The Yardbirds discography

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The Yardbirds discography
The Yardbirds in 1965 (true monochrome).jpg
The Yardbirds in 1965 (left to right):
Keith Relf, Jeff Beck, Chris Dreja, Jim McCarty, Paul Samwell-Smith
Studio albums6
Live albums12
Compilation albums10+
Music videos3
EPs2
Singles16

The Yardbirds were an English rock group that had a string of Top 40 radio hits in mid-1960s in the UK and the US and introduced guitarists Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, and Jimmy Page. Their first album released in the UK, Five Live Yardbirds (1964), represented their early club performances with Clapton. [1] The Yardbirds' first American album, For Your Love (1965), was released to capitalise on their first hit, and to promote the group's first US tour. [2] However, Clapton had already decided to pursue a different musical direction and was replaced by Beck. [3] Several popular singles with Beck followed, including a second American album, Having a Rave Up with the Yardbirds (1965), that, as with their previous album, was a split release featuring songs with both Clapton and Beck. [4]

Contents

In 1966, the Yardbirds recorded their first studio album of all original material. [5] Released in the UK as Yardbirds and in the US as Over Under Sideways Down , the album acquired the nickname "Roger the Engineer" after a caption on the English cover drawn by rhythm guitarist Chris Dreja. [6] Shortly after its release, bassist Paul Samwell-Smith left the group and was replaced by Page. [5] Page soon switched to second lead guitar, with Dreja taking over on bass. [5] This lineup only produced two songs the psychedelic "Happenings Ten Years Time Ago" (1966), which was the group's last song to reach the charts in the UK, and "Stroll On", the proto-heavy metal remake of "Train Kept A-Rollin'" they performed for the film Blowup (1966). [5]

The dual lead lineup with Beck and Page did not last long; Beck had become increasingly unhappy with the constant touring and left the group, with Page remaining as the sole guitarist. [5] The period as a quartet with Page was the Yardbirds' most stable and lasted nearly two and a half years. [7] In the US, they continued to release singles and an album, Little Games (1967). The records, overseen by pop producer Mickie Most, were mostly out-of-step with the audience's shift to an album-oriented, more diverse sound. [5] However, the Yardbirds' frequent concert appearances at counter-culture venues were well received. [5] They were able to perform more experimental fare, such as "Dazed and Confused", the Page solo acoustic guitar piece "White Summer", and expanded, reworked versions and medleys of some of their earlier songs, [8] as documented on the Page-produced Yardbirds '68 (2017). [9] After a last American tour, the group disbanded in the summer of 1968. [10]

Since their breakup, a number of new albums have appeared. Besides numerous anthologies, albums featuring additional live recordings and various demos and outtakes from 1963 to 1968 have been released. [11] Although some have received favourable reviews, music critic Richie Unterberger has noted the great number of substandard releases throughout the world. [5] In 1994, original drummer Jim McCarty and rhythm guitarist Chris Dreja began performing and recording as the Yardbirds. [12] Recordings with various singers and guitarists have been released. [5]

Original 1964–1968 releases

The Yardbirds were signed to EMI and their records were released through the Columbia Graphophone Company in the UK and Epic Records in the US. [13] In other countries, the group's releases were handled by a variety of labels, including affiliates of Columbia and Epic, Capitol (Canada), Riviera (France), Ricordi International (Italy), Odeon (Japan), and CBS (international). [14] Sometimes, Yardbirds' records appeared on several labels in the same territory (in Germany, there were releases by Columbia, Epic, and CBS) and were reconfigured from the original UK and US records. [15]

Albums

In their native UK, Columbia only issued two albums during the Yardbirds' career, Five Live Yardbirds (1964) and Yardbirds , popularly referred to as "Roger the Engineer" (1966). [15] For Epic in the US, Yardbirds' manager Giorgio Gomelsky produced two albums, For Your Love (1965) and Having a Rave Up with the Yardbirds (1965), which were collections of new material mixed in with singles and live recordings featuring both Clapton and Beck. Epic subsequently issued Over Under Sideways Down (the US reconfiguration of Yardbirds, 1966), The Yardbirds' Greatest Hits (1967), and the Mickie Most-produced Little Games (1967). [15] Reconfigurations of the Epic For Your Love were released in Canada (Capitol's Heart Full of Soul) and other countries. [16] All albums were released on 12-inch 33⅓ rpm LP records. Where two catalogue numbers are given, the album was released in monaural and stereo versions, otherwise it is mono only.

