Release 1998
One of the most influential british invasion groups, with not  fewer than 3 of UKs
Super-Guitarplayers in their rows.  BECK-CLAPTON-PAGE  with JEFF as the most
innovative one...for me he comes near to HENDRIX.
They started in 1963 as R&B Band  with Top Topham on the guitar, who had to give his
chair to ERIC CLAPTON, before the first  recording date.
They backed Sonny Boy Williams on a 1964 Tour, in 1965 Clapton went unhappy with the
direction to more Pop orientated songs and split to join JOHN MAYALLS BLUESBREAKERS.
His repleacement came from R&B group The TRIDENTS and started the most experimental phase.
Their best effort was the album ROGER THE ENGINEER (=OVER UNDER SIDEWAYS DOWN)
The next to split from the band was PAUL SAMWELL-SMITH to go into production with Cat Stevens
as best known act.
DREJA took over the bass for a short time only to make the place free for one of the top UK session musician JIMMY PAGE  at first on bass.
Only a single with twin lead-guitars  (Beck & Page) was released in 1966 (Happenings...)
After Beck leaves the band on a US-tour, PAGE took over the lead-guitar for the last album
LITTLE GAMES and a Live album, which was taken from the market short after its  (US only)
release on Epic.
In 1967 all was over...and LED ZEPPELIN started.
The YARDBIRDS reformed first in the mid 80s and still touring today with McCARTY & DREJA in
the lineup.

Style:  R&B; Pop; Psych;

see: 
Casey Jones ;  Tridents;  John Mayall ;  Cream ;  Derek & The Dominoes  
Eric Clapton ;  Jeff Beck ;  Led Zeppelin ; Renaissance ;  Armageddon ; 
Reign ;  Shoot ;  Illusion ; Box Of Frogs ;  Jim McCarty Band ;  Keith Relf ;
Top Topham ; Together ;  Sonny Boy Williams ; Medicine Head (K.Relf) ;

Musicians:
Jim McCarty - drums, perc., voc.;  Paul Samwell-Smith - bass;  Chris Dreja - rhythm guitar, bass;
Keith Relf - vocals, harp; Tony Topham, Eric Clapton; Jeff Beck - lead guitar; 
Jimmy Page - bass, lead guitar;

Tracks:
Lost Woman   (Dreja-McCarty-Beck-Relf - Samwell-Smith)
Over Under Sideways Down      (Dreja-McCarty-Beck-Relf - Samwell-Smith)
The Nazz are blue  (Beck)
I cant make your Way      (Dreja-McCarty-Beck-Relf - Samwell-Smith)
Rack my Mind     (Dreja-McCarty-Beck-Relf - Samwell-Smith)
Farwell     (McCarty-Relf - Samwell-Smith)
Hot House of Omagararshid      (Dreja-McCarty-Beck-Relf - Samwell-Smith)
Jeffs Boogie   (Beck)
Hes always there     (Dreja-McCarty-Beck-Relf - Samwell-Smith)
Turn into Earth   (Samwell-Smith)
What do you want      (Dreja-McCarty-Beck-Relf - Samwell-Smith)
Ever since the World began     (Dreja-McCarty-Beck-Relf - Samwell-Smith)

Bonus-Tracks:
Over Under Sideways Down      (Dreja-McCarty-Beck-Relf - Samwell-Smith)   Mono Mix
Jeffs Boogie   (Beck)    Mono Mix
Happening Ten Years Time Ago   (McCarty-Beck-Relf-Page)  with Beck & Page on guitars  45 COL.DB8024
Psycho Daisies   (Dreja-McCarty-Beck-Relf-Page) with Beck & Page on guitars
Hot House of Omagararshid      (Dreja-McCarty-Beck-Relf - Samwell-Smith)   Mono Mix

KEITH RELF - Solo Singles:
Mr. Zero  (B.Lind)
Knowing  (Relf)
Shapes in my Mind  (Napier-Bell)
Blue Sands   (Groin (aka: Napier-Bell)
Shapes in my Mind   (Napier-Bell)     all recorded with the Yardbirds (J.Beck)