Release 2016  -  NEW !!! sealed - 180 Gram Vinyl - Gatefold Sleeve - Mastered at Abbey Road Studios
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 (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  (only US) release on Epic.
In 1968 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-Genre:  R&B; Pop; Psych ; Pop , Rock ;

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;

Producer: Giorgio Gomelsky  (owner Marmalade label);

Record 1
Side A
I Ain't  Got You  (C.Carter)
Interview - Keith Relf
For Your Love  (G.Gouldman) see: Minbenders + 10CC , Wax ;
I Wish You Would  (B.Arnold)
Interview - Paul Samwell Smith
Heart Full Of Soul   (G.Gouldman)
I ain't done Wrong   (Relf)
Too Much Monkey Business (C.Berry)
I'm A Man  (E.McDaniels)
Evil Hearted You  (G.Gouldman)
Side B
Interview - Paul Samwell Smith
Still I'm Sad  (S.Smith-McCarthy)
Hang On Sloopy   (B.Russell-W.Farrell)
Smokestack Lightning  - edit.Version (C.Burnett)
Interview the Yardbirds
Mr. You' re A Better Man Than I  (M.Hugg)
Train Kept A Rollin  (Bradshaw-L.Mann-H.Kay)
Dust My Broom  (James)

Record 2
Side C
Mr. You' re A Better Man Than I  (M.Hugg)
Baby Scratch My Back?  (S.Harpo)
Interview with Keith Relf
Over Under Sideways Down  (Dreja-McCarty-Beck-Relf- Samwell-Smith)
The Sun Is Shining  (James)
Interview with Keith Relf
Shapes Of Things (alternate version)  (McCarty-Relf- Samwell-Smith)
Most Likely You'll Go Your Way   (B.Dylan)
Little Games  (Spiro-Wainman)
Side D
Drinking Muddy Water  (Dreja-McCarthy-Relf-J.Page)
Think About It  (Relf-McCarty-Page)
Interview: Jimmy Page about touring
Goodnight Sweet  Josephine  (T.Hazzard)
My Baby  (Garnett-Mims)
White Summer   (Dreja-McCarthy-Relf-J.Page)
Dazed and Confuzed    (J.Holmes - arr. Page?)