List of original albums
TitleAlbum detailsMain charts (peaks)Ref(s)
UK
[17]
US
[18]
Other
Five Live Yardbirds
  • Type: Live
  • Released: 4 December 1964 (UK)
  • Label: Columbia (33SX 1662)
  • Notes: Recorded 20 March 1964, Marquee Club, London
[16]
For Your Love
  • Type: Studio
  • Released: 5 July 1965 (US)
  • Label: Epic (LN 24167/BN-26167)
96 [nb 1] [16]
Heart Full of Soul
  • Type: Studio
  • Released: 6 September 1965 (Canada)
  • Label: Capitol (T-6139)
[16] [20]
Having a Rave Up with the Yardbirds
  • Type: Studio, live
  • Released: 30 November 1965 (US)
  • Label: Epic (LN 24177/BN 26177)
  • Notes: Includes four tracks from the UK Five Live Yardbirds
53 [21]
Yardbirds a.k.a.Roger the Engineer
  • Type: Studio
  • Released: 15 July 1966 (UK)
  • Label: Columbia (SX 6063/SCX 6063)
20 [21]
Over Under Sideways Down
  • Type: Studio
  • Released: 8 August 1966 (US)
  • Label: Epic (LN 24210/BN 26210)
  • Notes: Same as Yardbirds but without two tracks and different cover art
52 [21]
The Yardbirds Greatest Hits
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 17 April 1967 (US)
  • Label: Epic (LN 24246/BN 26246)
28 [nb 2] [21]
Little Games
  • Type: Studio
  • Released: 24 July 1967 (US)
  • Label: Epic (LN 24313/BN 26313)
80 [21]
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other album appearances

In an early bid to promote the group, manager Gomelsky arranged for the Yardbirds to serve as backing musicians for a British tour by American bluesman Sonny Boy Williamson II. [24] Recordings during the 1963–1964 tour were later released in 1966, after the Yardbirds had a string of Top 40 hits. [21] In 1966, after Page joined the group, the Yardbirds contributed a remake of "Train Kept A-Rollin'", titled "Stroll On", for the Michelangelo Antonioni film Blow-up (1966). [25] In 1967, MGM Records issued the soundtrack album. [21]

List of other album appearances
TitleAlbum detailsNotesRef(s)
Sonny Boy Williamson and the Yardbirds
  • Type: Live
  • Released: 7 January 1966 (UK); 7 February 1966 (US)
  • Label: Fontana UK (TL 5277); Mercury US (MG 21071/SR 61071)
Recorded 8 December 1963, Crawdaddy Club, Richmond as backing musicians (all songwriting, vocals, and harmonica by Williamson) [21]
Blow-Up The Original Sound Track Album
  • Type: Soundtrack
  • Released: 20 February 1967 (US); 10 May 1967 (UK)
  • Label: MGM US (E/SE-4447 ST); MGM UK (C/CS 8039)
  • Charts: No.92 on US Billboard 200
"Stroll On" is the only Yardbirds contribution to the soundtrack; film score is by Herbie Hancock [21] [26]

Singles

In the UK, singles were the only source of many of the Yardbirds' songs, until the first anthology albums were released in the 1970s. [27] In the US, these were usually included on albums. [lower-alpha 1] Two singles released in Germany and Italy in 1966 remained unavailable on album until the 1980–1990s compilations by Charly Records. [29] The last three Epic singles (unreleased in the UK) did not appear on an album until the 1991 expanded Little Games Sessions and More album. [30] [lower-alpha 2] All singles and extended play (EPs) were released on 7-inch 45 rpm records.

