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• Keith Relf – Vocals / Harmonica
• Eric Clapton – Lead Guitar
• Chris Dreja – Rhythm Guitar
• Paul Samwell-Smith – Bass
• Jim McCarty – Drums

October 13, 1963 Crawdaddy Club, Richmond-upon-Thames, ENG October 18, 1963 Studio 51, Leicester Square, London, ENG (Eric Clapton,s first gig with The Yardbirds, having first gone to see them on October 13th at the Crawdaddy Club in Richmond-upon-Thames) October 19, 1963 Crawdaddy Club, Star Hotel, Croydon, ENG October 20, 1963 Studio 51, Leicester Square, London, ENG October 20, 1963 Crawdaddy Club, Richmond-upon-Thames, ENG October 22, 1963 Ricky-Tick Club, The Star & Garter, Windsor, ENG October 27, 1963 Crawdaddy Club, Richmond-upon-Thames, ENG October 29, 1963 Ricky-Tick Club, The Star & Garter, Windsor, ENG November 2, 1963 Crawdaddy Club, Star Hotel, Croydon, ENG November 3, 1963 Crawdaddy Club, Richmond-upon-Thames, ENG November 5, 1963 Ricky-Tick Club, The Star & Garter Hotel, Windsor, ENG November 8, 1963 Edwina's Club, Finsbury Park, London, ENG (The Yardbirds performed at the club's grand opening on Seven Sisters Road in Finsbury Park, London) November 9, 1963 Crawdaddy Club, Star Hotel, Croydon, ENG November 10, 1963 Crawdaddy Club, Richmond-upon-Thames, ENG November 12, 1963 Ricky-Tick Club, The Star & Garter Hotel, Windsor, ENG November 15, 1963 Edwina's Club, Finsbury Park, London, ENG November 16, 1963 Crawdaddy Club, Star Hotel, Croydon, ENG November 17, 1963 Crawdaddy Club, Richmond-upon-Thames, ENG November 20, 1963 Ricky-Tick Club, The Star & Garter Hotel, Windsor, ENG November 22, 1963 Edwina's Club, Finsbury Park, London, ENG November 23, 1963 Crawdaddy Club, Star Hotel, Croydon, ENG November 24, 1963 Crawdaddy Club, Richmond-upon-Thames, ENG November 29, 1963 Edwina's Club, Finsbury Park, London, ENG November 30, 1963 Crawdaddy Club, Star Hotel, Croydon, ENG December 1, 1963 Crawdaddy Club, Richmond-upon-Thames, ENG December 6, 1963 Edwina's Club, Finsbury Park, London, ENG December 7, 1963 Crawdaddy Club, Star Hotel, Croydon, ENG (supporting Sonny Boy Williamson, who they also play back up for) December 8, 1963 Crawdaddy Club, Richmond-upon-Thames, ENG (supporting Sonny Boy Williamson, who they also play back up for) December 9, 1963 Crawdaddy Club, Richmond-upon-Thames, ENG (unconfirmed) December 13, 1963 Edwina's Club, Finsbury Park, London, ENG December 14, 1963 Crawdaddy Club, Star Hotel, Croydon, ENG December 15, 1963 Civic Hall, Guildford, ENG (supporting The Rolling Stones, with Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames & Carter-Lewis & The Southerners) December 17, 1963 Ricky-Tick Club, The Star & Garter Hotel, Windsor, ENG (supporting Sonny Boy Williamson, who they also play back up for) December 20, 1963 Ricky-Tick Club, Plaza Ballroom, Guildford, ENG December 21, 1963 Club A'Go-Go, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, ENG December 21, 1963 Crawdaddy Club, Star Hotel, Croydon, ENG (unconfirmed) December 22, 1963 Crawdaddy Club, Richmond-upon-Thames, ENG (supporting Sonny Boy Williamson, who they also play back up for) December 22, 1963 Crawdaddy Club, Star Hotel, Croydon, ENG (unconfirmed)

• Roger Pearce – Lead Guitar (fills in for Eric Clapton while he visits his mother in Germany)

December 23, 1963 Olympia Ballroom, Reading, ENG December 24, 1963 Ricky-Tick Club, The Star & Garter Hotel, Windsor, ENG December 28, 1963 Crawdaddy Club, Star Hotel, Croydon, ENG December 29, 1963 Crawdaddy Club, Richmond-upon-Thames, ENG

January 22, 1964 Cavern Club, Liverpool, ENG (supporting Sonny Boy Williamson, who they also play back up for)

April 7, 1964 Cellar Club, Kingston upon Thames, ENG

April 24, 1964 Bluesville Manor House, London, ENG

August 31, 1964 Pavilion, Bath, ENG

September 16, 1964 Corn Exchange, Bristol, ENG

October 22, 1964 Cavern, Liverpool, ENG

February 15, 1965 Marquee, London, ENG (supported by Mark Leeman Five) March 3, 1965 Bristol, ENG (Eric Clapton leaves The Yardbirds after this gig) March 19, 1965 Wimbledon Palace, Wimbledon, ENG (first tour with Jeff Beck) March 29, 1965 Marquee, London, ENG April 4, 1965 The Downs, Hassocks, ENG April 15, 1965 Cooks Ferry, Edmonton, ENG (end of tour) July 6, 1965 Marquee, London, ENG (supported by Mark Leeman Five) July 10, 1965 Cambridge, ENG (Winter Garden Jazz Festival) July 21, 1965 Kinema Ballroom, Dunfermline, SCOT July 30, 1965 Ricky Tick, Windsor, ENG

1965.08.30: Started touring US for the first time. Performed in five TV show.

October 19, 1965 Town Hall, High Wycombe, ENG

Package Tour Manfred Mann, Yardbirds, Paul & Barry Ryan, Inez & Charlie Foxx, Mark Leeman 5, Scaffold & Gary Farr & The T-Bones

November 18, 1965 ABC, Stockton, ENG November 19, 1965 ABC, Chesterfield, ENG November 20, 1965 Odeon, Derby, ENG November 22, 1965 Gaumont, Bradford, ENG November 23, 1965 Ritz, Luton, ENG November 24, 1965 Ritz, Chatham, ENG November 25, 1965 Regal, Cambridge, ENG November 27, 1965 East Ham Granada, London, ENG (2 shows 6.30 & 9.00) November 28, 1965 Coventry Theatre, Coventry, ENG November 29, 1965 Savoy, Northampton, ENG November 30, 1965 Guildhall, Portsmouth, ENG December 2, 1965 Granada, Bedford, ENG December 3, 1965 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG December 4, 1965 ABC, Plymouth, ENG December 5, 1965 ABC, Exeter, ENG (2 shows 5.15 & 7.45) December 6, 1965 Adelphi, Slough, ENG

1966.01.xx San Remo Music Festival, ITY performing Bobby Solo's "Questa Volta"

March 14, 1966 Pavilion, Bath, ENG

May 30, 1966 Sincil Bank Football Ground, Lincoln, ENG (Whit Monday Pop Gala Festival, with The Who, Small Faces, The Kinks, Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames, Screaming Lord Sutch, Crispian St Peters, Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich, Alan Price Set, She Trinity, The Brother-hud, The Children, The Creation (First Ever gig), The Dimples, The Barron Knights, The Ivy League & The Koobas)

1966.06.04: Started touring UK at Isleworth College. 1966.06.13: Finished touring UK at Birmingham.

June 17, 1966 Corn Exchange, Newbury, ENG June 18, 1966 Queen's College, Oxford, ENG June 19, 1966 The Downs, Hassocks, ENG June 21, 1966 Marquee, London, ENG June 23, 1966 Mecca Palais, Ashton-under-Lyne, ENG June 24, 1966 University of Durham, Durham, ENG June 25, 1966 Palais de Danse, Bury, ENG June 26, 1966 Le Weekend Club, Paris, FRA

June 27, 1966 Tour De Cesar, Provins, FRA ('Provins Rock Festival', with The Small Faces, Simon & Garfunkel & Screaming Lord Sutch and the Savages. Filmed for French TV Show "Music Hall de France". Broadcast July 2, 1966)

June 29, 1966 Bromley Court Hotel, Bromley, ENG July 1, 1966 Chislehurst Caves, Chislehurst, ENG July 2, 1966 Ram Jam Club, London, ENG July 3, 1966 North Pier Pavilion, Blackpool, ENG July 5, 1966 Winter Gardens, Malvern, ENG July 7, 1966 Town Hall, Elgin, SCOT July 8, 1966 Raith Ballroom, Kirkcaldy, SCOT July 9, 1966 Bass Recreation Grounds, Derby, ENG July 10, 1966 Hastings Pier Ballroom, Hastings, ENG July 14, 1966 Town Hall, Kidderminster, ENG July 15, 1966 Palais de Danse, Cowdenbeath, SCOT July 15, 1966 City Hall, Perth, SCOT July 16, 1966 Ayr Ice Rink, Ayr, SCOT July 17, 1966 Victoria Ballroom, Dunbar, SCOT July 10, 1966 Town Hall, Stourbridge, ENG July 21, 1966 Assembly Hall, Worthing, ENG July 22, 1966 Co-op Hall, Gravesend, ENG July 23, 1966 Buxton Pavilion Gardens Ballroom, Buxton, ENG July 25, 1966 Pavilion, Bath, ENG July 28, 1966 Douglas Palace Theatre, Isle Of Man, ENG July 30, 1966 Royal Windsor Racecourse, Windsor, ENG August 5, 1966 Dayton Department Store 8th Floor Auditorium, Minneapolis, MN August 5, 1966 Col Ballroom, Davenport, IA August 6, 1966 Civic Opera House, Chicago, IL August 7, 1966 Maple Lake Pavilion, Mentor, MN August 8, 1966 Detroit Lake Pavilion, Detroit Lakes, MN August 9, 1966 Roof Garden Ballroom, Arnolds Park, IA August 10, 1966 Lakeview Park Green's Pavilion, Manitou Beach, MI August 12, 1966 Indiana Beach Ballroom, Monticello, IN August 12, 1966 Cold Spring Resort, Hamilton, IN August 13, 1966 Checkmate Young Adult Club, Amarillo, TX August 14, 1966 State Fairgrounds 4-H Building, Great Falls, MT August 15, 1966 Cotillion Ballroom, Wichita, KS August 16, 1966 Hal-Baby's, Denver, CO August 17, 1966 J.P.'s Palace, Santa Fe, NM August 18, 1966 Assembly Center Exhibit Hall, Tulsa, OK August 19-20, 1966 Wedgewood Amusement Park, Oklahoma City, OK August 21, 1966 Thrift City, Tucson, AZ August 22, 1966 Malibu, CA August 23, 1966 Catalina Casino Ballroom, Avalon, CA August 24, 1966 Monterey County Fairgrounds, Monterey, CA August 25, 1966 Carousel Ballroom, San Francisco, CA (supported by Harbinger Complex, Peter Wheat and the Breadmen, Just VI) August 26, 1966 Rollarena, San Leandro, CA (supported by Harbinger Complex, Peter Wheat and the Breadmen, Just VI) August 27, 1966 Earl Warren Showgrounds, Santa Barbara, CA August 27, 1966 Ventura High School Auditorium, Santa Barbara, CA August 28, 1966 Convention Hall, San Diego, CA August 30, 1966 Civic Auditorium, San Jose, CA August 31, 1966 Rose Garden Ballroom, Pismo Beach, CA September 1, 1966 Memorial Civic Auditorium, Stockton, CA September 3, 1966 Salem Armory-Auditorium, Salem, OR September 4, 1966 International Center Exhibition Hall, Honolulu, HI September 7, 1966 Civic Auditorium Santa Monica, CA September 9, 1966 Alexandria Roller Rink, Alexandria, VA September 10-11, 1966 Civic Center, Baltimore, MD

Package tour with the Rolling Stones, Ike & Tina Turner, The Yardbirds, Peter Jay & The New Jaywalkers & Long John Baldry

September 23, 1966 Royal Albert Hall, London, ENG

September 24, 1966 Odeon, Leeds, ENG (2 shows 6.00 & 8.30)

September 25, 1966 Empire, Liverpool, ENG (2 shows 5.40 & 8.00)

September 28, 1966 ABC, Manchester, ENG (2 shows 6.30 & 8.45)

September 29, 1966 ABC, Stockton, ENG (2 shows 6.15 & 8.30)

September 30, 1966 Odeon, Glasgow, SCOT (2 shows 6.40 & 9.00)

September 30, 1966 UK TV "Ready, Steady, Go"

October 1, 1966 City Hall, Newcastle, ENG (2 shows 6.15 & 8.30)

October 2, 1966 Gaumont, Ipswich, ENG (2 shows 5.30 & 8.00)

October 6, 1966 Odeon, Birmingham, ENG (2 shows 6.45 & 9.00)

October 7, 1966 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (2 shows 6.15 & 8.30)

October 8, 1966 Capitol, Cardiff, WAL (2 shows 6.00 & 8.30)

October 9, 1966 Gaumont, Southampton, ENG (2 shows 6.00 & 8.30)

October 14, 1966 Elstree Film Studios, Borehamwood, ENG (filming for the movie "Blow Up") October 19, 1966 Elstree Studios, Elstree, ENG

US Tour as a part of the Dick Clark Package show

October 21, 1966 The Comic Strip, Worcester, MA October 22, 1966 Staples High School Auditorium, Westport, CT (supported by Strangeurs, with lead singer Steven Tallarico, who would later call himself Steven Tyler) October 23, 1966 Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, CA (supported by Country Joe & The Fish, Daily Flash) October 25, 1966 ABC TV Center, Los Angeles, CA October 28, 1966 Tri-State Fairgrounds Coliseum, Amarillo, TX October 29, 1966 Memorial Auditorium, Dallas, TX October 30, 1966 Municipal Auditorium, Harlingen, TX October 30, 1966 Memorial Coliseum, Corpus Christi, TX October 31, 1966 Municipal Auditorium, Beaumont, TX November 1, 1966 Rapides Parish Coliseum, Alexandria, LA November 2, 1966 Southern State College Fieldhouse, Magnolia, AR November 3, 1966 Decatur High School Auditorium, Decatur, AL November 4, 1966 Barton Coliseum, Little Rock, AR November 6, 1966 Civic Center, Bartlesville, OK November 6, 1966 Assembly Center Arena, Tulsa, OK November 7, 1966 Memorial Auditorium, Chanute, KS November 8, 1966 RKO Orpheum Theatre, Davenport, IA November 9, 1966 Indiana State University Memorial Field House, Terre Haute, IN November 10, 1966 Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, MO November 11, 1966 Indiana State Fairgrounds Coliseum, Indianapolis, IN November 12, 1966 Civic Center, Akron, OH November 12, 1966 Ohio University Grover Center, Athens, OH November 13, 1966 Civic Center, Baltimore, MD November 14, 1966 Paintsville High School Gymnasium, Paintsville, KY November 15, 1966 University of Western Kentucky E.A. Diddle Arena, Bowling Green, KY November 16, 1966 Tennessee Tech University Memorial Gymnasium, Cookeville, TN November 17, 1966 University of Tennessee Skyhawk Fieldhouse, Martin, TN November 18-20, 1966 Michigan State Fair Coliseum, Detroit, MI November 21, 1966 Civic Hall, Richmond, IN November 22-23, 1966 Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, PA November 24, 1966 Raleigh County Armory, Beckley, WV November 24, 1966 Civic Center Coliseum, Charleston, WV November 25, 1966 Memorial Coliseum, Winston-Salem, NC November 26, 1966 Washington Coliseum, Washington, DC November 27, 1966 Cabell County Memorial Field House, Hunting, WV December 2, 1966 Baldwin-Wallace College Union Ballroom, Berea, OH December 4, 1966 Springbrook Gardens Teen Club, Lima, OH (2 shows 2.00 & 5.00, supported by The Breakouts) December 10, 1966 Bristol University Student Union, Bristol, ENG December 13, 1966 Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth, WAL December 15, 1966 Hull University, Hull, ENG December 26, 1966 Community War Memorial, Rochester, NY December 27, 1966 Fifth Dimension, Ann Arbor, MI December 28, 1966 Expo Gardens Youth Building, Peoria, IL December 29, 1966 Memorial Centre, Kingston, ON

January 1, 1967 Cambria County War Memorial Arena, Johnstown, PA January 2, 1967 Long Island Arena, Commack, NY January 7, 1967 Commodore Ballroom, Lowell, MA January 17, 1967 National Theatre, Singapore City, SIN (2 shows 6.45 & 9.30, supporting The Walker Brothers, with The Quotations, The Antartics & The Quests) Roy Orbison, Walker Brothers & Yardbirds Australian Tour January 21 & 23, 1967 Sydney Stadium, Sydney, AUS (2 shows each day 6.00 & 8.45) January 25, 1967 Centennial Hall, Adelaide, AUS (2 shows 6.00 & 8.45) January 26-27, 1967 Festival Hall, Melbourne, AUS January 28, 1967 Festival Hall, Brisbane, AUS (2 shows 6.00 & 8.45) January 30, 1967 Theatre Royal, Christchurch, NZ January 31, 1967 Town Hall, Wellington, NZ February 1, 1967 Founder's Theatre, Hamilton, NZ (with Mr Lee Grant, Larry’s Rebels & Sandy Edmonds) February 2, 1967 Town Hall, Auckland, NZ 11 February 1967 � Paris, France @ La Locomotive 11 February 1967 � Aulnay-sous-Bois, Paris, France @ Le Tube 18 February 1967 � Barnsley, South Yorks, England @ Barnsley Civic Hall 23 February 1967 � Coventry, England @ Coventry Locarno Ballroom 24 February 1967 � Cardiff, Wales @ Sophia Gardens 25 February 1967 � Folkestone, Kent, England @ Leas Cliff Hall 27 February 1967 � Glasgow, Scotland @ Glasgow Locarno Ballroom 15 March 1967 � Offenbach, Germany @ Stadhalle 4 April 1967 � London, England @ BBC Radio 7 April 1967 � Stockholm, Sweden @ Radiohuset 13 April 1967 � Aarhus, Denmark @ Boom Dancing Center 14 April 1967 � Fredericia, Denmark @ Vesterhavshallen 14 April 1967 � Ringkjobing, Denmark @ Teatersalen 15 April 1967 � Holte, Denmark @ Holtehallen 15 April 1967 � Brondby, Denmark @ Norregords-hallen 15 April 1967 � Ballerup, Denmark @ Balleruphallen 16 April 1967 � Lolland, Denmark @ Reventlow-Parken 30 April 1967 � Paris, France @ Muguet de Chaville 6 May 1967 � Chippenham, England @ Royal Agricultural College 14 May 1967 � Stratford, London, England @ 18 May 1967 � Versailles, France @ 19 May 1967 � Elizabethville, Paris, France @ L'Hermitage 20 May 1967 � Jouy, France @ HEC Business School 22 May 1967 � London, England @ BBC Radio 23 May 1967 � Bristol, England @ The Corn Exchange 26 May 1967 � London, England @ Tiles Club 27 May 1967 � Ramsgate, Kent, England @ Supreme Ballroom 29 May 1967 � Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England @ Cambridge City Football Club Stadium 1 June 1967 � Canterbury, Kent, England @ University of Kent 6 June 1967 � Malvern Wells, Worcs, England @ Winter Gardens 8 June 1967 � Worthing, West Sussex, England @ Worthing Assembly Hall 9 June 1967 � Margate, Kent, England @ Dreamland Ballroom 10 June 1967 � Torquay, Torbay, England @ Town Hall 16 June 1967 � Norwich, Norfolk, England @ Student Union, University of East Anglia 17 June 1967 � Lincs, England @ Raven Club, RAF Waddington 18 June 1967 � London, England @ Saville Theatre 30 June 1967 � Shrewsbury, Shrops, England @ Shrewsbury Music Hall 1 July 1967 Roundhouse, London, ENG 8 July 1967 � Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada @ Kerrisdale Arena 10 July 1967 � Theinville, Wisconsin @ Teensville 11 July 1967 � Algonquin, Illinois @ New Place 12 July 1967 � Aurora, Illinois @ Crimson Cougar 15 July 1967 � Lorain, Ohio @ The Big Moose Showcase 19 July 1967 � Colorado Springs, Colorado @ Colorado Springs City Auditorium 20 July 1967 � Denver, Colorado @ Lakeside Amusement Park July 21, 1967 Santa Rosa Fairgrounds, Santa Rosa, CA (supported by Sir Douglas Quintet & The New Breed) July 22, 1967 Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, CA (supported by Moby Grape, Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band & Iron Butterfly) July 25-27, 1967 Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, CA (supported by James Cotton Blues Band & Richie Havens) July 28, 1967 Governor's Hall, Sacramento, CA July 29, 1967 San Ramon High School Stadium, Danville, CA (supported by Sir Douglas Quintet & Loading Zone) July 30, 1967 Eagles Auditorium, Seattle, WA July 31, 1967 Kerrisdale Arena, Vancouver, BC (2 shows 1.00 & 8.00) August 1, 1967 PNE Garden Auditorium, Vancouver, BC 2 August 1967 � Ellsworth, Wisconsin @ Proche's Popular Ballroom 3 August 1967 � Racine, Wisconsin @ New Sound Dance Club, YMCA 8 August 1967 � Ann Arbor, Michigan @ The Fifth Dimension 9 August 1967 � Leesburg, Indiana @ Tippy Ballroom 11 August 1967 � Salem, New Hampshire @ Canobie Lake Park Ballroom 12 August 1967 � Holyoke, Massachusetts @ Mountain Lake Ballroom 15 August 1967 � Mendon, Massachusetts @ Lakeview Ballroom, Lakeview Amusement Park 16 August 1967 � Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania @ Hunt Armory 24 August 1967 � Nantasket Beach, Hull, Massachusetts @ The Surf Club August 25, 1967 Village Theatre, New York City, NY 26 August 1967 � Huntsville, Ontario, Canada @ Hidden Valley Ski Resort 27 August 1967 � Warwick, Rhode Island @ Rock Point Amusement Park 6 October 1967 � Providence, Rhode Island @ Brown University, Meehan Auditorium 7 October 1967 � Holyoke, Massachusetts @ Mountain Park Ballroom 13 October 1967 � Tampa, Florida @ University of Tampa, Falk Memorial Theatre 14 October 1967 � Cocoa Beach, Florida @ 14 October 1967 � Melbourne, Florida @ 20 October 1967 � San Antonio, Texas @ Pusi-Kat Club 21 October 1967 � Dallas, Texas @ Studio Club 22 October 1967 � Wichita, Kansas @ Cotillion Club 28 October 1967 � St. Louis, Missouri @ Washington University, Francis Fieldhouse 29 October 1967 � Chicago, Illinois @ The Cheetah Club November 2-3, 1967 Village Theatre, New York City, NY November 4, 1967 Syria Mosque, Pittsburgh, PA November 10-11, 1967 PNE Garden Auditorium, Vancouver, BC December 9, 1967 Town Hall, East Retford, ENG December 13-14, 1967 L'Olympia Music Hall, Paris, FRA December 23, 1967 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY

January 13, 1968 Corn Exchange Chelmsford, ENG

January 19, 1968 Middle Earth Covent Garden, London, ENG (supported by Rainbow Connection, Gold & DJ Jeff Dexter)

January 26, 1968 Bingley Hall, Birmingham, ENG (All Night Rave)

February 9, 1968 Top Rank Ballroom, Cardiff, WAL

February 10, 1968 Barlong Hall, Dagenham, ENG

February 16, 1968 Goldsmith College New Cross, London, ENG (Supported by Jimmy James, Jethro Tull & Clouds)

March 2, 1968 University of Southampton, West Refectory, Garden Court, ENG (On this date McCarty and Relf expressed their desire to retire from the band. Page and Dreja convinced them to carry on through the final US tour)

March 5-6, 1968 Playhouse Theatre, Manchester, ENG (UK Radio "Saturday Club" (broadcast March 16th) & "Top Gear" (broadcast March 10th). Five songs were recorded, "Think About It", "Good Night Sweet Josephine", "My Baby" (Garnet Mimms), "White Summer" & "Dazed And Confused")

March 8, 1968 University of Aston, Birmingham, ENG (Pajama Hop, Supported by Simon Dupree & others)

March 9, 1968 Maison de Radio, Paris, FRA (FRENCH TV "Bouton Rouge" performing "Train Kept A Rollin'", "Dazed and Confused" & "Goodnight Sweet Josephine"

March 9, 1968 Faculte du Droit, Paris, FRA (Supported by Brian Auger and Julie Driscoll)

March 10, 1968 L'Olympia Music Hall, Paris, FRA (On this day the Yardbirds attended a private party for French music producer Eddie Barclay, whose Barclay Records was a major label in France, though they did not get to play)

March 16, 1968 Le Terminus, Paris, FRA

March 16, 1968 Luton College of Technology Student Union, Luton, ENG (Cancelled as the Band were still in Paris. Re-scheduled for July 7th)

March 18, 1968 BBC Radio, London, ENG

March 23, 1968 Retford College, Retford, ENG

March 28, 1968 The Aerodome, Schenectady, NY (supported by The Aerodomes)

March 29, 1968 Conard High School, West Hartford, CT (Supported by Dick Davy. The show was delayed until 9.30pm due to a snowstorm)

March 30, 1968 Anderson Theater, New York City, NY (2 shows 8.00 & 11.00, supported by The Rich Kids & The Bagatelle)

April 5, 1968 Queens College, Colden Centre of Music and Speech, Queens, NY (supported by The Good Rats)

April 6, 1968 University of Massachusetts, Curry Hicks Cage, Amherst, MA (supported by The Association)

April 8-10, 1968 Thee Image Club, Miami Beach, FL (supported by Blues Image)

April 11, 1968 The Boston Tea Party, Boston, MA (supported by Steve Miller Band)

April 12-14, 1968 Action House, Island Park, NY (supported by The Music Bachs)

April 18, 1968 Winona State College, Memorial Hall, Winona, MN

April 19, 1968 Blue Village Teen Club, Westmont, IL

April 20, 1968 The Cellar, Arlington Heights, IL

April 21, 1968 Le Scene, Indianapolis, IN

April 25, 1968 WUAB-TV Studios, Cleveland, OH (US TV "Upbeat" lip-syncing to "Heart Full Of Soul")

April 25, 1968 Palace Theater, Cleveland, OH (supported by Traffic & Blue Cheer)

April 26, 1968 Convention Center, Cincinnati, OH (St. Xavier High School prom)

April 27, 1968 Brown University, Wriston Quadrangle, Providence, RI (Afternoon show, supported by Procol Harum)

April 27, 1968 Clarkson College, Potsdam, NY

April 29, 1968 Upstate university, NY (Supported by Linda Ronstadt and the Stone Poneys. Date unconfirmed)

May 3-4, 1968 Grande Ballroom, Detroit, MI (supported by (3rd) Frost & The Stuart Avery Assemblage & (4th) MC5 & Odds & Ends)

May 5, 1968 Hullabaloo Scene, Mentor, OH (Supported by the James Gang (with Joe Walsh on guitar) and the American Navy with John Paul Jones)

May 8, 1968 Hal Baby's, Aurora, CO

May 10, 1968 Earl Warren Showgrounds, Santa Barbara, CA (Supported by Three Dog Night (who replaced Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich & Turquoise)

May 11, 1968 Melodyland Theater, Anaheim, CA (Supported by The Troggs)

May 17, 1968 University of Puget Sound, Memorial Fieldhouse, Tacoma, WA (Supported by The City Zu)

May 18, 1968 Casey's, Lewiston, ID (Supported by Easy Chair)

May 19, 1968 Centralia, Chehalis, WA (outdoor gig)

May 19, 1968 Francisco Torres, Santa Barbara, CA

May 23-25, 1968 Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, CA (supported by It's A Beautiful Day & Cecil Taylor)

May 29, 1968 Concord Coliseum, Concord, CA (supported by Flamin' Groovies, Linn County & The Mood)

May 30, 1968 The Purple Haze, Riverside, CA

May 31-June 1, 1968 Shrine Exposition Hall, Los Angeles, CA (supported by BB King & Sons Of Champlin)

June 4-5, 1968 International Speedway Fairgrounds, Montgomery, AL (Big Spring Fair, WBAM All Star Spectacular. Final performances of the Yardbirds American tour, after which the band members return to England)

June 12, 1968 It's announced that Keith Relf and Jim McCarty are leaving the band .

