The Yardbirds: Greatest Hits, Volume One (1964-1966) CD Track Listing

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The Yardbirds Greatest Hits, Volume One (1964-1966) (1986)
1986 Rhino Records, Inc.\n\nOriginally Released January 1986\n\nAMG EXPERT REVIEW: Greatest Hits, Vol. 1: 1964-1966 falls short of being a truly definitive compilation, stopping shortly after Jeff Beck joined the group and thereby leaving off anything from Roger the Engineer on. Still, as a collection of early singles, plus highlights from Five Live Yardbirds, this is first-rate, containing their tough blues-rock ravers and their first forays into psychedelia. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide\n\nAmazon.com Editorial Review\nWhile the Yardbirds graduated three of the greatest guitarists in rock history--Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, and Jimmy Page--during their 1963-68 existence, the group's best work came during Beck's '65-'66 tenure, which produced nearly all their hit singles and virtually everything found here. (Notable exception: their debut hit, "For Your Love," which Clapton was barely audible on anyway.) From the cat scratch fever of "I'm A Man" to the guitar-as-weapon solo in "Mister, You're a Better Man Than I," Beck rewrote the lead guitar textbook, and on one of the few songs recorded when he and Page were in the band together--"Happenings Ten Years Time Ago"--they foreshadowed the sound of '70s rock. --Billy Altman \n\nAmazon.com Customer Review\nGuitar Trilogy: Clapton-Beck-Page, February 22, 2000\nReviewer: Steve Vrana (Aurora, NE)\nThis collection kicks of with "For Your Love," the Yardbirds' highest charting U.S. single (No. 6) and the song that led to the resignation of lead guitarist Eric Clapton. Despite Clapton's early exit from the band (March 1965), he appears on nine of the eighteen tracks. He especially shines on the final three tracks taken from Five Live Yardbirds. Listen especially to Clapton's guitar and Keith Relf's harmonica interplay on the nearly six-minute version of Smokestack Lightning!\nClapton's replacement wasn't too shabby either. Listen to Jeff Beck on their rave-up of Bo Diddley's "I'm a Man" where Beck and Relf do a guitar and harmonica call-and-response. \n\nFor a time the Yarbirds boasted the twin-guitar attack of Beck and Jimmy Page (although Page is not featured on this collection). All told, this is amazing music. My only complaint is that it doesn't include "Over, Under, Sideways, Down"--one of only six singles the band had in the U.S. [For that matter, this set also omits the Yardbirds' last top 40 hit, "Happenings Ten Years Time Ago." To get these two songs, buy the equally amazing Yardbirds' album Roger the Engineer.] ESSENTIAL\n\nHalf.com Album Credits\nGiorgio Gomelsky, Producer\n\nAlbum Notes\nThe Yardbirds: Keith Relf (vocals, harmonica); Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Chris Dreja (guitar); Paul Samwell-Smith (bass); Jim McCarty (drums).\n\nProducer: Giorgio Gomelsky.\nCompilation producers: Bill Inglot, Gary Stewart.\nRecorded from March 1964 to February 1966. \nIncludes liner notes by Parke Puterbaugh.\n\n1987's GREATEST HITS, VOLUME 1 (1964-1966) is highly recommended for those just discovering these legendary British blues rockers. The collection focuses primarily on the group's Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck eras and includes all of the Yardbirds' hits and noteworthy tracks. Highlights include the band's biggest U.S. hit, "For Your Love," as well as "Shapes of Things," "Good Morning Little Schoolgirl," "I'm a Man," "Train Kept A-Rollin'," and "I Ain't Got You." If you're a fan of '60s-era Rolling Stones and/or early Led Zeppelin, GREATEST HITS, VOLUME 1 (1964-1966) should be right up your alley.
This rock cd contains 18 tracks and runs 52min 59sec.
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