The Yardbirds - The Yardbirds Story : 1963-66 (4 CD, 2007) [FLAC]

 

This four-CD box set features highlights from the early and middle periods of the Yardbirds' career, during which they were produced and managed by the legendary U.K. impresario Giorgio Gomelsky. As well as cuts from the band's phenomenally successful FIVE LIVE YARDBIRDS album, the set also includes live recordings made with the U.S. blues artist Sonny Boy Williamson, pop hits such as "For Your Love," "Shapes of Things," and "Heart Full of Soul," and a remake of "Train Kept a Rollin'" called "Stroll On," done for the Antonioni movie BLOW UP.

Various studio outtakes and alternate takes are also featured.



The Yardbirds

  • Eric Clapton (guitar)
  • Jeff Beck (guitar)
  • Jimmy Page (guitar)
  • Top Topham (guitar)
  • Keith Relf (harp)
  • Paul Samwell Smith (bass)
  • Jim McCarty (drums)




Disc: 1

1. Smokestack Lightning - The Yardbirds, Howlin' Wolf
2. You Can't Judge a Book by Looking at the Cover - The Yardbirds, Dixon, Willie [1]
3. Let It Rock - The Yardbirds, Berry, Chuck
4. I Wish You Would - The Yardbirds, Arnold, Billy Boy
5. Who Do You Love? - The Yardbirds, McDaniel, Ellas
6. Honey in Your Hips - The Yardbirds, Relf, Keith
7. Bye, Bye, Bird - The Yardbirds, Dixon, Willie [1]
8. Mister Downchild - The Yardbirds, Williamson, R.M.
9. The River Rhine - The Yardbirds, Williamson, R.M.
10. 23 Hours Too Long - The Yardbirds, Boyd, Eddie
11. A Lost Care - The Yardbirds, Williamson, R.M.
12. Pontiac Blues - The Yardbirds, Williamson, R.M.
13. Take It Easy, Baby - The Yardbirds, Boyd, Eddie
14. Out on the Water Coast - The Yardbirds, Williamson, R.M.
15. Western Arizona - The Yardbirds, Williamson, R.M.
16. Take It Easy, Baby - The Yardbirds, Williamson, R.M.
17. Do the Weston - The Yardbirds, Williamson, R.M.
18. Baby, What's Wrong [Studio Demo] - The Yardbirds, Williamson, R.M.

Disc: 2

1. Boom, Boom - The Yardbirds, Hooker, John Lee
2. Honey in Your Hips - The Yardbirds, Relf, Keith
3. Talkin' 'Bout You - The Yardbirds, Berry, Chuck
4. I Wish You Would [Demo Version] - The Yardbirds, Arnold, Billy Boy
5. A Certain Girl [Demo Version] - The Yardbirds, Neville, Naomi
6. Slow Walk - The Yardbirds, Williamson, R.M.
7. Highway 69 - The Yardbirds, Williamson, R.M.
8. My Little Cabin - The Yardbirds, Williamson, R.M.
9. Too Much Monkey Business - The Yardbirds, Berry, Chuck
10. Got Love If You Want It - The Yardbirds, Moore
11. Smokestack Lightning - The Yardbirds, Howlin' Wolf
12. Good Morning, Little Schoolgirl - The Yardbirds, Demarais
13. Respectable - The Yardbirds, Isley, OKelly
14. Five Long Years - The Yardbirds, Boyd, Eddie
15. Pretty Girl - The Yardbirds, Diddley, Bo
16. Louise - The Yardbirds, Hooker, John Lee
17. I'm a Man - The Yardbirds, McDaniel, Elias
18. Here 'Tis - The Yardbirds, McDaniel, Elias
19. I Wish You Would - The Yardbirds, Arnold, Billy Boy
20. A Certain Girl - The Yardbirds, Neville, Naomi
21. Good Morning, Little Schoolgirl [Instrumental] - The Yardbirds, Demarais
22. Good Morning, Little Schoolgirl [Instrumental] - The Yardbirds, Demarais
23. Good Morning, Little Schoolgirl [Master] - The Yardbirds, Demarais
24. I Ain't Got You - The Yardbirds, Carter, C.