July 7, 1968 Luton College of Technology Student Union, Luton, ENG (Re-scheduled from March 16th. This would be the Yardbirds final show, although it is unclear as to whether this gig actually took place)

July 8-9, 1968 It's announced that following the departures of Keith Relf and Jim McCarty from the Yardbirds, a new Yardbirds will be formed with Jimmy Page and Chris Dreja. Tours for Scandinavia in September and the US in October are also announced.

July 12, 1968 Middle Earth Covent Garden, London, ENG (cancelled)

Just over a month after the official breakup of the original Yardbirds, on 12 August 1968, Page and the three other members of what would eventually become Led Zeppelin had their first rehearsal - Jon Bonham, John Paul Jones and Robert Plant. On 7 September 1968, the new version of the Yardbirds performed in Scandinavia. Both Page and Dreja maintained rights to the band name, and Page was keen to keep using it, however Dreja was not and in October 1968 asked the band to drop the name. A new name was chosen - Led Zeppelin - and first used on 25 October at the University of Surrey gig, though the poster listed them as the New Yardbirds.

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The Yardbirds

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The Yardbirds are an English rock band that had a string of hits in the mid 1960s, including "For Your Love", "Over, Under, Sideways, Down" and "Heart Full of Soul".

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They had Eric Clapton. They had Jeff Beck. They had Jimmy Page. In the late 60s, no other band could get close to them. And without The Yardbirds, there would be no Led Zeppelin

Saturday night in New York: March 30, 1968 – the summer of hate almost upon us. Five nights later Martin Luther King Jr. will be shot and killed in Memphis. Two months later Bobby Kennedy will be similarly assassinated. By the end of the year Richard Milhous Nixon will be elected 37th President of the United States.

The Beatles’ Hey Jude may be the biggest-selling single of the year, but it’s the record’s B-side, Revolution , that speaks loudest to the generation of longhairs and acid trippers lining up outside the Anderson Theatre on 66 Second Avenue on this cold spring night, here to see The Yardbirds – Britain’s grooviest band. Or what’s left of them. Three dates into their eighth US tour in four years, although guitarist Jimmy Page and bassist Chris Dreja don’t know it yet, this will be the last tour the band ever do.

“We lost enthusiasm for it,” drummer and co-founder Jim McCarty says now. “We just didn’t have the energy for it. If we’d had a long break and sat down and had a rest and taken time to think of new songs, it might have been an idea. But everything back then was based on working, playing every night.” He sighs. “They thought if you had six months off no one would recognise you any more.”

Nevertheless, it seemed a strange time to call a halt to what had been one of the most inventive, famous and influential bands of the Swinging Sixties. The world may have been going to hell – aka Vietnam’s Mekong Delta – but rock music was fast approaching its apotheosis. When serious music fans weren’t out on a Magical Mystery Tour in chase of an under-dressed Mrs Robinson, they were tripping in a White Room listening to Janis screaming for them to take another Piece Of My Heart, or leaning over wide-eyed at innocent passers-by telling them Hello, I Love You, while all the while two riders were approaching…

The Yardbirds – famous for proto-psych hits like For Your Love, Shapes Of Things and Over, Upwards, Sideways, Down – had also been home to the three best guitarists in England: Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and, now, Jimmy Page. Had appeared in seminal art-house flicks like Antonio’s Blow-Up . Were worshipped by up-and-comers like David Bowie, Rod Stewart, Steven Tyler, Alice Cooper, Lemmy, Gary Moore, Alex Lifeson… The Yardbirds were walking, talking history – even by 1968.

But instead of sticking around for the transformation into album artists that would transform contemporaries such as The Who, The Kinks, Cream and the Stones into global superstars in the late-60s, The Yardbirds were about to throw in the towel. Why?

The trouble, says McCarty, was: “We were desperate. We didn’t want to do another Yardbirds tour.”

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He and singer Keith Relf had been talking privately about splitting for months.

“We wanted a change – to do some other kinds of songs, some different music. Something refreshing. After playing that heavy stuff night after night, in the end it wasn’t going anywhere… But they wanted to carry on.”

‘They’ were Dreja and Page. And yes they bloody well did want to carry on.

Or Jimmy Page did, anyway.

It was a real sliding doors moment that night at the Anderson Theatre. You only have to listen to the live recording of the show – now immortalised for the first time officially on the just-released Yardbirds ’68 album (produced and digitally remastered by Page, and now available on various formats through his official website) – to grasp what might have been had McCarty and Relf not wanted out so badly.

It’s not overstating the case to describe this as proto-Led Zeppelin. And no shame in wondering what this band would have achieved had Page not left just three months later to find a new singer and rhythm section to play with – in what was originally announced at the time as being The Yardbirds Featuring Jimmy Page, then just weeks later the New Yardbirds. Then, even more suddenly, spookily, a whole new other thing – supposedly – called Led Zeppelin.

In fact, listening to the live ’68 album, ‘the New Yardbirds’ really would have been a more accurate description of the outfit Page pulled together in the months that followed that Anderson Theatre show. Because, it’s all right there in New York in March 1968. Not just the sonic templates of Train Kept A-Rolling, Dazed And Confused and White Summer – but also in the whole smart-arse, ‘don’t try this at home, we are your overlords’ vibe.

The Yardbirds had always been fantastically flash, inscrutably cool, fabulously out of reach. Their early shows were self-described as ‘rave-ups’ – wild, hair-down, knickers-off parties for the wilfully far out, the fashionably fuck you. They weren’t dirty rockers, but they were photographed riding Harleys. They weren’t poncey mods but they dressed to the nines, part King’s Road, part Haight-Ashbury.

“You couldn’t touch them,” Lemmy would tell me years later. “Especially the line-up with Jeff Beck in it. It was the same feeling I got when I later saw the MC5 – they just attacked you, went for the jugular. When Page joined it became a bit more experimental but it was still the same sort of vibe – very daring. I always liked that.”

Indeed the musical journey The Yardbirds undertook in their short but adventure-filled five years together went through so many twists and turns that their career seemed to nutshell the melting-pot atmosphere of the 60s as clearly as did that of The Beatles and the Rolling Stones.

They formed in May 1963 around the creative nucleus of 20-year-olds Keith Relf (blond, singer, harmonica player, lyric writer and screamy-teen pin-up), and Paul Samwell-Smith (dark-haired bassist, guitarist, keyboard player, vocalist, percussionist, producer and all-round leading light). As members of the Metropolitan Blues Quartet they had played on the same jazz-blues circuit as the Stones. Before teaming up with 20-year-old Jim McCarty (drummer, vocalist, guitarist) and two other schoolboy pals –18-year-old Chris Dreja (guitar, bass, keyboards) and 15-year-old Anthony ‘Top’ Topham – the band’s first lead guitarist.

Taking their name from seminal jazz-junkie dead-legend Charlie ‘Yardbird’ Parker, the started out playing covers: Howlin’ Wolf, Muddy Waters, Bo Diddley, Elmore James – strictly high-quality underground purist R&B.

Which is how they hooked up with Eric Clapton, an 18-year-old blues disciple who’d recently been in The Roosters, a short-lived R&B band. When Top bailed to get a proper job, Clapton took his place.

By then The Yardbirds had replaced the Stones as the house band at the Crawdaddy Club in Richmond, and owner Giorgio Gomelsky had become their manager. Gomelsky was a typical 60s mover-and-shaker, ran clubs, wrote songs, made films, produced records… Whatever you needed, Giorgio could get it. Fast.

For the next 18 months The Yardbirds toured as the backing band for Sonny Boy Williamson II. Giorgio had the foresight to record some of the shows, and released them two years later, at the height of Yardbirds-mania, as the album Sonny Boy Williamson And The Yardbirds . In the meantime he landed the band a deal in their own right with EMI.

Not that the album sold. In fact nothing The Yardbirds did sold during the early Clapton days. And certainly not their debut album, Five Live Yardbirds , an R&B purist’s delight released into the commercial abyss at the end of 1964.

Enter Giorgio with an even better idea: a song so obviously a hit-in-waiting that its publisher, Ronnie Beck of Feldman’s, was on his way to try to convince The Beatles to record it when Giorgio stepped in and grabbed it first.

Written by 19-year-old future 10cc star Graham Gouldman, For Your Love was both the making of The Yardbirds and the breaking of Eric Clapton, who called it “pop crap”. Led off by Brian Auger on harpsichord, the recording was made by Relf and McCarty along with session musicians on bass and bongos, and Samwell-Smith in the control room ‘directing’.

Clapton and Dreja were called in only for the freak-out mid-section. But even that was too much for Eric, and he bailed straight afterwards to join John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers. In an age of art for art’s sake, hit singles for fuck sake, blues-precious Clapton just didn’t fit in. Not even when the single hit the Top 10 in both Britain and America.

His replacement, a 21-year-old maverick called Jeff Beck, would be no pushover either. “I didn’t like them when I first met them,” Beck said. “They didn’t say hi or anything. They were pissed off that Eric had left; they had thought that the whole Yardbirds sound had gone.”

Unlike Clapton, though, Beck craved the spotlight in a way that would shame a firefly. “I wanted people to look at me, know what I was doing,” he would say. “I’m not one of those guys who wants to fade into the background on stage.”

There was never any danger of that as the next 12 months found Beck leading The Yardbirds through hit after hit, each more rule-bending than the last.

This, though, had sprung from another sliding-doors moment in the career of The Yardbirds. For Beck had not been the band’s first choice as Clapton’s replacement. That had been Jimmy Page, at the time the most accomplished and versatile guitarist in Britain, with hard-won experience and musical nous far superior to that of either Clapton or Beck.

But Page turned them down. Not because he was a blues purist or had a problem with the idea of performing hits, but because he was out of their league. By 1964, Page had already played as a session guitarist on dozens of UK chart hits for dozens of artists including Shirley Bassey ( Goldfinger ), the Nashville Teens ( Tobacco Road ), Dave Berry ( The Crying Game ) and Them ( Baby, Please Don’t Go ), and countless others for The Kinks, The Who, Herman’s Hermits, Lulu, on and on, for years to come. Hey, when you’ve played on mega-hits, who cares about one-hit wonders like The Yardbirds?

But Page did know someone who might care: his friend and fellow guitarist Jeff Beck. Beck was one of those cats on the fringes, partly by choice. A brilliant soloist, he was an individualist, and his stints in various R&B bands of the period – The Nightshift, The Rumble, The Tridents – were built for speed not comfort.

Beck was “sitting around doing nothing” when one day at Page’s house, Jimmy played him Five Live Yardbirds , then asked what he thought. Jeff thought he needed a gig. And with Jimmy offering to recommend him, he was in the studio three weeks later recording the next Yardbirds single, another Graham Gouldman song – and obvious hit-in-the-making – Heart Full Of Soul .

For the next couple of years The Yardbirds, with Beck on lead guitar, were at the peak of their powers, commercially, artistically, pop- and rock-tastically. They had a string of major hit singles in Britain and America – all Gouldman-written or blues covers, until they came to their seventh single, Shapes Of Things , credited to McCarty, Relf and Samwell-Smith. It reached No.3 in the UK in March 1966 and soon after that the Top 10 in the US.

With its marching-army-of-robots rhythm, its feedback-laden guitar solo, its tang of the Asiatic, Shapes Of Things was the most exotic-sounding single of the year. So much so that music historians now cite it as possibly the first truly psychedelic record.

But Beck did not share in the writing credits, and this appeared to only increase his already chafed relationship with the rest of the band.

“He was always a lovely guy, Jeff,” says McCarty, “and I used to really like him. But when it came to playing he was different. You never really knew what was going to happen. You never really knew what sort of mood he was going to be in. And that depended a lot on what sort of sound he got on stage. If he got a good sound on stage he’d be quite happy and it would be a happy gig. But the reverse was that he’d get very angry.”

To the point where it would sabotage shows?

“It could do. He could kick an amp off stage or kick an amp over or he could walk off. He usually did the whole gig. He didn’t disappear. But he walked off one time on one TV show we were doing. He didn’t like the mix of his guitar, it was too quiet. And we were just miming.”

It was Samwell-Smith, though, who was the first to leave, after they played a drunken gig at the annual May Ball at Queens College in Oxford, which turned into a near-brawl between Relf and some of the students. Outraged, Smith stormed off, he said, never to return. (Although he was back as producer shortly after.)

With a new album, Yardbirds , aka Roger The Engineer , out to promote, and panicking about how they were going to continue their never-ending touring schedule, Jimmy Page, who was there, half-jokingly said: “I’ll do it.” Then happily ‘allowed’ the others to talk him into it. In fact Page, by then suffocating on the session scene, had watched with increasing envy the success of The Yardbirds with his old pal Beck as their career took off around the world. It wasn’t about the money – he still earned more in a week than most bands like The Yardbirds did in a month – it was the thought of making his own music, for once.

“I want to contribute a great deal more to The Yardbirds than just standing there looking glum,’’ Page told the NME at the time. “I was drying up as a guitarist. I was playing a lot of rhythm guitar on sessions, which is very dull. It left me no time to practise. Most of the musicians I know think I have done the right thing in joining The Yardbirds.”

Three nights later, Page made his debut with The Yardbirds – on bass – at the Marquee in London. His first recording with them was at the Marquee studios the following day for a Yardley Great Shakes advert (‘ It’s so creamy/Thick and dreamy ’) that was based on their current UK hit Over Under Sideways Down . That was followed with 24 more British dates in such salubrious locales as the Co-Op Ballroom in Gravesend and the Pavilion Arts Centre in Buxton.

Then, on Friday August 5, 1966, Page played his first show in America with the band, at the Minneapolis Auditorium. By now Chris Dreja had been moved over on to the bass, making way for Page to take over guitar, forming with Beck what would be the first ‘twin-solo’ guitar line-up in British rock. It should have made The Yardbirds the most incendiary group on the planet – not just weighty like Cream, or laddish like the Stones, and certainly more nail-biting than The Beatles, who would retire from touring just three weeks later.

“It definitely gave the band a kick up the arse,” says Chris Dreja now, who also says he wasn’t put out when Page took his place as guitarist. “Not at all. No, no. I’m a man who knows his own limitations,” he says. Then jokingly suggests that Page wasn’t moved up from bass to guitar because he was the better guitarist, but because Page was such a bad bass player. “As a bass player he was rubbish. Too many bloody notes, mate!”

Having been the ‘other guitarist’ to Clapton, Beck and Page, who did he rate as the best?

“I enjoyed playing with all of them. They all came with such individual characteristics. Eric was a blues man. With Jeff you never knew what he was coming up with. He was a bloody genius, wasn’t he? But I loved to play with Jimmy. He was full of energy. Go go go ! And I liked that. He was very positive. Still is today. He’s a wonderful man.”

Dreja and Page revelled in life on the road in America – “Americans bands and musicians were so creative, such really great people to get to know,” says Dreja. “So many stories… being in a basement with Janis Joplin drinking Southern Comfort, things like that… All the wonderful people you met on the road, you became almost like one big family.”

Keith Relf, however, was feeling the slog. Disillusioned, disgruntled and often drunk, Relf would later claim that the best days of The Yardbirds had been when Eric was still in it; before For Your Love – and in its wake the arrival of Jeff. “The happiest times were playing London clubs like the Marquee and the Crawdaddy Club,” he said in 1974. “With Eric it was a blues band.” After that, “it became a commercial band. We started touring the States, doing Dick Clark tours, playing one-nighters and that kind of thing.”

But at least Relf kept going. Beck now suddenly decided he wanted to stop completely.

“It was being on the road that got to Jeff,” claimed Relf. “He didn’t want to go out any more. We stayed in Hollywood for a bit… it’s a bit of a painful period to go over. It was during a Dick Clark tour, all right, which is heavy enough anyway. We had a few days off and Jeff fell in love with Hollywood. We went out on the road, and by the second day Jeff had had enough. So he flew back to Hollywood. And henceforth the final stage of The Yardbirds.”

To be more accurate, Beck had fallen in love with a Hollywood actress called Mary Hughes. “It was over Mary that he left The Yardbirds,” Relf admitted with a shrug. A 22-year-old blonde beauty who had been ‘discovered’ on the beach in Malibu, Hughes had starred in a handful of ‘bikini’ movies like Muscle Beach Party (1964) and drive-in B-reels like Fireball (1966). She would also star alongside Elvis Presley in Thunder Alley (1967). None of these were Oscar-material. But Mary’s looks were pure platinum, and Beck fell for her hard. (So hard he wrote a song for her, Psycho Daisies , and sang the lead when it was a Yardbirds B-side.)

Refusing to leave LA, Beck stayed behind with Hughes while the rest of the band soldiered on as a four-piece. A press release was issued explaining that Beck was “ill”.

In an oblique reference to that incident in an early-70s interview with Rolling Stone , Beck explained: “I really wanted Jim Page on lead guitar with me because I knew it would sound sensational. We had fun. I remember doing some really nice jobs with Page. It lasted about four or five months, then I had this throat thing come on, inflamed tonsils, and what with inflamed brain, inflamed tonsils and an inflamed cock and everything else…”

Beck returned to the band for a September ’66 tour in Britain opening for the Stones, but the writing was on the wall. His final bow with them came with his now legendary appearance with the band in the 1967 film Blow-Up . Italian producer Michelangelo Antonioni had tried unsuccessfully to get The Who for the scene, then the more psychedelic Tomorrow – although how their guitarist, future Yes star Steve Howe would have handled the guitar-smashing segment in the film is anybody’s guess.

Although both McCarty and Dreja chuckle heartily now over their appearance in what is now remembered as one of the late 60s’ most preposterous and self-consciously impenetrable ‘underground films’, watching them plough through Stroll On in the film today is instructive of the way The Yardbirds with Beck and Page in it really were. Beck: solemn, threatening; Page: smiley, cool, noooo problem.

Beck of course hated being the one to “do a Townshend”, as he put it, in the film and smash his guitar. “I didn’t mind playing a very wild number with lots of violence in it, lots of chords smashing away, but I didn’t actually want to destroy the guitar. What a cheat: the first part shows me playing a Les Paul, and in the second part I’m smashing up a cheap old thity-five-dollar Japanese model.”

Go to YouTube though and find one of their real live shows together and the overwhelming impression is of a band almost tripping over its own astonishing power. Not the musicianship, but those two huge personalities.

McCarty laughs. “I know! It was like the group was bursting out. It could hardly be contained. It was a very good combination with them both. I asked Jimmy the other day, actually: ‘Did you enjoy it with Jeff? ‘He said: ‘Oh yes, yeah!’ But actually it was a bit much sometimes.”

Dreja agrees. “Yeah, a lot of the time it was fantastic, and a lot of the time they’d be playing against each other. It was a bit of a cacophony sometimes. They were quite competitive. Jeff would inevitably suffer, because he was more insecure. But now and then it would work and it would be fantastic.”

McCarty recalls the Beck-Page axis at its best one night outgunning the Stones: “I remember when we were on a tour with the Stones. We had a fantastic evening and the audience was delighted. And that was quite embarrassing for the Stones.”

Sadly, the only real recordings this line-up of The Yardbirds got to make were the aforementioned Stroll On , their barely veiled ‘reworking’ of Tiny Bradshaw’s Train Kept A-Rollin (basically a slightly different lyric written by Relf), done specifically for the Blow-Up soundtrack album, and one other that clearly signposted exactly where Jimmy Page intended to go next in his career – with or without The Yardbirds. It was called Happenings Ten Years Time Ago and it was a monumental piece of work. Released as a single in October 1966, months before first albums by Cream, Jimi Hendrix and Pink Floyd, at a time when The Beatles were topping the charts with Yellow Submarine , this was more than simple pop psychedelia. This was ground-zero 70s rock.

Hypnotically interweaving Eastern-influenced guitars, weapons-grade rhythms (with not Dreja on bass, but a top session pal of Jimmy’s called John Paul Jones), ghostly vocals singing of time-travel, tripping on déjà vu and occult meaning, whispered backing vocals (‘ Pop group are ya? Why you all got long hair? ’). If you’re looking for the real rock roots of Led Zeppelin and every other out-there band that came helter-skelter in their wake, this is the definitive place to start.

And yet as a single it flopped: tiptoeing to No.30 in America, and brushing shoulders only briefly with the Top 40 in the UK – this despite an appearance on Top Of The Pops , taped on October 19.

“I thought it could have been commercial,” says Jim McCarty. “But we sort of thought, well, we’ll go no-holds-barred on that, really. Try and do something a bit different. Which is what we’d always done.”

There is, however, one other significant recording Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page had made together that summer of ’66. Before being offered the chance to join The Yardbirds, Page had been working towards putting his own band together. His initial idea was to lure Small Faces singer/guitarist Steve Marriott into a new outfit, or possibly Spencer Davis Group protégé Steve Winwood on vocals and keyboards, along with what Page now calls a “super-hooligan” rhythm section nicked from The Who: Keith Moon on drums and John Entwistle on bass.

That had been in May, when Page had overseen the session at London’s IBC studios that would produce the track Beck’s Bolero – Jeff Beck’s guitar-enflamed version of Ravel’s Bolero originally intended to be his first solo single, and that Page would later insist he arranged, played on and produced.

“Jeff was playing and I was sort of in the [control booth]. And even though he said he wrote it, I wrote it. I’m playing all the electric and twelve-string, but it was supposed to be a solo record for him. The slide bits are his, and I’m just basically playing.”

That, however, is something that Beck flatly refutes. “No, [Jimmy] didn’t write that song. We sat down in his front room once, a little, tiny, pokey room, and he was sitting on the arm of a chair and he started playing that Ravel rhythm. He had a twelve-string and it sounded so full, really fat and heavy. I just played the melody. And I went home and worked out [the up-tempo section].”

In the end it hardly mattered. Producer Mickie Most – the Simon Cowell of his day; hits first, nothing else second – who would oversee Beck’s later solo career, would eventually release it only as the B-side of Beck’s single Hi Ho Silver Lining . Still, the guitarists continued to argue over who did what. The only thing they did later agree on is that line-up that played on Beck’s Bolero could have been the “original” Led Zeppelin.

Also on the session that night was John Paul Jones, who weeks later would be brought in, at Page’s insistence, to play on The Yardbirds’ Happenings Ten Years Time Ago . Later Jones arranged the strings on the Yardbirds track Little Games and played bass on their next single, Ten Little Indians .

The biggest presence at the Bolero session, though, was that of Keith Moon, who’d arrived at the studios in Langham Place wearing shades and a Cossack hat in case anybody saw and recognised him. Moon was at the time pissed off at The Who, fed up with Daltrey’s constant fighting and Townshend’s black moods. John Entwistle, who had also promised to turn up but backed out at the last minute, felt the same, Keith said, and both were looking for a way out of the grind of being the background to the Pete and Rog show.

Sensing an opportunity, Page laughingly suggested they all team up together: Keith and Jimmy and John and Jeff. (No mention of Jones, at this stage.) Moon got all excited and even accidentally suggested a name for the new line-up when he joked that it would go down like a lead zeppelin, meaning balloon. (Entwistle would later swear blind it was he who had suggested the name, but it was Moon that Page would later ask for his blessing to use the name.) Everyone had laughed at Keith, smoking cigarettes and speeding out of his head. But Jimmy had liked the idea – and the name – and tucked it away in his back pocket, like he had done a lot of good ideas over the past four years working in studios with frustrated musos. Half-Yardbirds, half-Who, pushed in the right direction by boss man Page.

All they would need was a good singer. Moony had said Entwistle could sing, but Jimmy was thinking more of Steve Winwood. Then Traffic started taking off big-time, so he thought of Marriott instead. Page knew Marriott well, knew he was up for anything. In fact the more he thought about it, the more he liked the idea: Jimmy, Jeff, Moony and Entwistle, with Stevie Marriott up front… What a supergroup that would be! Or as he later recalled: “It would have been the first of all those sort of bands, like Cream sort of thing.”

Not surprisingly, the success of the Bolero session had given Beck similar ideas, like two mates out for the night spotting and fancying the same girl. Keith Moon, he said, “had the most vicious drum sound and the wildest personality. At that point he wasn’t turning up for Who sessions, so I thought that with a little wheeling and dealing I could sneak him away.”

To what, though? At that stage the Jeff Beck Group was still more wishful thinking than reality, and there was his old pal Page, in the control booth, overseeing everything. Not that Beck didn’t cotton on to all that. As he said: “That was probably the first Led Zeppelin band. Not with that name, but that kind of thing.” Moony, he said “was the only hooligan who could play properly. I thought: ‘This is it!’ You could feel the excitement, not knowing what you were going to play, but just whoosh! It was great and there were all these things going on, but nothing really happened afterwards because Moony couldn’t leave The Who.”

That fact alone wasn’t enough to deter Jimmy Page, and despite joining The Yardbirds just weeks later, behind the scenes he still put feelers out to see if Marriott might be interested in leaving the Small Faces to join forces with him in some new unspecified group project. “He was approached,” Page would later reveal, “and seemed to be full of glee about it. A message came from the business side of Marriott, though, which said: ‘How would you like to play guitar with broken fingers?’”

