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The Yardbirds - Train Kept A-Rollin' (1967)

Track listing:
CD1
  1. Smokestack Lightning 6:49
  2. You Can't Judge A Book By Looking At The Cover 2:56
  3. Let It Rock 2:17
  4. I Wish You Would 5:54
  5. Who Do You Love 4:10
  6. Honey In Your Hips 2:31
  7. Bye Bye Bird 3:38
  8. Mister Downchild 3:56
  9. The River Rhine 5:22
  10. 23 Hours Too Long 5:08
  11. A Lost Care 2:17
  12. Pontiac Blues 3:49
  13. Take It Easy Baby (version 1) 5:41
  14. Out On The Water Coast 3:08
  15. I Don't Care No More 3:43
  16. Western Arizona 3:00
  17. Take It Easy Baby (version 2) 4:13
  18. Baby What's Wrong 2:38
  19. Boom Boom 2:25
  20. Honey In Your Hips 2:18
CD2
  1. Talkin' Bout You 1:57
  2. I Wish You Would (alternate take, long version) 4:16
  3. A Certain Girl (alternate take) 2:20
  4. Slow Walk 1:04
  5. Highway 69 3:17
  6. My Little Cabin 3:47
  7. Too Much Monkey Business 4:49
  8. Got Love If You Want It 1:37
  9. Smokestack Lightning 5:34
  10. Good Morning Little Schoolgirl 2:41
  11. Respectable 5:29
  12. Five Long Years 5:16
  13. Pretty Girl 3:03
  14. Louise 3:41
  15. I'm A Man 4:31
  16. Here 'Tis 5:09
  17. I Wish You Would 2:18
  18. A Certain Girl 2:17
  19. Good Morning Little Schoolgirl (backing track) 3:24
  20. Good Morning Little Schoolgirl (backing track & harmonica) 2:57
  21. Good Morning Little Schoolgirl (master) 2:52
  22. I Ain't Got You 1:59
CD3
  1. For Your Love 2:28
  2. Got To Hurry (take 2-false start) 0:42
  3. Got To Hurry (take 3) 2:48
  4. Got To Hurry (take 4) 2:35
  5. Putty (In Your Hands) 2:17
  6. Sweet Music (take 3) 2:29
  7. Sweet Music (take 4) 2:37
  8. I'm Not Talking 2:31
  9. I Ain't Done Wrong 3:37
  10. My Girl Sloopy 5:37
  11. Heart Full Of Soul (Sitar version) 1:53
  12. Heart Full Of Soul 2:27
  13. Steeled Blues 2:37
  14. Evil Hearted You 2:23
  15. Still I'm Sad 2:57
  16. Shapes Of Things 2:36
  17. Mr. You're A Better Man Than I 3:17
  18. I'm A Man 2:36
  19. New York City Blues 4:20
  20. Train Kept A-Rollin' 3:25
  21. Paff...Bum (version 1) 2:26
  22. Questa Volta 2:32
  23. Paff...Bum (version 2) 2:36
  24. Mr. Zero 2:43
  25. Knowing 1:50
  26. Without You 2:26
  27. Climbing Through 3:02
CD4
  1. Jeff's Blues (take 1) 3:03
  2. Jeff's Blues (take 2) 3:06
  3. Someone To Love, Part One (take 2, instr.) 2:15
  4. Someone To Love, Part One (take 4, instr.) 2:13
  5. Someone To Love, Part One (take 14, instr.) 2:04
  6. Someone To Love, Part One (take 15, vocal) 2:22
  7. Someone To Love, Part Two 4:16
  8. Like Jimmy Reed Again 3:06
  9. Chris' Number (take 1) 2:39
  10. Pounds And Stomps (XYZ) 2:43
  11. Pounds And Stomps 2:29
  12. What Do You Want (take 1) 3:46
  13. What Do You Want (take 2) 3:29
  14. What Do You Want (take 3) 3:37
  15. What Do You Want (take 4) 3:10
  16. Here 'Tis (stereo instrumental version) 3:48
  17. Here 'Tis (version "for R.S.G.") 4:05
  18. Crimson Curtain (edit of take one and insert) 2:45
  19. Stroll On 2:44
  20. I'm A Man (live in Germany 1967) 5:45
  21. Shapes Of Things (live in Germany 1967) 2:19

Notes

Subtitled "The Complete Giorgio Gomelsky Productions," this four-CD set originally appeared just when the music world was going box-set crazy. It is somewhat awkwardly packaged as a pair of narrow double jewel cases in a too-large black box, which was handy to hold the bonus Yardbirds T-shirt that came in each of the first pressings. The set offers all 90 known 1963-1966 Yardbirds tracks -- featuring Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck (augmented by a pair of 1967 live tracks with Jimmy Page in the lineup) -- that are owned by Charly Records and were remastered using the best-known sources as of 1993 and state-of-the-art technology. The sound quality is pretty impressive for that time, and it's still acceptable, although it has since been improved upon by Repertoire's schedule of releases. Train Kept A-Rollin', however, is still the handiest way to get all of the hits, concert recordings, outtakes, and odd tracks in one place. The music is assembled Bear Family-style, in recording date order (and one wishes the song lists appeared on the outside rather than the inside of the jewel cases). Inevitably, there will be some feeling of repetition, as some songs appear in two or more live renditions or studio outtakes (though some of the latter, such as the sitar version of "Heart Full of Soul" are most fascinating). The CDs are accompanied by a booklet filled with (seemingly) just about every known fact about the Yardbirds.