Disc: 3

1. For Your Love - The Yardbirds, Gouldman, Graham
2. Got to Hurry [Take 2, False Start][Excerpt] - The Yardbirds, Gomelsky, Giorgio
3. Got to Hurry [Take 3: Master] - The Yardbirds, Gomelsky, Giorgio
4. Got to Hurry [Take 4] - The Yardbirds, Gomelsky, Giorgio
5. Putty (In Your Hands) - The Yardbirds, Patton
6. Sweet Music [Take 3] - The Yardbirds, Bowie
7. Sweet Music [Take 4] - The Yardbirds, Bowie
8. I'm Not Talkin' - The Yardbirds, Allison, Mose
9. I Ain't Done Wrong - The Yardbirds, Relf, Keith
10. My Girl Sloopy - The Yardbirds, Farrell, Wes
11. Heart Full of Soul [Sitar Version] - The Yardbirds, Gouldman, Graham
12. Heart Full of Soul - The Yardbirds, Gouldman, Graham
13. Steeled Blues - The Yardbirds, Beck, Jeff
14. Evil Hearted You - The Yardbirds, Gouldman, Graham
15. Still I'm Sad - The Yardbirds, McCarty, James
16. Shapes of Things - The Yardbirds, McCarty, Jim [UK]
17. Shapes of Things [Alternative Mix][Alternate Take] - The Yardbirds, McCarty, Jim [UK]
18. You're a Better Man Than I - The Yardbirds, Hugg, Brian
19. I'm a Man - The Yardbirds, McDaniel, Elias
20. New York City Blues - The Yardbirds, Dreja, Chris
21. The Train Kept A-Rollin' - The Yardbirds, Bradshaw, Tiny
22. Paff...Bum - The Yardbirds, Bardotti, Sergio
23. Questa Volta - The Yardbirds, Dinamo
24. Mr. Zero - The Yardbirds, Lind, B.
25. Knowing - The Yardbirds, Relf, K.
26. New York City Blues [Stereo Remix] - The Yardbirds, Dreja, Chris


Disc: 4

1. Jeff's Blues [Take 1] - The Yardbirds, Beck, Jeff
2. Jeff's Blues [Take 2] - The Yardbirds, Beck, Jeff
3. Someone to Love, Pt. 1 [Take 2, Instr.][Instrumental] - The Yardbirds, Beck, Jeff
4. Someone to Love, Pt. 1 [Take 4, Instrumental][Instrumental] - The Yardbirds, Beck, Jeff
5. Someone to Love, Pt. 1 [Take 14, Instrumental] - The Yardbirds, Beck, Jeff
6. Someone to Love, Pt. 1 [Take 15, Vocal] - The Yardbirds, Beck, Jeff
7. Someone to Love, Pt. 2 - The Yardbirds, Beck, Jeff
8. Like Jimmy Reed Again - The Yardbirds, Beck, Jeff
9. Chris' Number [Take 1] - The Yardbirds, Beck, Jeff
10. Pounds and Stomps (Xyz) - The Yardbirds, Beck, Jeff
11. Pounds and Stomps - The Yardbirds, Beck, Jeff
12. What Do You Want [Take 1] - The Yardbirds, Beck, Jeff
13. What Do You Want [Take 3] - The Yardbirds, Beck, Jeff
14. What Do You Want [Take 3] - The Yardbirds, Beck, Jeff
15. What Do You Want [Take 4] - The Yardbirds, Beck, Jeff
16. Here 'Tis [Instrumental][Version] - The Yardbirds, McDaniel, Elias
17. Here 'Tis [Version for "Ready, Steady, Go! " TV Show] - The Yardbirds, McDaniel, Elias
18. Crimson Curtain [Edit of Take One and Insert][Edit] - The Yardbirds, Young, H.
19. Stroll On - The Yardbirds, Beck, Jeff
20. I'm a Man [Live in Germany, 1967] - The Yardbirds, McCarty, J.
21. Shapes of Things [Live in Germany, 1967] - The Yardbirds, McCarty, Jim