List of original singles and EPs
Title
(A-side / B-side)
Single detailsMain charts (peaks)Ref(s)
UK
[27]
US
[27]
Other
"I Wish You Would" / "A Certain Girl"
  • Released: 1 May 1964 (UK); 17 August 1964 (US)
  • Label: Columbia UK (DB 7283); Epic US (5-9709)
[nb 3] [16]
"Good Morning Little Schoolgirl" / "I Ain't Got You"
  • Released: 30 October 1964 (UK)
  • Label: Columbia (DB 7391)
44 [33]
"For Your Love" / "Got to Hurry"
  • Released: 5 March 1965 (UK); 12 April 1965 (US)
  • Label: Columbia UK (DB 7499); Epic US (5-9790)
36 [nb 4] [33]
"Heart Full of Soul" / "Steeled Blues"
  • Released: 4 June 1965 (UK); 19 July 1965 (US)
  • Label: Columbia UK (DB 7594); Epic US (5-9823)
29 [nb 5] [33]
Five Yardbirds (EP)
  • Released: 11 August 1965 (UK)
  • Label: Columbia (SEG 8421)
  • Tracks: "My Girl Sloopy", "I'm Not Talking", "I Ain't Done Wrong" (all first released on For Your Love)
5 [16]
"Evil Hearted You" / "Still I'm Sad"
  • Released: 1 October 1965 (UK)
  • Label: Columbia (DB 7706)
  • Notes: Double A-side (both songs charted)
3 [nb 6] [33]
"I'm a Man" / "Still I'm Sad"
  • Released: 11 October 1965 (US)
  • Label: Epic (5-9857)
17 [nb 7] [33]
"Paff...Bum" / "Questa Volta" [nb 8] [33]
"Shapes of Things" / "You're a Better Man Than I"
  • Released: 25 February 1966 (UK)
  • Label: Columbia (DB 7848)
3 [nb 9] [33]
"Shapes of Things" / "New York City Blues"
  • Released: 28 February 1966 (US)
  • Label: Epic (5-10006)
  • Notes: B-side initially "I'm Not Talking", changed 28 March to "New York City Blues"
11 [nb 10] [33]
"Boom Boom" / "Honey In Your Hips"
  • Recorded: 10 December 1963 (demo)
  • Released: 11 March 1966 (Germany)
  • Label: CBS (1433)
[33]
"Over Under Sideways Down" / "Jeff's Boogie"
  • Released: 27 May 1966 (UK); 13 June 1966 (US)
  • Label: Columbia UK (DB 7928); Epic US (5-10035)
1013 [nb 11] [33]
"Happenings Ten Years Time Ago" / "Psycho Daisies"
  • Released: 7 October 1966 (UK)
  • Label: Columbia (DB 8024)
43 [nb 12] [33]
"Happenings Ten Years Time Ago" / "The Nazz Are Blue"
  • Released: 7 November 1966 (US)
  • Label: Epic (5-10094)
30 [33]
Over Under Sideways Down (EP)
  • Released: 27 January 1967 (UK)
  • Label: Columbia (SEG 8521)
  • Tracks: "Over Under Sideways Down", "I Can't Make Your Way", "He's Always There", "What Do You Want"
[16]
"Little Games" / "Puzzles"
  • Released: 3 April 1967 (US); 21 April 1967 (UK)
  • Label: Epic US (5-10156); Columbia UK (DB 8165)
51 [nb 13] [33]
"Ha Ha Said the Clown" / "Tinker Tailor Soldier Sailor"
  • Released: 17 July 1967 (US)
  • Label: Epic (5-10204)
45 [nb 14] [33]
"Ten Little Indians" / "Drinking Muddy Water"
  • Released: 16 October 1967 (US)
  • Label: Epic (5-10248)
96 [nb 15] [33]
"Goodnight Sweet Josephine" / "Think About It"
  • Released: 1 April 1968 (US)
  • Label: Epic (5-10303)
127 [33]
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Releases after 1969

