The Ultimate Collection

by Yardbirds

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  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 1999-01-01
  • Label: Unknown
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 1:49:56
  • Community rating: 3.69/5 from 1 rating

Artists on this release: Martin Ditcham, Simon McCarty, Chris Dreja, Simon Napier-Bell, Eric Clapton, The Yardbirds, Jim McCarty, Gypie Mayo, Alan Glen, Keith Relf, Paul Samwell-Smith, Giorgio Gomelsky, Ken Allardyce, John Idan

Album Notes & Community Reviews

A two-disc collection of the Yardbirds, the London band that launched Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page in succession. Their rave-up arrangements turned Chicago blues into the template for British guitar rock.

Genres

Descriptors: guitars, bluesy, riff-heavy, retro, melodic

Tracklist

  1. Baby What's Wrong (2:40)
  2. I Wish You Would (2:20)
  3. A Certain Girl (2:19)
  4. Good Morning Little Schoolgirl (2:47)
  5. I Ain't Got You (2:01)
  6. For Your Love (2:30)
  7. Got To Hurry (2:37)
  8. My Girl Sloopy (5:38)
  9. I'm Not Talking (2:34)
  10. Heart Full Of Soul (2:30)
  11. Steeled Blues (2:39)
  12. Evil Hearted You (2:26)
  13. Still I'm Sad (2:59)
  14. I'm A Man (4:31)
  15. New York City Blues (4:20)
  16. Shapes Of Things (2:27)
  17. Mr. You're A Better Man Than I (3:19)
  18. Train Kept A-Rollin' (3:25)
  19. Smokestack Lightnin' (Live) (6:51)
  20. You Can't Judge A Book By Looking At The Cover (Live) (2:58)
  21. Let It Rock (Live) (2:55)
  22. Too Much Monkey Business (Live) (3:00)
  23. Got Love If You Want It (Live) (2:29)
  24. Good Morning Little Schoolgirl (Live) (2:30)
  25. Five Long Years (Live) (4:58)
  26. Louise (Live) (3:37)
  27. Boom Boom (2:27)
  28. Honey In Your Hips (2:19)
  29. Talkin' 'Bout You (1:58)
  30. Putty (In Your Hands) (2:19)
  31. Sweet Music (2:31)
  32. I Ain't Done Wrong (3:40)
  33. Jeff's Blues (3:05)
  34. Someone To Love Part One (2:24)
  35. Like Jimmy Reed Again (3:04)
  36. Stroll On (2:49)

Credits

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