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The Yardbirds - Shapes Of Things

Track listing:
Volume 2
  1. I'm Talking About You 1:58
  2. Boom Boom 2:26
  3. Honey In Your Hips 2:19
  4. Too Much Monkey Business 3:49
  5. Got Love If You Want It 2:43
  6. Smokestack Lightning 5:33
  7. Good Morning Little Schoolgirl 2:50
  8. She's So Respectable 5:48
  9. Five Long Years 5:23
  10. Pretty Girl 3:34
  11. Louise 3:48
  12. I'm A Man 4:47
  13. Here 'Tis 5:23
  14. For Your Love 2:30
  15. I'm Not Talking 2:33
  16. I Ain't Got You 2:01
  17. Putty (In Your Hands) 2:16
Volume 3
  1. Got To Hurry 2:38
  2. I Ain't Done Wrong 3:41
  3. I Wish You Would 2:20
  4. A Certain Girl 2:20
  5. Sweet Music 2:35
  6. Good Morning Little Schoolgirl 2:49
  7. My Girl Sloopy 5:39
  8. I'm A Man 2:39
  9. Mister, You're A Better Man Than I 3:20
  10. Evil Hearted You 2:27
  11. Still I'm Sad 3:00
  12. Heart Full Of Soul 2:31
  13. Train Kept A-Rollin' 3:27
  14. Smokestack Lightning 5:37
  15. Respectable 5:25
  16. Here 'Tis 5:19
Volume 4
  1. What Do You Want 3:06
  2. Jeff's Blues 3:04
  3. Like Jimmy Reed Blues 3:00
  4. Someone To Love (part 1) 2:24
  5. Shapes Of Things 2:26
  6. Steeled Blues 2:35
  7. Someone To Love (part 2) 4:18
  8. New York City Blues 4:11
  9. Stroll On 2:44
  10. For RSG 4:03
  11. Good Morning Little Schoolgirl (Backing Track) 3:21
  12. Good Morning Little Schoolgirl (Backing & Harp) 3:04
  13. Good Morning Little Schoolgirl (Master) 2:56
  14. Heart Full Of Soul (Sitar Version) 1:56
  15. Heart Full Of Soul (Master) 2:30
  16. Chris' Number 2:39
  17. Pounds And Stomps 2:34
  18. Got To Hurry (Take 1 backing) 0:53
  19. Got To Hurry (Take 2 backing) 2:43
  20. Got To Hurry (Master) 2:35
  21. Without You 2:28
  22. Climbing Through 2:59

Notes

DISCOGRAPHY

The main purpose Of this collection is to bring together the Yardbirds material recorded between 1963 and 1965 (or in a few cases,1966),and where applicable,present them in a manner that reflects the original albums.

Since the first two American Yardbirds albums were esssentially compilations of previously released British material,some duplication occurs.

Basically,this CD set covers the period when the Yardbirds were managed by Giorgio Gomelsky and with only a few exceptions contains all the material released during that time.The set also contains various outtakes and alternate versions,some of which had been released before,that were first brought together for the vinyl version.


DISC ONE

The First Live recordings

Personnel

Keith Relf,vocals harmonica,maraccas;Eric Clapton,guitar;Chris Dreja,guitar,maraccas;Paul Samwell-Smith,bass guitar;Jim McCarty,drums
On tracks 7-16,Sonny Boy Williamson,vocal,harmonica,replaces Relf
Recorded December 7th & 8th at the Crawdaddy Club,Richmond.

1.smokestack Lightning
2.Let It Rock
3.Honey In Your Hips
4.I Wish You Would
5.You Can't Judge A Book By The Cover
6.Who Do You Love
7.Bye Bye Bird
8.Mr.Downchild
9.The River Rhine
10.23 Hours Too Long
11.A Lost Care
12.Pontiac Blues
13.Take It Easy Baby
14.Out On The Water Coast
15.I Don't Care No More
16.Western Arizona


DISC TWO

The First Studio Recordings & Five Live Yardbirds

As Disc one except Track 15 Jeff Beck,guitar,replaces Clapton.
Track 14 add Brian Auger,harpsichord;Denny Piercey,bongos;unk bass player replaces Samwell-Smith,who acted as record producer.
Track 1,2,possibly 3,recorded February 1964 at R.G.Jones studio,Morden,Surrey.
Tracks 4-13 recorded March 1964 at the Memphis Club,90 Wardour Street,London.
Track 14 recorded at BBc Studios,December 1964.
Track 15 recorded at Advision Studios,Aptil 1965.
Track 16 recorded September,1964.
Track 17 recorded probably at Olympic Studios November,December 1964

DISC THREE

For Your Love & Having A Rave Up With The Yardbirds

Personnel
Relf,Dreja,Samwell-Smith and McCarty on all tracks.
Eric Clapton,guitar,on Tracks 1,3-7,14-16.
Jeff Beck,guitar,on Tracks 2,8-13.
Track 5,add Paul Jones,backing vocals.
Track 12,Ron Prentice,bass,replaces Samwell-Smith who acts as producer.
Track 1 recorded c.December 1964 probably at Olympic Studios.
Track 2,7 recorded April 1965 at Advision Studios.
Tracks 3,4 recorded March/April 1964 at Olympic Studios.
Track 5 recorded November-December 1964,probably at BBC Studios.
Track 6 recorded August 1964.
Track 8 recorded October 1965 at the Chess Studios,Chicago.

DISC FOUR

Odds,Sods And Sundries

Personnel
Tracks 1-10,14-17 the Beck line-up.
Tracks 11-13,18-20 the Clapton line-up.
Track 9 features Relf,Jimmy page and jeff Beck,guitars,Dreja,on bass,McCarty.
Tracks 1,2 prob.3;4,7,10 are alternate recordings from the 'Roger The Engineer" sessions as are tracks 16 and 17.
Tracks 5,8 recorded October 1965 at the Chess Studios,Chicago.
track 6 recorded February 1965 at Advision Studios.
Track 9 recorded c.September 1966 for the film soundtrack of "Blow-Up".
Track 21-22 no recording details known.The Authentics are presumably the Richmond band fronted by occasional Yardbird Mick O'Neill.Page's appearance is presumably as a session man.Both tracks were unissued at the time of the vinyl release of this set.

Discographical notes by Jim Platt aided and abetted by Jim McCarty and Richard MacKay.