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- Artist: The Yardbirds
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- Release Date: October 07, 1997
- Total Time: 68:12
- Type: Compilation (best of), Live
- Genre: Rock
Review
The Yardbirds recorded several live sessions for the BBC between 1965 and 1968, following Eric Clapton's departure from the band. These recordings have previously been released on bootlegs and small independent labels but Warner Archives' The Yardbirds BBC Sessions marks the first big-budget, official release of the material. The disc contains 26 tracks -- 20 featuring Jeff Beck, six featuring Jimmy Page -- which is slightly less than some editions of this same material, but that won't matter to anyone but completists since the gist is the same: the Yardbirds were a tough live band that essentially recreated its studio recordings on the BBC stage. There are slight differences in the guitar solos but the songs are so short, neither Beck or Page have the opportunity to completely tear loose. Nevertheless, hardcore Yardbirds fans will relish the few rarities here, which mainly are covers the band never recorded in the studio: "Dust My Broom," "Most Likely You Go Your Way (And I'll Go Mine)," "My Baby" and "The Sun is Shining." ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music GuideTracks
| Track Title | Composers | Performers | Time |
| I Ain't Got You | Clarence Carter | The Yardbirds | (1:59) |
| For Your Love | Graham Gouldman | The Yardbirds | (2:18) |
| I'm Not Talking | Mose Allison | The Yardbirds | (1:47) |
| I Wish You Would | Billy Boy Arnold | The Yardbirds | (2:35) |
| Heart Full of Soul | Graham Gouldman | The Yardbirds | (2:19) |
| I Ain't Done Wrong | Keith Relf | The Yardbirds | (2:28) |
| Too Much Monkey Business | Chuck Berry | The Yardbirds | (2:28) |
| Love Me Like I Love You | Jim McCarty, Keith Relf, Paul Samwell-Smith | The Yardbirds | (2:50) |
| I'm a Man | Bo Diddley | The Yardbirds | (2:27) |
| Evil Hearted You | Graham Gouldman | The Yardbirds | (2:16) |
| Still I'm Sad | Jim McCarty, Paul Samwell-Smith | The Yardbirds | (2:54) |
| Hang on Sloopy | The Yardbirds | (3:21) | |
| Smokestack Lightning | Howlin' Wolf | The Yardbirds | (3:31) |
| You're a Better Man Than I | Mike Hugg, |
The Yardbirds | (3:09) |
| The Train Kept A Rollin' | Tiny Bradshaw, |
The Yardbirds | (2:40) |
| Dust My Broom | Elmore James | The Yardbirds | (2:30) |
| Baby, Scratch My Back | The Yardbirds | (3:10) | |
| Over, Under, Sideways, Down | Jeff Beck, Jim McCarty, Chris Dreja, Keith Relf, Paul Samwell-Smith | The Yardbirds | (2:10) |
| The Sun Is Shining | Elmore James | The Yardbirds | (2:44) |
| Shapes of Things | Jim McCarty, Chris Dreja, Keith Relf, Paul Samwell-Smith | The Yardbirds | (2:24) |
| Most Likely You Go Your Way (And I'll Go Mine) | Bob Dylan | The Yardbirds | (2:48) |
| Little Games | The Yardbirds | (2:22) | |
| Drinking Muddy Water | Jimmy Page, Jim McCarty, Chris Dreja, Keith Relf | The Yardbirds | (2:41) |
| Think About It | Jimmy Page, Jim McCarty, Keith Relf | The Yardbirds | (3:01) |
| Goodnight Sweet Josephine | Tony Hazzard | The Yardbirds | (2:31) |
| My Baby | Mort Shuman, Jerry Ragovoy | The Yardbirds | (2:49) |