The “business side” of Marriott was Don Arden, the self-proclaimed “Al Capone of pop” and then the most notoriously gangster-like figure in the British music business.

When I asked Arden about this myself, before he succumbed to Alzheimer’s disease in 2007, he smiled menacingly and said: “Later on I’d hang fucking [music entrepreneur] Robert Stigwood over a balcony for daring to try and take Stevie Marriott away from me. You think I’d let some little schlemiel from The Yardbirds have him?”

After that, said Page, “the idea sort of fell apart. We just said: ‘Let’s forget about the whole thing, quick.’ Instead of being more positive about it and looking for another singer, we just let it slip by. Then The Who began a tour, The Yardbirds began a tour and that was it.”

The idea might have been gone for now, but it was not to be forgotten. Not by Page, anyway.

Back on tour in America as part of the Dick Clark Caravan Of Stars – sharing the bill with such luminaries as Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs, Brian Hyland and Gary Lewis & The Playboys – Jeff Beck finally broke down and left the band. Weeks of on-tour aggro – late-shows, tantrums, freak-outs – finally coalesced into what he later described as a full-on nervous breakdown.

“I don’t know if you know what a nervous breakdown really is, but I had one,” he told Rolling Stone in 1971. “I had fainted and fell down about three flights of stone stairs, couldn’t even speak to the doctor, and after he gives me about three thousand prescriptions he tells me I’ll be alright, I just have meningitis. And I thought: ‘My mother told me meningitis was a bad disease…’”

The official announcement of Beck’s departure – and of The Yardbirds continuing as a four-piece with just Page on guitar – came just a few weeks later. Meanwhile, the band ploughed on without a break through Christmas and New Year through dozens more US shows, followed by dates in Australia Singapore, New Zealand, France… and back to Britain, America… on and on.

They were still on tour in July 1967 when Little Games, their only album with Page, was released. Recorded on the fly in March and April that year, and with Page credited as co-songwriter of six of the album’s seven original songs, it’s impossible to listen to it today and see it as anything other than a pre-Zeppelin Led Zeppelin album.

The future was being written on tracks like Smile On Me , it’s heavy gas blues steamrollering along, Page’s scab-picking guitar break there to be reopened on You Shook Me on the first Zeppelin album. Similarly, the raging guitar intro to Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Sailor , credited on Little Games to Page and McCarty (the latter recalls writing the track at Jimmy’s Epsom home), would again be revisited: you can hear it reborn in the ringing symphonic guitars of the Zeppelin track The Song Remains The Same – part sonic overture, part hippie dream, layered to such extremes that it begins to resemble the sound of a sitar or tambura, Robert Plant’s artificially accelerated vocals in such a high register they too begin to resemble the excitement of Indian reed and vocal music.

Tinker also featured the sound of Page playing his guitar – a Vox 12-string in this case – with a violin bow. It was a technique he would also employ on another of Litte Games ’s cornerstone tracks, Glimpses . This was the closest Page felt he really got to where he wanted to go after Beck left The Yardbirds. By the time the album came out, Glimpses was already a live show-stopper. Some saw Page sawing away at his Telecaster (unlike the Gibson Les Paul he would use more in Zeppelin) as a gimmick, but using a bow on the guitar was more than just a novelty for a musician of Page’s stature.

On stage he would use homemade tapes of various sound effects, which he would play along with, improvising to the sound of the Staten Island Ferry, full of crunching noises and horns, random voices, poetry… He had wanted to have some Hitler speeches on the tapes too, but the others said that would be going too far. But Page was still just 22, and the concept of ‘too far’ was unknown to him.

On tour once again in America, however, the band were now beginning to play in newly opened underground venues like Fillmore East. Making the sky fall during Glimpses was where it was at, where it could be, where it should be going. Page even talked about using tape recorders that were triggered by light beams, with a go-go dancer doing her thing, making the lights flash and the music take off… and everyone would look at him as though he was mad.

The Yardbirds were now a long way away from the world of For Your Love . So much so that Keith Relf’s own solo spot on the album, his gentle and wintery Only The Black Rose sounds solitary and out of place.

Then there was White Summer , an acoustic guitar instrumental in the exotic, modal style of Page’s later Zeppelin showcase track Black Mountain Side , down to the percussive accompaniment of tablas, the Indian hand drums, played on this occasion by Chris Karan. This was Page’s interpretation of folk maverick Davy Graham’s famous version of She Moved Through The Fair (or, more accurately, Graham’s own later reinterpretation of the song as She Moved Through The Bizarre/Blue Ragga ), with its unique D-A-D-G-A-D tuning – a signature Graham tuning he had devised for playing Moroccan music, that also proved especially efficacious for the accompaniment of ancient modal Irish tunes.

“I was going to add on the sitar part,” Page later he told Vibrations magazine. “But when I got down to the studio the following day the producer had sort of reduced the whole thing. I can assure you in the future we will take longer ,because we are so despondent about the whole thing.”

The producer in question, Mickie Most, was in fact utterly disdainful of Page’s attempts to draw The Yardbirds out of their pop chart comfort zone and into… something else.

“There had been some pretty substantial work done by Jeff there in The Yardbirds, some fabulous stuff,” Page recalled in 2014. “But I really needed to make my own sort of statement. So I was starting to showcase some of the various areas that I’d been involved with in my own learning curve – all the different styles and everything. I saw that that was the right way to go.”

He would find a stronger ally in the new tour manager Most had hired for the band, a guy called Peter Grant.

Grant, the most feared figure in the Led Zeppelin story – his reputation for ‘protecting’ his artists, learned at the knee of Don Arden – is someone Chris Dreja now describes as “a wonderful guy. A lovely human being.”

He recalls how in The Yardbirds, “Peter was very hands-on. He worked in an office with Mickie Most. They had two desks opposite each other. And he came on the road. It was amazing. He came on all the tours with us. Held it all together. He taught me how to make money – not have too much room service, all these little things. I loved the guy. We spent time at his house. He played me the first cut of Stairway To Heaven , with a few mistakes in it by Jimmy. Which he obviously corrected later.

“Peter was a wonderful guy. He was very kind to me. He loved his artists. I know he could be a real bastard in real life with other people, but as far as the artists were concerned he really had a rapport with them.”

He certainly did. Especially with the band’s go-go-go guitarist, Jimmy Page.

When Little Games failed dismally in the charts, it was the end of the road for Keith Relf and Jim McCarty. Unlike Page, who had yet to climb the mountain, in terms of his own creativity, Relf and McCarty now felt they had been there, done that, worn out the T-shirt. The thought of following Page on some new musical odyssey was simply too much wishful thinking for them. Having been in a band that had sacrificed so much to reach the top of the singles charts, the idea of somehow reversing gear and from now on concentrating instead on albums, on yet more live shows, on lengthier and more demanding tours than ever before, simply did not go down well.

By the time they arrived in New York for their Anderson Theatre show on March 30, 1968, Relf and McCarty had already made up their minds. And so had Page and Dreja.

There was a final Yardbirds single, the aptly titled Goodnight Sweet Josephine . It was another big flop. Although on its B-side lay the future: the Relf-Page-McCarty-credited Think About It , replete with a frantically shredded Page solo that would later turn up, almost intact, as the guitar solo of another number the band had recently begun playing live called Dazed And Confused . Page firing from the hip on his Telecaster, having stripped the blonde paint off and hand-painted a green, red and orange psychedelic dragon on the front of its ash body.

You can hear it in all its vivid glory on the Yardbirds ’68 album – a fact which Page must be given enormous credit for, demonstrating that the track which he would be given sole credit for on the first Led Zeppelin album, and which became his live showcase throughout all of Zeppelin’s best moments on stage, was actually another important piece of the jigsaw originally begun, in embryonic form, during his stint as the creative driver of The Yardbirds.

It was based on a song by the same name written by Jake Holmes, who had opened for The Yardbirds at the Village Theatre in New York’s Greenwich Village the previous summer. McCarty and Page were so impressed with it that they went out the following day and bought a copy of The Above Ground Sound Of Jake Holmes , specifically to hear Dazed And Confused again. The band reworked it, with different lyrics by Relf, into the electric cathedral you can hear on Yardbirds ’68 .

“Jimmy’s always been funny about that,” Chris Dreja says, laughing. “I did the first bass line for that song, you know? No one knows that, but I did.”

McCarty is similarly lighthearted on the subject. “I think that was to do probably with trying to protect Led Zeppelin.” He insists he “never really thought about” enquiring into the question of royalties. “I didn’t really listen to Led Zeppelin until some years later. And everyone, including The Yardbirds, were always lifting ideas and making them into their own.”

“I’m very fond of what Jimmy has done with it,” Dreja adds. “And what he’s done on this album is fucking dynamite! He’s a very clever man.”

“When I heard those tracks after twenty years or so,” says McCarty, “I thought: ‘These are much better than I remember.” There is also a second collection of tracks that comes with Yardbirds ’68 : eight tracks of demos recorded in New York on the same trip, under the title Studio Sketches.

Some of these tracks – such as the rollicking band composition Avron Knows and the mystical drifting Spanish Blood – have been released before, on the Cumular Limit Yardbirds collection of 2000. Of most interest to hard-core Zep-heads on Yardbirds ’68 will be the track Knowing That I’m Losing You – better known these days, with an extra verse and somewhat fuller arrangement, as Tangerine , from Led Zeppelin III .

Chris Dreja admits that in the past he had felt “a bit cheated” by what he courteously calls the “overlap” between The Yardbirds and Zeppelin. “I mean, Jim McCarty was more involved in the writing [of Knowing That I’m Losing You ] than I was. But all these years later there’s a real buzz about having the original Yardbirds version out there. Jimmy’s like, that’s what happened, that was it, but we got over it, sort of thing. So we’ve moved on.”

Indeed speaking with McCarty and Dreja, the feeling now is one of positivity and bygones. McCarty goes as far as to suggest that the live version of Dazed And Confused on the Yardbirds ’68 album is better than the version record by Zeppelin six months later. “I like Keith’s voice better. And all credit to Jimmy, what he’s done with these old tapes really shows just how good the band was at that point, despite me and Keith wanting to step back once that tour was over.”

Another fond memory McCarty has is of the time he visited Page just after Zeppelin formed. “I was still friendly with Jimmy, and I remember when he’d recorded the first Zeppelin album I went down to his house and he played it to me and I was very impressed. But I could see, you know, I could hear the similarities with our sound. And some of the songs, as you said, ‘overlapped’.” Another wry chuckle.

While Page went off to form what quickly became the biggest band on the planet, Relf and McCarty formed the much gentler Renaissance – about as far away from the musical pyrotechnics of the Anderson Theatre show sound as it is possible to get. Dreja went on to become a successful photographer, one of his first big clients being Led Zeppelin – the photos on the back of the first Zep album are his.

Years later, Page would recall: “Having played with The Yardbirds in America where they had all the underground circuit, the Fillmores, and the Grande Ballroom in Detroit, all these sorts of places, there’d been a real following for what we were doing in The Yardbirds. So when they folded I thought, well, I’ve just got to continue. I know what the climate is, I know what the radio situation is over there. I know we don’t want to do singles. So that’s going to be the first thing I’ll be saying. And I knew I wanted to produce the group.”

