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- Artist: The Yardbirds
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- Release Date: 1965
- Type: Lyrics are included with the album
- Genre: Rock
Review
Back in 1965, this album seemed like a real mess, which was understandable, because For Your Love wasn't a "real" album, in the sense that the Yardbirds ever assembled an LP of that name or content. Rather, it was the response of their American label, Epic Records, to the band's achieving a number six single with the title track, with manager Giorgio Gomelsky selecting the cuts. The quasi-progressive "For Your Love," dominated by guest artist Brian Auger's harpsichord, is juxtaposed with hard-rocking blues-based numbers, almost all of which featured departed lead guitarist Eric Clapton (who is mentioned nowhere on the LP), with current lead guitarist Jeff Beck on just three tracks. The Clapton cuts, although primitive next to the material he was soon to cut with John Mayall, have an intensity that's still riveting to hear four decades later, and was some of the best blues-based rock & roll of its era. The three Beck sides show where the band was really heading, beyond the immediate success of "For Your Love" -- "I'm Not Talking" and "I Ain't Done Wrong" were hard, loud, blazing showcases for Beck's concise blues playing, while "My Girl Sloopy" was the first extended jam to emerge on record from a band on the British blues scene; the source material isn't ideal, but Beck and company make their point in an era where bands were seldom allowed to go more than four minutes on even an album track -- these boys could play and make it count. The 13 bonus tracks are mostly blues-rock and are mostly scintillating, and the Repertoire CD has the best sound that any of this music has ever displayed. ~ Bruce Eder, All Music GuideTracks
| Track Title | Composers | Performers | Time |
| For Your Love (Lyrics) | Graham Gouldman | The Yardbirds | (2:30) |
| I'm Not Talking | Mose Allison | The Yardbirds | (2:33) |
| Putty (In Your Hands) | Big John Patton, Jimmy Rogers | The Yardbirds | (2:18) |
| I Ain't Got You | Clarence Carter | The Yardbirds | (2:00) |
| Got to Hurry | Giorgio Gomelsky | The Yardbirds | (2:33) |
| I Ain't Done Wrong (Lyrics) | Keith Relf | The Yardbirds | (3:39) |
| I Wish You Would | Billy Boy Arnold | The Yardbirds | (2:19) |
| A Certain Girl | The Yardbirds | (2:18) | |
| Sweet Music | Major Lance | The Yardbirds | (2:30) |
| Good Morning Little Schoolgirl | Sonny Boy Williamson | The Yardbirds | (2:46) |
| My Girl Sloopy (Lyrics) | The Yardbirds | (5:38) | |
| I Wish You Would [Long Version] | Billy Boy Arnold | The Yardbirds | (4:17) |
| A Certain Girl [Alternate Version] | The Yardbirds | (2:21) | |
| Good Morning Little Schoolgirl | Sonny Boy Williamson | The Yardbirds | (3:21) |
| Good Morning Little Schoolgirl | Sonny Boy Williamson | The Yardbirds | (3:06) |
| Got to Hurry [Take 1 Backing Track] | Giorgio Gomelsky | The Yardbirds | (:54) |
| Got to Hurry [Take 2 Backing Track] | Giorgio Gomelsky | The Yardbirds | (2:42) |
| Sweet Music [Take 4] | Major Lance | The Yardbirds | (2:27) |
