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Ultimate Collection

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This one has all of the pre-Page Clapton/Beck stuff you'd want. However, if you're not a fan of mono recordings you might want to skip this one. Most of the tracks are in that form. The booklet gives a nice, concise history of the band. No other pics than the one that's on the cover, though.

Good overview of the group until 1966,but i don't know why they did not include tracks from their only studio classic:ROGER THE ENGINEER.Live tracks showcase ERIC CLAPTON's talent.You get the story alright with a missing spot;not an ordinary one because we are talking about a certain guy called JIMMY PAGE.EVIL HEARTED YOU remains my favorite YARDBIRD song;that guitar sound of the sixties wow!So, if you never heard the group,you should buy THE ULTIMATE(without COLLECTION),you will have the perfect anthology.

The last track on disc 2 is NOT "Stroll On" as claimed on the package contents. The real "Stroll On" was recorded for the movie "Blow Up" and is a different version of "Train 'Kept A Rollin'" with revised lyrics. The track called "Stroll On" featured in this collection is actually a studio take of "Good Morning Little Schoolgirl" without vocals.

Very nice compilation of Yardbirds hits. Some greatest hits seem to purposely leave off a few of the hits in order to get you to buy 2 separate hits CDs, but this one seems to have it all.

This is a great item to have, but you might not be keen on the sound quality. But all their hits are on this one, and Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, and Jimmy Page all do some songs here. I like the Yardbirds, and I wanted this one just because of these facts.

Not quite up to par on the late period stuff...this covered the 64-66 stuff really well, but not the 66-68. Oh well, it still is a good deal and has some great raw r&b and blues flavored rock.

Altough it doesn't have all of the Yardbirds (since it doesn't have nothing from Roger the engineer or the BBC Sessions). It's still a great disc with many famous song from the 60's the second disc includes rare live perforamces (You can't judge a book by it's cover)... I don't know if someone has said this but the Stroll On track that comes in the 2nd disc ISN'T the song from Blowup . It's an instrumental version of what appears to be Good Morning Little Schoolgirl

The Yardbirds were a fine group of musicians but in my opinion, only the covers hold up well. Their own song writing is dated. But I bought this collection for one reason only and write this review for one reason only. I bought it for their rip-roaring version of I'm a Man and write this review to vent and to warn prospective buyers that the ultra-hard rockin' I'm a Man, the one that remains a staple on oldies stations, has been replaced by some lame version I'd never heard before. A pox on it!

This collection has it all. The "Eric Clapton" magic and the "Jeff Beck"
Led Zepplin sound. The best Yardbirds collection I have ever heard. And to
make it real special, its a double CD. Unbelievable. This is all you would ever need to capture the essence of the Yardbirds place in Rock & Roll history.

a very nice, clear Cd that defines rock's earlist leaders