YARDBIRDS FEATURING PERFORMANCES UNPLAYED GATEFOLD
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U.S. BUYERS SHIPPING MEDIA $ 5.50 PRIORITY $ 7.00 ADDITIONAL RECORDS $ 1.50 . BOTH WITH A TRACKER. INTERNATIONAL BUYERS PAY ACTUAL COST ( ESTIMATE $ 15.00 - $ 16) ADDITIONAL RECORDS ( $5 ) COMBINED SHIPPING ALWAYS HONORED. COVER HEAVY GATEFOLD MINT WITH DEMO STICKER ON BACK . RECORDS MINT/ NEVER PLAYED . THIS IS RARE .....MINT DEMO COPY WITH ORGINAL INSERTS . EPIC RECORDS . CATALOG NUMBER EG 30135 STEREO. SEE PICTURES ON MONDAY/ TUESDAY. The Yardbirds were one of the most influential British Invasion groups, alongside The Who, Kinks, and (duh) The Beatles. This band, founded originally in 1963 and ending in 1968, was a revolving door and launchpad for three of the hottest guitarists in England at the time (in chronological order)--Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, and Jimmy Page. Also of note was a solid, tight band in the form of Chris Dreja (rhythm guitar), Jim McCarty (percussion), and the very underrated frontman Keith Relf. While not a great belter in the vein of, say, Roger Daltrey, he had a distinctive and pure voice that worked well with The Yardbird's unique style.
The Clapton era (1963-1965) was probably the least interesting period, though I find their singles to be stronger than most of their contemporaries at the time (that includes The Beatles)--an adventurous concoction of bluesy proto-hard rock and pop. Wish You Would, I Ain't Got You, and hit single For Your Love (which sounds surprisingly fresh for '64) are all here representing this period.
The band really took off when Clapton left for John Mayall's Bluesbreakers and Jeff Beck stepped in, adding his own highly inventive approach to guitar that resulted in awesome tunes like Heart Full Of Soul (my pick for best Yardbirds single with its raga-like Beck leads), Shapes Of Things, Bo Diddley cover I'm A Man, and Mister You're A Better Man Than I. Also notable were psychedelic experiments like Still I'm Sad with its weird Gregorian chant-esque vocals. Single for single in 1965-66, The Yardbirds were easily the equal of other better-known British bands.
Jimmy Page entered the band in '66 after their original bass player left, and played on the second Yardbirds studio album Roger The Engineer and on several singles, most notably Happenings Ten Years Time Ago (which isn't here, regrettably). Shortly after Beck called it quits and the Page-led band eventually imploded, Page formed a new band titled The New Yardbirds, later known as Led Zeppelin. We all know how that turned out.
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