For Your Love (Mlps) [Extra tracks, Import, Limited Edition, Original recording remastered]

Yardbirds | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 18, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Extra tracks, Import, Limited Edition, Original recording remastered
• Label: Jvc Japan
• ASIN: B000GIWNXI
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #765,957 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. For Your Love

2. I'm Not Talking

3. Putty (In Your Hands)

4. I Ain't Got You

5. Got To Hurry

6. I Ain't Done Wrong

7. I Wish You Would

8. Certain Girl

9. Sweet Music

10. Good Morning Little Schoolgirl

11. My Girl Sloopy

12. I Wish You Would (Long Version) (Bonus Track)

13. Certain Girl (Bonus Track)

14. Good Morning Little Schoolgirl (Backing Track) (Bonus Track)

15. Good Morning Little Schoolgirl (Backing Track & Harp) (Bonus Track)

16. Got To Hurry (Take 1) (Bonus Track)

17. Got To Hurry (Take 2) (Bonus Track)

18. Sweet Music (Take 4) (Bonus Track)

Customer Reviews

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5.0 out of 5 stars The Yardbirds' Debut Album Has Just Gotten a Whole Lot Better!, October 7, 2007

By 

Frederick Baptist (Singapore) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: For Your Love (Mlps) (Audio CD)

The rock and roll genre owes a great deal to this British band which gave the world guitar greats such as Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page although only Jeff Beck is listed on the albums as a permanent fixture officially together with the rest of the band which includes Keith Relf on vocals, Paul Samwell-Smith on bass, Jim McCarty on drums and Chris Dreja on rhythm guitar. Eric Clapton decided the band was too much into pop for his liking and although he played on some of the tracks on this album, he left the band just before it hit the charts. Although the rest of the band turned to Jimmy Page as a replacement, Jimmy was earning serious "bread" as a session musician and so recommended his buddy Jeff Beck instead. This didn't stop Page from "guesting" on tracks of future albums and his work with Beck on the track "Stroll On" or "Train Kept a Rollin'" on the next album "Having a Rave Up" is a classic standard of early rock guitar genius. The squeels, grunts etc that they got out of their guitars have to be heard to be understood as they defy verbal explanation.

As a guitarist myself who learned a great deal from Beck I have a personal soft spot in my heart for this band. Beck's solos on tracks like: "A Certain Girl", "I'm Not Talking" and "I Ain't Done Wrong" are licks I learned note for note when I first started playing. Clapton does great solos on "I Ain't Got You", "Good Morning Little Schoolgirl" and "Got to Hurry" but it was the simplicity and raw aggression of Jeff's solo's that I prefered to learn. I just loved the way he could make simple things sound hard and his inspired use of feedback which was unavoidable at the time given the state of the equipment in those days and yet instead of fighting it he used it to his own sonic advantage.

Now this album has gotten a pretty good remastering treatment and sounds as good as it ever could given the deteriorated state of the original masters and also includes 7 bonus tracks consisting alternate takes of the main tracks. The mini-lp replica sleeve design is first class and is as good as I've ever seen them done. The cardboard is thick and of good quality and the design very faithfully resembles the original lp. Also included is a 24-page booklet which includes all the lyrics in both English and Japanese.

The volume levels are high and yet the sound isn't muddy although some of the master tape limitations are fairly obvious and yet this is a definite improvement in sound quality as compared to the other pre-remastered versions that are out there. Overall, the sound quality has been remastered very well for a decent sound. For fans of mid-60's blues rock, this is a worthy addition to your sonic library. For guitarists seeking to learn blues rock this is essential listening.

Recommended.