The Yardbird Years [Original recording remastered]

Eric Clapton, Yardbirds | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 12, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Label: Varese Sarabande
• ASIN: B00005KBBF
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #296,933 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Let It Back [Live]

2. You Can't Judge a Book by Looking at the Cover [Live]

3. Who Do You Love? [Live]

4. Take It Easy Baby [Live]

5. Out on the Water Coast [Live]

6. Boom Boom

7. Honey in Your Hips

8. Talkin' About You

9. Baby What's Wrong

10. My Little Cabin [Live]

11. Too Much Monkey Business [Live]

12. Smokestack Lightning [Live]

13. Here 'Tis [Live]

14. I Wish You Would [Single Version]

15. A Certain Girl

16. Got to Hurry [Single Version]

17. Good Morning Little Schoolgirl

18. I Ain't Got You

19. Putty (In Your Hands)

20. For Your Love

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Reissue #1,578, November 6, 2001

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D. Hartley (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Yardbird Years (Audio CD)

These seminal 60's British blues-rockers released less than a half-dozen proper studio albums during their existence, but still seem to get reissued and remastered about once a month! Although I personally prefer the Jeff Beck period, collectors/completists should note that this is the best-sounding remaster of the Eric Clapton era (circa '63-'65) that I've heard to date. The band displayed its most "bluesy" sound with Clapton aboard (in fact, it was Clapton's "blues purist" sensibilities that led to his departure when he began to perceive the psychedelic pop influences creeping into the group). All the worthwhile studio cuts with Clapton are here ("Ain't Got You", "For Your Love", "Good Morning Little Schoolgirl") along with some well-chosen trademark live "rave-ups" ( rollicking jams like "Smokestack Lightning" and "Here 'Tis" feature Clapton solos that sound like Cream sans the fuzzbox). There's really nothing new here for devoted fans, but if your collection is missing pre-Jeff Beck/Jimmy Page Yardbirds material, this one disc should be all you need.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Clapton Years, June 21, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: The Yardbird Years (Audio CD)

During Eric Clapton's short stint with the Yardbirds, the band produced some of the most memorable Yardbird tunes. Classics like "Smokestack Lightning" are on this complete and thorough record. Clapton's unmistakeable Blues influence is apparent on this record, and shines through on his guitar. Great album!