Released October, 1978
Recorded 1973, 1977, 1978
Label Columbia PC2 35564
Producer Jack Douglas, Aerosmith
Singles from Live! Bootleg
1. "Chip Away the Stone" (Studio Version)
Released: 1978
While most of the performances were drawn from concerts in 1977 and 1978, the covers "I Ain't Got You" and "Mother Popcorn" were taken from a radio broadcast of a Boston performance on March 20, 1973.
The record also features one of Aerosmith's first live versions of The Beatles "Come Together" (which they performed in the 1978 movie Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band) and the first record appearance of Richie Supa's "Chip Away the Stone" (the studio version of this song would later be released on 1988's Gems compilation).
1. "Back in the Saddle" (Steven Tyler, Joe Perry) – 4:25
* Indianapolis, IN, 4 July 1977
2. "Sweet Emotion" (Tyler, Tom Hamilton) – 4:42
* Columbus, OH, 24 March 1978
3. "Lord of the Thighs" (Tyler) – 7:18
* Chicago, IL, 23 March 1978
4. "Toys in the Attic" (Tyler, Perry) – 3:45
* Boston, MA, 28 March 1978
5. "Last Child" (Tyler, Brad Whitford) – 3:14
* The Paradise Club, Boston, MA, 9 August 1978
6. "Come Together" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 4:51
* The Wherehouse, Waltham, MA, 21 August 1978
7. "Walk This Way" (Tyler, Perry) – 3:46
* Detroit, MI, 2 April 1978
8. "Sick as a Dog" (Tyler, Hamilton) – 4:42
* Indianapolis, IN, 4 July 1977
9. "Dream On" (Tyler) – 4:31
* Louisville, KY, 3 July 1977
10. "Chip Away the Stone" (Richard Supa) – 4:12
* The Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, CA, 8 April 1978
11. "Sight for Sore Eyes" (Tyler, Perry, Jack Douglas, David Johansen) – 3:18
* Columbus, OH, 24 March 1978
12. "Mama Kin" (Tyler) – 3:43
* Indianapolis, IN, 4 July 1977
13. "S.O.S. (Too Bad)" (Tyler) – 2:46
* Indianapolis, IN, 4 July 1977
14. "I Ain't Got You" (Calvin Carter)[1][2] – 3:57
* Pall's Mall, Boston, MA, 23 April 1973; WBCN-FM radio simulcast
15. "Mother Popcorn"/"Draw the Line" [*] (James Brown, Pee Wee Ellis)/(Tyler, Perry) – 11:35
* Pall's Mall, Boston, MA, 23 April 1973; WBCN-FM radio simulcast / California Jam 2, Ontario, California, March 18, 1978
16. "Train Kept A-Rollin'"/"Strangers in the Night" (Tiny Bradshaw, Howard Kay, Lois Mann)/(Bert Kaempfert, Charlie Singleton, Eddie Snyder) – 4:51
* Detroit, MI, 2 April 1978
[*] "Draw the Line" is featured as a hidden track at the end of "Mother Popcorn"
"Same Old Song And Dance" "Draw The Line" And "Chip Away The Stone" From The LP
California Jam II
"Chip Away The Stone" (Studio Version) B/W "S.O.S (Too Bad)" (Live Version)
Taken from The 1978 3 track single (the 3rd being Chip Away again).
Personnel
* Tom Hamilton - bass, guitar on "Sick as a Dog"
* Joey Kramer - drums
* Joe Perry - guitar, backing vocals, percussion, bass on "Sick as a Dog"
* Steven Tyler - lead vocals, harmonica
* Brad Whitford - guitar, percussion
Additional personnel
* Mark Radice - keyboard, backing vocals
* David Woodford - saxophone
Production
* Producers: Aerosmith, Jack Douglas
* Executive producers: David Krebs, Steve Leber
* Engineer: Jay Messina
* Directors: Aerosmith, David Krebs, Steve Leber
* Arrangers: Aerosmith, Jack Douglas, David Hewitt
* Art supervisor: Joel Zimmerman
* Design: Ken Fredette, Lisa Sparagano
* Photography: Jimmy Ienner, Jr., Barry Levine, Ron Pownall, Aaron Rapoport, Steve Smith
Since Aerosmith had become one of America's premier rock & roll concert attractions by 1978, it was only natural that an in-concert collection was issued that year, the double album, Live Bootleg. Unlike other live albums at the time, it's obvious that not a lot of overdubbing was involved to fix up the tracks, which results in a refreshingly authentic representation of Aerosmith at the group's most drugged-out and rocking. All of the performances were taken from Tyler and company's 1977-1978 U.S. tour (with the exception of a couple from 1973), while the album's packaging and title were a joke on all the poor-sounding, unauthorized live recordings that were in circulation at the time. Just about every classic is included — "Back in the Saddle," "Sweet Emotion," "Walk This Way," "Come Together," "Last Child," "Mama Kin," "Train Kept A'Rollin," etc. — as well as key album tracks ("Sick as a Dog," "S.O.S.," etc.). But the album's high point has to be the aforementioned pair of long-lost tracks from 1973 — loose and groovy covers of the Yardbirds' "I Ain't Got You" and James Brown's "Mother Popcorn." Although the performances may lack the fire of the shorter Classics Live II set from 1988, Live Bootleg is an excellent representation of one of rock & roll's elite live acts. Note: to tie in with the careless bootleg theme of the album, the track "Draw the Line" is unlisted.
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