The Yardbirds – Greatest Hits, Vol. 1: 1964-1966 (CD)
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The Yardbirds were doing something genuinely radical in mid-60s London, translating Chicago blues into a fuzzed-out, feedback-laced attack that the British Invasion crowd had never heard from a pop stage. The 1964-1966 window captured here is the Clapton and early Beck era, when the band was simultaneously charting in the UK and pushing electric guitar into territories that would define hard rock for the next decade.
Though short-lived, The Yardbirds legend and influence loom large, and rightfully sothe band was the starting point for three ultimate British guitar heroes: Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton, and Jimmy Page. Clapton departed the group first (to join John Mayalls Bluesbreakers), while Beck later went on to form the Jeff Beck Group and Page would regroup with the New Yardbirdsan outfit soon renamed Led Zeppelin. As The Yardbirds, though, they delivered a series of groundbreaking LPs and scorching blues-rock singles that are classic cornerstones of rock n roll. This powerful compilation features eighteen of their most important early tracks, including the hits "For Your Love," "Heart Full of Soul," "The Train Kept A-Rollin'," "I'm a Man," and other guitar-intense tours de force.
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UPC: 081227991562
Label: Rhino
Release Date: 7.29.08
Format: CD