A large number of Yardbirds anthologies of recordings originally produced by their first manager Gomelsky have been issued by numerous record companies over the years. These do not include songs recorded with other producers after March 1966, such as "Over Under Sideways Down", "Happenings Ten Years Time Ago", and "Little Games". [48] Often, the albums are a haphazard mix of studio and live recordings from the Clapton and early Beck eras. [11] Music critic Richie Unterberger wrote:

Their [Yardbirds' song] catalog, however, has been subject to more exploitation than any other group of the '60s; dozens, if not hundreds, of cheesy packages of early material are generated throughout the world on a seemingly monthly basis. [5]

However, a few early Epic anthologies and the Rhino Records set Ultimate! (2001) managed to cross license material from the different producers. [5] Many albums of live recordings focusing on performances with Clapton or Beck have appeared and, in 2017, the Page-produced Yardbirds '68 was released. One studio album and several live albums recorded by the post-1999 reconstituted Yardbirds have been issued. [49]

List of selected albums since 1969
TitleAlbum detailsNotesRef(s)
The Yardbirds Featuring Performances by Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 31 August 1970 (US)
  • Format: 2-LP record
  • Label: Epic (EG-30135)
  • Charts: [nb 16]
20 tracks from 1964 to 1967 not already included on The Yardbirds Greatest Hits (1967) [21] [51]
Live Yardbirds! Featuring Jimmy Page
  • Type: Live
  • Released: 13 September 1971 (US)
  • Format: LP
  • Label: Epic (E 30615)
Recorded 1968 in New York City; withdrawn shortly after release, but frequently bootlegged; superseded by Yardbirds '68 (2017) [21] [52]
Remember...The Yardbirds
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 18 June 1971 (UK)
  • Format: LP
  • Label: Regal Starline (SRS 5069)
12 tracks, limited to pre-Roger the Engineer recordings [21] [53]
Shapes of Things
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 9 December 1977 (UK); 1978 (Canada)
  • Format: 2-LP
  • Label: Charly UK (CDZ 1); Bomb Canada (104.5)
  • Charts: [nb 17]
24 tracks, pre-Roger the Engineer recordings [55]
London 1963 The First Recordings!
  • Type: Live
  • Released: 17 July 1981 (Germany)
  • Format: LP, audio cassette
  • Label: L & R (44.001)
Recorded 8 December 1963, Crawdaddy Club, Richmond, UK; 10 December 1963, R.G. Jones Studio, Morden, UK (demo) [55]
Yardbirds ...On AirRecorded 1965–1968 at BBC studios; re-released as BBC Sessions (1999) [56]
Little Games Sessions and More
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 8 April 1991 (US)
  • Format: 2-CD
  • Label: EMI USA (0777-7-98213-2 7)
Both stereo and mono versions of original album tracks, plus non-album singles and alternate takes/mixes [57]
Train Kept A-Rollin' The Complete Giorgio Gomelsky Productions
  • Type: Anthology
  • Released: 11 May 1993
  • Format: 4-CD boxed set
  • Label: Charly (CD LIK BOX 3) (UK)
Most available pre-Roger the Engineer recordings, including previously unreleased 1963–1964 demos and live recordings, and later alternate takes; re-released as The Yardbirds Story (2002) [58]
Reunion Jam
  • Type: Live
  • Released: 1 December 1999
  • Format: CD
  • Label: Mooreland St. (70729-2)
Recorded 1992 in London [59]
Cumular Limit
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 25 August 2000
  • Format: 2-CD
  • Label: Burning Airlines (Pilot 24)
Includes demos recorded in New York in 1968 and enhanced CD of four live songs from 1967 German TV show [59]
Ultimate!
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 31 July 2001
  • Format: 2-CD
  • Label: Rhino (R2 79825)
52 tracks from 1963 demos to 1968 last single [60]
Birdland First studio album in Dreja-McCarty era, recorded 2003 in Los Angeles and London with several guests [62]
Live! Blueswailing July '64
  • Type: Live
  • Released: 23 September 2003
  • Format: CD
  • Label: Castle Music (06076-81331-2)
Recorded in July 1964 at an unknown venue [lower-alpha 3] [62]
Live at B.B. King Blues Club
  • Type: Live
  • Released: 30 March 2007
  • Format: CD
  • Label: Favored Nations (FN2580-2)
Recorded in 2006 in New York City [62]
Reunion Jam Vol. II
  • Type: Live
  • Released: 25 June 2007
  • Format: CD
  • Label: Voiceprint (VP419CD)
Recorded 1992 in London [62]
Glimpses 1963–1968
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 5 December 2011
  • Format: 5-CD boxed set
  • Label: Easy Action (EARS 035)
Mostly live recordings, including some unreleased and those previously scattered among various semi-official and bootleg releases [64]
Making Tracks
  • Type: Live
  • Released: 7 October 2013
  • Format: CD
  • Label: Wienerworld (WNRCD5069)
Recorded during 2010–2011 US tours [65]
Yardbirds '68
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: November 2017
  • Format: 2-CD, 2-LP
  • Label: JimmyPage.com
Recorded March and April 1968 in New York City [66]

