I am still relatively new to Stones bootlegs, and after hunting down some excellent shows from 72-73, I have worked back to the 69 tour. I have come across a couple of boots that say, "Under my Thumb/I'm Free". Is this just the way the disc is tracked, or is it a melody of some sort?

I have the second show from Oakland, and really like how they played I'm Free at that performance, particularly Mick Taylor's solo.

Can any of you recommend other shows where I'm Free is performed? Also, is there a seminal show from 69 that every fan needs?

THanks for the help!

msg nov 27 69 i guess ?

Here is link to the selists of the 69 tour:

[rocksoff.org]

You can see, that sometimes I'm Free is played as a medley with Under My Thumb and sometimes seperately.

And for your last question, the real fan needs EVERY show of the 69 tour, if you ask me!

Not to disagree with Rank Stranger, but if you don't want or need every show, these are my favorites: LA 2nd; San Diego; Oakland 2nd; Baltimore; NY 11/27; Boston 2nd; and Altamont.

Of these, I keep going back to NY 11/27.

If you're a little more flexible on sound quality, Detroit is an excellent show.

The seminal boot of all time is "Liver Than You'll Ever Be" from 69.

Thanks for all of the replies. Though I avoided the whole torrent thing for a while, in the span of a week, I was able to download all of the recommendations in this thread and that just blows my mind. Not sure of the average age here, but I am in my thirties, and when you consider how long (and how much $$$$) it would have taken to do this ten years ago, it's amazing how quickly one can accumulate a decent collection in 2009.

Anyway, just wanted to thanks to all of the folks who have selflessly opened their collections up so the rest of us can have access to this great music-