When The Rolling Stones announced their 1969 American tour , their first in the U.S. for several years , an enterprising bootlegger known as " Dub " decided to record some of the shows . He purchased a Sennheiser 805 " shotgun " microphone and a Uher 4000 reel to reel tape recorder specifically for recording the performances , smuggling them into the venues . The resulting bootleg , '' Live ' r Than You 'll Ever Be '' , was released shortly before Christmas 1969 , mere weeks after the tour had finished , and in January 1970 received a rave review in '' Rolling Stone '' , who described the sound quality as " superb , full of presence , picking up drums , bass , both guitars and the vocals beautifully ... it is the ultimate Rolling Stones album " . The bootleg sold several tens of thousands of copies , orders of magnitude more than a typical classical or opera bootleg , and its success resulted in the official release of the live album '' Get Yer Ya-Ya 's Out ! '' later in the year . " Dub " was one of the founders of the Trade Mark of Quality ( TMOQ or TMQ ) bootleg record label
1969 American tour
The Rolling Stones American Tour 1969
Bootleg recording