A selection of the Yardbirds BBC key live recordings, assembled with the assistance of the Yardbirds and the BBC, with several tracks now all together the first time on this newly restored and remastered 2LP set.
Many tracks have been expertly repaired from rare,hard-to-find and archive sources and now feature for the first time on these best available recordings in LP format.
Sourced from the BBC, this double LP covers numerous songs - including smash hits such as For Your Love , Heart Full Of Soul and Yardbirds classic stage favourites Too Much Monkey Business , Smokestack Lightning ,I'm A Man and Train Kept A-Rollin.
Guitar legends Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page feature alongside front man Keith Relf, Paul Samwell-Smith and Jim McCarty in these sessions, recorded by the world renowned broadcasting organisation for radio transmission and our LPs feature a selection of the best available Yardbirds BBC Radio One output from 1965-1968.
Authoritative sleeve notes contain new quotes from Yardbirds Jim McCarty and Paul Samwell-Smith. McCarty also adds his exclusive personal introduction for this set, looking back at those BBC years.All tracks recorded in Mono.
Disc 1
1. I Ain't Got You (Calvin Carter) - 1:58
2. Interview, Keith Relf - 0:56
3. For Your Love (Graham Gouldman) - 2:22
4. I'm Not Talking (Mose Allison) - 2:32
5. I Wish You Would (Billy Boy Arnold) - 2:39
6. Interview, Paul Samwell-Smith - 0:59
7. Heart Full Of Soul (Graham Gouldman) - 2:27
8. I Ain't Done Wrong (Keith Relf) - 2:32
9. Heart Full Of Soul (Alternate version) (Graham Gouldman) - 2:24
10.Too Much Monkey Business (Chuck Berry) - 2:34
11.Love Me Like I Love You (Chris Dreja, Jeff Beck, Jim McCarty, Keith Relf, Paul Samwell Smith) - 2:54
12.I'm A Man (Ellas McDaniel) - 2:31
13.Evil Hearted You (Graham Gouldman) - 2:32
14.Interview, Paul Samwell-Smith - 0:52
15.Still I'm Sad (Jim McCarty, Paul Samwell Smith) - 3:01
16.Hang On Sloopy (Bert Russell, Wes Farrell) - 3:46
17.Smokestack Lightning (Chester Burnett) - 5:03
18.Interview, The Yardbirds - 0:47
19.You're A Better Man Than I (Brian Hugg, Mike Hugg) - 3:15
20.The Train Kept A-Rollin' (Howie Kay, Syd Nathan, Tiny Bradshaw) - 2:43
21.Smokestack Lightning (Edited version) (Chester Burnett) - 3:34
1. Shapes Of Things (Chris Dreja, Jim McCarty, Keith Relf, Paul Samwell Smith) - 2:29
2. Dust My Broom (Elmore James) - 2:34
3. You're A Better Man Than I (Brian Hugg, Mike Hugg) - 3:05
4. Baby, Scratch My Back (James Moore) - 3:18
5. Interview, Keith Relf - 0:48
6. Over, Under, Sideways, Down (Chris Dreja, Jeff Beck, Jim McCarty, Keith Relf, Paul Samwell Smith) - 2:15
7. The Sun Is Shining (Edited version) (Elmore James) - 2:46
8. Interview, Keith Relf - 1:21
9. Shapes Of Things (Alternate version) (Chris Dreja, Jim McCarty, Keith Relf, Paul Samwell Smith) - 2:21
10.The Sun Is Shining (Elmore James) - 3:34
11.Over, Under, Sideways, Down (Original TV version) (Chris Dreja, Jeff Beck, Jim McCarty, Keith Relf, Paul Samwell Smith) - 2:10
12.Comment, Jeff Beck's Guitar Playing - 0:16
13.Most Likely You Go Your Way (And I'll Go Mine) (Bob Dylan) - 2:55
14.Little Games (Harold Spiro, Phil Wainman) - 2:27
15.Drinking Muddy Water (Chris Dreja, Jimmy Page, Jim McCarty, Keith Relf, Paul Samwell Smith) - 2:44
16.Think About It (Chris Dreja, Jimmy Page, Jim McCarty, Keith Relf, Paul Samwell Smith) - 3:13
17.Interview, Jimmy Page - 1:47
18.Goodnight Sweet Josephine (Tony Hazzard) - 2:36
19.My Baby (Jerry Ragovoy, Mort Shuman) - 2:51
The Yardbirds
*Jim McCarty - Drums
*Keith Relf - Lead Vocals, Harmonica, Guitar
*Chris Dreja - Rhythm Guitar, Bass
*Paul Samwell Smith - Bass
*Jeff Beck - Lead Guitar
*Jimmy Page - Lead Guitar, Bass
1964 Five Live Yardbirds (2007 Repertoire digi pack)
1968 The Yardbirds - Live Yardbirds! (2008 edition)
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