Name: Live at the BBC
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Live at the BBC

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Album: Live at the BBC
#	Song Title		Time
1)	I Ain't Got You	More Info...
2)	Interview: Keith Relf Talks About the Band's Background	More Info...
3)	For Your Love	More Info...
4)	I'm Not Talking	More Info...
5)	I Wish You Would	More Info...
6)	Interview: Paul Samwell-Smith Talks About the Recording and the USA Tour	More Info...
7)	Heart Full of Soul	More Info...
8)	I Ain't Done Wrong	More Info...
9)	Heart Full of Soul	More Info...
10)	Too Much Monkey Business	More Info...
11)	Love Me Like I Love You	More Info...
12)	I'm a Man	More Info...
13)	Evil Hearted You	More Info...
14)	Interview: Paul Samwell-Smith Talks About the 'Still I'm Sad' Single	More Info...
15)	Still I'm Sad	More Info...
16)	Hang On Sloopy	More Info...
17)	Smokestack Lightning	More Info...
18)	Interview: The Yardbirds Give Their New Year's Resolutions	More Info...
19)	You're a Better Man Than I	More Info...
20)	The Train Kept A-rollin'	More Info...
21)	Smokestack Lightning (Edited Version)	More Info...

Album: Live at the BBC
#	Song Title		Time
1)	I Ain't Got You	More Info...
2)	Interview: Keith Relf Talks About the Band's Background	More Info...
3)	For Your Love	More Info...
4)	I'm Not Talking	More Info...
5)	I Wish You Would	More Info...
6)	Interview: Paul Samwell-Smith Talks About the Recording and the USA Tour	More Info...
7)	Heart Full of Soul	More Info...
8)	I Ain't Done Wrong	More Info...
9)	Heart Full of Soul	More Info...
10)	Too Much Monkey Business	More Info...
11)	Love Me Like I Love You	More Info...
12)	I'm a Man	More Info...
13)	Evil Hearted You	More Info...
14)	Interview: Paul Samwell-Smith Talks About the 'Still I'm Sad' Single	More Info...
15)	Still I'm Sad	More Info...
16)	Hang On Sloopy	More Info...
17)	Smokestack Lightning	More Info...
18)	Interview: The Yardbirds Give Their New Year's Resolutions	More Info...
19)	You're a Better Man Than I	More Info...
20)	The Train Kept A-rollin'	More Info...
21)	Smokestack Lightning (Edited Version)	More Info...

Performer Notes

BBC SESSIONS covers a three-year period from March 20, 1965 to March 16, 1968. Also includes previously unreleased interviews with the band members including Jimmy Page.
The Yardbirds: Keith Relf (vocals, harmonica); Chris Dreja (guitar, bass); Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page (guitar); Paul Samwell-Smith (bass); Jim McCarty (drums).
Includes liner notes by Ira Robbins.
Digitally remastered by Chris Herles (Polygram Studios, Edison, New Jersey).
Recorded between 1965 and 1968.
The Yardbirds include: Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page (guitar).
Between 1965 and 1968, the Yardbirds went from a group that slavishly imitated Chicago blues to more of a psychedelic pop act, virtually inventing the heavy rock guitar style along the way. These BBC recordings document that journey. Having replaced the recently departed blues purist Eric Clapton with the more adventurous Jeff Beck, the Yardbirds produced more daring experimental compositions, like the electric sitar rave-up "Over Under Sideways Down" and the Gregorian chant-driven "Still I'm Sad" that evolved from jamming to "Rock Around The Clock."
Making the most of Beck's playing and Keith Relf's nasal singing and wailing harp, the band honored their roots with covers ranging from Mose Allison's "I'm Not Talking" to Chuck Berry's "Too Much Monkey Business" and Elmore James' "Dust My Broom". By the time Jimmy Page replaced Jeff Beck and bassist Paul Samwell-Smith left the band, the Yardbirds bluesier elements were greatly reduced. The last six songs on this collection reflect this shift, particularly on the original composition "Think About It," pointing towards the heavier sound Page would use after the Yardbirds became Led Zeppelin.