bass guitar, backing vocals * Charlie Watts – drums

Chart positions

References

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