The Yardbirds - The BBC Sessions

Artist:

Yardbirds (The)

UPC:

4009910477724

See Also:

Dixon, Willie Page, Jimmy Clapton, Eric Beck, Jeff The Pretty Things/The Yardbirds - The Chicago Blues Tapes 1991 [5/31]

Description:

BBC SESSIONS covers a three-year period from March 20, 1965 to March 16, 1968. Also includes previously unreleased interviews with the band members including Jimmy Page.
The Yardbirds: Keith Relf (vocals, harmonica); Chris Dreja (guitar, bass); Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page (guitar); Paul Samwell-Smith (bass); Jim McCarty (drums).
Includes liner notes by Ira Robbins.
Digitally remastered by Chris Herles (Polygram Studios, Edison, New Jersey).
Recorded between 1965 and 1968.
The Yardbirds include: Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page (guitar).
Personnel: Keith Relf (vocals, harmonica); Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page (guitar).
Recording information: WEstwood Sound Studios.
Between 1965 and 1968, the Yardbirds went from a group that slavishly imitated Chicago blues to more of a psychedelic pop act, virtually inventing the heavy rock guitar style along the way. These BBC recordings document that journey. Having replaced the recently departed blues purist Eric Clapton with the more adventurous Jeff Beck, the Yardbirds produced more daring experimental compositions, like the electric sitar rave-up "Over Under Sideways Down" and the Gregorian chant-driven "Still I`m Sad" that evolved from jamming to "Rock Around The Clock."
Making the most of Beck`s playing and Keith Relf`s nasal singing and wailing harp, the band honored their roots with covers ranging from Mose Allison`s "I`m Not Talking" to Chuck Berry`s "Too Much Monkey Business" and Elmore James` "Dust My Broom". By the time Jimmy Page replaced Jeff Beck and bassist Paul Samwell-Smith left the band, the Yardbirds bluesier elements were greatly reduced. The last six songs on this collection reflect this shift, particularly on the original composition "Think About It," pointing towards the heavier sound Page would use after the Yardbirds became Led Zeppelin.

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. I Ain`t Got You
2. Keith Relf Talks About the Band`s Background
3. For Your Love
4. I`m Not Talking
5. I Wish You Would
6. Keith Relf Talks About USA Tour
7. Heart Full of Soul
8. I Ain`t Done Wrong
9. Too Much Monkey Business
10. Love Me Like I Love You
11. I`m a Man
12. Evil Hearted You
13. Interview About the `Still I`m Sad` Single
14. Still I`m Sad
15. Hang on Sloopy
16. Smokestack Lightning
17. Yardbirds Give Thier New Year`s Resolutions, The
18. You`re a Better Man Than I
19. Train Kept A-Rollin`, The
20. Shapes of Things
21. Dust My Broom
22. Baby Scratch My Back
23. Keith Relf Talks About His Solo Single
24. Over Under Sideways Down
25. Sun Is Shining, The
26. Shapes of Things Version 2
27. Most Likely You Go Your Way (And I`ll Go Mine)
28. Little Games
29. Drinking Muddy Water
30. Think About It
31. Interview with Jimmy Page
32. Goodnight Sweet Josephine
33. My Baby

Album Information

Release Date:

05/24/1999

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Oldies

Subgenre:

British Invasion

Label:

Repertoire

Producer:

Bernie Andrews

Catalog Number:

RR 4777

Original Release Year:

1997

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Live

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

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