Videos

List of videos
TitleDetailsNotesRef(s)
Blow-UpThe group performs "Stroll On"; reissued on DVD by Warner Home Video in 2004 [67]
Yardbirds: Where the Guitar Gods PlayedPerformances and interviews; reissued on DVD by Rhino in 2003 [68] [69]
Making TracksFilmed during 2010–2011 US tours; released on audio CD in 2014 [69]

Other charts

  1. For Your Love (album) reached No.20 in Germany. [19]
  2. Although a chart published on 27 May 1967 by the Canadian music magazine RPM shows that The Yardbirds' Greatest Hits on Capitol reached No.20, [22] there is no other indication that such an album was actually released. Later in October, Capitol released a compilation, titled The Hits of the Yardbirds, [23] but it did not reach the RPM chart.
  3. "I Wish You Would" reached No.26 on the NME chart in the UK, but did not appear on the main Record Retailer chart. [32]
  4. "For Your Love" reached No.1 in Canada; [34] No.21 in Germany; [19] and No.10 in Ireland. [35]
  5. "Heartful of Soul" reached No.2 in Canada; [36] No.22 in Germany; [19] No.3 in Ireland; [35] and No.10 in Norway. [37]
  6. "Evil Hearted You" reached No.33 in Germany; [19] and No.6 in Ireland. [35]
  7. "I'm a Man" reached No.4 in Canada. [38]
  8. "Paff...Bum" reached No.5 in Italy. [39]
  9. "Shapes of Things" (backed with "Paff...Bum") reached No.22 in Germany. [19]
  10. "Shapes of Things" (backed with "I'm Not Talking") reached No.7 (3 weeks) in Canada. [40]
  11. "Over Under Sideways Down" reached No.5 in Canada; [41] and No.35 in Germany. [19]
  12. "Happenings Ten Years Time Ago" reached No.31 in Canada. [42]
  13. "Little Games" reached No.27 in Australia; [43] No.36 in Canada; [44] and was listed second on the UK Record Mirror "Bubbling Under" expanded chart. [45]
  14. "Ha Ha Said the Clown" reached No.38 in Canada. [46]
  15. "Ten Little Indians" reached No.50 in Canada. [47]
  16. The Yardbirds Featuring reached No.88 on US Cash Box Top 100 Albums. [50]
  17. Shapes of Things (album) reached No.96 in Canada. [54]
  18. Birdland reached No.25 on US Billboard's Independent Albums chart [61] and No.67 in Germany. [19]

Notes

Footnotes

  1. "Shapes of Things" and "Happening Ten Years Time Ago" were first included on The Yardbirds Greatest Hits (1967). [28]
  2. In 1975, the last Epic singles were included on the bootleg Golden Eggs album. [31]
  3. In his biography Yardbirds: The Ultimate Rave-Up, group chronicler Greg Russo claims Live! Blueswailing July '64 was actually recorded 7 August 1964 at the Marquee Club in London. [63]