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Warning: these pages are content-rich (a lot of text, and some graphics-size is currently 140kb). Average size is 30k-50k but some are as large as 200k, so they may take a while to load. Please be patient! Last updated by Chrome Oxide on 01/13/2024 SITE MAP PAGE INDEX [ What's New ] MUSIC [ Intro ] [ Personnel ] [ Top Topham ] [ Eric Clapton ] [ London 1963 - 12/8/63 ] [ Five Live Yardbirds - 3/10/64 ] [ Jeff Beck ] [ Eye View Of Beat ] [ Roger The Engineer ] [ Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page ] [ Jimmy Page ] [ Little Games ] [ Live Featuring Jimmy Page - 3/30/68 ] REFERENCE [ Print Media/Books ] [ Audio Media/Discography ] [ Video Media/Filmography ] [ Other Yardbird Links ] MISC [ Classifieds ] [ Bottom (site index) ] WHAT's NEW [ Top (page index) ] [ Up ] [ Down ] [ Bottom (site index) ] What's new on this web page? If you see the date changing on this page, without an announcement in this section, it is probably something like fixing minor coding problems, spelling errors, minor layout changes, new page on this site (so I changed bottom index), ... Any major changes to this page, will be announced here. January 23, 2023 . RIP Anthony "Top" Topham. The first guitarist for the Yardbirds, before Jimmy Page, before Jeff Beck, and before Eric Clapton. Read the https://www.express.co.uk/celebrity-news/1726248/anthony-top-topham-dead-death-yeardbirds-news-latest-updates">Express about his passing. January 10, 2023 . RIP Jeff Beck. While I never met the man or played an instrument, I loved his music and will miss him. This Guardian article quotes many musicians who worked with him, knew him, or like myself were in awe of his ability. October 20, 2020 . JimmyPage.com is releasing his 70,000 word book on his career in music from his earliest days as a session musician to his current musical activties. In addition to words, there are of as well. August 14, 2020 . Another amazing find from the vaults of music historians and collectors. Two complete live shows with Jimmy Page as the sole guitarist in the Yardbirds just found their way into the music sharing sites. Neither show has been available before. From July 26, 1967 are two sets recorded at the Fillmore Auditorium in San Francisco, California. Also, May 29, 1968 is a single shorter set recorded live at the Concord Coliseum in Concord, California. Dare I hope for more shows to find their way into the public arena? April 15, 2019 . Yardbirds - Live & Rare . If this isn't the holy grail for Yardbirds fans, I'm not sure what is. This is 4 CDs of rare live recordings. The single DVD includes one complete live show I've never seen or heard of before, April 30, 1967 Grand Spectacle de Jeunes, Paris, France. This is listed as limited edition. I don't know what that means, other than you don't want to wait to get your copy. November 5, 2017 . Yardbirds '68 - Double CD edition will soon have an official release. This 2CD set will include the Anderson Theater show remixed by 3 original members of the band: Jim McCarty, Chris Dreja and Jimmy Page. There will also be additional Yardbirds studio recordings that Jimmy Page participated on. August 1, 2015 . Is anyone familiar with the Yardbirds - Live in Europe 1966-1968 which is supposed to be a single CD and DVD? It is supposed to contain three videos of live performances, two in France, one from 1966 and one from 1968 which I'm not familiar with, and one from Germany from 1967 which I am familiar with. I'd like to hear from anyone who has watched and listened to this. February 10, 2013 . I just found out that the recent version of the Yardbirds has been recording their performances for a live in concert 2DVD set release of their performances. The DVD is called: Yardbirds - Making Tracks, on tour 2010 - 2012 . For those with NTSC DVD players, you can purchase the DVD at amazon.com . For those with PAL DVD players, you can purchase the DVD at amazon.co.uk . January 25, 2011 . I just found out, that coming real soon, The Yardbirds - Glimpses 1963 - 1968 a new 5 CD set of demos, live recordings and interviews. It looks like they dug deep in the vaults and have come up with some previously unreleased recordings. February 21, 2009 . Jeff Beck is on tour in 2009. Go to our Other Yardbird Links to purchase tickets. July 18, 2005 . I just noticed that the ezBoard message board that I had set up for this web site had been deleted. Since restoration of the deleted conference is only available to subscribers to their service, and since the activity was relatively light, I not planning on looking for another message board. If you do think a message board is worth while, or you have a message board that you like, let me know and I may promote it here. As always you can contact me here. February 19, 2004 . I just got my copy of Live! Blueswailing July 1964 . It contains 1 track not released on any prior Yardbirds CD/LP. It is also better recording quality than Five Live Yardbirds . July 17, 2001 . Yahoo!News The Yardbirds: Ultimate! A new 2CD anthology that will cover the band from their earliest to latest period. If you don't currently own any Yardbirds CDs, and were wondering where to start, this might be the place. June 18, 2001 . I just received my copy of the revised Crossfire Publications book, Yardbirds - The Ultimate Rave-Up by Greg Russo. It contains substantially more information than before about live shows, recording dates, ... It also has a number of reproductions of live show advertisments, band photos, ... The book is available for $23.95 + $3.00 shipping from: Crossfire Publications P.O.Box 20406 Floral Park, NY 11002-0406 I received special thanks on page 2 and 234. And on page 3, this web site is listed as one of the other important Yardbirds related websites. It also mentions that this site is permitted/ AUTHORIZED to reproduce the Yardbirds concert and recording information. As I get the time, I will be revising the concert and recording dates on this site to be in agreement with the book. March 10, 2001 . It looks like I may have been premature in moving to a new web hosting site. I just found out that whenever Tripod.com is having hardware or software problems with their servers, they put up a message for the webmaster that their site is in violation of terms, and the web site has been deleted (instead of a message about system problems and try again later). Anyway, I believed Tripod.com when they said they deleted my account, so I will be moving, and making chromeoxide.com my new home on the web. March 10, 2001 . As long as I am moving my entire site, I decided to make a few changes to the layout of the individual pages, and the web site in general, including (but not limited to) I removed the counter, and moved the listings of mirror sites to the bottom of the page, ... March 6, 2001 . Sometime between March 1 to March 5, 2001 Tripod deleted my account/web site. The last stats Tripod gave me were 9,000+ visitors per month. Since my site is so popular, I have decided to keep it going, in spite of this major setback. But rather than trying to build up another free web site, and possibly deal with this problem again, I decided go with CommandLine.net to host the new chromeoxide.com . January 9, 2001 . One of Keith Relf's children asked me a question, and while I wasn't able to answer it, I was able to direct him to someone who did have the answer. January 2, 2001 . I just picked up my copy of Cumular Limit , the newest Yardbirds release of previously unreleased material (featuring Jimmy Page) from 1967 - 1968 including studio tracks, and a DVD of a live performance for German television. October 31, 2000 . The new Chrome Oxide Music Collectors Pages Message Board is provided by EZBoard. October 31, 1999 . There used to be a complete listing of all the bands featured on this site at the bottom of each page on this site. The complete band list has now been moved to the Site Map . Back in June 1997 when I started this site, the index at the bottom of the page seemed like a good idea. Due to the amazing growth of this site, I now think that the Site Map is a better way to do it. I will continue to list the featured band of the month at the bottom of each page on this site. December 3, 2002 CD Now is undergoing changes, and asked that ALL links be removed. October 28, 1999 I signed up with CD Now. October 22, 1999 . The Chrome Oxide Music Collector Pages web site hit the big time! And I didn't even know it. Tripod stats showed that this web site had more than 4,000 unique visitors last month (September 1999). Because of that, Tripod has increased my web space from 11mb to 50mb. June 24, 1999 . I added a Yardbirds t-shirt to the Classifieds section. May 21, 1999 . On the advice of legal counsel, we have now added a copyright notice, and legal disclaimer to the bottom of each page on this web site. March 16, 1999 . Thanks to a recent visitor to this page, we now have a logo for the Chrome Oxide Music Collectors Pages , as well as a new background, seperator bars and a Yardbirds logo. There may be additional changes to look forward to as well. February 14, 1999 . I added a book about Jeff Beck to the Classifieds section. January 9, 1999 . No major changes or new information, but I did manage to scan in a few CD covers from my collection. November 12, 1998 . I started a new section on this page, Classifieds . A friend has an original vinyl LP he is interested in selling. September 20, 1998 . Marc Skobac found this site by using Alta Vista. Turns out he has been doing a sessionology similar to mine. His listing has a few hundred more live show listings than mine did. He does NOT have a web site, so he forwarded his information to me, and I have integrated it into my site. Thank you VERY much, Marc. May 24, 1998 I just picked up an audience recording of the March 30, 1968 Anderson Theater show. It has two extra tracks that are from the sound check. April 18, 1998 Making Time British Beat Groups of the 1960s, now has a links back to my pages. Thanks. April 15, 1998 . I just received/bought a new book , " Yardbirds - The Ultimate Rave-Up " by Greg Russo. Published by Crossfire Publications . Buy it. It is a detailed chronology of the band, including a sessionography that is very extensive. I am in the process of reading it, and reviewing my web page to try to update / correct some of the listings that I have. If you find his page, or buy his book, let him know you found out about it from this page. Thanks. INTRO [ Top (page index) ] [ Up ] [ Down ] [ Bottom (site index) ] The Yardbirds started in 1963 as a blues band that came out of England. Over the years, they evolved from straight blues, into pop, rock, psychedelic, heavy metal, ... with side trips into doing ballads, gregorian chants, ... Yardbirds sometimes seem more famous for some of the members, than for what they did. Members included Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page. For a short while, both Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page were the dueling lead guitars. Eric Clapton was lead guitar from October 1963 to March 1965. After quitting the Yardbirds, he joined John Mayalls Bluesbreakers in April 1965. After that was Cream, Blind Faith, Derek and the Dominos and solo career. All the while doing session work for other bands including Beatles, George Harrison, ... Jeff Beck was the lead guitar from March 1965 to June 1966. He has led a number of bands since them, with the only constant being, his name and participation. He too had done session work for Donovan, ... Jeff Beck shared lead guitar with Jimmy Page for the period from June 1966 to November 1966. After quitting the Yardbirds, he formed his own band, The Jeff Beck Group. Jimmy Page was the lead guitar from November 1966 until July 1968 when the band broke up. After the Yardbirds broke up, he continued on as the New Yardbirds (with new members), until he changed the name of the band to Led Zeppelin. Jimmy Page had done extensive session work before joining the Yardbirds. The Yardbirds is one of my favorite bands of all time. And since the Yardbirds material has been reissued so many times, and on so many labels, I thought it might be useful to be able to figure out how many tracks they really did. And where they are available. In some cases, multiple versions of their songs were released. This happened because they didn't have many albums, just multiple 45s. And whoever was preparing a new reissue would just grab something from the vaults, without looking to see what the actual status of that particular track was. Another reason for some of the weirdness of the compilations, is that every time they changed managers, the old managers kept the rights to the material. If there was a popular band with *WORSE* management than the Yardbirds, I would like to know about it. To My knowledge they only completed 4 albums as a group. 1) Five Live Yardbirds (3/10/64 a couple of live sets at the Marquee Club, London) (This was done by the band for the band.) 2) Roger The Engineer (aka: Over Under Sideways Down-1 week in the studio) (This was done by the band for the band.) 3) Little Games (only a few days in the studio) (This was done by the label for the label.) 4) Featuring Jimmy Page - 3/30/68 Live At The Anderson Theater, N.Y. (a single live show) (This was done by the label for the label, and quickly withdrawn when sued by Jimmay Page.) They did record and release a few 45s and EPs. All other albums ("For Your Love", "Having A Rave Up", "Remember", ....) were compilations of the "Five Live Yardbirds", and the various studios sessions done for the 45s and EPs. Comments and corrections would be appreciated. And of course, any audio-video-print additions to my collection would be appreciated. I am also interested in getting wider exposure for this site. So links from your site to mine would be appreciated. And if you know of any sites that allow/encourage submission, I would also appreciate knowing about them as well. Do you have any articles, books, albums, tapes, CDs, ... on this band that you would like reviewed and / or integrated into this page? Do you have any other band that you would like to see a page for on this site? Please send to: Chrome Oxide P.O.Box 8106 Mission Hills, CA 91346-8106 Chrome Oxide PERSONNEL [ Top (page index) ] [ Up ] [ Down ] [ Bottom (site index) ] PERSONNEL: May 1963 to October 20, 1963 - Lineup # 1 Keith Relf - vocals/harp Top Topham - lead guitar Chris Dreja - rhythm guitar Paul Samwell-Smith - bass guitar Jim McCarty - drums PERSONNEL: October 20, 1963 to March 3, 1965 Lineup # 2 Keith Relf - vocals/harp Eric Clapton - lead guitar Chris Dreja - rhythm guitar Paul Samwell-Smith - bass guitar Jim McCarty - drums PERSONNEL: March 4, 1965 to June 20, 1966 Lineup # 3 Keith Relf - vocals/harp Jeff Beck - lead guitar Chris Dreja - rhythm guitar Paul Samwell-Smith - bass guitar Jim McCarty - drums PERSONNEL: June 21, 1966 to November 1966 Lineup # 4 Keith Relf - vocals/harp Keith Relf - vocals/harp Jeff Beck - lead guitar Jeff Beck - lead guitar Chris Dreja - rhythm guitar Jimmy Page - lead guitar Jimmy Page - bass guitar Chris Dreja - bass guitar Jim McCarty - drums Jim McCarty - drums PERSONNEL: November 1966 to July 1968 Lineup # 5 Keith Relf - vocals/harp Jimmy Page - lead guitar Chris Dreja - bass guitar Jim McCarty - drums TOP TOPHAM [ Top (page index) ] [ Up ] [ Down ] [ Bottom (site index) ] PERSONNEL: May 1963 to October 20, 1963 - Lineup # 1 (Prior to this time, they were in various other bands.) (This version of the band did *NOT* record anything.) Keith Relf - vocals/harp Top Topham - lead guitar Chris Dreja - rhythm guitar Paul Samwell-Smith - bass guitar Jim McCarty - drums LIVE SHOW: June 8, 1963 Perry Foster's flat, Putney, South West London (first ever gig) LIVE SHOW: June 23, 1963 Eel Pie Island, Twickenham, Middlesex (first public performance-played 2 sets-this is where Top Topham named the band) LIVE SHOW: June ??, 1963 Studio 51, Great Newport Street, Covent Garden, West Central London LIVE SHOW: June ??, 1963 Craw Daddy Club, Richmond Athletic Ground, Richmond-upon-Thames, Surrey LIVE SHOW: June ??, 1963 Railway Hotel, Wealdstone, Middlesex LIVE SHOW: ???????, 1963 Toby Jug, Surbiton LIVE SHOW: June 30, 1963 Eel Pie Island, Twickenham LIVE SHOW: July 14, 1963 Eel Pie Island, Twickenham LIVE SHOW: July 16, 1963 Railway Hotel, Harrow, Wealdstone LIVE SHOW: July 23, 1963 Railway Hotel, Harrow, Wealdstone LIVE SHOW: July 30, 1963 Railway Hotel, Harrow, Wealdstone LIVE SHOW: August 6, 1963 Railway Hotel, Harrow, Wealdstone LIVE SHOW: August 13, 1963 Railway Hotel, Harrow, Wealdstone LIVE SHOW: August 20, 1963 Railway Hotel, Harrow, Wealdstone LIVE SHOW: August 27, 1963 Railway Hotel, Harrow, Wealdstone LIVE SHOW: September ??, 1963 Great Western Pub, Richmond LIVE SHOW: September 3, 1963 Railway Hotel, Harrow, Wealdstone LIVE SHOW: September 6, 1963 Studio 51, Leicester Square, London LIVE SHOW: September 13, 1963 Studio 51, Leicester Square, London LIVE SHOW: September 20, 1963 Studio 51, Leicester Square, London LIVE SHOW: September 27, 1963 Studio 51, Leicester Square, London LIVE SHOW: September 29, 1963 Studio 51, Leicester Square, London LIVE SHOW: September 29, 1963 Craw Daddy Club, Richmond, Surrey LIVE SHOW: October 4, 1963 Studio 51, Leicester Square, London LIVE SHOW: October 6, 1963 Studio 51, Leicester Square, London LIVE SHOW: October 6, 1963 Craw Daddy Club, Richmond, Surrey LIVE SHOW: October 13, 1963 Studio 51, Leicester Square, London LIVE SHOW: October 13, 1963 Craw Daddy Club, Richmond, Surrey SET LIST: Was usually chosen from the below songs. I Wish You Would Smokestack Lightning Someone To Love Who Do You Love Louise Too Much Monkey Business ERIC CLAPTON [ Top (page index) ] [ Up ] [ Down ] [ Bottom (site index) ] PERSONNEL: October 20, 1963 to March 3, 1965 Lineup # 2 Keith Relf - vocals/harp Eric Clapton - lead guitar Chris Dreja - rhythm guitar Paul Samwell-Smith - bass guitar Jim McCarty - drums SET LIST: Was usually chosen from the below songs. Boom, Boom Louise Smokestack Lightning Honey In Your Hips Baby What's Wrong Carol I Wish You Would Let It Rock You Can't Judge Book By The Cover Who Do You Love Little Queenie I'm A Man LIVE SHOW: October 19, 1963 Craw Daddy Club, Star Hotel, Broad Green (Eric Clapton - first gig ?) LIVE SHOW: October 20, 1963 Studio 51, Leicester Square, London (Eric Clapton - first gig ?) LIVE SHOW: October 20, 1963 Craw Daddy Club, Richmond, Surrey LIVE SHOW: October 27, 1963 Craw Daddy Club, Richmond, Surrey LIVE SHOW: November 2, 1963 Star Club, Star Hotel, Croydon, Surrey, England (p7) LIVE SHOW: November 3, 1963 Craw Daddy Club, Richmond, Surrey LIVE SHOW: November 8, 1963 Edwina's Club, Finsbury Park, London LIVE SHOW: November 9, 1963 Star Club, Star Hotel, Croydon, Surrey, England (p7) LIVE SHOW: November 10, 1963 Craw Daddy Club, Richmond, Surrey LIVE SHOW: November 15, 1963 Edwina's Club, Finsbury Park, London LIVE SHOW: November 16, 1963 Star Club, Star Hotel, Croydon, Surrey, England (p7) LIVE SHOW: November 17, 1963 Craw Daddy Club, Richmond, Surrey LIVE SHOW: November 20, 1963 Ricky Tick, Thames Hotel, Windsor, Berkshire LIVE SHOW: November 22, 1963 Edwina's Club, Finsbury Park, London LIVE SHOW: November 23, 1963 Star Club, Star Hotel, Croydon, Surrey, England (p7) LIVE SHOW: November 24, 1963 Craw Daddy Club, Richmond, Surrey LIVE SHOW: November 29, 1963 Edwina's Club, Finsbury Park, London LIVE SHOW: November 30, 1963 Star Club, Star Hotel, Croydon, Surrey, England (p7) STUDIO SESSION: December ??, 1963 R.G.Jones Studios, Morden, Surrey (R.G.Jones sessions were engineered by Mike Vernon, because he knew) (the band from occassionally replacing Keith Relf at live shows when) (Keith was having asthma problems.) (Mick O'Neil, among others, also replaced Keith as needed.) (31)(42)Baby What's Wrong 2:38 (demo) STUDIO SESSION: December ??, 1963 R.G.Jones Studios, Morden, Surrey (31) Boom Boom 2:25 (demo) (31)(42)Honey In Your Hips 2:18 (demo) (31) I'm Talking About You 1:56 (demo) (The above listed demos were never intended for release. However,) (record labels [sloppy/uncaring/greedy] and managers being what they) (are, the ones with numbers have been released multiple times.) LIVE SHOW: December 1, 1963 Craw Daddy Club, Richmond, Surrey LIVE SHOW: December 6, 1963 Edwina's Club, Finsbury Park, London LIVE SHOW: December 7, 1963 Star Club, Star Hotel, Croydon, Surrey, England (p7) (with and without Sonny Boy Williamson) December 8,9, 1963 Craw Daddy Club, Richmond, Surrey [ Top (page index) ] [ Up ] [ Down ] [ Bottom (site index) ] LIVE SHOW: December 8, 1963 Craw Daddy Club, Richmond, Surrey (with and without Sonny Boy Williamson) LIVE SHOW: December 9, 1963 Craw Daddy Club, Richmond, Surrey (aka: London 1963 The First Recordings) (31) Smokestack Lightning 6:48 (31) You Can't Judge A Book By The Cover 2:56 (31) Let It Rock 2:17 (31) I Wish You Would 5:54 (31) Who Do You Love 4:10 (31) Honey In Your Hips 2:27 LIVE SHOW: December 9, 1963 Craw Daddy Club, London Sonny Boy Williamson (with the Yardbirds as backup) (31) Bye Bye Bird 3:38 (31) Mister Downchild 3:56 (31) The River Rhine 5:21 (31) 23 Hours Too Long 5:07 (31) A Lost Care 2:16 (31) Pontiac Blues 3:49 (31) Take It Easy Baby 5:41 (take 1) (31) Out On The Water Coast 3:07 (31) I Don't Care No More 3:42 (31) Western Arizona 3:00 (31) Take It Easy Baby 4:12 (take 2) (?) Baby Don't Worry (?) Roger Pearce - guitar Roger Pearce filled in on lead guitar for a few shows in December 1963 when Eric Clapton was on vacation. LIVE SHOW: December 13, 1963 Edwina's Club, Finsbury Park, London LIVE SHOW: December 14, 1963 Star Club, Star Hotel, Croydon, Surrey, England (p7) LIVE SHOW: December 15, 1963 Civic Hall, Guildford, Surrey LIVE SHOW: December 17, 1963 Ricky Tick, Windsor, Berkshire LIVE SHOW: December 20, 1963 Plaza Ballroom, Guildford, Surrey LIVE SHOW: December 21, 1963 Star Club, Croydon, Surrey LIVE SHOW: December 14, 1963 Star Club, Star Hotel, Croydon, Surrey, England (p7) LIVE SHOW: December 23, 1963 Olympic Ballroom, Reading, Berkshire LIVE SHOW: December 24, 1963 Ricky Tick, Windsor, Berkshire LIVE SHOW: December 14, 1963 Star Club, Star Hotel, Croydon, Surrey, England (p7) LIVE SHOW: December 29, 1963 Craw Daddy Club, Richmond, Surrey STUDIO SESSION: January ??, 1964 R.G.Jones Studios, Morden, Surrey (It is possible that these tracks were February 1964) (31)(42)I Wish You Would 4:16 (alternate version) (demo) (31) A Certain Girl 2:20 (alternate version) (demo) (42)You Can't Judge A Book By The Cover (demo) (never released) (The above listed demos were never intended for release. However,) (record labels [sloppy/uncaring/greedy] and managers being what they) (are, the ones with numbers have been released multiple times.) LIVE SHOW: January 3, 1964 Marquee Club, London LIVE SHOW: January 4, 1964 Star Club, Star Hotel, Croydon, Surrey, England (p7) LIVE SHOW: January 5, 1964 Craw Daddy Club, Richmond, Surrey LIVE SHOW: January 10, 1964 Marquee Club, London LIVE SHOW: January 11, 1964 Star Club, Star Hotel, Croydon, Surrey, England (p7) LIVE SHOW: January 12, 1964 Craw Daddy Club, Richmond, Surrey LIVE SHOW: January 14, 1964 Ricky Tick, Windsor, Berkshire LIVE SHOW: January 17, 1964 Plaza Ballroom, Guildford, Surrey LIVE SHOW: January 18, 1964 Star Club, Star Hotel, Croydon, Surrey, England (p7) LIVE SHOW: January 19, 1964 Craw Daddy Club, Richmond, Surrey LIVE SHOW: January 20, 1964 Toby Jug Hotel, Tolworth, Surrey LIVE SHOW: January 21, 1964 Ricky Tick, Windsor, Berkshire LIVE SHOW: January 23, 1964 Marquee Club, London LIVE SHOW: January 24, 1964 Marquee Club, London LIVE SHOW: January 25, 1964 Star Club, Star Hotel, Croydon, Surrey, England (p7) LIVE SHOW: January 26, 1964 Craw Daddy Club, Richmond, Surrey LIVE SHOW: January 27, 1964 Toby Jug Hotel, Tolworth, Surrey LIVE SHOW: January 28, 1964 The Flamingo, London LIVE SHOW: January 30, 1964 Marquee Club, London LIVE SHOW: January 31, 1964 St. John's Ambulance Hall, Reading, Berkshire STUDIO SESSION: February 1964 Olympic Studios, Barnes, London (Some sources list these sessions as) (November 1963, March/April 1964, or January/February 1964) (31) I Wish You Would 2:18 (31) A Certain Girl 2:16 LIVE SHOW: February 1, 1964 Pearce Hall, Maidenhead, Berkshire LIVE SHOW: February 2, 1964 Craw Daddy Club, Richmond, Surrey LIVE SHOW: February 4, 1964 Plaza Ballroom, Guildford, Surrey LIVE SHOW: February 6, 1964 Marquee, London, England (p6) LIVE SHOW: February 8, 1964 Pearce Hall, Maidenhead, Berkshire LIVE SHOW: February 9, 1964 Craw Daddy Club, Richmond, Surrey LIVE SHOW: February 11, 1964 Coronation Hall, Kingston, Surrey LIVE SHOW: February 13, 1964 Marquee, London, England (p6) LIVE SHOW: February 15, 1964 Star Club, Star Hotel, Croydon, Surrey, England (p7) LIVE SHOW: February 16, 1964 Craw Daddy Club, Richmond, Surrey LIVE SHOW: February 18, 1964 Plaza Ballroom, Guildford, Surrey LIVE SHOW: February 20, 1964 Marquee, London, England (p6) LIVE SHOW: February 21, 1964 Pearce Hall, Maidenhead, Berkshire LIVE SHOW: February 21, 1964 Star Club, Star Hotel, Croydon, Surrey, England (p7) LIVE SHOW: February 22, 1964 Craw Daddy Club, Richmond, Surrey LIVE SHOW: February 23, 1964 Coronation Hall, Kingston, Surrey LIVE SHOW: February 25, 1964 Marquee Club, London LIVE SHOW: February 27, 1964 Marquee, London, England (p6) LIVE SHOW: February 28, 1964 Town Hall, Birmingham, Midlands First Rhythm and Blues Festival Sonny Boy Williamson (with the Yardbirds as backup) (31) Slows Walk 1:04 (31) Highway 69 3:17 (31) My Little Cabin 3:47 Bye Bye Bird The Sky Is Crying Look At The Tears Rolling Down The Street Got My Mojo Working (jam) (While the Yardbirds set at this show was also taped, Keith Relf,) (the singer was in the hospital with a collapsed lung.) SET LIST: Was usually chosen from the below songs. Too Much Monkey Business Got Love If You Want It Smokestack Lightning Good Morning Little Schoolgirl Respectable Five Long Years Pretty Girl Louise I'm A Man Here Tis I Wish You Would Little Queenie Carol Boom, Boom I Ain't Got You LIVE SHOW: March 1, 1964 Craw Daddy Club, Richmond, Surrey LIVE SHOW: March 3, 1964 Coronation Hall, Kingston, Surrey LIVE SHOW: March 5, 1964 Marquee, London, England (p6) LIVE SHOW: March 6, 1964 Telephone House, Wimbledon LIVE SHOW: March 7, 1964 Pearce Hall, Maidenhead, Berkshire LIVE SHOW: March 8, 1964 Craw Daddy Club, Richmond, Surrey LIVE SHOW: March 13, 1964 Marquee, London, England (p6) LIVE SHOW: March 14, 1964 Star Club, Croydon, Surrey LIVE SHOW: March 15, 1964 Craw Daddy Club, Richmond, Surrey March 10, 1964 Marquee Club, London (Five Live Yardbirds) [ Top (page index) ] [ Up ] [ Down ] [ Bottom (site index) ] LIVE SHOW: March 20, 1964 Marquee Club, London (Five Live Yardbirds) LIVE SHOW: March 20, 1964 Marquee, London, England (Five Live Yardbirds) (p6) (March 6 to March 12 Marquee was closed to move to new quarters) (Some sources list these as March 10, 1964) (1st set) (31) Too Much Monkey Business 3:49 (31) I Got Love If You Want It 2:36 (31) Smokestack Lightnin' 5:34 (31) Good Morning Little School Girl 2:40 (31) Respectable 5:30 (2nd set) (31) Five Long Years 5:15 (31) Pretty Girl 3:03 (31) Louise 3:41 (31) I'm A Man 4:31 (31) Here 'Tis 5:09 (3rd set) (was recorded, but was accidentally erased) I Wish You Would I Ain't Got You LIVE SHOW: March 21, 1964 Star Club, Croydon, Surrey LIVE SHOW: March 22, 1964 Craw Daddy Club, Richmond, Surrey LIVE SHOW: March 27, 1964 Marquee, London, England (p6) LIVE SHOW: March 28, 1964 Star Club, Star Hotel, Croydon, Surrey, England (p7) LIVE SHOW: March 29, 1964 Craw Daddy Club, Richmond, Surrey (Brian Jones-vocals) STUDIO