Disc One: 1. Sam Cutler Introduction, 2. Jumping Jack Flash, 3. Carol, 4. Sympathy For The Devil, 5. Stray Cat Blues, 6. Love In Vain, 7. Prodigal Son, 8. You Gotta Move, 9. Under My Thumb/I’m Free, 10. Midnight Rambler, 11. Live With Me, 12. Little Queenie, 13. Satisfaction, 14. Honky Tonk Women, 15. Street Fighting Man.

Disc Two: 1. Sam Cutler Introduction, 2. Jumping Jack Flash, 3. Carol, 4. Sympathy For The Devil, 5. Stray Cat Blues, 6. Love In Vain, 7. Prodigal Son, 8. You Gotta Move, 9. Under My Thumb/I’m Free, 10. Midnight Rambler, 11. Live With Me, 12. Little Queenie, 13. Satisfaction, 14. Honky Tonk Women, 15. Street Fighting Man.

This release presents the lately released MSG full concerts from the 27^th of November and 28^th November 2^nd show unfortunately in mono. According to the back cover these tapes are Glyn Johns unmixed mono soundboard recordings of 2 MSG shows, however it is unclear if they come from the Abkco 2019 YouTube downloads or not. Glyn Johns raw tapes were released on Alternate Get Yer Ya Yas Out (Moonchild Rec. MC 063), Best of 69 (WLR TRX) for both concerts and The Abkco Shows NYC 27^th Nov.69 (Rubber Duck RS050), MSG 1969 Day 1 (no label) for the first one, while just for the second one: MSG 1969 Day 2, The Abkco Shows NYC MSG 28 Nov.69 (late show). This release presents a slightly better sounding version of these concerts, having been cleaned, de-clicked (but some pops are still heard throughout) and patched wherever required (especially Midnight Rambler and Little Queenie for the 28^th second concert). Soundwise the experience is a very nice one: those minutes awaiting Sam Cutler’s introduction while the tension builds up and the first instruments touched before the start of Jumping Jack Flash are paramount in showing a band as tight as a fist both at the same time till swinging like nobody else on stage. Bill Wyman’s bass presence is one of the highlights of this concert and generally speaking of the whole 1969 US Tour, this recording pays homage to the band’s power source in a way the famous Liver Then You ‘ll Ever Be never did. Then, again, each song has its own moments, what else can we say about Taylor’s solos during Sympathy For The Devil or Richards epic entrance in Midnight Rambler that hasn’t been said? Watts beat machine runs on all cylinders giving substance to all songs, while the great priest Jagger is at the stage centre with his moves and guides all the dances, hypnotizing the crowds and filmmakers alike. The second concert here presented is equally memorable with a better Sam Cutler introduction where he introduces the band as The Greatest Rock’n’roll Band in the World without hesitations, which will be exploited in the flamboyant Get Yer Ya’s Ya’s Out introduction (a mini work of art which never got the deserved appreciation). Will we get something else at the end of this miserable year? Let’s hope Abkco will open its gates once more at New Year’s end (to me the full MSG concert from 28 November afternoon will suffice), or how about some soundboard show from 1970? Meanwhile listening to recordings like these is still a wonderful bonanza.