Genres: Rock & Roll, Blues-Rock, British Invasion, Psychedelic, British Blues, British Psychedelia Active: 60's Formed: 1963 in Surrey, England
The Rolling Stones, The Troggs, Them, John Mayall, The Kinks, The Pretty Things, The Who, Jimi Hendrix, The Beatles, Alexis Korner, The Animals, Steppenwolf, The Birds, The Creation, Ted Nugent, Cheap Trick, New Colony Six, The Outsiders, Blues, Inc. Bubble Puppy, Cream, Roger Daltrey, Wishbone Ash, Steppenwolf, Jimi Hendrix, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Derek & the Dominos, Duane Allman, AC/DC, Mountain, Ritchie Blackmore, The James Gang, Blues Magoos, The Cryan' Shames, The Count Five, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Crazy Horse, Bees |  |
The Yardbirds are mostly known to the casual rock fan as the starting point for three of the greatest British rock guitarists: Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, and Jimmy Page. Undoubtedly, these three figures did much to shape the group's sound, but throughout their career, the Yardbirds were very much a unit, albeit a rather unstable one. And they were truly one of the great rock bands; one whose contributions went far beyond the scope of their half dozen or so mid-'60s hits ("For Your Love," "Heart Full of Soul," "Shapes of Things," "I'm a Man," "Over Under Sideways Down," "Happenings Ten Years Time Ago"). Not content to limit themselves to the R&B and blues covers they concentrated upon initially, they quickly branched out into moody, increasingly experimental pop/rock.
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Release: May 13, 2008
Label: Raven
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Release: October 31, 2007
Label: Repertoire
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