SESSION: March ??, 1964 Olympic Studios, Barnes, London (Some sources list these as started (instrumental backing) in August 1964.) (and finished (vocals only) in September/October 1964) (31) Good Morning Little Schoolgirl 3:18 (backing track) (31) Good Morning Little Schoolgirl 3:09 (backing track + harp) (31) Good Morning Little Schoolgirl 2:44 (master) STUDIO SESSION: September ??, 1964 Olympic Studios, Barnes, London (This was probably either started the same time as Good Morning Little) (School Girl, or finished when it was, since it was designed to be a) (single and no other material was recorded at that time.) (31) I Ain't Got You 1:59 LIVE SHOW: April 3, 1964 Marquee, London, England (p6) LIVE SHOW: April 4, 1964 St. Peter's Hall, Kingston, Surrey VIDEO SESSION: April 5, 1964 Go Tell It On The Mountain (German or UK - TV) (performed live in the TV studio) (v2)(v6)(41)(42)Louise (v2)(v6)(41)(42)I Wish You Would LIVE SHOW: April 5, 1964 Craw Daddy Club, Richmond, Surrey LIVE SHOW: April 5, 1964 Marquee Club, London LIVE SHOW: April 7, 1964 The Refectory, Golders Green, London LIVE SHOW: April 10, 1964 Marquee, London, England (p6) LIVE SHOW: April 11, 1964 Star Club, Star Hotel, Croydon, Surrey, England (p7) LIVE SHOW: April 12, 1964 Craw Daddy Club, Richmond, Surrey LIVE SHOW: April 17, 1964 Marquee, London, England (p6) LIVE SHOW: April 18, 1964 Star Club, Star Hotel, Croydon, Surrey, England (p7) LIVE SHOW: April 19, 1964 Craw Daddy Club, Richmond, Surrey LIVE SHOW: April 21, 1964 Star Club, Star Hotel, Croydon, Surrey, England (p7) LIVE SHOW: April 21, 1964 Marquee Club, London LIVE SHOW: April 24, 1964 Marquee Club, London LIVE SHOW: April 25, 1964 Town Hall Ballroom, Abergavenny, Wales LIVE SHOW: April 25, 1964 Town Hall Ballroom, Birmingham LIVE SHOW: April 26, 1964 Craw Daddy Club, Richmond, Surrey LIVE SHOW: April 27, 1964 The Manor House, Harringay, London LIVE SHOW: April 28, 1964 Star Club, Star Hotel, Croydon, Surrey, England (p7) LIVE SHOW: May 1, 1964 Marquee, London, England (p6) LIVE SHOW: May 3, 1964 Craw Daddy Club, Richmond, Surrey LIVE SHOW: May 4, 1964 Bromel Club, Bromley Court Hotel, Bromley, Kent LIVE SHOW: May 8, 1964 Marquee, London, England (p6) LIVE SHOW: May 10, 1964 Craw Daddy Club, Richmond, Surrey LIVE SHOW: May 13, 1964 Bromel Club, Bromley Court Hotel, Bromley, Kent LIVE SHOW: May 15, 1964 Marquee, London, England (p6) LIVE SHOW: May 16, 1964 Star Club, Star Hotel, Croydon, Surrey, England (p7) LIVE SHOW: May 17, 1964 Craw Daddy Club, Richmond, Surrey VIDEO SESSION: May 22, 1964 Ready, Steady Go (English TV) I Wish You Would LIVE SHOW: May 22, 1964 Marquee, London, England (p6) LIVE SHOW: May 24, 1964 Craw Daddy Club, Richmond, Surrey LIVE SHOW: May 27, 1964 Beckenham Ballroom, Beckenham, Kent LIVE SHOW: May 27, 1964 Star Club, Star Hotel, Croydon, Surrey, England (p7) LIVE SHOW: May 29, 1964 Marquee, London, England (p6) LIVE SHOW: May 31, 1964 Craw Daddy Club, Richmond, Surrey LIVE SHOW: June 5, 1964 Marquee, London, England (p6) LIVE SHOW: June 7, 1964 Craw Daddy Club, Richmond, Surrey LIVE SHOW: June 11, 1964 Brighton Dome, Brighton, Sussex LIVE SHOW: June 12, 1964 Marquee, London, England (p6) LIVE SHOW: June 13, 1964 Club Noriek, London LIVE SHOW: June 14, 1964 Wimbledon Palais, Wimbledon, London LIVE SHOW: June 19, 1964 Marquee, London, England (p6) LIVE SHOW: June 20, 1964 Jazz Festival, Osterley Rugby Club, Middlesex LIVE SHOW: June 21, 1964 Craw Daddy Club, Richmond, Surrey LIVE SHOW: June 26, 1964 Northern Jazz Festival, Redcar, Cleveland LIVE SHOW: June 28, 1964 Craw Daddy Club, Richmond, Surrey LIVE SHOW: July 3, 1964 Marquee, London, England (p6) LIVE SHOW: July 5, 1964 The Cavern, Liverpool LIVE SHOW: July 7, 1964 Churchill Hall, Kenton LIVE SHOW: July 8, 1964 Blue Moon Club, Church Road, Hayes LIVE SHOW: July 9, 1964 Olympic Ballroom, Reading, Berkshire LIVE SHOW: July 10, 1964 Marquee, London, England (p6) LIVE SHOW: July 11, 1964 Rhodes Hall, South Street, Bishop's Stortford, Herts LIVE SHOW: July 12, 1964 Dartford LIVE SHOW: July 13, 1964 Sparrow Hawk, Glengale Road, Edgware, Middlesex LIVE SHOW: July 14, 1964 Churchill Hall, Kenton LIVE SHOW: July 15, 1964 Il Rondo Ballroom, Silver Street, Leicester LIVE SHOW: July 16, 1964 Olympic Ballroom, Reading, Berkshire LIVE SHOW: July 17, 1964 Marquee, London, England (p6) LIVE SHOW: July 18, 1964 2nd Scottish Jazz & Blues Festival, Ayr, South Ayrshire, Scotland LIVE SHOW: July 19, 1964 Commodore, Ryde, Isle Of Wight LIVE SHOW: July 20, 1964 Kingston Jazz Cellar, Kingston LIVE SHOW: July 21, 1964 Churchill Hall, Kenton LIVE SHOW: July 22, 1964 Twisted Wheel, Manchester LIVE SHOW: July 23, 1964 Twisted Wheel, Manchester LIVE SHOW: July 24, 1964 Marquee, London, England (p6) (Mick O'Neil replaces Keith Relf) LIVE SHOW: July 25, 1964 King George Hall, Esher, Surrey LIVE SHOW: July 26, 1964 Craw Daddy Club, Richmond, Surrey (42) I'm A Man LIVE SHOW: July 27, 1964 Town Hall, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex LIVE SHOW: July 28, 1964 Churchill Hall, Kenton LIVE SHOW: July 29, 1964 Bromel Club, Bromley Court Hotel, Bromley, Kent LIVE SHOW: July 29, 1964 Marquee, London, England (p6) LIVE SHOW: July 30, 1964 Locarno Ballroom, Swindon, Wilshire LIVE SHOW: July 31, 1964 Marquee, London LIVE SHOW: August 1, 1964 Market Hall, Redhill LIVE SHOW: August 2, 1964 Craw Daddy Club, Richmond, Surrey LIVE SHOW: August 4, 1964 Kenton Conservative Hall, Kenton, Middlesex LIVE SHOW: August 5, 1964 Flamingo, Redruth, Cornwall LIVE SHOW: August 6, 1964 Barnstable, Queens Hall, Devon LIVE SHOW: August 7, 1964 Marquee, London, England (p6) JEFF BECK [ Top (page index) ] [ Up ] [ Down ] [ Bottom (site index) ] PERSONNEL: March 4, 1965 to June 20, 1966 Lineup # 3 Keith Relf - vocals/harp Jeff Beck - lead guitar Chris Dreja - rhythm guitar Paul Samwell-Smith - bass guitar Jim McCarty - drums VIDEO SESSION: February ??, 1965 Richmond Jazz & Blues Festival (This festival was normally in August. Was this listing in error?) (This was a live concert that was taped and later show on the Shindig) (TV show. This episode was called "Shindig Goes To London".) (v2)(v6)For Your Love (v2)(v6)Hang On Sloopy (aka: My Girl Sloopy) (funky edit in middle of song) I'm A Man I Wish You Would Heart Full Of Soul LIVE SHOW: March 5, 1965 Fairfield Hall, Croydon, Surrey, England (p7) (Jeff Beck - first gig - some sources list this as March 27, 1965) LIVE SHOW: March 6, 1965 University Of Manchester, Manchester (may not have taken place) LIVE SHOW: March 8, 1965 Marquee, London, England (p6) LIVE SHOW: March 9, 1965 Grosvenor Ballroom/Borough Assembly Hall, Aylesbury LIVE SHOW: March 10, 1965 Wolsey Hall, Cheshunt LIVE SHOW: March 11, 1965 Thorngate Ballroom, Gosport LIVE SHOW: March 12, 1965 Hillside Ballroom, Hereford LIVE SHOW: March 13, 1965 Loughborough College, Loughbborough LIVE SHOW: March 13, 1965 Twisted Wheel, Manchester LIVE SHOW: March 14, 1965 Craw Daddy Club, Richmond Athletic Association Club House, Richmond, Surrey RADIO SESSIO: March 16, 1965 BBC (42) I'm Not Talking LIVE SHOW: March 19, 1965 Wimbledon Palais, Wimbledon, London LIVE SHOW: March 20, 1965 Assembly Hall, Farnborough Technical College, Farnborough RADIO SESSION: March 20, 1965 The Saturday Club - BBC RADIO (Program 23) (Some sources list as March 7, 1965 or March 22, 1965) (34) I Ain't Got You (34) For Your Love (34)(41)I'm Not Talkin' VIDEO SESSION: 1965 Music video to promote the song (lip sync to 45) (Everyone in the band was wearing various mideval costumes/armor) (v2)(v6)For Your Love Got To Hurry LIVE SHOW: March 23, 1965 Burton's Ballroom, Uxbridge LIVE SHOW: March 25, 1965 Astoria Ballroom, Oldham LIVE SHOW: March 26, 1965 Links Club, Borehamwood LIVE SHOW: March 27, 1965 Royal Hotel, Lowestoft LIVE SHOW: March 28, 1965 Craw Daddy Club, Richmond Athletic Association Club House, Richmond, Surrey LIVE SHOW: March 29, 1965 Marquee, London, England (p6) LIVE SHOW: March 30, 1965 Capitol Theatre, Aberdeen, Scotland LIVE SHOW: April 2, 1965 Dungeon Club, Nottingham LIVE SHOW: April 3, 1965 St. George's Ballroom, Hinckley LIVE SHOW: April 4, 1965 Ultra Club, Downs Hotel, Hassocks LIVE SHOW: April 5, 1965 Guildhall, Southampton LIVE SHOW: April 8, 1965 McIlroys Ballroom, Swindon LIVE SHOW: April 9, 1965 London Architectural Association, London LIVE SHOW: April 10, 1965 Cambridge Corn Exchange, Cambridge LIVE SHOW: April 11, 1965 Royal Star, Maidstone LIVE SHOW: April 12, 1965 Manor House, Ipswich (cancelled) LIVE SHOW: April 13, 1965 Town Hall, High Wycombe LIVE SHOW: April 15, 1965 Cooks Ferry Inn, Edmonton LIVE SHOW: April 16, 1965 Ricky Tick Club, Thams Hotel, Windsor, Berkshire (broacast on "Ready, Steady, Go Live!") LIVE SHOW: April 17, 1965 Plaza Ballrooom, Owestry RADIO SESSION: April 17, 1965 Saturday Swings (aka:) April 9, 1965) (41)(42)Hush-A-Bye (41)(42)I'm A Man (41)(42)Bottle Up and Go (41)(42)Spoonful LIVE SHOW: April 18, 1965 Community Centre, Southall LIVE SHOW: April 18, 1965 Starlite Ballroom, Greenford (cancelled) LIVE SHOW: April 19, 1965 Marque Dance Club, City Centre, Birmingham LIVE SHOW: April 20, 1965 Grosvenor, Aylesbury (cancelled) PERSONNEL: Heart Full Of Soul Ron Prentice - bass (Heart Full Of Soul) STUDIO SESSION: April 20, 1965 Advision Studios, London (Some sources list these sessions as February 1965.) (31) Heart Full Of Soul 1:53 (sitar version) (31) Heart Full Of Soul 2:27 (31) Steeled Blues 2:36 STUDIO SESSION: April 20, 1965 Advision Studios, London (Some sources list these sessions as April and others May 1965.) (Some sources list My Girl Sloopy as Chappell's Studios, London.) (31) My Girl Sloopy 5:36 (31) I'm Not Talking 2:31 (31) I Ain't Done Wrong 3:37 LIVE SHOW: April 21, 1965 Bromley Court Hotel, Bromley, Kent LIVE SHOW: April 22, 1965 Lakeside Ballroom, Hendon LIVE SHOW: April 23, 1965 King Court Hotel, Bayswater, London LIVE SHOW: April 24, 1965 Corn Exchange, Chelmsford LIVE SHOW: April 25, 1965 Winter Gardens, Droitwich Spa LIVE SHOW: April 26, 1965 Marquee, London, England (p6) LIVE SHOW: April 27, 1965 Assembly Hall, Tunbridge Wells LIVE SHOW: April 30 - May 19, 1965 (tour with Kinks) (standard set list for this tour) Too Much Monkey Business I Ain't Done Wrong I Ain't Got You Five Long Years For Your Love I'm A Man LIVE SHOW: April 30, 1965 Ricky Tick Club, Guilford (cancelled) LIVE SHOW: April 30, 1965 Adelphi Cinema, Slough (start U.K.Tour with Kinks) LIVE SHOW: May 1, 1965 Granada Cinema, Walthamstow, London LIVE SHOW: May 2, 1965 Odeon Cinema, Lewisham, London LIVE SHOW: May 3, 1965 Marquee, London, England (p6) LIVE SHOW: May 4, 1965 Guildhall, Portsmouth LIVE SHOW: May 5, 1965 ABC Cinema, Aldershot (cancelled) RADIO SESSION: May 6, 1965 BBC (42) Jeff's Boogie LIVE SHOW: May 6, 1965 Granada Cinema, Kingston-On-Thames LIVE SHOW: May 7, 1965 Granada Cinema, East Ham, London LIVE SHOW: May 8, 1965 Gaumont Cinema, Hanley, Stoke-On-Trent LIVE SHOW: May 9, 1965 Coventry Theatre, Coventry LIVE SHOW: May 11, 1965 Odeon Cinema, Swindon LIVE SHOW: May 12, 1965 Odeon Cinema, Southend LIVE SHOW: May 13, 1965 Granada Cinema, Bedford LIVE SHOW: May 14, 1965 Granada Cinema, Tooting, London LIVE SHOW: May 15, 1965 Winter Gardens, Bournemouth LIVE SHOW: May 16, 1965 Gaumont Cinema, Ipswitch LIVE SHOW: May 17, 1965 Marquee, London, England (p6) LIVE SHOW: May 18, 1965 Gaumont Cinema, Taunton LIVE SHOW: May 19, 1965 Capitol Cinema, Cardiff, Wales LIVE SHOW: May 20, 1965 Gaumont Cinema, Wolverhampton LIVE SHOW: May 21 - May 31, 1965 Scottish Tour LIVE SHOW: May 21, 1965 Raith Ballroom, Kirkcaldy, Scotland LIVE SHOW: May 22, 1965 City Hall, Perth, Scotland LIVE SHOW: May 23, 1965 Top 10 Club, Palais, Dundee, Scotland LIVE SHOW: May 24, 1965 Assembly Rooms, Wick, Scotland LIVE SHOW: May 25, 1965 Locarno Ballroom, Montrose, Scotland RADIO SESSION: May 26, 1965 Radio Luxembourg LIVE SHOW: May 27, 1965 Paisley Ice Rink, Glasgow, Scotland LIVE SHOW: May 30, 1965 New Hall, Newtongrange, Scotland LIVE SHOW: May 31, 1965 Barrowlands, Glasgow, Scotland (cancelled) LIVE SHOW: May ?, 1965 (date/location uncertain) (42) You're A Better Man Than I RADIO SESSION: June 1, 1965 BBC (42) Heart Full Of Soul (42) Steeled Blues (42) I Wish You Would LIVE SHOW: June 2, 1965 Country Club, Mudeford, Dorset LIVE SHOW: June 4, 1965 Fender Club, Harrow, London RADIO SESSION June 4, 1965 BBC (42) Louise (42) I'm Not Talking LIVE SHOW: June 5, 1965 Peterborough Palais, Peterborough RADIO SESSION: June 5, 1965 Joe Loss Pop Show/Saturday Club (41) Steeled Blues VIDEO SESSION: June 5, 1965 Ready Steady Go (English TV) RADIO SESSION: June 6, 1965 The Saturday Club - BBC RADIO (Program 32) (Some sources list as July 9, 1965) (34) I Wish You Would (34) Heart Full Of Soul For Your Love LIVE SHOW: June 6, 1965 Elm Park, Romford LIVE SHOW: June 7, 1965 Country Club, Borley LIVE SHOW: June 8, 1965 Marquee, London, England (p6) RADIO SESSION: June 9, 1965 BBC (42) Jeff's Boogie (42) I've Been Trying (42) Heart Full Of Soul LIVE SHOW: June 11, 1965 Empress Ballroom, Winter Gardens, Blackpool LIVE SHOW: June 12, 1965 Stafford Rugby Club, Stafford RADIO SESSION: June 12, 1965 Saturday Swings (41) I'm Not Talking (41) Louise LIVE SHOW: June 14, 1965 Parr Hall, Warrington VIDEO SESSION: June 14, 1965 Scene at 6:30 (Granada TV) LIVE SHOW: June 15, 1965 Stamford Hall, Altrincham LIVE SHOW: June 17, 1965 Pier Pavilion, Worthing LIVE SHOW: June 18, 1965 University of Birmingham, Birmingham LIVE SHOW: June 19, 1965 Starlight Room, Gilderdome, Boston VIDEO SESSION: June 19, 1965 Thank Your Lucky Stars (TV) LIVE SHOW: June 20, 1965 EUROPE 1, Palais Des Sports, Paris, France (opened for Beatles) (41) For Your Love (41) I Wish You Would LIVE SHOW: June 20, 1965 L'Olympia, Paris, France (opened for Beatles) (33)(42)I Wish You Would LIVE SHOW: June 22, 1965 Town Hall, High Wycombe LIVE SHOW: June 23, 1965 City Hall, Salisbury LIVE SHOW: June 24, 1965 Kave Dwellers Club, Billingham (cancelled) LIVE SHOW: June 25, 1965 Oasis Club, Manchester (cancelled) RADIO SESSION: June 25, 1965 Friday Spectacular - Radio Luxembourg LIVE SHOW: June 26, 1965 Cleethorpes Memorial Hall, Cleethorpes (cancelled) LIVE SHOW: June 26, 1965 Drill Hall, Scunthorpe RADIO SESSION: June 26, 1965 Top Gear - BBC Radio LIVE SHOW: June 27, 1965 Craw Daddy Club, Richmond Athletic Association Club House, Richmond, Surrey LIVE SHOW: June 30, 1965 Corn Exchange, Bristol LIVE SHOW: July 1, 1965 Dreamland Ballroom, Margate LIVE SHOW: July 2, 1965 Palais, Wimbeldon LIVE SHOW: July 3, 1965 Whitehall, East Grinstead RADIO SESSION: July 3, 1965 BBC (42) I Ain't Done Wrong LIVE SHOW: July 4, 1965 Starlite Ballroom, Greenford LIVE SHOW: July 5, 1965 Bath Pavilion, Bath LIVE SHOW: July 6, 1965 Marquee, London, England (p6) LIVE SHOW: July 9, 1965 Assembly Hall, Farnborough Technical College, Farnborough VIDEO SESSION: July 9, 1965 Ready Steady Go (English TV) LIVE SHOW: July 10, 1965 Corn Exchange, Cambridge LIVE SHOW: July 15, 1965 Winter Gardens, Great Yarmouth LIVE SHOW: July 16, 1965 Whaddon Football Ground, Cheltenham LIVE SHOW: July 17, 1965 Birdcage Club, Kimbells Ballroom, Southsea, Portsmouth (Yardbirds missed show) LIVE SHOW: July 19, 1965 Majestic Ballroom, Newcastle LIVE SHOW: July 20, 1965 Queens Ballroom, Cleveleys LIVE SHOW: July 21, 1965 Kinema Ballroom, Dunfermline, Scotland LIVE SHOW: July 22, 1965 Scotland LIVE SHOW: July 23, 1965 Scotland LIVE SHOW: July 24, 1965 Scotland LIVE SHOW: July 25, 1965 Guildhall, Portsmouth (cancelled) LIVE SHOW: July 28, 1965 Floral Hall, Morecombe LIVE SHOW: July 30, 1965 Ricky Tick, Windsor, Berkshire (without Jeff Beck) VIDEO SESSION: July 30, 1965 Ready Steady Go (English TV) LIVE SHOW: July 31, 1965 East Coast Festival of Jazz & Modern Music, Boating Lake Grounds, Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire RADIO SESSION: ??????, 1965 The Saturday Club - BBC RADIO (Program 35) (Some sources list as July 30, 1965) Heart Full Of Soul For Your Love (34) I've Been Wrong (aka: I Ain't Done Wrong) (? June 1965 ?) LIVE SHOW: August 1, 1965 Odeon, Bournemouth (cancelled) LIVE SHOW: August 2, 1965 Savoy Ballroom, Southsea, Portsmouth LIVE SHOW: August 5, 1965 Assembly Hall, Worthing RADIO SESSION: August 6, 1965 I Wish You Would (42) I Wish You Would LIVE SHOW: August 6, 1965 5th National Jazz and Blues Festival, Richmond, England (p1) (filmed for future broadcast) (42) I'm A Man (42) I Wish You would (42) Too Much Monkey business (42) Love Me Like I Love You LIVE SHOW: August 7, 1965 Oasis Club, Manchesterlackpool LIVE SHOW: August 8, 1965 North Pier Pavilion, Blackpool RADIO SESSION: August 9, 1965 BBC (42) Love Me Like I Love You VIDEO SESSION: August 10-11, 1965 U.S.TV (42) I Wish You Would (42) I'm A Man (42) For Your Love (42) Heart Full Of Soul VIDEO SESSION: August 13, 1965 Shindig (TV)/Beat Show (41) Love Me Like I Love You LIVE SHOW: August 15, 1965 Llandudno Pier, Llandudno, Wales (cancelled) STUDIO SESSION: August 23, 1965 Advision Studios, Barnes, London (Some sources list these sessions as February 1965) (Some sources list as started July 1965 Olympic Studios, and completed) (at August 23, 1965 Advision Studios.) (31) Still I'm Sad 2:57 (Some sources list these sessions as February and others as May 1965.) (Whatever the case, they were probably both done at the same time for) (a 45 release.) (Some sources list as completed at August 23, 1965, Advision Studios) (31) Evil Hearted You 2:23 Heart Full Of Soul (Italian language version) RADIO SESSION: August 30, 1965 The Saturday Club - BBC RADIO (Program 45) (Some sources list as October 8, 1965) (presenter - Brian Matthews) (34) Too Much Monkey Business (34) Love Me Like I Love You (34) I'm A Man RADIO SESSION: August 30, 1965 You Really Got Me (41) I Wish You Would LIVE SHOW: August 19 - September 1965 (American tour) (Work permits were screwed up, so they weren't allow to play) (on their first tour of America.) LIVE SHOW: September 1, 1965 Convention Hall, Philadelphia, PA (cancelled) LIVE SHOW: September 2, 1965 State Fairgrounds, Louisville, KY (cancelled) LIVE SHOW: September 3, 1965 Oaklahoma State Fairgrounds Grandstand, Oklahoma City, OK LIVE SHOW: September 4, 1965 VIP Club, Jaycees Hall, Phoenix, AZ LIVE SHOW: September 5, 1965 Houston, TX (cancelled) VIDEO SESSION: September 6, 1965 Shindig (TV) (taping) LIVE SHOW: September 9, 1965 Bob Markley's house, Hollywood Hills, CA LIVE SHOW: September 10, 1965 Clearpool, Memphis, TN LIVE SHOW: September 10, 1965 Skateland Frayser, Memphis, TN LIVE SHOW: September 11, 1965 Robinson Auditorium, Little Rock, AR LIVE SHOW: September 16, 1965 CYO Hall, Scranton, OH (cancelled) LIVE SHOW: September 17, 1965 The Rolling Stone, New York, NY LIVE SHOW: September 18, 1965 Arie Crown Theater, Chicago, IL VIDEO SESSION: September 23, 1965 (broadcast date) - Shindig (TV) Heart Full Of Soul VIDEO SESSION: September 23, 1965 Dutch TV (42) McLeans (advertisement) RADIO SESSION: September 27, 1965 Gadzooks - BBC Radio (42) Evil Hearted You (42) Stumble (42) Still I'm Sad (42) My Girl Sloopy VIDEO SESSION: September 28, 1965 Scene at 6:30 (Granada TV) LIVE SHOW: September 30, 1965 Locarno Ballroom, Swindon (some sources list this as September 30, 1965) VIDEO SESSION: September 30, 1965 Top Of The Pops (English TV) STUDIO SESSION: September ??, 1965 RCA Studios, Hollywood, CA I'm A Man (never released) Steeled Blues (never released) misc. jamming (never released) STUDIO SESSION: September 13, 1965 Chess Studios, Chicago, IL (Some sources list October 1965) (31) I'm A Man 2:33 (Some sources list the next two tracks recorded at) (CBS Studios, NY rather than Chess Studios, IL.) (Some sources list December 1965 at Chess Studios, Chicago, IL) (31) Shapes Of Things 2:35 (Some sources list January 1966 at Columbio Studios, New York, NY) (31) New York City Blues 4:19 STUDIO SESSION: September ??, 1965 Sun Studios, Memphis, TN (Some sources list this as started September 12, 1965 Sam Phillips) (Recording Service, Memphis, TN. And finished later this same month) (in Columbia Studios, NY.) (31) Mr. You're A Better Man Than I 3:17 (31) The Train Kept A-Rollin' 3:25 RADIO SESSION: September ??, 1965 The Saturday Club-BBC RADIO (Program 49) (Some sources list as November 5, 1965 or September 27, 1965) (34) Evil Hearted You (34)(42)Still I'm Sad (34)(42)Hang On Sloopy (My Girl Sloopy) VIDEO SESSION: October 1, 1965 Ready Steady Go (English TV) RADIO SESSION: October 2, 1965 Saturday Club - BBC Radio (41) Stumble LIVE SHOW: October 6, 1965 The Witch Doctor, Hastings LIVE SHOW: October 7, 1965 Ricky Tick Club, Thames Hotel, Windsor VIDEO SESSION: October 7, 1965 Top Of The Pops (English TV) LIVE SHOW: October 8, 1965 Town Hall, Staines, Surrey LIVE SHOW: October 9, 1965 California Ballroom, Dunstable VIDEO SESSION: October 9, 1965 Thank Your Lucky Starts (TV) RADIO SESSION: October 10, 1965 Easy Beat - BBC Radio LIVE SHOW: October 11, 1965 Majestic Ballroom, Rhyl, Wales LIVE SHOW: October 12, 1965 Marquee, London, England (p6) LIVE SHOW: October 14, 1965 Queen's Hall, Barnstable LIVE SHOW: October 15, 1965 Guildhall, Axminster LIVE SHOW: October 16, 1965 Winter Gardens, Westom-super-Mare LIVE SHOW: October 19, 1965 Trade Union Hall, Watford LIVE SHOW: October 19, 1965 Town Hall, High Wycombe LIVE SHOW: October 20, 1965 Town Hall, Stourbridge LIVE SHOW: October 21, 1965 Winter Garden, Cleethorpes LIVE SHOW: October 22, 1965 Marine Ballroom, Central Pier, Morecambe LIVE SHOW: October 23, 1965 Student Union, University of Leeds, Leeds LIVE SHOW: October 24, 1965 Oasis Club, Manchester LIVE SHOW: October 25, 1965 Queen's Ballroom, Wolverhampton LIVE SHOW: October 26, 1965 Sherwood Rooms, Nottingham VIDEO SESSION: October 28, 1965 Top Of The Pops (English TV) VIDEO SESSION: October 29, 1965 Ready Steady Go (English TV) LIVE SHOW: October 30, 1965 Baths, Leyton LIVE SHOW: November 1, 1965 Bath Pavillion, Bath LIVE SHOW: November 2, 1965 Floral Hall, Gorleston LIVE SHOW: November 3, 1965 Orchid Ballroom, Croydon, England (p7) LIVE SHOW: November 3, 1965 Orchid Ballroom, Purley, England LIVE SHOW: November 5, 1965 ABC Theatre, Cleethorpes LIVE SHOW: November 6, 1965 Marcam Hall, March LIVE SHOW: November 8, 1965 Baths, Eltham, London LIVE SHOW: November 9, 1965 K-52, Frankfort. West Germany LIVE SHOW: November 10, 1965 Frankfort LIVE SHOW: November 11, 1965 Munich LIVE SHOW: November 12, 1965 The Big Apple, Munich, West Germany (recorded for a live album) LIVE SHOW: November 13, 1965 Brussels LIVE SHOW: November 14, 1965 Brussels LIVE SHOW: November 15, 1965 Colston Hall, Bristol (cancelled) RADIO SESSION: November 16, 1965 (42) Smokestack Lighting (42) You're A Better Man Than I (42) Train Kept A-Rollin' LIVE SHOW: November 17, 1965 Locarno Ballroom, Stevenago LIVE SHOW: November 18, 1965 ABC Cinema, Stockton (start of UK tour w/Manfred Mann, ...) LIVE SHOW: November 19, 1965 ABC Cinema, Chesterfield LIVE SHOW: November 20, 1965 Gaumont Cinema, Derby LIVE SHOW: November 22, 1965 Gaumont Cinema, Bradford LIVE SHOW: November 23, 1965 Ritz Theatre, Luton LIVE SHOW: November 24, 1965 Ritz Theatre, Chatham LIVE SHOW: November 25, 1965 ABC Cinema, Cambridge LIVE SHOW: November 26, 1965 ABC Cinema, Southampton LIVE SHOW: November 27, 1965 Granada Cinema, East Ham, London LIVE SHOW: November 28, 1965 Coventry Theater, Coventry LIVE SHOW: November 29, 1965 ABC Cinema, Northampton LIVE SHOW: November 30, 1965 Guildhall, Portsmouth LIVE SHOW: November ?, 1965 (42) You're A Better Man Than I (42) The Train Kept A-Rollin' RADIO SESSION: December ??, 1965 The Saturday Club - BBC RADIO (Program 62) (Some sources list as February 4, 1966) (34) Smokestack Lightning (34) Mr. You're A Better Man Than I (34) Train Kept A Rollin' LIVE SHOW: December 2, 1965 Granada Cinema, Bedford LIVE SHOW: December 3, 1965 Colson Hall, Bristol LIVE SHOW: December 4, 1965 ABC Cinema, Plymouth LIVE SHOW: December 5, 1965 ABC Cinema, Exeter LIVE SHOW: December 6, 1965 Adelphi Cinema, Slough (end U.K.Tour) LIVE SHOW: December 8, 1965 Radio Caroline Club Ball, New Brighton Tower Hall, Liverpool (2nd american tour - but first where they were allowed to play) LIVE SHOW: December 11, 1965 Arie Crown Theater, Chicago, IL LIVE SHOW: December 11, 1965 Rock River Roller Palace, Rockford, IL LIVE SHOW: December 12, 1965 IMA Auditorium, Flint, MI LIVE SHOW: December 15, 1965 Renfro's Euphoria, Kansas LIVE SHOW: December 17, 1965 midwest high school (details unknown) LIVE SHOW: December 18, 1965 Danceland Ballroom, Cedar Rapids, IA (2 shows) LIVE SHOW: December 19, 1965 Surf of the Four Seasons Ballroom, Clear Lake, IA LIVE SHOW: December 22, 1965 Thumbs Up Club, Chicago, IL LIVE SHOW: December 22, 1965 City Auditorium, Denver, Colorado (cancelled) LIVE SHOW: December 23, 1965 Alexandria Roller Rink, Alexandria, VA LIVE SHOW: December 24, 1965 Pueblo, Colorado (cancelled) LIVE SHOW: December 25, 1965 The Peppermint Stick, Wheatfield, NY (2 shows) LIVE SHOW: December 26, 1965 Daniel's Den, Saginaw, MI (replaced show at Municipal Auditoriuym, San Angelo, TX) LIVE SHOW: December 27, 1965 Will Rogers Memorial Coliseum, Fort Worth, Texas LIVE SHOW: December 28, 1965 Pittsburgh Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, PA LIVE SHOW: December 30, 1965 Chico Teen Center, Silver Dollar Fairground, Chico, CA LIVE SHOW: December 30, 1965 Skateland, Marysville, CA LIVE SHOW: December 31, 1965 University of Puget Sound Fieldhouse, Tacoma, Washington LIVE SHOW: December 31, 1965 Evergreen Ballroom, Olympia, Washington VIDEO SESSION: 1965 Shindig (TV) (This was a live in studio performance, complete with go go dancers,) (funky colorization, and cut off before they could finish the song) (v6)I Wish You Would (v6)For Your Love (v6)Heart Full Of Soul (v2)(v6)I'm A Man VIDEO SESSION: 1965 (Shindig or Dutch TV or ???) (Keith Relf is wearing sunglasses. This was a live in studio show.) (v2) I Wish You Would (v2) For Your Love (timing clock on screen) (v2) Heart Full Of Soul (timing clock on screen) VIDEO SESSION: 1965 Shivaree (TV) (w/go go dancers) (lip sync to songs) (v2)(v6)Heart Full Of Soul (v2)(v6)I'm A Man VIDEO SESSION: 1965 (Belgium TV) (Interview with band members offscreen talking over songs)(lip sync to songs) (v2) For Your Love (promo video) (v2) Still I'm Sad (v1) For Your Love (fragment on commercial release) RADIO SESSION: various dates (1965) - BBC RADIO Mr. You're A Better man Than I (Saturday Club) Five On Board Hushabye Spoonful The Stumble (Saturday Club) I've Been Trying (Saturday Club) Dust My Blues (Saturday Club) Steeled Blues Louise STUDIO SESSION: 2/66 (released date-recording date/location unknown) (Some sources list December 1965 at Columbia Studios, Hollywood, CA) (This was the Yardbirds, but Jeff Beck refused to play on these tracks.) (31) Questa Volta 2:32 (31) Pafff...Bum 2:26 (take 1) (31) Pafff...Bum 2:36 (take 2) LIVE SHOW: January 1, 1966 Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle, WA LIVE SHOW: January 4, 1966 Kim Fowley's house, Hollywood, CA (private party) LIVE SHOW: January 5, 1966 The Hullabaloo, Hollywood, CA LIVE SHOW: January 6, 1966 The Hullabaloo, Hollywood, CA LIVE SHOW: January 7, 1966 The Hullabaloo, Hollywood, CA LIVE SHOW: January 8, 1966 Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, CA LIVE SHOW: January 9, 1966 The Hullabaloo, Hollywood, CA TV SESSION: January 10, 1966 U.S.TV (42) Shapes Of Things LIVE SHOW: January 15, 1966 Eudowood Gardens, Baltimore, MD LIVE SHOW: January 15, 1966 Annapolis National Guard Armory, Annapolis, MD LIVE SHOW: January 21, 1966 Valparaiso Armory, Valparaiso, IN LIVE SHOW: January 22, 1966 Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, IL LIVE SHOW: January 25, 1966 (end of U.S.Tour) LIVE SHOW: January 28, 1966 16th Festival of Italian Songs, Casino Municipale, San Remo, Italy LIVE SHOW: January 29, 1966 16th Festival of Italian Songs, Casino Municipale, San Remo, Italy (41)(42)Questa Volta (41)(42)Pafff...Bum RADIO SESSION: February ??, 1966 The Saturday Club - BBC RADIO (Program 71) (Some sources list as April 8, 1966 or February 28, 1966) (34)(42)Shapes Of Things (34)(42)Dust My Blues (Dust My Broom) (42)You're A Better Man Than I LIVE SHOW: February 4, 1966 Golf Drouot, Paris, France LIVE SHOW: February 5, 1966 Palace de la Mutualite, Paris, France LIVE SHOW: February 19, 1966 Baths Hall, Scunthorpe LIVE SHOW: February 25, 1966 Iron curtain Club, St. Mary Cray, London LIVE SHOW: March 5, 1966 Corn Exchange, Cambridge LIVE SHOW: March 7, 1966 Town Hall, Chatham LIVE SHOW: March 9, 1966 Corn Exchange, Bristol LIVE SHOW: March 11, 1966 Ricky Tick Club, Staines LIVE SHOW: March 12, 1966 St. George's Ballroom, Hinckley LIVE SHOW: March 14, 1966 Bath Pavilion, Bath LIVE SHOW: March 15, 1966 Marquee, London, England (p6) (plus: Eric Clapton) LIVE SHOW: March 18, 1966 Top Rank Ballroom, Brighton (cancelled) LIVE SHOW: March 19, 1966 Jigsaw Club, Manchester LIVE SHOW: March 21, 1966 Queen's Ballroom, Wolverhampton LIVE SHOW: March 22, 1966 Winter Gardens, Malvern LIVE SHOW: March 23, 1966 Majestic Ballroom, Leeds LIVE SHOW: March 24, 1966 Victoria Ballroom, Chesterfield LIVE SHOW: March 26, 1966 Imperial Ballroom, Nelson VIDEO SESSION: April 1, 1966 Ready Steady Allez! (French TV), La Locomotive Club, Place Blanche, Paris, France (pe) (42) Shapes Of Things LIVE SHOW: April 2, 1966 France LIVE SHOW: April 3, 1966 L'Omnibus Marseilles, France (Jeff Beck collapses on stage) LIVE SHOW: April 6, 1966 Denmark (without Jeff Beck) LIVE SHOW: April 7, 1966 K.B.Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark (without Jeff Beck) LIVE SHOW: April 7, 1966 Fyns Forum, Odense, Denmark (without Jeff Beck) LIVE SHOW: April 9, 1966 Rhodes Centre, Bishop's Stortford (cancelled) LIVE SHOW: April 10, 1966 Agincourt Ballroom, Camberley (cancelled) LIVE SHOW: April 11, 1966 Het Hartwenes Festival, Concertgebouw, Haarlem, Holland (without Jeff Beck) LIVE SHOW: April 16, 1966 Floral Hall, Southport (Jeff Beck returns) LIVE SHOW: April 17, 1966 Cosmopolitan Club, Carlisle LIVE SHOW: April 21, 1966 Pier Pavilion, Worthing (replaces show at City Hall, Salisbury) LIVE SHOW: April 22, 1966 Palais, Wimbledon LIVE SHOW: April 23, 1966 Student Union, University of Bristol, Bristol LIVE SHOW: April 25, 1966 Silver Blades Ice Rink, Birmingham LIVE SHOW: April 26, 1966 Town Hall, Crayford LIVE SHOW: April 27, 1966 Locarno Ballroom, Stevenage LIVE SHOW: April 29, 1966 Manchester Technical College, Manchester LIVE SHOW: April 30, 1966 California Ballroom, Dunstable Eye View Of Beat (LP) [ Top (page index) ] [ Up ] [ Down ] [ Bottom (site index) ] STUDIO SESSION: March & April 1966 Advision, London - Eye View Of Beat (LP) (Because of management changes, this album was never finished.) (However, they did keep working with some of these tracks, which) (eventually ended up on the Over Under Sideways Down LP.) (31) Jeff's Blues 3:02 (take 1) (31) Jeff's Blues 3:06 (take 2) (31) Someone To Love 2:15 (part 1-take 2) (instrumental) (31) Someone To Love 2:13 (part 1-take 4) (instrumental) (31) Someone To Love 2:04 (part 1-take 14) (instrumental) (31) Someone To Love 2:22 (part 1-take 15) (w/vocals) (31) Someone To Love 4:16 (part 2) (31) Like Jimmy Reed Again 3:06 (31) Chris' Number 2:38 (31) Pounds And Stomps 2:43 (XYZ) (31) Pounds And Stomps 2:28 (31) What Do You Want 3:45 (take 1) (31) What Do You Want 3:29 (take 2) (31) What Do You Want 3:37 (take 3) (31) What Do You Want 3:09 (take 4) (31) Here 'Tis 4:04 (recorded for Ready Steady Go) (31) Here 'Tis 3:48 (instrumental) (31) Crimson Curtain 2:45 LIVE SHOW: May 1, 1966 NME Poll Winners' Concert, Empire Pool, Wembley, London, England (pa) VIDEO SESSION: May 1, 1966 New Musical Express Poll Winners Concert (NME) (May 1, 1966 New Music Express (NME) Poll Winners Concert, Empire Pool, Wembley, London, England) (recorded: May 1, 1966 broadcast on TV: May 8 and May 15, 1966.) (41)(42)(v2)(v6)Train Kept A Rollin' (41)(42)(v2)(v6)Shapes Of Things I Wish You Would RADIO SESSION: May ?, 1966 BBC LIVE SHOW: May 3, 1966 Marquee, London, England (p6) LIVE SHOW: May 4, 1966 Top Rank Suite, Southampton LIVE SHOW: May 7, 1966 Holland (cancelled) LIVE SHOW: May 8, 1966 Holland (cancelled) LIVE SHOW: May 9, 1966 Holland (cancelled) LIVE SHOW: May 10, 1966 Town Hall, High Wycombe LIVE SHOW: May 12, 1966 Ritz Entertainmnet Club, Skewen, Wales LIVE SHOW: May 13, 1966 Regal Ballroom, Ammanford, Wales LIVE SHOW: May 14, 1966 Pavilion Gardens Ballroom, Buxton LIVE SHOW: May 15, 1966 Birmingham Theatre, Birmingham RADIO SESSION May 21, 1966 Saturday Swings (41) Jeff's Boogie LIVE SHOW: May 25, 1966 Top Rank Suite, Doncaster LIVE SHOW: May 26, 1966 Locarno Ballroom, Bristol LIVE SHOW: May 27, 1966 Bluesville Club, Manor House, London (replacing show at Mecca Gaiety Ballroom, Grimsby) LIVE SHOW: May 28, 1966 Dreamland Ballroom, Margate LIVE SHOW: May 29, 1966 Wolu-City 2, Kentucky Place, Woluwe-St-Lambert, Belgium LIVE SHOW: May 30, 1966 Top Pop Festival, Lincoln City Football Club, Sincil Bank (?) LIVE SHOW: May 30, 1966 Whit Monday Pop Gala Festival, Sincil Bank Football Ground, Lincoln, England (pe) Roger The Engineer (LP) [ Top (page index) ] [ Up ] [ Down ] [ Bottom (site index) ] STUDIO SESSION: Spring 1966 Advision, London - Roger The Engineer (LP) (aka: "Over Under Sideways Down")( May 31, 1966 - June 4, 1966) (Mono album has different mixes, and guitar parts than the stereo version.) (39) Lost Woman 3:12 (39) Over, Under, Sideways, Down 2:21 (4/18/66-4/19/66) (39) The Nazz Are Blue 3:01 (39) I Can't Make Your Way 2:22 (39) Rack My Mind 3:12 (39) Farewell 1:28 (39) Hot House of Omagararshid 2:35 (39) Jeff's Boogie 2:22 (4/18/66-4/19/66) (39) He's Always There 2:12 (39) Turn Into Earth 3:03 (39) What Do You Want 3:25 (39) Ever Since The World Began 2:05 (42) He's Always there (alternate) (42) Turn Into Earth (alternate) (42) I Can't Make Your Way (alternate) VIDEO SESSION: May 1966-Where The Action Is (American TV) (Dick Clark) (lip sync to songs) (v2)(v6)Shapes Of Things (timing clock on screen) (v2)(v6)I Wish You Would (timing clock on screen) (v2)(v6)Mr. You're A Better Man Than I (timing clock on screen) For Your Love I'm Not Talking Heart Full Of Soul RADIO SESSION: June 5, 1966 The Saturday Club - BBC RADIO (Program 81) (Some sources list as June 17, 1966, or May 6, 1966) (34)(42)Scratch My Back (34)(42)Over Under Sideways Down (34)(42)The Sun Is Shining (34)(42)Shapes Of Things VIDEO SESSION: June 1966 Hullabaloo A Go Go (TV) (w/go go dancers) (lip sync to songs) (Some sources list this as 1965) (v2)(v6)I'm A Man LIVE SHOW: June 4, 1966 Middlesex Borough College, Isleworth LIVE SHOW: June 9, 1966 Ram Jam club, Brixton (cancelled) LIVE SHOW: June 10, 1966 Ricky Tick club, Thames Hotel, Windwor LIVE SHOW: June 11, 1966 Blues Festival, Zambesi Club, Hounslow LIVE SHOW: June 12, 1966 Starlite Ballroom, Greenford LIVE SHOW: June 13, 1966 Gay Tower Ballroom, Birmingham LIVE SHOW: June 16, 1966 City Hall, Salisbury LIVE SHOW: June 17, 1966 Corn Exchange, Newbury LIVE SHOW: June 18, 1966 May Ball, The Queens College, Oxford University, Oxford (Paul Samwell-Smiths last show) LIVE SHOW: June 19, 1966 Ultra Club, Downs Hotel, Hassocks (cancelled) VIDEO SESSION: 1966 It's A Mod Mod World (lip sync to songs) (v2) Over Under Sideways Down (timing clock on screen) (small tape glitch) (v2) Turn To Earth (timing clock on screen) RADIO SESSION: (bootleg tape) various dates (dates unknown) - BBC RADIO Five On Board Hushabye (Keith Relf solo acoustic number at Yardbirds session) I'm A Man Steeled Blues I'm Not Talking I Ain't Done Wrong Louise I've Been Trying (Saturday Club) Dust My Blues (Saturday Club) Shapes Of Things I Ain't Got You (Top Gear) Heartful Of Soul Jeff's Boogie I'm A Man (Ready Steady Go ?) I Wish You Would Love Me Like I Love You Too much Monkey Business My Girl Sloopy Evil Hearted You The Stumble (Saturday Club) Still I'm Sad Mr. You're A Better Man Than I The Sun Is Shining Over Under Sidways Down Scratch My Back Shapes Of Things Jeff's Boogie Train Kept A Rollin Mr. You're A Better Man Than I (Saturday Club) Smokestack Lightning (Jimmy Page on bass) JEFF BECK and JIMMY PAGE [ Top (page index) ] [ Up ] [ Down ] [ Bottom (site index) ] PERSONNEL: June 21, 1966 to November 1966 Lineup # 4 The intent was dualing lead guitars. Jimmy would come in on bass. Give Chris a bit of time to learn bass. And then Jimmy would switch to lead. It didn't last very long. Jeff started missing shows during this period. So instead of 2 guitars, they ended up with just one (Jimmy Page) when Jeff Beck finally quit. Keith Relf - vocals/harp Keith Relf - vocals/harp Jeff Beck - lead guitar Jeff Beck - lead guitar Chris Dreja - rhythm guitar Jimmy Page - lead guitar Jimmy Page - bass guitar Chris Dreja - bass guitar Jim McCarty - drums Jim McCarty - drums LIVE SHOW: June 21, 1966 Marquee, London, England (p6) (Jimmy Page's first show) LIVE SHOW: June 23, 1966 Mecca Palais, Ashton-under-Lyne LIVE SHOW: June 24, 1966 June Ball '66, University of Durham, Durham LIVE SHOW: June 25, 1966 Palais de Danse, Bury LIVE SHOW: June 26, 1966 Le Weekend Club, Paris, France LIVE SHOW: June 27, 1966 Provins Rock Festival, Tour de Cesar, Provins, France (41) Train Kept A-Rollin' (41) Shapes Of Things (41) Over, Under, Sideways, Down I'm Waiting For The Man LIVE SHOW: June 29, 1966 Bromley Court Hotel, Bromley LIVE SHOW: July 1, 1966 Chiselhurst Caves, Chiselhurst RADIO SESSION: July 1, 1966 Joe Loss Pop (41) Jeff's Boogie LIVE SHOW: July 2, 1966 Ram Jam club, Brixton, London LIVE SHOW: July 3, 1966 North Pier Pavilion, Blackpool LIVE SHOW: July 5, 1966 Winter Gardens, Malvern LIVE SHOW: July 7, 1966 Town Hall, Elgin, Scotland LIVE SHOW: July 8, 1966 Raith Ballroom, Kirkcaldy, Scotland LIVE SHOW: July 9, 1966 Bass Recreation Grounds, Derby LIVE SHOW: July 10, 1966 Pier Pavilion, Hastings LIVE SHOW: July 14, 1966 Town Hall, Kidderminster LIVE SHOW: July 15, 1966 Palais De Danse, Cowdenbeath, Scotland LIVE SHOW: July 15, 1966 City Hall, Perth, Scotland LIVE SHOW: July 16, 1966 Ice Rink, Ayr, Scotland LIVE SHOW: July 17, 1966 Victoria Ballroom, Dunbar, Scotland LIVE SHOW: July 20, 1966 Town Hall, Stourbridge LIVE SHOW: July 21, 1966 Assembly Rooms, Worthing LIVE SHOW: July 22, 1966 Music Hall de France (French TV-broadcast date, also listed as June 27, 1966) (42) Train Kept A-Rollin' (42) Shapes of Things (42) Over, Under, Sideways, Down I'm Waiting For The Man LIVE SHOW: July 23, 1966 Co-op Hall, Gravesend LIVE SHOW: July 25, 1966 Bath Pavilion, Bath LIVE SHOW: July 28, 1966 Palace Theatre, Douglas, Isle Of Man (cancelled) LIVE SHOW: July 30, 1966 6th National Jazz and Blues Festival, Royal Windsor Racecourse, Windsor, Berkshire, England (pa) (Yardbirds did NOT perform) STUDIO SESSION: Summer (July) 1966 IBC Studios, London (Although these tracks were not recorded for the Over Under Sideways Down) (album, they do show up on the reissues because they were recorded while) (they had the same manager as those sessions.) (39)(41)Happenings Ten Years Time Ago 2:54 STUDIO SESSION: Summer (July) 1966 Advision Studios, London (Although these tracks were not recorded for the Over Under Sideways Down) (album, they do show up on the reissues because they were recorded while) (they had the same manager as those sessions.) (39)(41)Psycho Daisies 1:45 LIVE SHOW: August 5, 1966 Dayton's Auditorium, Minneapolis, MN (2 shows-1pm and 3pm) LIVE SHOW: August 6, 1966 Civic Opera House, Chicago, IL LIVE SHOW: August 7, 1966 Maple Lake Pavilion, Mentor, MN LIVE SHOW: August 8, 1966 Detroit Lake Pavilion, Detroit Lakes, MN LIVE SHOW: August 9, 1966 Roof Garden Ballroom, Arnolds Park, IA LIVE SHOW: August 10, 1966 Green's Pavilion, Lakeview Park, Manitou Beach, MI LIVE SHOW: August 12, 1966 Indiana Beach Ballroom, Monticello, IN LIVE SHOW: August 12, 1966 Cold Spring Resort, Hamilton, IN LIVE SHOW: August 13, 1966 Checkmate Young Adult Club, Amarillo, TX LIVE SHOW: August 14, 1966 4-H Building, State Fairgrounds, Great Falls, MT LIVE SHOW: August 16, 1966 Hal-Baby's, Denver, CO LIVE SHOW: August 17, 1966 J.P.'s Palace, Sante Fe, NM LIVE SHOW: August 18, 1966 Tulsa Assembly Center Exhibit Hall, Tulsa, OK (Keith sick, so McCarty sang) LIVE SHOW: August 19, 1966 Wedgewood Amusement Park, Oaklahoma City, OK LIVE SHOW: August 20, 1966 Wedgewood Amusement Park, Oaklahoma City, OK LIVE SHOW: August 21, 1966 Thrift City on Speedway, Tucson, AZ VIDEO SESSION: August 22, 1966 Where The Action Is - American T.V. (Another source lists this as May ??, 1966) (v2) I Wish You Would (v2) Mr. You're A Better Man Than I For Your Love I'm Not Talking Heart Full Of Soul I Wish You Would LIVE SHOW: August 23, 1966 Casino Ballroom, Avalon, Catalina Island, CA LIVE SHOW: August 24, 1966 Monterey County Fairgrounds, Monterey, CA (cancelled) LIVE SHOW: August 25, 1966 Carousel Ballroom, San Francisco, CA (p1) (without Jeff Beck) LIVE SHOW: August 26, 1966 Rollarena, San Leandro, CA (p1) LIVE SHOW: August 27, 1966 Earl Warren Showgrounds, Santa Barbara, CA LIVE SHOW: August 27, 1966 Ventura High School Auditorium, Santa Barbara, CA LIVE SHOW: August 28, 1966 Convention Hall, San Diego, CA (cancelled) LIVE SHOW: August 30, 1966 San Jose Civic Auditorium, San Jose, CA LIVE SHOW: August 31, 1966 Rose Garden Ballroom, Pismo Beach, CA LIVE SHOW: August/September ??, 1966 Indiana LIVE SHOW: August/September ??, 1966 Whiskey A Go Go, Los Angeles, CA LIVE SHOW: September 1, 1966 Civic Auditorium, Stockton, CA LIVE SHOW: September ?, 1966 (labor day weekend) Potters Hut, Ruidoso, New Mexico September 2, 1966, Jeff Beck enters hospital, Jimmy Page continues on without him. LIVE SHOW: September 3, 1966 Salem Armory-Auditorium (Oregon State Fair), Salem, OR LIVE SHOW: September 4, 1966 HIC Exhibition Hall, Honolulu, Hawaii LIVE SHOW: September 7, 1966 Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, CA MD (without Jeff Beck) LIVE SHOW: September 9, 1966 Alexandria Roller Rink, Alexandria, VA (without Jeff Beck) LIVE SHOW: September 10, 1966 Baltimore Civic Center, Baltimore, MD (without Jeff Beck) LIVE SHOW: September 11, 1966 Baltimore Civic Center, Baltimore, MD (cancelled) LIVE SHOW: September 23, 1966 Royal Albert Hall, London (2 shows) LIVE SHOW: September 24, 1966 Odeon Theatre, Leeds, Yorkshire (2 shows) LIVE SHOW: September 25, 1966 Empire Theater, Liverpool (2 shows) LIVE SHOW: September 28, 1966 ABC Theatre, Ardwick, Manchester (2 shows) LIVE SHOW: September 29, 1966 ABC Theatre, Stockton (2 shows) LIVE SHOW: September 30, 1966 Odeon Theatre, Glasgow, Scotland (2 shows) STUDIO SESSION: September 1966 Advision Studios, London (Some sources list this as October 1966, December 1966) (31)(41)Stroll On 2:43 VIDEO SESSION: September 1966 Blow Up (movie) (lip sync to songs) (Some sources list this as October 3-5, 1966) (v2)(v5)(v6)(42)Stroll On LIVE SHOW: October 1, 1966 City Hall, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne (2 shows) LIVE SHOW: October 2, 1966 Gaumont Theatre, Ipswich, Suffolk (2 shows) LIVE SHOW: October 6, 1966 Odeon Theatre, Birmingham, Staffordshire (2 shows) LIVE SHOW: October 7, 1966 Colston Hall, Bristol (2 shows) LIVE SHOW: October 8, 1966 Capitol, Cardiff, Wales (2 shows) LIVE SHOW: October 9, 1966 Gaumont Theatre, Southampton (2 shows) LIVE SHOW: October 14, 1966 Elstree Film Studios, Borehamwood, North London (for crew after filming wrapped up for Blow Up ) STUDIO SESSION: October 19-20, 1966, New York (32)(42)Great Shakes (U.S. commercial) LIVE SHOW: ? October 21, 1966 Bridgeport, Conn ? LIVE SHOW: October 21, 1966 The Comic Strip, Worcester, MA LIVE SHOW: October 22, 1966 Staples High School Auditorium, Westport, CT LIVE SHOW: October 23, 1966 Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, CA (p2) TOUR: October 28, 1966 - November 27, 1966 (normally 2 shows per night) LIVE SHOW: October 28, 1966 Tri-State Fairgrounds Coliseum, Amarillo, TX (cancelled) LIVE SHOW: October 29, 1966 Dallas Memorial Auditorium, Dallas, TX LIVE SHOW: October 30, 1966 Harlingen Civic Auditorium, Harlingen, TX LIVE SHOW: October 30, 1966 Memorial Coliseum, Corpus Christi, TX (Jeff Beck left band after this show) LIVE SHOW: October 31, 1966 Municipal Auditorium, Beaumont, TX (2 shows) VIDEO SESSION: November 11, 1966 Milton Berle Show (TV) (a source confirms the Yardbirds were guests on the Milton Berle show broadcast on November 11, 1966) (Some sources list this as October 1966 which might be the date it was recorded.) (One source listed this as 1967 but unlikely since Jimmy Page was on bass.) (v2) Happenings Ten Years Time Ago LIVE SHOW: November 1, 1966 Parrish Coliseum, Louisiana State University, Alexandria, LA LIVE SHOW: November 2, 1966 Southern State College Field House, Magnolia, AR LIVE SHOW: November 3, 1966 Decatur High School Auditorium, Decatur, AL LIVE SHOW: November 4, 1966 Barton Coliseum, Little Rock, AR (cancelled) LIVE SHOW: November 5, 1966 Memorial Building Auditorium, Kansas City, KS LIVE SHOW: November 6, 1966 Bartlesville Civic Center, Bartlesville, OK LIVE SHOW: November 6, 1966 Tulsa Assembly Center Arena, Tulsa, OK LIVE SHOW: November 7, 1966 Chanute Auditorium, Chanute, KS LIVE SHOW: November 8, 1966 RKO Orpheum Theater, Davenport, Iowa LIVE SHOW: November 9, 1966 Memorial Field House, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN LIVE SHOW: November 10, 1966 Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, MO LIVE SHOW: November 11, 1966 Indiana Fairgrounds Coliseum, Indianapolis, IN LIVE SHOW: November 12, 1966 Akron Civic Center, Akron, OH LIVE SHOW: November 12, 1966 Grover Center, Ohio University, Athens, OH LIVE SHOW: November 13, 1966 Baltimore Civic Center Arena, Baltimore, MD LIVE SHOW: November 14, 1966 Paintsville High School Gymnasium, Paintsville, KY LIVE SHOW: November 15, 1966 Diddle Arena, University of Western Kentucky, Bowling Green, KY LIVE SHOW: November 16, 1966 Memorial Gymnasium, Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, TN LIVE SHOW: November 17, 1966 Field House, University of Tennessee, Martin, TN LIVE SHOW: November 17, 1966 Murray, KY LIVE SHOW: November 18, 1966 Michigan State Fair Coliseum, Detroit, MI LIVE SHOW: November 19, 1966 Michigan State Fair Coliseum, Detroit, MI LIVE SHOW: November 20, 1966 Michigan State Fair Coliseum, Detroit, MI LIVE SHOW: November 21, 1966 Richmond Civic Hall, Richmond, IN LIVE SHOW: November 22, 1966 Pittsburgh Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, PA LIVE SHOW: November 23, 1966 Pittsburgh Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, PA LIVE SHOW: November 24, 1966 Raleigh County Armory, Beckley, WV (cancelled) LIVE SHOW: November 24, 1966 Charleston Civic Center, Charleston, WV (cancelled) LIVE SHOW: November 25, 1966 Memorial Coliseum, Winston-Salem, NC (cancelled) LIVE SHOW: November 26, 1966 Washington Coliseum, Washington, D.C. (2 shows) LIVE SHOW: November 27, 1966 Cabell County Memorial Field House, Hunting, WV LIVE SHOW: November 27, 1966 end of Dick Clark 4 week tour JIMMY PAGE [ Top (page index) ] [ Up ] [ Down ] [ Bottom (site index) ] PERSONNEL: November 1966 to July 1968 Lineup # 5 Keith Relf - vocals/harp Jimmy Page - lead guitar Chris Dreja - bass guitar Jim McCarty - drums LIVE SHOW: December 2, 1966 Union Ballroom, Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea, OH LIVE SHOW: ? December 3, 1966 Locomotive Club, Paris ? LIVE SHOW: December 4, 1966 Springbrook Gardens Teen Club, Lima, OH (2 shows) LIVE SHOW: December 10, 1966 Bristol University, Bristol LIVE SHOW: December 13, 1966 Abbeysworth University, Abbeysworth LIVE SHOW: December 15, 1966 Hull University, Hull STUDIO SESSION: December 22, 1966 (32) You Stole My Love (36) You Stole My Love (take 5) (15 versions of backing track recorded) (32) L.S.D. LIVE SHOW: ? December 23, 1966 Wembley Studios, Northwest London ? LIVE TOUR: December 26, 1966 (America - 8 day tour) LIVE TOUR: December 27, 1966 The Fifth Dimension, Ann Arbor, MI (2 shows) LIVE SHOW: December 28, 1966 Expo Gardens Youth Building, Peoria, Il (2 shows) (Keith sick, so McCarty sings) RADIO SESSION: various dates (1966) - BBC RADIO Jeff's Boogie # 1 Jeff's Boogie # 2 Happenings Ten Years Time Ago Smokestack Lightning (Beck on guitar, Page on bass) LIVE SHOW: January 6, 1967 Denmark LIVE SHOW: January 7, 1967 Denmark LIVE SHOW: January 8, 1967 Denmark LIVE SHOW: January 17, 1967 National Theatre, Singapore LIVE SHOW: January 21, 1967 Sydney Stadium, Sydney, Australia (2 shows) LIVE SHOW: January 23, 1967 Sydney Stadium, Sydney, Australia (2 shows) LIVE SHOW: January 25, 1967 Centennial Hall, Adelaide, Australia (2 shows) LIVE SHOW: January 26, 1967 Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia (2 shows) LIVE SHOW: January 27, 1967 Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia (2 shows) LIVE SHOW: January 28, 1967 Festival Hall, Brisbane, Australia (2 shows) LIVE SHOW: January 30, 1967 Theatre Royal, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand (2 shows) LIVE SHOW: January 31, 1967 Town Hall, Cuba Street, Wellington, New Zealand (2 shows) LIVE SHOW: February 1, 1967 Founders Theatre, Hamilton, North Island, New Zealand (2 shows) LIVE SHOW: February 2, 1967 Town Hall, Queen Street, Auckland, New Zealand (2 shows) PERSONNEL: March 5, 1967 John Paul Jones - bass Dougie Wright - drums STUDIO SESSION: March 5, 1967 (32) Little Games (32) Puzzles LIVE SHOW: March 9, 1967 Radio Caroline club, Paris, France VIDEO SESSION: March 15, 1967 Beat Beat Beat (German TV) Offenbach Stadthalle, Offenbach, Germany (41)(42)(v2)(31)(40)(v4)(v6)(36)Shapes Of Things 2:18 (41)(42)(v2) (40)(v4)(v6)(36)Happenings Ten Years Time Ago 2:23 (41)(42)(v2) (40)(v4)(v6)(36)Over Under Sideways Down 2:12 (41)(42)(v2)(31)(40)(v4)(v6)(36)I'm A Man 5:45 RADIO SESSION: March 17, 1967 The Saturday Club - BBC RADIO (Program 128) (Some sources list as May 12, 1967) (34)(42)Most Likely You'll Go Your Way (I'll Go Mine) (34)(42)Little Games (34)(42)Drinking Muddy Water RADIO SESSION: April 4, 1967 Stockholm, Sweden (? Radio ZY4) (aka: April 7, 1967) (37)(41)Shapes Of Things (37)(41)Heart Full Of Soul (37)(41)Mr. You're A Better Man Than I (37)(41)Most Likely You Go Your Way (and I'll Go Mine) (37)(41)Over, Under, Sideways, Down (37)(41)Little Games (37)(41)My Baby (37)(41)I'm A Man LIVE SHOW: April 13, 1967 Boom, Arhus, Denmark LIVE SHOW: April 14, 1967 Teatersalen, Fredericia, Denmark LIVE SHOW: April 14, 1967 Vesterhavshallen, Ringkjobing, Denmark LIVE SHOW: April 15, 1967 Holtenhallen, Holte, Denmark LIVE SHOW: April 15, 1967 Norregardsskolen, Brondby, Denmark LIVE SHOW: April 15, 1967 Balleruphallen, Ballerup, Denmark LIVE SHOW: April 16, 1967 Reventlowparken, Lolland, Denmark RADIO SESSION: April 17, 1967 The Saturday Club - BBC RADIO Most Likely You'll Go Your Way (I'll Go Mine) Little Games Drinking Muddy Water My Baby Little Games (LP) [ Top (page index) ] [ Up ] [ Down ] [ Bottom (site index) ] PERSONNEL: April 29 - May 1, 1967 De Lane Lea Studios John Paul Jones - bass (No Excess Baggage) Ian Stewart - piano (Drinking Muddy Water) Chris Karan - tabla (White Summer) STUDIO SESSION: April 29 - May 1, 1967 De Lane Lea Studios (Little Games sessions - used on original album.) (Some of the tracks used session players rather than the band) (April 29, 1967, April 30, 1967, May 1, 1967) (Album recorded in 3 days.) (32) Little Games (stereo mix) 3/5/67 (32) Smile On Me 4/67 (32) White Summer 4/29/67 (32) Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Sailor (vocal) 4/29/67 (32) Glimpses (# 1) 5/1/67 (32) Drinking Muddy Water (stereo mix) 4/67 (32) No Excess Baggage 4/67 (32) Stealing, Stealing 4/67 (32) Only The Black Rose 5/1/67 (32) Little Soldier Boy 5/1/67 STUDIO SESSION: April 29 - May 1, 1967 De Lane Lea Studios (Little Games sessions - NOT used on original album.) (32) Little Games (mono mix) 3/5/67 (32) White Summer (acoustic) 4/29/67 (32) Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Sailor (instrumental) 4/29/67 (32) Drinking Muddy Water (mono mix) 4/67 (32) De Lane Lea Lee 4/29/67 (32) Glimpses (# 2) 5/1/67 (32) Never Mind 4/67 (32) I Remember The Night 4/67 (36) Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Sailor (alternate) 4/29/67 (36) White Summer (alternate) 4/29/67 (36) Glimpses (alternate) 5/1/67 LIVE SHOW: April 30, 1967 Grand Spectacle de Jeunes, Chaville, France (filmed for TV) (41) Shapes Of Things (41) Train Kept A-Rollin. (41) Mister You're A Better Man Than I / (41) Heart Full Of Soul (41) My Baby (41) Most Likeely You Go Your Way, I'll Go Mine (41) Over, Under, Sideways, Down LIVE SHOW: May ??, 1967 NME Poll winners' Concert VIDEO SESSION: May ??, 1967 New Musical Express Poll Winners Concert (NME) (May ??, 1967 New Music Express, Poll Winners Concert) (Live concert taped for broadcast on TV.) (v3) Shapes Of Things (v3) Happenings 10 Years Time Ago PERSONAL APPEARANCE: May 8, 1967 Cannes Film Festival, Cannes, France (to promote the movie Blow Up) LIVE SHOW: May 20, 1967 HEC Business School, Jouy en Josas, France RADIO SESSION: May 21, 1967 Saturday Swings - BBC RADIO LIVE SHOW: May 26, 1967 Tiles Club, London LIVE SHOW: May 29, 1967 City Football Club, Cambridge RADIO SESSION: May 29, 1967 Monday Morning - BBC RADIO PERSONNEL: June 13, 1967 Columbia Studios New York and June 19, 1967 Abbey Road Studios Keith Relf - vocals Al Gorgoni - guitar Rick Nielsen - organ Joe Macho - bass Bobby Gregg - drums, STUDIO SESSION: 45 - June 13, 1967 Columbia Studios New York and June 19, 1967 Abbey Road Studios (32) Ha Ha Said The Clown LIVE SHOW: June 2, 1967 University of Kent, Cantebury LIVE SHOW: June 5, 1967 Bath Pavilion, Bath LIVE SHOW: June 17, 1967 Raven Club, R.A.F. Waddington LIVE SHOW: June 18, 1967 Saville Theater, London LIVE SHOW: June 24, 1967 Belgium (most likely cancelled) LIVE SHOW: June 25, 1967 France (most likely cancelled) LIVE SHOW: July 1, 1967 Chalk Farm Roundhouse, London LIVE SHOW: July 7, 1967 The Gardens Auditorium, Vancouver, B.C., Canada (2 shows) LIVE SHOW: July 8, 1967 The Gardens Auditorium, Vancouver, B.C., Canada (2 shows) LIVE SHOW: July 10, 1967 Teensville, Theinville, WI LIVE SHOW: July 11, 1967 New Place, Algonquin, IL LIVE SHOW: July 12, 1967 Crimson Cougar, Aurora, IL LIVE SHOW: July 19, 1967 Lakeside Amusement Park, Colorado Springs, CO (originally planned for City Auditorium) LIVE SHOW: July 21, 1967 Santa Rosa Fairgrounds, Santa Rosa, CA LIVE SHOW: July 22, 1967 Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, CA (p1) (My tape says 1968, I can find no live show listings for this location at) (this date, so I am listing this here in 1967 where I do have a listing.) The Train Kept A-Rollin' You're A Better Man Than I / Heart Full Of Soul I Wish You Would / Hey Gyp My Baby You Go Your Way Smile On Me I'm A Man Over Under Sideways Down LIVE SHOW: July 25, 1967 Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, CA (p2) LIVE SHOW: July 26, 1967 Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, CA (p2) Set I: Introduction Train Kept A-Riollin' Mr., You're a Better Man Than I Heart Full of Soul I Wish You Would-Hey Gyp My Baby You Go Your Way, I'll Go Mine Shape of Things I'm a Man Set II: Smokestack Lightning Bye-Bye Bird Happenings Ten Years Time Ago Smile on Me Glimpses Ain't Done Wrong Over Under Sideways Down LIVE SHOW: July 27, 1967 Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, CA (p2) LIVE SHOW: July 28, 1967 Governors Hall, Sacrament, CA LIVE SHOW: July 29, 1967 Concord Fairgrounds, CA LIVE SHOW: July 29, 1967 San Ramon High School, Danville, CA (p1) (Jim McCarty was sick, and a member of the audience played drums) LIVE SHOW: July 31, 1967 Kerrisdale Arena, Vancouver, B.C., Canada (2 shows) LIVE SHOW: August 1, 1967 The Garden Auditorium (Pacific National Exhibition Grounds), Vancouver, B.C., Canada LIVE TOUR: August 8, 1967 The Fifth Dimension, Ann Arbor, MI (2 shows) LIVE SHOW: August 9, 1967 Tippy Ballroom, Lake Tippecanoe (near Leesburg), Indiana RADIO SESSION: August 23, 1967 WOR-FM (v4)(36)radio interview - Jimmy Page, ... LIVE SHOW: August 24, 1967 Surf Nantasket, Hull, Massachusetts LIVE SHOW: August 25, 1967 Village Theater, New York (2 shows) (Jimmy Page heard opening act Jake Holmes perform Dazed and Confused) LIVE SHOW: August 26, 1967 Hidden Valley Ski Resort, Huntsville, Ontario, Canada LIVE SHOW: August 27, 1967 Rocky Point Park, Warwick, RI LIVE SHOW: September ??, 1967 Warwick, Rhode Island PERSONNEL: September 25, 1967 Olympic Studios John Paul Jones - bass Clem Cattini - drums STUDIO SESSION: 45 - September 25, 1967 Olympic Studios (32) Ten Little Indians (instrument) (backing track # 11) (32) Ten Little Indians (vocal) (vocal take 15, backing track 11) (36) Ten Little Indians (alternate) (September 30, 1967 return to U.S.Tour) LIVE SHOW: October 6 - November 3, 1967 (American tour) LIVE SHOW: October ??, 1967 Orlando Coliseum, Orlando, FL LIVE SHOW: October 7, 1967 Amusement Park Holyoke, Mt. Park, Massachusetts (Opening act: The Ramrods) LIVE SHOW: October 28, 1967 Fieldhouse, Washington University, St Louis, MO (actually, University City) (with Ramsey Lewis Trio) LIVE SHOW: November 3, 1967 Village Theater, New York (2 shows) LIVE SHOW: ? November 4, 1967 Village Theater, New York ? LIVE SHOW: ? November 5, 1967 Village Theater, New York ? LIVE SHOW: ? November 6, 1967 Village Theater, New York ? LIVE SHOW: ? November 7, 1967 Village Theater, New York ? LIVE SHOW: ? November 8, 1967 Village Theater, New York ? BOOTLEG ALBUM: London Gets Blues In The Night November 21, 1967 Radio Studio ZY4, Stockholm, Sweden (Song titles were listed in incorrect order on the tape I got, and on) (the listing in Hot Wacks catalog. Yet another example of bootleg) (albums getting info all wrong. My turntable is currently busted or) (I would compare this to the 4/4/67 show in Sweden. Just because I am) (so used to incorrect labeling of bootleg releases. I suspect they) (may be the same show.) (see 1963 for rest of details. Such as they are.) Mister You're A Better Man Than I Over Under Sideways Down Little Games My Baby I'm A Man PERSONNEL: November 26, December 2, 3, 1967 Olympic Studios Nicky Hopkins - piano John Paul Jones - bass Clem Cattini - drums STUDIO SESSION: 45 - November 26, December 2, 3, 1967 Olympic Studios (32) Goodnight Sweet Josephine (version 1) LIVE SHOW: December 13, 1967 L'Olympia, Paris, France (cancelled) LIVE SHOW: December 14, 1967 L'Olympia, Paris, France (cancelled) LIVE SHOW: December 23, 1967 Madison Square Gardens, NY (cancelled) LIVE SHOW: January 3, 1968 Corn Exchange, Chelmsford LIVE SHOW: January 19, 1968 Middle Earth Club, London LIVE SHOW: January ?, 1968 (date/location uncertain) (42) Dazed and Confused STUDIO SESSIION: January ?, 1968 London (42) Think About It (work-in-progress) PERSONNEL: Goodnight Sweet Josephine sesion musicians STUDIO SESSION: 45 - February 1968 Olympic Studios (32) Think About It 1/68 (32) Goodnight Sweet Josephine (version 2) (45 version) VIDEO SESSION: 1968 BBC (TV) (v2) interview with band VIDEO SESSION: 1968 (German TV) Dazed And Confused VIDEO SESSION: March 9, 1968 Bouton Rouge (French TV) live in studio (possibly April 30, 1967) (v2)(v6)(41)(42)Train Kept A Rollin' (v2)(v6)(41)(42)Dazed and Confused (audio portion on (36) Yardbirds - Cumular Limit ) (v2)(v6)(41)(42)Goodnight Sweet Josephine LIVE SHOW: March 2, 1968 Southampton University, Southampton RADIO SESSION: March 6, 1968 The Saturday Club - BBC RADIO (Program 178) (Top Gear, Playhouse Theatre, Hulme, Manchester) (Some sources list as March 56, 1968, March 16, 1968, April 26, 1968) (34)(41)(42)Good Night Sweet Josephine (34)(41)(42)My Baby (34)(41)(42)Think About It #1 (host Brian Matthews talked over the start of song) (41)(42)White Summer (41)(42)Dazed And Confused (41)T(42)hink About It #2 LIVE SHOW: March 8, 1968 Aston, Birmingham LIVE SHOW: March 9, 1968 Assas Faculty Of Law, Paris, France LIVE SHOW: March 10, 1968 L'Olympia, Paris, France LIVE SHOW: March 16, 1968 Luton RADIO SESSION: March 16, 1968 -Tom Edwards Saturday Afternoon Show-BBC RADIO RADIO SESSION: March 18, 1968 Pete Brady Show - BBC RADIO LIVE SHOW: March 23, 1968 Retford 3/30/68 w/Jimmy Page (LP) [ Top (page index) ] [ Up ] [ Down ] [ Bottom (site index) ] LIVE SHOW: March 28, 1968 The Aerodome, Schenectady, NY LIVE SHOW: March 29, 1968 Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY LIVE SHOW: ? March 29, 1968 Anderson Theater, New York ? (not recorded) LIVE SHOW: March 30, 1968 Anderson Theater, New York (30)The Train Kept A-Rollin' (soundcheck-no vocals) (30)Dazed and Confused (soundcheck-no vocals) (33)(30)The Train Kept A-Rollin' (33)(30)You're A Better Man Than I (33)(30)Heart Full Of Soul (33)(30)Dazed and Confused (33)(30)My Baby (33)(30)Over Under Sideways Down (33)(30)Drinking Muddy Water (33)(30)Shapes Of Things (33)(30)White Summer (33) I'm A Man Happenings Ten Years Time Ago STUDIO SESSION: April 3, 1968 Columbia Studios, New York (36) Taking A Hold On Me (7 takes were recorded to create this 1 track) Avron Knows STUDIO SESSION: April 4, 1968 Columbia Studios, New York (36) Spanish Blood (take 6) Knowing That I'm Losing You (Tangerine) STUDIO SESSION: April 5, 1968 Columbia Studios, New York (36) Avron Knows (take 5) (36) My Baby (5 takes were recorded to create this 1 track) Electric Magic (Led-Zeppelin.com) March 17, 2000 interview with Jim McCarty about release of April 1968 final Yardbirds studio sessions. RADIO SESSION: April 6, 1968 Saturday Afternnon Show - BBC RADIO LIVE SHOW: April 6, 1968 U of Mass, Amhurst RADIO SESSION: April 8, 1968 Pete Brady Show - BBC RADIO LIVE SHOW: April 8, 1968 Thee Image, Miami Beach, FL LIVE SHOW: April 9, 1968 Thee Image, Miami Beach, FL LIVE SHOW: April 10, 1968 Thee Image, Miami Beach, FL LIVE SHOW: April 11, 1968 Boston Tea Party LIVE SHOW: April 12, 1968 Action House, Island Park, NY LIVE SHOW: April 13, 1968 Action House, Island Park, NY LIVE SHOW: April 14, 1968 Action House, Island Park, NY LIVE SHOW: April ??, 1968 Cleveland, OH RADIO SESSION: April 14, 1968 Top Gear - BBC RADIO RADIO SESSION: April ??, 1968 Top Of The Pops - BBC RADIO (broadcast) Think About It Good Night Sweet Josephine My Baby LIVE SHOW: April 15, 1968 Music Fair LIVE SHOW: April 17, 1968 Blue Village, West Point LIVE SHOW: April 18, 1968 Winnona State, ILL LIVE SHOW: April 19, 1968 LIVE SHOW: April 20, 1968 Cellar, Arlington LIVE SHOW: April 21, 1968 The Scene VIDEO SESSION: April 25, 1968 Upbeat (TV) (color) (lip sync) (broadcast) (v2)(v6)Heart Full Of Soul LIVE SHOW: April 25, 1968 Allen Theater, Cleveland, OH The Train Kept A-Rollin' Mr. You're A Better Man Than I Heart Full Of Soul Dazed And Confused White Summer I'm A Man LIVE SHOW: April 26, 1968 Cincinnati Convention Center, Cincinnati, OH (St. Xavier High School prom) LIVE SHOW: April 28, 1968 Brown University, Providence, RI LIVE SHOW: April 29, 1968 University of Massachusetts, Amhurst, Massachusetts (Opening act: The Association) LIVE SHOW: May 3, 1968 Grande Ballroom, Detroit, MI (p1) LIVE SHOW: May 4, 1968 Grande Ballroom, Detroit, MI (p1) LIVE SHOW: May 5, 1968 Hullabaloo, Mentor, OH LIVE SHOW: May 10, 1968 Earl Warren Showgrounds, Santa Barbara, CA LIVE SHOW: May 11, 1968 Melodyland Theatre, Anaheim, CA LIVE SHOW: May 12, 1968 University Of Puget Sound LIVE SHOW: May 13, 1968 Caseys Lewiston High School, Idaho LIVE SHOW: May 23, 1968 Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA (p2) LIVE SHOW: May 24, 1968 Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA (p2) LIVE SHOW: May 25, 1968 Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA (p2) LIVE SHOW: May ??, 1968 Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA (exact date unknown) Train Kept A Rollin' (slight cut off) Mister Your A Better Man Than I Heart Full Of Soul (brief tape mangle near beginning) Dazed And Confused Shapes Of Things White Summer I'm A Man (slight cut in) Medley: How Many More Years>Waiting For My Man (slight cut in) Drinking Muddy Water (slight cut in & cut out) LIVE SHOW: May 29, 1968 Concord Coliseum, Concord, CA Intro Train Kept A-Rollin' Mr., You're a Better Man Than I Heart Full of Soul Dazed and Confused Shapes of Things White Summer Happenings Ten years Times Ago I'm a Man LIVE SHOW: May 31, 1968 Shrine Exposition Hall, Los Angeles, CA (p1) (I haven't compared my tape with the CD.) (However, my tape is 83 minutes long, and doesn't include) (New York City Blues. And the CD is only 71 minutes long) (Any additional information would be appreciated.) (40) The Train Kept A-Rollin' (40) Mr. You're A Better Man Than I/Heart Full Of Soul (40) Dazed and Confused (40) Shapes Of Things (40) I'm A Man White Summer (40) Smokestack Lightning/I'm Waiting For The Man (40) Bye Bye Bird (40) Happenings Ten Years Time Ago (40) Drinking Muddy Water (40) New York City Blues (Become My Friend) (?) (40) I Wish You Would / Hey Gyp LIVE SHOW: June 1, 1968 Shrine Exposition Hall, Los Angeles, CA (p1) (I don't have this show on tape.) (However, I do have a listing for it at 60 minutes long.) (The CD is only 60 mintues with the inclusion of 4 songs) (which are 15 minutes long from March 1, 1967 Germany.) (40) The Train Kept A-Rollin' (40) Mr. You're A Better Man Than I/Heart Full Of Soul (40) Happenings Ten Years Time Ago (40) I Wish You Would / Hey Gyp (40) Drinking Muddy Water (40) New York City Blues (Become My Friend) (40) I Ain't Done Wrong (40) Over Under Sideways Down (40) Shapes Of Things LIVE SHOW: May 31, - June 1, 1968 Shrine Exposition Hall, Los Angeles, CA (p1) (38) The Train Kept A-Rollin' (38) You're A Better Man Than I/Heart Full Of Soul (38) Dazed and Confused (38) Shapes Of Things (38) I'm A Man (38) White Summer (38) Smokestack Lightning/Beck's Bolero/I'm Waiting For The Man (38) Bye Bye Bird (38) Drinking Muddy Water (38) Happenings Ten Years Time Ago (38) New York City Blues (Become My Friend) (38) I Wish You Would / Hey Gyp (38) I Ain't Done Wrong (38) Over Under Sideways Down LIVE SHOW: June 4, 1968 Montgomery International Speedway, Montgomery, Alabama LIVE SHOW: June 5, 1968 Montgomery International Speedway, Montgomery, Alabama LIVE SHOW: July 7, 1968 Luton Technical College, Bedfordshire (Final performance by the band. They then split up.) VIDEO SESSION: 1968 Beat Club, German TV (broadcast October 12, 1968) (obviously recorded at an earlier date) PRINT MEDIA [ Top (page index) ] [ Up ] [ Down ] [ Bottom (site index) ] BOOKS AND PRINTED MATERIAL: (This is my Yardbirds reference library.) (I am interested in getting more.) September 20, 1998, Marc Skobac e-mailed me his Yardbirds chronology. It is a 700 item list of live shows and radio/tv/studio sessions. There is a fair amount of overlap with my information, but there was at least a few hundred items I didn't have in my listing. I have spent the last couple of days integrating his information into this web page. He used many books (some I have-some I don't) and magazines (Yardbirds World fanzine, Village Voice, LA Free Press, Billboard magazine, ... none of which I have). Yardbirds by John Platt, Chris Dreja and Jim McCarty. Published by Sidgwick & Jackson. Copyright 1983. 160 pages. Paperback Lots of photos and text. Only 2 pages of discographical information. Yardbirds World # 1 Written And Researched by Richard MacKay, Edited and Compiled by Michael Ober Published by ?????. Copyright 1989. 110 pages. Softbound Interviews, text, photos. Some discographical and sessionographical information. Also covers the individuals musical activities since the Yardbirds, including solo and other bands. Yardbirds World # 2 by Richard MacKay Published by Yardbirds World. Copyright 19??. 106 pages. Paperbound Interviews, text, photos. Some discographical and sessionographical information. Also covers the individuals musical activities since the Yardbirds, including solo and other bands. revised Yardbirds - The Ultimate Rave-Up by Greg Russo Published by Crossfire Publications Copyright 2001. 288 pages. Softcover. The expanded/revised book has sessionographical information. The book covers ALL the Yardbirds, as well as solo stuff, other sessions, and other bands. Eric Clapton - The Eric Clapton Album - 30 Years of Music and Memorabilia by Marc Roberty Published by Viking Studio Books. Copyright 1994. 224 pages. Hardback. Lots of b and w and color photos of Eric, and albums, and posters, ... This includes all the tour dates he performed on between 1963-1994. It also has a section on commercial and bootleg recordings, as well as his session work. Eric Clapton - The Complete Recording Sessions 1963 - 1992 by Marc Roberty Published by St. Martins Press. Copyright 1993. 192 pages. Hardback. Listing of all known recording sessions. Including date, location, personnel, .. Eric Clapton - A Visual Documentary by Marc Roberty Published by Omnibus Press. Copyright 1986. 96 pages. Paperback. Not as comprehensive as either of the other two books, but it still lists a fair amout of his recording sessions. Including date, location, personnel, .. (I disagree with some of Marc Roberty's Yardbirds listings. I have multiple other sources that contradict some of his time/place listings.) The Great Rock Discography (third edition) by M.C.Strong Published by Omnibus Press. Copyright 1996. 950 pages. Hardbook (oversize). Rock On Film by David Ehrenstein and Bill Reed Published by Delilah Books. Copyright 1982. 275 pages. Paperback. 483 films. 75 photos. Live Show Listings Live show listings come from various sources, including the below listed books, visitors to this web site and from other web sites. None of these listings have been verified by me. And just because there was a print advertisement for the show, is no guarantee that there weren't problems which caused the show to be cancelled. (p1) The Art Of Rock - A Spectular Visual And Oral History Writter: Paul D. Grushkin, Artworks Photographed by Jon Sievert Published by Artabras. Copyright 1987. 516 pages. Hardback. (p2) The Art Of The Fillmore - The Poster series 1966 - 1971 Writter: Gayle Lemke, Art Research Editor Jacaeber Kastor Published by Acid Test Productions. Copyright 1997. 240 pages. (p6) London Live By Tony Bacon Published By Miller Freeman Books. Copyright 1999. 192 pages. Paperback. (p7) Rockin' Croydon By Chris Groom Published By Wombeat Publishing. Copyright 1998. 224 pages. Paperback. (pa) Cream - The Legendary Sixties Supergroup by Chris Welch Published by Balafon Books . Copyright 2000. 192 pages. Paperback. Jimmy Page - Magus, Musician, Man, An Unauthorized Biography by George Case Published by Hal Leonard . Copyright 2007. Hardback. Mentions that Jeff Beck dropped out of tour on August 25, 1966, but doesn't mention when he rejoined. Mentions that Jeff Beck dropped out of tour in Texas, and Jimmy Page played without Jeff Beck in Decatur, but doesn't mention any of the shows listed between. AUDIO MEDIA [ Top (page index) ] [ Up ] [ Down ] [ Bottom (site index) ] AUDIO COMPILATIONS: (This is not my complete audio collection,) (but a large portion of it has no details.) (I am interested in getting more. Details and material.) (41) Yardbirds - Live and Rare 4CDs and 1 NTSC/Region 0 DVD Comes with booklet and complete recording details. (42) Yardbirds - Glimpses 4CDs and 1 NTSC/Region 0 DVD Comes with booklet and complete recording details. Yardbirds - The First Recordings (1 LP on L+R label - LR44.001) Color photo of Eric Clapton era band (no background) on cover. Demos, and parts of live show from before "Five Live Yardbirds". Liner notes have some recording info. Yardbirds - Five Live Yardbirds (1 LP on EMI label - 33SX1677) Color photo of Eric Clapton era band on cover. First English LP, a complete live show 3/??/64 Marquee Club. Some re-issues have replaced the live version of "Goodmorning Little School Girl" with the studio version. Liner notes have some recording info. Yardbirds - Live! Blueswailing July 1964 (1 CD on Castle label - 06076-81331-2) Live show from July 1964, exact date and location unknown. Much shorter than Five Live Yardbirds , but better sound quality. Also, contains 1 track not previously heard by Yardbird collectors unless you were at one of their shows. Yardbirds - For Your Love (1 LP on Epic label - LN24167) Color photo of Jeff Beck era band (no background) on cover. First American LP, release 45s, EPs, and studio sessions. Tracks with both Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck are included, but NOT noted. Liner notes have *NO* recording info. Yardbirds - Having A Rave-Up (1 LP on Epic label - BN26177) Color photo of Jeff Beck era band (no background) on cover. Second American LP, release of 45s, EPs, and part of Five Live Yardbirds. Side 1 (studio recordings) is Jeff Beck, Side 2 (live) is Eric Clapton. Liner notes have *NO* recording info. Yardbirds - Roger The Engineer (1 LP on EMI label - SCX6063) Original English LP. Drawing of Roger the Engineer on cover, various drawings on back. This was the third American LP, first actual studio album that the band recorded. The English release had 2 more songs than the American release. Liner notes, but no recording info. Yardbirds - Over Under Sidways Down (1 LP on Epic label - LN24210) Color photo of Jeff Beck era band (no background) on cover. This is the Roger The Engineer LP with 2 tracks removed. No liner notes. (The mono LP had different mixes than the stereo LP.) (39) Yardbirds - Roger The Engineer (1 LP on EPIC label - FE38455) Drawing of Roger the Engineer on cover, various drawings on back. This American LP, has 2 extra tracks not on original English LP (rare 45). Liner notes, minimal recording info. Re-issued as CD. Yardbirds - Jeff Beck (1 LP on 2001BYG label - 200.139) B&W photo of Jeff Beck without band on cover. Fairly standard re-issue, except it had 3 rehearsal tracks from Over Under Sideways Down sessions. Yardbirds - Greatest Hits (1 LP on Epic label - BN26246) Color photo of multiple exposure of a lady on cover. Contains tracks from first 3 American albums, and some 45s not on LP yet. No liner notes. (31) Yardbirds - Train Kept A-Rollin' (4 CD box set on Charly label) The Complete Giorgio Gomelsky Productions, September 1992 Compiler And Tape Researcher Phil Cohen. Extensive recording information. And previously unreleased rehearsal tracks from various sessions. While this set does include some of the Keith Relf solo tracks that he recorded at that time, I have not included them above as I don't consider them "Yardbirds" tracks. (35) Yardbirds - Shapes Of Things (7 LP box set on Charly label) 36 page booklet. Discographical notes by John Platt (aided and abetted by Jim McCarty and Richard MacKay) Copyright 1984 by John Platt. Extensive recording information. And previously unreleased rehearsal tracks from various sessions. (37) Yardbirds - Broken Wings (2 LPs on Della Quercia label - DQ5Y-75627) Color photo of Jeff Beck era band on front cover. Color photo of Eric Claption era band on back cover. Radio, TV, concert live performances. Including complete set from 4/67 Stockholm Sweden. Liner notes have minimal recording info. Yardbirds - Broken Wings And Empty Nests (1 CD on Tendolar label - TDR-031) This is a very random selection ofYardbirds, Keith Relf solo stuff, Jeff Beck solo stuff, and intentionally mislabeled live stuff. This is *NOT* worth adding to any collection. Yardbirds - Little Games (1 LP on Epic label - BN26313) B&W photo of Jimmy Page era band on back cover. Front is drawing of various gambling games. Original LP with 10 tracks. No liner notes. Yardbirds - Little Games (1 LP on Fame label - FA4131241) Color photo of Jimmy Page era band on front and back cover. Re-issue of original LP with 6 extra tracks (various then current 45s). Liner notes have no recording info. (32) Yardbirds - Little Games Sessions And More (2 CDs on EMI label) Liner Notes by Greg Russo. Edited by Adam Block and Steve Kolanjian. Extensive recording information. And previously rare 45s tracks from the Little Games sessions. (36) Yardbirds - Cumular Limit (2 CDs on Pilot label) Liner Notes by Greg Russo. Recording information. And previously unreleased tracks and alternate takes from the Little Games (April 1967) and April 1968 sessions. The second disc is a DVD and has the performance from March 16, 1967 Beat Beat Beat (German TV). Yardbirds - Featuring Clapton, Beck, Page (2 LPs on Epic label - EG30135) Color drawing of people in bird masks on cover. Contains tracks from all 5 American albums. Liner notes have no recording info. Yardbirds - Hits And More (1 LP on Instant label - INS5012) Color photo of Jeff Beck era band at Ready Steady Go studio on cover. Otherwise just another standard re-issue album. No liner notes. Yardbirds - Story (2 LPs on Rivera label 521.177/178) Liner Notes by Sacha Reins (in French). However, each song has an exact date and location where it was recorded. Yardbirds - Last Hurrah In The Big Apple (1 LP on TAKRL label - 1914) Re-issue. B&W drawing of Jimmy Page era band on cover. Last American LP, a live show. Complete 3/30/68 Anderson Theater. No liner notes. (30) Yardbirds - New York Rehearsal Gig (1 CD on The Symbols label - ????) Audience recording of March 30, 1968 Anderson Theater, New York. So this sounds worse than the original commercial release. This is *NOT* the complete show, as it doesn't include I'm A Man, but does include 2 songs played at the sound check. This is only for very dedicated collectors, as the edits between songs is very poorly done, and at least one of the songs are cut short. Edits were unnecessary as the CD is only about 33 minutes. Yardbirds - New York City Blues (1 CD on Last Stand Records - ????) Same exact recording as above, except location mislabeled as Village Theater. The back cover states original un-edited audience recording, but it has the same funky edits as the above CD. (38) Yardbirds - Last Rave-Up In L.A. (3 LPs on Glimpses label - GR001) Shrine Exposition Hall, Los Angeles, CA, May 31, 1968 and June 1, 1968 Color photo of Jimmy Page era band on front cover from the show. B&W photos of band from show on back cover. # 301 of 500. Liner notes have minimal recording info. (Re-issued on 2CDs with no liner notes, but with same covers.) (40) Yardbirds - Last Rave-Up In L.A. (2 CDs on Goldtone label - GTD017) Shrine Exposition Hall, Los Angeles, CA, May 31, 1968 and June 1, 1968 Color photo of Jimmy Page era band on front cover from the show. B&W photos of band from show on back cover. # 426 of 1,000. Liner notes have minimal recording info. (*NOT* a reissue of 3LP set, but mostly complete sets from both nights.) (34) Yardbirds - ... On Air (1 CD on Band Of Joy label) 12 page booklet. Copyright 1991. Liner Notes author unknown. Extensive recording information. This CD has been re-issued as BBC Sessions, and when bundled with the April 4, 1967, Stockholm, Sweden (Radio ZY4), as Where The Action Is. Yardbirds - Blasting At The BBC (1 LP on Bird Brain label - BBR004) B&W photo of Jeff Beck & Jimmy Page era band on cover. Mostly BBC appearances and misc live. This release was based mostly on the BBC live radio show broadcast a few(?) years ago. Liner notes have minimal recording info. Yardbirds - Anyone Can Play (1 LP on Kornyfone label - YB1965) B&W photo of Jeff Beck & Jimmy Page era band on cover. Mostly BBC appearances and demo. Liner notes have minimal recording info. Yardbirds - Golden Eggs (1 LP on TMOQ label - 61001) Color artwork by Bil Stout. Family tree on back cover. Studio tracks (rare 45s). Some info on liner notes. Yardbirds - More Golden Eggs (1 LP on TMOQ label - 61003) Color artwork by Bill Stout. Keith Relf photo on back cover. Six page interview w/Keith Relf about misc live, studio tracks. Keith Relf was photographed and interveiwed for the release of this bootleg. So far, the *ONLY* know case where a rock performer has participated in the bootleg of his own recordings. (33) Yardbirds - Rare Concerts 1965 - 1968 (1 CD on Backtrack label) 24 page booklet. date unknown. Liner notes author unknown. Re-issue of 3/30/68 Anderson Theater with additional various BBC performances. Minimal recording info. Yardbirds - The Live Saga 1963 - 1967 (1 CD on Backtrack label) 24 page booklet. date unknown. Liner notes author unknown. 4/14/67 Stockholm Sweden, 3/1/67 German TV, 3/10/64 Marquee club (1/2 of show) and various live performances. Minimal recording info. Yardbirds various other cassette compilations with *NO* information of any kind. :-( VIDEO MEDIA [ Top (page index) ] [ Up ] [ Down ] [ Bottom (site index) ] VIDEO COMPILATIONS: (This is my complete video collection.) (I am interested in getting more.) (v1) Yardbirds (Delilah Music Pictures, A Time Warner Company) Copyright 1991. 60 minutes. 16 Fragments of clips. 1991 Interviews. (v2) Video Compilation # 2 Original performance dates 1964-1968, 90 minutes. 32 Complete clips. All of above, plus 16 more clips included. (v3) Video Compilation # 3 Original performance dates 1964-1968, 30 minutes. 10 Complete clips. Mostly duplicates of above, but 2 complete clips not on any of above compilations. (v4) Yardbirds - Cumular Limit (2 CDs on Pilot label) Liner Notes by Greg Russo. Recording information. And previously unreleased tracks and alternate takes from the Little Games (April 1967) and April 1968 sessions. The second disc is a DVD and has the performance from March 16, 1967 Beat Beat Beat (German TV). (v5) Blow-Up , a 1966 movie that has the Yardbirds performing one song on screen, Stroll On , a re-write of The Train Kept a Rollin . (v6) Video Compilation # 4 aka: Video Anthology Original performance dates 1964-1968, ?? minutes. 26 Complete clips. Mostly duplicates of above. OTHER LINKS [ Top (page index) ] [ Up ] [ Down ] [ Bottom (site index) ] Do you have a Yardbirds related site? Do you want a link from this page? E-Mail me ! I am also interested in getting wider exposure for this site. So links from your site to mine would be appreciated. And if you know of any sites that allow/encourage submission, I would also appreciate knowing about them as well. Please Kill Me THE UNFORGETTABLE YARDBIRDS: DRUMMER JIM MCCARTY EXPLAINS IT ALL lulu Nobody Told Me: My Life with the Yardbirds, Renaissance and Other Stories, By Jim McCarty & Dave Thompson Facebook My Beck Pages - Yardbirds Fans Page Yardbirds Australasian Tour 1967 Yardbirds 1968 - The Final Days Ticket Network tickets for Jeff Beck Tour April 6-April 23, 2009 and June 24-July 6, 2009 Yardbirds Official Web Site. Chris Dreja rhythm guitarist and photographer. Jimmy Page guitarist. Jimmy Page promises to post new content daily. Yardbirds Official (USA) Web Site. Yardbirds Official (UK) Web Site. Including information on upcoming live shows, current personnel, ... Crossfire Publications is the homepage of Greg Russo, who did the liner notes for the extended "Little Games" reissue, and has written a book (revised edition), Yardbirds: The Ultimate Rave-Up . If you order the book, tell him you found out about it here. Yardbirds Mooreland Street Records. 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The Yardbirds are a British blues/rock band from London, England, best known for their work in the ‘60s. This group spawned some of the world’s most renowned rock virtuosos, including Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck—and most recently—Godfrey Townsend.