Citations

  1. Clapton 2007, pp. 48–49.
  2. Russo 2016, pp. 37, 40.
  3. Russo 2016, pp. 32, 34.
  4. Russo 2016, pp. 45, 50.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Unterberger, Richie. "The Yardbirds – Artist Biography". AllMusic . Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  6. Russo 2016, pp. 59, 61.
  7. Clayson 2002, pp. 110–118.
  8. Russo 2016, p. 102.
  9. "Jimmy Page-era Yardbirds album, featuring rare live and studio recordings from 1968 due in November". ABC News Radio . 25 August 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  10. Clayson 2002, p. 118.
  11. 1 2 Russo 2016, pp. 214–229.
  12. Russo 2016, p. 145.
  13. Russo 2016, pp. 22, 28.
  14. Russo 2016, pp. 212–214.
  15. 1 2 3 Russo 2016, pp. 213–214.
  16. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Russo 2016, p. 213.
  17. "Yardbirds Albums". Official Charts . Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  18. "The Yardbirds: Chart history – Billboard 200". Billboard.com . Retrieved 3 June 2019.[ dead link ]
  19. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Suchen Nach 'Yardbirds'". Offizielle Deutsche Charts (in German). Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  20. Russo 1992, p. 15.
  21. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Russo 2016, p. 214.
  22. "RPM 25 Top LPs" (PDF). RPM . Vol. 7, no. 13. 27 May 1967. p. 5 via Library and Archives Canada.
  23. The Hits of the Yardbirds (Album notes). The Yardbirds. Canada: Capitol Records. October 1967. Back cover. T-6229.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  24. Russo 2016, pp. 20–21.
  25. Russo, Hinman & Peterson 2001, pp. 40, 46.
  26. Clayson 2002, p. 198.
  27. 1 2 3 Russo, Hinman & Peterson 2001, pp. 44–47.
  28. Russo, Hinman & Peterson 2001, pp. 45, 46.
  29. Russo 2016, pp. 216–221.
  30. Russo 1992, pp. 9, 15.
  31. Unterberger, Richie. "Yardbirds: Golden Eggs – Review". AllMusic . Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  32. Russo, Hinman & Peterson 2001, p. 44
  33. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Russo 2016, p. 212.
  34. "R.P.M. Play Sheet" (PDF). RPM . Vol. 3, no. 17. 21 June 1965 via Library and Archives Canada.
  35. 1 2 3 "Search by artist: 'Yardbirds'". Irish Charts . Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  36. "R.P.M. Play Sheet" (PDF). RPM . Vol. 4, no. 7. 11 October 1965 via Library and Archives Canada.
  37. "The Yardbirds: 'Heart Full of Soul'". VG-lista (in Norwegian). Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  38. "R.P.M. Play Sheet" (PDF). RPM . Vol. 4, no. 18. 27 December 1965 via Library and Archives Canada.
  39. "Italy's Best Sellers". Cash Box . Vol. 27, no. 31. 19 February 1966. p. 67. ISSN   0008-7289.
  40. "RPM 100" (PDF). RPM . Vol. 5, no. 12. 16 May 1966 via Library and Archives Canada.
  41. "RPM 100". RPM . Vol. 5, no. 25. 15 August 1966 via Library and Archives Canada.
  42. "RPM 100" (PDF). RPM . Vol. 6, no. 20. 14 January 1967 via Library and Archives Canada.
  43. "Go-Set National Top 40". Go-Set . Vol. 2, no. 25. 21 June 1967. p. 2.
  44. "RPM 100" (PDF). RPM . Vol. 7, no. 12. 20 May 1967 via Library and Archives Canada.
  45. "Britain's Top 50 Bubbling Under". Record Mirror. London. 6 May 1967. p. 11. ISSN   0144-5804.
  46. "RPM 100" (PDF). RPM . Vol. 8, no. 2. 9 September 1967 via Library and Archives Canada.
  47. "RPM 100" (PDF). RPM . Vol. 8, no. 16. 16 December 1967 via Library and Archives Canada.
  48. Russo 2016, pp. 210–211.
  49. Russo 2016, pp. 225–229.
  50. "Top 100 Albums". Cash Box . Vol. 32, no. 14. 26 September 1970. p. 29. ISSN   0008-7289.
  51. Eder, Bruce. "The Yardbirds: Performance by Clapton, Beck & Page Review". AllMusic . Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  52. Eder, Bruce. "Live Yardbirds Featuring Jimmy Page – Review". AllMusic . Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  53. Eder, Bruce. "The Yardbirds: Remember – Review". AllMusic . Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  54. "RPM 100 Top Albums (51–100)" (PDF). RPM . Vol. 21, no. 21. 19 August 1978. p. 24 via Library and Archives Canada.
  55. 1 2 Russo 2016, p. 215.
  56. Russo 2016, pp. 219, 223.
  57. Russo 2016, p. 220.
  58. Russo 2016, pp. 220–221, 226.
  59. 1 2 Russo 2016, p. 225.
  60. Russo 2016, p. 226.
  61. "The Yardbirds: Chart history – Independent Albums". Billboard . Retrieved 3 June 2019.[ dead link ]
  62. 1 2 3 4 Russo 2016, p. 227.
  63. Russo 2016, pp. 227, 242.
  64. Russo 2016, pp. 228, 229.
  65. Russo 2016, p. 229.
  66. "Yardbirds '68". JimmyPage.com. 25 August 2017. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  67. Russo 2016, p. 234.
  68. Unterberger, Richie. "The Story of the Yardbirds Review". AllMusic . Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  69. 1 2 Russo 2016, pp. 234–235.

