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Created:Mon Feb 17 1986
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49.0. "The Yardbirds CD Review" by JACOB::J_MCLEMAN () Tue Nov 27 1984 04:26

Being somewhat of a nostalgic music lover, I was happy to hear that
GEMA has just released the Yardbirds on a CD. All of us older R+B
lovers can appreciate the intact sound of this disc.

The title is: The Yardbirds... London 1963.. The first Recordings.

And what a beauty! They took the old analogue sorces and Digitaly mixed
them down. It is superb. Some of the cuts were done live, and it is
refreshing to hear what they sounded like live. Yes, There is some slight
hiss, but we know that in 1963, recording equipment had a long way to
go. Any Yardbird lover should invest in this CD!! I have some import
albums that I picked up over in London of them taht were redone, and they
cannot touch this CD.

	Selections on the CD are:

		Smokestack Lightning
		Can't Judge a Book by Looking at the Cover
		Take it Easy Baby  (with Sonny Boy WIlliamson)
		Talkin' About you
		Let it Rock
		I Wish You Would
		Boom Boom  (not out goes the lights,sorry)
		Honey in Your Hips
		Who Do You LOve  (a classic)

I found the CD at Rockit Records in Nashua and at Rockin' Mania in Framingham

A fine disc, zoom out and get it!

				Jay McLeman
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49.1AKOV68::BOYAJIANTue Nov 27 1984 06:1111
Sigh! Makes me wish I had a CDP already.

Lesse, 1963.... that should be just before Clapton joined, unfortunately,
or are there a few later cuts with Clapton? Not that they wouldn't be any
good without him, mind you.

Is the "Who Do You Love?" cut the old Bo Diddley song (also covered by
Tom Rush, George Thorogood, Quicksilver Messenger Service, kinda-sorta
by Warren Zevon, and God knows who else)?

--- jerry
49.2PICA::HIDERTue Nov 27 1984 17:517
[re .0, Rockit Records in Nashua]

	Could you supply more information about Rockit Records, I've
never heard of them, and their not in my phone book.  Where abouts
in Nashua are they?  Phone number?  Opening hours?  Selection?

		ta everso, Paul.
49.3JACOB::J_MCLEMANTue Nov 27 1984 17:506
ERIC CLAPTON WAS THE ORIGINAL GUITARIST, THEN JEFF BECK, THEN JIMMY PAGE.

CLAPTON LEFT BECAUSE HE THOUGHT THE YARDBIRDS WERE TURNING COMMERCIAL, BUT
LOOK WHAT HAPPENED TO HIM.

				JAY
49.4JACOB::J_MCLEMANTue Nov 27 1984 17:526
	Rockit records is located next to Daddy's Junky Music on the
Daniel Webster Highway, just south of the Demoulas shopping centre and
before you get to Jordan's Furniture. (JUst before you get into Tyngsboro)

		Jay
49.5AKOV68::BOYAJIANWed Nov 28 1984 04:129
re:.2

Actually, Clapton was not the first guitarist with the Yardbirds, though
he may have been the first one to record with them. The first guitarist was
Tony "Top" Topman. Clapton, I believe, joined in 1964. My nephew has a
book on the Yardbirds (I should know, I bought it for him for his birthday),
so I'll look up to see when it was that Clapton joined.

-- jerry
49.6JACOB::J_MCLEMANWed Nov 28 1984 15:234
You are right, I was looking last night after I wrote the response to your
statement, and I got the Topman answer. I appologize for the miss info.

				Jay
49.7finally, Rhino releases great Yardbirds materialGUNSTK::MGINGRASRoll Over, Chuck Berry!Fri Nov 13 1987 17:3948
    At last; a good sister recording to go with THE YARDBIRDS . LONDON
    1963.
    
    I bought a copy of YARDBIRDS GREATEST HITS, VOLUME ONE (1964-1966)
    on the Rhino label the other day.  This one lives up the Rhino
    reputation.  This is my first Rhino disc, but I've heard a lot of
    good things about them.
    
    The disc?:  contains 18 selections (listed below).  It is not digitally
    remastered, but has some kind of obscure message "Digitally transferred
    from the original master tapes".  I don't know how it was done,
    but it was done well.  I compared these to the original versions
    on the Epic label and found them (the disc)to be much clearer with
    a minimum of hiss.  The sound is less compressed and for many of
    the songs I thought I could clearly hear how the recording hall
    affected the sound.
    
    I believe all the cuts are mono but are much fuller than the vinyl
    I have.  The package also comes with some good liner notes which
    talk about the band and give background on each cut.
    
    Songs included are:
    
    For Your Love
    Putty (In Your Hands)
    Evil Hearted You
    Still I'm Sad
    You're a Better Man Than I
    Shapes of Things
    Heart Full of Soul
    Good Morning Little School Girl
    I ain't Done Wrong
    I'm A Man
    The Train Kept A-Rollin'
    A Certain Girl
    I Ain't Got You
    I'm not Talking
    I Wish You Would
    Too Much Monkey Business
    Got Love If You Want It
    Smokestack Lightning
    
     Jimmy Page is not on this disc.  The music he participated in will
    be on VOLUME II.  This disc is excellent and recommended for lovers
    of early psychedelic music and British Blues fans (sorry Cruiser).
    
        Marty