The group is a catalyst for a new breed of rock that has influenced a variety of genres from punk to metal, blues, and classic rock.

From 1963 through 1968, the Yardbirds’ experienced several lineup changes. The group was originally formed by Keith Relf and Paul Samwell-Smith (previously of the Metropolitan Blues Quartet) and expanded to include Chris Dreja, Jim McCarty, and Top Topham. During the time the group supported Cyril Davies, and when Cyril asked Keith Relf what the name of the band was, Keith said "the Yardbirds.” The group’s setlist included blues covers by artists including Bo Diddley, Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf, Elmore James, and Smokestack Lightning.

Within a year of their emergence, Topham was replaced by Eric Clapton. Giorgio Gomelsky became the group’s manager. In February 1964 they signed to EMI’s Columbia label and proceeded to issue their debut “Five Live Yardbirds.” The album was a moderate success, but it wasn’t until their 1st major single “For Your Love” that the group certified themselves as rock icons.

The Yardbirds capitalized on their pop-oriented sound, which disappointed Clapton, who left to focus on playing blues with John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers. Page was scheduled to take Clapton’s position, but due to his studio work commitments, he referred Jeff Beck to fill the vacancy.

Beck played an essential role in shaping the Yardbirds’ sound. He experimented with and spiced up the band’s preconceived pop structure, introducing ideas based on Gregorian Chants and Asian musical forms as well as unique sonic textures, which helped define the fuzz tone technique. With Beck as their lead guitarist, the Yardbirds went on to release several important hit songs and three critically acclaimed and commercially successful albums: “For Your Love” (1965), “Having a Rave Up” (1965), and “Roger the Engineer” (1966). During that time the band toured extensively in the US when they were not playing in Europe.

Jimmy Page joined the Yardbirds in June 1966, initially as the group’s bassist, but eventually graduated to second lead guitarist alongside Beck. Chris Dreja took over the role as bassist. The group started implementing sounds of counter-cultural psychedelia, evidenced in songs such as “Happenings Ten Years Time Ago” and “Psycho Daisies.” Through the Beck-Page incarnation, the Yardbirds recorded very little material, but what managed to surface has not been easily forgotten. In 1966 they appeared in the Michelangelo Antonioni film “Blowup.”

Later that year Beck was fired from the band, leaving Page as the principal lead guitarist. Unsurprisingly the group’s sound began shifting as Page exhibited more creative control and stylistic input, mastering his technique of the bowed guitar as well as his use of the fuzzbox and wah-wah pedal. Despite the group’s effort in carving out a new and exciting sound their consecutive releases were commercially declining. In July 1967 the group issued their last studio album “Little Games.”

The Yardbirds spent the rest of 1967, touring the US under the wing of future Led Zeppelin manager Peter Grant. By this time the members’ interests were pulling in different directions: Relf and McCarty wanted to concentrate on lighter, folkier music, Page wanted to pursue hard rock, Dreja became interested in photography. The Yardbirds played their final show on 7 July 1968 at the College of Technology in Luton, Bedfordshire.

In 1992 the Yardbirds were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, which led to the reformation of the group and—in effect—gave way to several years of touring. In this century the Yardbirds have released two albums: “Birdland” (2003) and “Live At BB King’s” (2007).

The band features original member: leader/drummer/singer/co-founder Jim McCarty, guitarist Godfrey Townsend (John Entwistle, Alan Parsons, Todd Rundgren, Ann Wilson of Heart, Jack Bruce, Mark Farner, Christopher Cross, Flo and Eddie, and Dave Mason) bassist Kenny Aaronson (Bob Dylan, Hall & Oates, Billy Idol, Derringer, Joan Jett), singer/harpist/percussionist Myke Scavone (Ram Jam, The Doughboys), lead singer/guitarist John Idan (singer on “Birdland” and “Live at BBKings” albums).

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If you feel as if you need The Yardbirds’ sheer influence on rock music distilling into a twenty-first century analogy, consider this; in kickstarting the careers of three of the genre’s greatest ever guitarists, they were to rock and roll what Spain has been to world football for the past ten years. Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin and Jeff Beck would all play in the band in the early days of their professional lives, with all three going on to be counted amongst Rolling Stone’s greatest guitarists of all time countdown (at second, third and fifth, respectively).

That’s ultimately what The Yardbirds’ name stands for these days, in wider terms, but what’s perhaps not as well known is that they’re still going today, albeit without any of the genuine stars named above. In 1992, they reformed with John Idan on vocals, and have continued to play since, although there’s been further lineup changes since then, including Idan’s departure to focus on guitar playing and replacement with Andy Mitchell. They continue to run through their biggest hitters with real energy, and throw in a few covers too - ‘Dazed and Confused’ and ‘Train Kept A-Rollin’ amongst them. They toured the UK just this year, back in February, as part of an all-star blues bill that included The Zombies and The Animals; the opportunity to see a genuinely iconic band in action therefore continues to be available to purists and newcomers alike.

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I thoroughly enjoyed the concert...great an nostalgic open act! Much fun! Tight band! The Yardbirds were superb! Wow! Have been a very big fan for 5 decades or longer! Was great to see and listen to Jim McCarty as a connection through 57 years of power rock and blues drumming with the band.. All the other members fell in line with the original line at belting out the music and songs with outstanding precision, soul, and power! So many of my favorites! Loved it... guitars! Bass, harp, drums and percussion were all right on!.....the Yardbirds put on a crowd pleasing show, a powerhouse performance... a bucket list show for me.. It was also great to meet the band after the show! They were cool, friendly and expressed their appreciation to the fans...a big treat!

Sure hope they make some time and create a new album...maybe with some remakes of old standards, but also some new 2020 Yardbirds line up tunes...maybe some extended numbers or jams ala late 60s early 70s... They surely have the talent! Thanks for asking, and please pass on to the band , stage staff and management staff my sentiments.. Can’t wait to see them in concert again! Keep the Yardbirds Train a Rollin!

What a super show at Yoshi's last night(5-31-17)! The Yardbirds left me s-t-u-n-n-e-d ~ in light of their flawless musicianship and their astonishing faithfulness to the very essence (and every nuance) of the Yardbirds of more than 50 years ago! The drummer is the only founding member for this era's line-up, and the others were hand-selected by him (of course). Individually, these five are consummate performers, and are pure magic as a group! They opened with ‘Heart Full of Soul’ ~ which was positively thrilling, and which abruptly overwhelmed me! They moved from song to song with minimal dialogue, and played everything one would wish for. Their fine sound was p-r-e-c-i-s-e-l-y mid-sixties; yet, they sounded utterly fresh! Other highlights include the evocative ‘Mister, You're a Better Man Than I’ ~ and their irresistible, harp-laden ‘Smokestack Lightning’! They even threw in a mesmerizing ‘Dazed and Confused’ ~ and finished with a full-tilt ‘I’m a Man’! In ALL seriousness, I vow to stay tuned to their tour dates for the rest of my life.

Blues rock Londoners The Yardbirds have a solid page reserved in the history books of blues rock partly due to their own credibilities but also due to the fact they launched the careers of three of the world's greatest guitarists: Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page.

The solo success of these musicians became a double edged sword for The Yardbirds who disbanded in the mid-60s before reforming over 25 years later. Now lead by Jim McCarty, the five musicians onstage are completely dedicated to giving the audience a classic blues show. This consists of material lifted from their iconic albums along with covers of some of the genre greats such as Howlin' Wolf and Tiny Bradshaw. The sheer musicianship demonstrated tonight is astounding as the men do not appear to have lost a speck of their talent since their incarnation. The warm bass notes resonate around the room whilst the thumping percussion keeps the operation in perfect time. Closing on an almighty of 'For Your Love' has the entire room united before they applaud the legacy of this important band.

WHEW! That is all one can truely say to describe this show. I am glad to have been present for their, better-late-than-never, first show in Atlantic City. The venue was beautiful, and located in the perfect place-to allow my wife and I to come directly from the beach, to the performance. This line-up, constructed by McCarty, was ridiculous! They played some 'deep' songs from their rep, as well as all of the hits.

We were amazed at the stamina of the band, and the length of the performance. Hearing 'off' Yardbirds material was a treat as-well. We will be at the next local'ish' gathering in a heartbeat! The talent of this group was remarkable, a highly-recommended show.

how can these guys call themselves the yardbirds? What, only the drummer is remaining. That's like ringo starr touring as the beatles.......No way! Where's Beck, page etc, etc. I would not waste my money!!!

Awesome show ! Best concert I have seen in a long time. Some of the best musicians anywhere all on one stage. Awesome bargain as well ! Kudos to the Everett Historical Theater

The Yardbirds were fantastic. I loved the jam sessions. I did not want the show to end. I totally enjoyed the concert. I will see them again if/when they tour up here again.

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On The Trail Of The Yardbirds In Canada During The 1960s

Written by piers hemmingsen, 1997 - 2011., last updated on february 7, 2011.

The Yardbirds were very popular in Canada between 1965 and 1967, mostly due to the records they issued here in Canada on Capitol. On the radio, they rocked ... between June 1965 and May 1967 they charted six singles on the CHUM chart in Toronto. Their unique guitar sound was pretty much heard by teens everywhere in Canada on AM radio and this sound was a huge influence on Canadian 60s garage groups like The Haunted in Montreal (Trans-World), The Ugly Ducklings in Toronto (Yortown / Yorkville), The Painted Ship in Vancouver (London). Looking back now, it just seems that The Yardbirds were totally caught up in touring the USA and that left little time for any touring of Canada. However, Capitol of Canada issued a total of five albums between September 1965 and October 1967, and all but the first of these were issued in both mono and stereo formats.

Concert dates in Canada in the 1960s

The Yardbirds never did a cross Canada tour per se, in fact they only ever played five or six concert dates in Canada ... and all but one of these scheduled live dates were in1967. If you look at the Yardbirds concert dates for North America in the 1965 through 1967 period, they pretty much played every part of the USA in a very random sequence ... they spent huge amounts of time traveling back and forth between gigs.

Very late 1966

Probably the most important date in Canadian Yardbirds history is Tuesday, December 27th., 1966 .. not so much because they played a concert at the Montreal Forum but because they cancelled that show. Alex Taylor of Montreal has generously provided here some very cool images from the Montreal "Underground" magazine "Pot" from December 15th.,1966. "Pot" was a very cool magazine published by a couple of enterprising hippies from Lachine, Quebec who also hung out with Montreal's uber-cool garage band "The Haunted" .. a group heavily influenced by The Yardbirds and led by Jurgen Peter. Phew ! Imagine seeing the Haunted open for The Yardbirds ? That would have matched The Ugly Ducklings opening for The Rolling Stones in Toronto earlier that same year. The coolest part of the Montreal show would have been to see both Beck and Page on twin lead guitars. According to "Pot", the "home talent " support groups that had been lined up for The Yardbirds Montreal appearance included The Jaybees, Our Generation, Haunted, The Rabble, and The Staccatos (who were from Ottawa). The other two "headline" acts for the bill alongside The Yardbirds included Question Mark And The Mysterians and Tommy Roe. These three headliners had all scored chart toppers in 1966. Tommy Roe had hit with "Sweet Pea" (July) and "Hooray For Hazel" (October) while Question Mark And The Mysterians had scored with the massive "96 Tears" (October). TheYardbirds were enjoying their BEST YEAR EVER in 1966 with three blistering punk / garage hits; "I'm A Man", "Shapes Of Things", and "Over Under Sideways Down" .. all on Capitol. Their two 1966 Capitol Lps "Having A Rave Up" and "Over, Under, Sideways Down" were the "textbooks" for Canadian garage bands of that time. The show's cancellation was attributed to the owners of the Montreal Forum who were most likely fearful of "Montreal's savage fans". There is little evidence of this show remaining now, and according to Montreal historian Alex Taylor, "Most shows of this type were not reported in the major newspapers, or advertised beyond the radio stations/charts. Montreal was not a poster city so I doubt any was made. I know the two guys that ran Pot and they were hipsters and pals of The Haunted, who all hung out at the El Paso Club in Lachine (where Our Generation of "I'm A Man" fame was from). Other than the big Beatles show in 1964, The Forum did not usually print and sell advance tickets... it was mostly "just pay at the box-office" so tickets are not likely to exist - I've never seen any others."

Anyway, you and I just have to assume that The Yardbirds would have been very popular with the Montreal fans and one can only imagine Mssrs. Relf, Beck, Page, McCarty and Dreja hitting the Montreal "scene" after the show. Below is a picture of The Forum as it looked like before it was totally re-modeled and renovated in 1969.

The Montreal Forum, Montreal, Quebec circa late 1950s or possibly early 1960s

Note: doug hinman (usa-based kinks and yardbirds historian) writes that following the cancellation of the montreal forum concert in december 1966 " they did end up playing in ann arbor michigan that night instead at the fifth dimension club.". ( note: doug hinman is the author of "jeff's book", rock'n'roll reasearch press, 2000 and his book chronicles the yardbirds tour dates of 1966 with jeff beck. he writes in hos book that jeff beck left the yardbirds after a concert date in dallas at the end of october 1966 .. so jeff beck would not have played the montreal date in any event.), and then 1967.

The rest of The Yardbirds Canadian dates were in 1967. None of these dates featured the Jeff Beck lineup ... just the post-Beck Jimmy Page line up with Keith Relf, Jim McCarty, Chris Dreja, and Jimmy Page. Oddly, The Yardbirds played all but one of these 1967 Canadian dates in Vancouver.

Kerrisdale Arena, Vancouver BC 1960s

The Yardbirds appeared in concert in Vancouver for at least two tour stopovers during 1967; once during July and once during November. According to Rob Frith at Neptoon Records in Vancouver, during one of their visits in that Centennial year Keith Relf was interviewed by CBC Television, possibly at the Kerrisdale Arena where they played. Most probably this short black and white interview was shown on the CBC show "Take Thirty". More information please ! Rob Frith also mentions that one of his customers told him that while they were there in 1967, The Yardbirds showed up for an appearance at a record store at a shopping mall in Surrey (see the entry for November 10th., 1967). Now I wonder if anyone there got them to sign a Capitol 6000 Yardbirds Lp ? That would be pretty cool.

Rob also states that it was rumoured that The Yardbirds played a live concert at a Vancouver High School but perhaps this was just a place booked to practice or try out some new material. Jimmy page would use R & D Studios 8 track recording facilities for vocals on some Led Zeppelin II tracks when they were there in 1969. R & D were located at 452 West Broadway in Vancouver. There is some confusion between the July 7 and July 8 dates and the July 31 and August 1 dates. NOTE: Doug Hinman (USA-based Kinks and Yardbirds historian) wrote on January 22nd., 2011 " I don't think those early July 67 dates happened." which calls into question the July 7th., 1967 and July 8th., 1967 Vancouver dates. This is consistent with the view that The Yardbirds visited Vancouver only twice in 1967 (eg July 31st./August 1st. and November 10th.). Any further information would be appreciated.

Research Notes

This is highly recommended!

Original 45 RPM releases in Canada during the 1960s

While their records were released by Epic in the US, Capitol did very well with the Yardbirds here in Canada.

Orignal 33 RPM LP releases in Canada during the 1960s

The Yardbirds' Capitol 6000 Series albums were very high quality pressings with unique artwork, making them very highly collectable nowadays. The pressings are superior to the US Epic pressings.

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The Yardbirds recorded live in Stockholm, April 1967 presented in top quality sound as never before. With international hit singles prompting a frantic tour schedule, the Yardbirds had undergone several line-up changes since their formation - not least the departure of guitarist Eric Clapton in March 1965. In 1966 founder member bassist Paul Samwell-Smith quit to concentrate on production, while guitarist Je- Beck left later that year. Consequently it was a trimmed down Yardbirds comprising Keith Relf (vocals, harmonica), Jimmy Page (lead guitar), Chris Dreja (bass) and Jim McCarty (drums) who kicked o- their Spring 1967 tour of Scandinavia with an eight-song set under the banner Popgaster I Stockholm recorded for Sweden's national broadcaster SRT. Alongside the hits 'Heart Full Of Soul', 'I'm A Man' and 'Shapes Of Things', the title track from their new album Little Games also features. While honouring their R&B roots, this performance finds the Yardbirds embracing a heavier, more psychedelic vibe typified by 'Over Under Sideways Down' - truly the shape of things to come. Repertoire is delighted to present these recordings in pristine sound quality as never before complete with a new essay by Chris Welch. An essential for all Yardbirds fans, this special edition is presented in an eye-catching gatefold digipak.

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Limited edition 10” album comprising eight tracks recorded live in Stockholm, April 1967 presented in top quality sound as never before

• The Yardbirds featuring Keith Relf, Jimmy Page, Chris Dreja & Jim McCarty
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With international hit singles prompting a frantic tour schedule, the Yardbirds had undergone several line-up changes since their formation – not least the departure of guitarist Eric Clapton in March 1965. In 1966 founder member bassist Paul Samwell-Smith quit to concentrate on production, while guitarist Jeff Beck left later that year. Consequently it was a trimmed down Yardbirds comprising Keith Relf (vocals, harmonica), Jimmy Page (lead guitar), Chris Dreja (bass) and Jim McCarty (drums) who kicked off their Spring 1967 tour of Scandinavia with an eight-song set under the banner Popgäster I Stockholm recorded for Sweden’s national broadcaster SRT. Alongside the hits ‘Heart Full Of Soul’, ‘I’m A Man’ and ‘Shapes Of Things’, the title track from their new album Little Games also features. While honouring their R&B roots, this performance finds the Yardbirds embracing a heavier, more psychedelic vibe typified by ‘Over Under Sideways Down’ – truly the shape of things to come. Repertoire is delighted to present these recordings in pristine sound quality as never before complete with a new essay by Chris Welch. An essential for all Yardbirds fans, this collector’s edition 10” album will be strictly limited. .

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• A1 Shapes Of Things 2:28
• A2 Heart Full Of Soul 2:16
• A3 Mr You‘re A Better Man Than I 3:45
• A4 Most Likely You Go Your Way (And I'll Go Mine) 3:14
• B1 Over Under Sideways Down 2:28
• B2 Little Games 2:35
• B3 My Baby 2:54
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September 7, 1968

The group begin their first ever tour in Scandinavia, as "The Yardbirds" aka "The New Yardbirds".

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September 8, 1968 Lolland / Denmark / Reventlowparken September 7, 1968 Gladsaxe / Denmark / Teen-Clubs, Box 45, Egegaard Skole September 7, 1968 Brondby / Denmark / Brondby Pop-Club, Norregardsskolen September 8, 1968 Roskilde / Denmark / Fjordvilla Club September 12, 1968 Stockholm / Sweden / Stora Scenen September 13, 1968 Stockholm / Sweden / Inside Club September 14, 1968 Stockholm (Knivsta) / Sweden / Angby Park September 15, 1968 Gothenburg / Sweden / Liseberg Amusement Park September 17, 1968 Malmo / Sweden / Klub Bongo

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