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Having a Rave Up with the Yardbirds, or simply Having a Rave Up, is the second American album by English rock group the Yardbirds. It was released in November 1965, eight months after Jeff Beck replaced Eric Clapton on guitar. It includes songs with both guitarists and reflects the group's blues rock roots and their early experimentations with psychedelic and hard rock. The title refers to the driving "rave up" arrangement the band used in several of their songs.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Happenings Ten Years Time Ago</span> 1966 song by the Yardbirds

"Happenings Ten Years Time Ago" is a song by the English rock group the Yardbirds. Written and recorded in 1966, it is considered one of their most progressive works. The song was the group's first to feature the dual-lead guitar line-up of Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page. The two contribute an array of guitar parts during the instrumental sections, described as "a full-on six-string apocalypse". Lyrically, it deals with notions of past life and déjà vu.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Over Under Sideways Down</span> 1966 single by the Yardbirds

"Over Under Sideways Down" is a 1966 song by English rock group the Yardbirds. A composition credited to all members of the group, it combines elements of blues rock and psychedelic rock. It was first released as a single in May 1966 as a follow-up to "Shapes of Things" and in July was included on group's self-titled UK album.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Shapes of Things</span> Song first recorded by the Yardbirds in 1966

"Shapes of Things" is a song by the English rock group the Yardbirds. With its Eastern-sounding, feedback-laden guitar solo and environmentalist, anti-war lyrics, several music writers have identified it as the first popular psychedelic rock song. It is built on musical elements contributed by several group members in three different recording studios in the US, and was the first Yardbirds composition to become a record chart hit; when released as a single on 25 February 1966, the song reached number three in the UK and number eleven in the US.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">I Wish You Would (Billy Boy Arnold song)</span>

"I Wish You Would" is a song recorded by Chicago blues musician Billy Boy Arnold in 1955. It was developed while Arnold was performing with Bo Diddley and incorporates a Diddley-style rhythm. Called "a timeless Chicago blues classic", "I Wish You Would" is Arnold's best-known song and has been recorded by several artists, including the Yardbirds, who recorded it for their debut single in 1964.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">I'm a Man (Bo Diddley song)</span> Blues standard

"I'm a Man" is a rhythm and blues song written and recorded by Bo Diddley in 1955. Inspired by an earlier blues song, it was one of his first hits. "I'm a Man" has been recorded by a variety of artists, including the Yardbirds, who adapted it in an upbeat rock style.

