Five Live Yardbirds

Five Live Yardbirds
Live album by the Yardbirds
Released 31 December 1964 (1964-12-31)[1]
Recorded 20 March 1964 at Marquee Club, London[1]
Genre
Length 42:11
Label Columbia SX1677
Producer Giorgio Gomelsky
The Yardbirds' British chronology
Five Live Yardbirds
(1964)		 Yardbirds
a.k.a. Roger the Engineer
(1966)

Five Live Yardbirds is the live debut album by English rock band the Yardbirds. Featuring the group's interpretations of ten American blues and rhythm and blues songs, it was recorded at the Marquee Club in London on 20 March 1964.[1] The album was released in the United Kingdom by Columbia Records on 31 December 1964.[1] It failed to reach the UK album charts and was not issued in the United States. However, AllMusic critic Bruce Eder calls it "the best such [British rock] live record of the entire middle of the decade".[2]

History

In October 1963, the Yardbirds took over the Rolling Stones position at the Crawdaddy Club and had signed a management contract with Crawdaddy owner Giorgio Gomelsky. After going on tour with Sonny Boy Williamson, the band got a contract with Columbia Records and recorded the singles "I Wish You Would" and "Good Morning Little Schoolgirl" for release in 1964.[3]

Rave Up

Many of the songs on the album, including "I'm a Man" and "Here Tis", feature a "rave up", an instrumental interlude that builds to a climax. Guitarist Eric Clapton credits the rave up to bassist Paul Samwell-Smith.[3][4] Four songs from the album – "Smokestack Lightning", "Respectable", "I'm a Man", and "Here 'Tis" appear on the group's second American album, Having a Rave Up" in 1965.

Track listing

Side one

  1. "Too Much Monkey Business" (Chuck Berry) – 3:51
  2. "I Got Love If You Want It" (Slim Harpo) – 2:40
  3. "Smokestack Lightnin'" (Howlin' Wolf) – 5:35
  4. "Good Morning Little Schoolgirl" (H. G. Demarais) – 2:42
  5. "Respectable" (O'Kelly Isley, Ronald Isley, Rudolph Isley) – 5:35

Side two

  1. "Five Long Years" (Eddie Boyd) – 5:18
  2. "Pretty Girl" (Ellas McDaniel) – 3:04
  3. "Louise" (John Lee Hooker) – 3:43
  4. "I'm a Man" (McDaniel) – 4:33
  5. "Here 'Tis" (McDaniel) – 5:10

Personnel

Performers
Production

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog
United Kingdom December 4, 1964 Columbia Records LP SX1677
United States 1988 Rhino Entertainment Compact Disc R2-70189
United States 1999 Repertoire Records CD RR-4775

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Russo, Greg (1998). Yardbirds: The Ultimate Rave-Up. Crossfire Publications. pp. 15, 95. ISBN 0-9648157-3-7.
  2. ↑ Eder, Bruce. "Five Live Yardbirds – Album review". AllMusic. Rovi Corp. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  3. 1 2 Clapton, Eric (2007). Clapton: The Autobiography. Broadway Books. pp. 47–48. ISBN 978-0-7679-2536-5.
  4. ↑ Greenwald, Matthew. "The Yardbirds: Here 'Tis – Song Review". AllMusic. Rovi Corp.AllMusic. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  5. 1 2 3 Five Live Yardbirds Charly Records release Track 4
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