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Greatest Hits, Vol. 1: 1964-1966 | 
 enlarge | Artist: The Yardbirds
Label: Rhino Records
Category: Music
List Price: $11.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  18 reviews
Sales Rank: 16431
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.9 x 0.5
MPN: 512216
UPC: 081227991562
EAN: 0081227991562
ASIN: B001BAWKJC
Release Date: July 29, 2008
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Condition: All products brand new and factory sealed.
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| Tracks:
| • | For Your Love - The Yardbirds, Gouldman, Graham | | • | Putty (In Your Hands) - The Yardbirds, Patton, J. | | • | Evil Hearted You - The Yardbirds, Gouldman, Graham | | • | Still I'm Sad - The Yardbirds, McCarty, James | | • | You're a Better Man Than I - The Yardbirds, Hugg, Mike | | • | Shapes of Things - The Yardbirds, McCarty, Jim [UK] | | • | Heart Full of Soul - The Yardbirds, Gouldman, Graham | | • | Good Morning Little Schoolgirl - The Yardbirds, Williamson, Sonny B | | • | I Ain't Done Wrong - The Yardbirds, Relf, Keith | | • | I'm a Man - The Yardbirds, Diddley, Bo | | • | The Train Kept A-Rollin' - The Yardbirds, Bradshaw, Tiny | | • | A Certain Girl - The Yardbirds, Neville, Naomi | | • | I Ain't Got You - The Yardbirds, Carter, Clarence | | • | I'm Not Talking - The Yardbirds, Allison, Mose | | • | I Wish You Would - The Yardbirds, Arnold, Billy Boy | | • | Too Much Monkey Business - The Yardbirds, Berry, Chuck | | • | Got Love If You Want It - The Yardbirds, Harpo, Slim | | • | Smokestack Lightning - The Yardbirds, Howlin' Wolf |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com
While 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
Product Description
Though short-lived, The Yardbirds legend and influence loom large, and
rightfully so- the band was the starting point for three ultimate British guitar
heroes: Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton, and Jimmy Page. Clapton departed the
group first (to join John Mayall' s Bluesbreakers), while Beck later went on to
form the Jeff Beck Group and Page would regroup with The New
Yardbirds an outfit soon renamed Led
Zeppelin. As The Yardbirds, though, they
delivered a series of groundbreaking LPs and
scorching blues-rock singles that are classic
cornerstones of rock n roll. This powerful
compilation features eighteen of their most
important early tracks, including the hits
For Your Love, Heart Full Of Soul,
The Train Kept A-Rollin , I' m A Man, and
other guitar-intense tours de force.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 13 more reviews...
 Its Okay July 26, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
the yardbirds are okay but nothin special if you ask me. okay so ya they got a few good songs like, for your love, train kept a rollin, im a man, etc. but they just sing about love and relationships thats it
dont waste 12 bucks on this
 Indispensable April 26, 2008
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
In 1966, Michelangelo Antonioni released a highly controversial movie called Blow Up. Set in London, the film starred David Hemmings, Sarah Miles, and a young, and exquisitely beautiful, Vanessa Redgrave. Thomas, (Hemmings), lives a fast, ultra-hip existence and at one point finds himself in a wild, psychedelic nightclub. It's loud, it's cookin', and on the bandstand Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, and the other birds are rippin' up a version of The Train Kept A Rollin' which had been slightly altered for copyright reasons. The live energy is absolutely explosive; high voltage, raw electric blues like that was simply unknown back then.
This CD chronicles the most important years in the short, but sparkling, career of a hugely exciting and influential band. When you consider that this music was recorded over 40 years ago it's easy to understand that, at the time, it was as revolutionary as the arrival of Hendrix. More remarkable still, the music sounds as great today as when it was released, full of edge, authority, and bite. Sure, there are clunkers that probably sounded dated even when they were released, You're A Better Man Than I finds the Yardbirds adopting a pious, and highly inappropriate, idealism while Still I'm Sad would have been better left to the Moody Blues or some other clinically depressed outfit. Putty (In Your Hands) is cute - a word that damns it - just too close to early Beatles for comfort.
Pretty much everything else is fast out of the gate and hot as Georgia asphalt in August. I'm Not Talking is a perennial favorite of mine, as are The Train Kept A Rollin', Smokestack Lightning, Evil Hearted You, Heart Full Of Soul, I Ain't Done Wrong. The Yardbirds definitely had their limitations, Keith Reif is a mediocre vocalist - compare him with what the Beck/Stewart match up on Truth sounds like. And this whole "guitar academy" factor everybody likes to cite - Clapton, Beck, Page - actually stood in the way of The Yardbirds ever coalescing as a group. However, they did manage to keep it together for a while, and in doing so, accomplished something artists rarely achieve, they produced music that was genuinely new and good enough to stand the test of time.
THE YARDBIRDS greatest hits vol 1: 1964-1966 August 3, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I seen the Yardbirds live in the early 60's. I could not believe what i was hearing. They were great. This album reminds me of that concert. This is a great album. A must for anyone who loves great talent. I rate the Yardbirds the second greatest group next to the Rolling Stones.
This is where the roots took hold November 12, 2006
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
I was reading through the reviews I saw where someone called the Yardbirds 'leaning towards pop rock.....I am sorry but were you there in 64 cause I was and when I saw the Ybyrds at the Hulabaaloo on Sunset Blvd there was no Jimi, no Carlos, no Janice, Bealtles there were and Stones there were but put them in club with Ybyrds and you had no contest the Big Boys had singers and writers and genius but blazing ear-shattering blistering blues rock well like I said no contest. Clapton, Beck, Paige was it lucky chance? Not hardly it was the best seeking out the best. Get this CD and you hold the root structure and 'first fruits' of all we treasure today. I recently saw Velvet Revolver in S Fla and I was whipped back 40 yrs blazing searing ROCK great vocals freight train bass and drums but what I saw back then was in club of maybe 150. Own this CD as a show of graditute for those that gave us Hard Rock and remember we too have roots.
So, Cool August 17, 2006
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
Being a huge fan of sixties music, I find this CD very appealing in terms of content, originality, and style. This group boasts three of thee greatest guitarists in the world; Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton, and Jimmy Page. Their blues inspired wailings make this group stand out above other groups of the same era.
This music is gritty and raw and because the sound production wasn't really great on this particular album, it sounds a lot darker and moodier than maybe it's supposed to be. I'm not a musician and I have no idea about the technical aspects of music, but having been raised by a musician, I know in my soul how things should sound.
If you're looking to improve your music collection you really can't go wrong with this little gem. I know a lot of people gave it four stars and I'm not trying to disuade you from reading their reviews, but I really think (and feel) that if you want something loud, boisterous and completely cool, this CD is waiting for you.
Peace...
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