<i>Ultimate!</i> 2001 compilation album of 1963–1968 songs by the Yardbirds

Ultimate! is a comprehensive career retrospective album by English rock group the Yardbirds. The 52-song two–compact disc compilation was released in 2001 by Rhino Records. The tracks span the period from the group's first demo recordings in 1963 to the last singles in 1968. They include all 17 of the group's singles, both A-side and B-sides, supplemented with more than a dozen album tracks, their performance for the film Blow-Up, and three early solo numbers by singer Keith Relf.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Heart Full of Soul</span> 1965 song by the Yardbirds

"Heart Full of Soul" is a song recorded by English rock group the Yardbirds in 1965. Written by Graham Gouldman, it was the Yardbirds' first single after Jeff Beck replaced Eric Clapton as lead guitarist. Released only three months after "For Your Love", "Heart Full of Soul" reached the Top 10 on the singles charts in the UK, US, and several other countries.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">For Your Love</span> 1965 song by the Yardbirds

"For Your Love" is a rock song written by Graham Gouldman and recorded by English group the Yardbirds. Released in March 1965, it was their first top ten hit in both the UK and the US. The song was a departure from the group's blues roots in favour of a more commercial pop rock sound. Guitarist Eric Clapton disapproved of this change, and chose to leave the group shortly after the single was released.

<i>Sonny Boy Williamson and the Yardbirds</i> 1966 live album by Sonny Boy Williamson and the Yardbirds

Sonny Boy Williamson & the Yardbirds is a live album by Chicago blues veteran Sonny Boy Williamson II backed by English rock band the Yardbirds. It was recorded at the Crawdaddy Club in Richmond, Surrey on December 8, 1963. However, the performances were not released until early 1966, after a string of Top 40 hits by the Yardbirds.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Evil Hearted You</span> 1965 song by the Yardbirds

"Evil Hearted You" is a 1965 song by English rock group the Yardbirds. It was written by future 10cc member Graham Gouldman, who also wrote the group's two prior singles, "For Your Love" and "Heart Full of Soul". It reached No. 3 on the main UK singles chart.

<i>The Yardbirds Greatest Hits</i> 1967 greatest hits album by the Yardbirds

The Yardbirds Greatest Hits is the first compilation album of songs recorded by the Yardbirds. It was released in the United States in March 1967 by Epic Records and included all six of the Yardbirds' American A-side singles up to that time, plus three B-sides and the live "Smokestack Lightning" from Having a Rave Up and Five Live Yardbirds.

<i>Shapes of Things</i> (album) 1977 compilation album by the Yardbirds

Shapes of Things is a double LP compilation album of songs by English rock group the Yardbirds. It was released by Charly Records on 9 December 1977, the first of many Yardbirds compilations on the label. It features selections produced by Giorgio Gomelsky that were recorded between 1964 and 1966.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">The Yardbirds</span> English blues and psychedelic rock band

The Yardbirds are an English rock band, formed in London in 1963. The band started the careers of three of rock's most famous guitarists: Eric Clapton (1963–1965), Jeff Beck (1965–1966) and Jimmy Page (1966–1968), all of whom ranked in the top five of Rolling Stone magazine's list of 100 greatest guitarists. The band's other members during 1963–1968 were vocalist/harmonica player Keith Relf, drummer Jim McCarty, rhythm guitarist Chris Dreja, and bassist Paul Samwell-Smith, with Dreja switching to bass when Samwell-Smith departed in 1966. The band had a string of hits throughout the mid-1960s, including "For Your Love", "Heart Full of Soul", "Shapes of Things", and "Over Under Sideways Down".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">A Certain Girl</span> 1961 single by Ernie K-Doe

"A Certain Girl" is a rhythm and blues song written by Allen Toussaint, with the credit listed under his pen name Naomi Neville. New Orleans R&B singer Ernie K-Doe recorded it in 1961. Minit Records released the song as the B-side of "I Cried My Last Tear".