
Yardbirds
Yardbirds
1966
Yardbirds is a Rock album by Yardbirds, originally released in 1966. On Gatefold: 130 pressings tracked, owned by 8 collectors.
Sound DNA
- Rock
- Psych Rock
- fuzzy
- intense
- psychedelic
About
The Yardbirds were one of Britain’s most important groups in the ‘60s and this live album of the band’s early line-up, with Eric Clapton on lead guitar, goes a good way towards explaining why. Their mastery of the blues and Chuck Berry was rivaled only by the Rolling Stones, but even the Stones at this point couldn’t boast a lead guitarist with Clapton’s skills — or a harmonica player like singer Keith Relf. These tracks are dense and exciting, primarily recorded at the Marquee Club with a few additional tracks from the same 1964 era taken from the Crawdaddy Club. The group exudes the raw power of a garage band with the finesse of consummate professionals. Bo Diddley’s “You Can’t Judge a Book By Looking At the Cover” is manic. “Let It Rock” is a steamroller. “I Wish You Would” crashes through with the entire band playing with pure abandon. This album finishes out with a number of studio tracks from the era – “I Ain’t Got You,” “A Certain Girl” and “Good Morning Little Schoolgirl” (also here in a live version).
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Tracklist
- 1Too Much Monkey Business (Live)3:54
- 2Got Love If You Want It (Live)2:35
- 3Smokestack Lightning (Live)5:32
- 4Good Morning Little Schoolgirl (Live)2:48
- 5Respectable (Live)5:30
- 6Five Long Years (Live)5:06
- 7Pretty Girl (Live)3:02
- 8Louise (Live)3:38
- 9I'm a Man (Live)4:31
- 10Here 'Tis (Live)4:06
- 11You Can't Judge a Book By Looking At the Cover (Live)2:56
- 12Let It Rock (Live)2:19
- 13I Wish You Would (Alternate) [Long Version]5:53
- 14Who Do You Love (Live)3:14
- 15Honey In Your Hips (Live)2:29
- 16A Certain Girl2:19
- 17Got to Hurry (Take 3)2:32
- 18Boom Boom2:27
- 19I Ain't Got You2:01
- 20Good Morning Little Schoolgirl2:46
Credits
Performers
- Chris DrejaGUITAR PIANO RHYTHM GUITAR
- Jeff BeckVOCALS GUITAR LEAD VOCALS
- Jim McCartyDRUMS PERCUSSION BACKING VOCALS
- Keith RelfLEAD VOCALS VOCALS HARMONICA
- Paul Samwell-SmithBASS BASS GUITAR
- Jimmy PageGUITAR BASS
- John Paul JonesBASS
- Rick JonesACOUSTIC GUITAR
- Mick FitzpatrickBASS
- Hal BlaineDRUMS
- Larry KnechtelKEYBOARDS
8 collectors on Gatefold own this · 130 pressings tracked on Gatefold
