“The Yardbirds” by The Yardbirds - album review

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TJR says

Thought of as a bit of a classic in rock circles, the third Yardbirds album proper was a solid affair, the emphasis being on Rock with shades of Blues and Psychedelia. All five group members being equally assigned co-writing credits on all 12 tracks. They lined up: Keith Relf (lead vocals, harmonica), Jeff Beck (lead guitar), Chris Dreja (rhythm guitar, backing vocals, piano), Paul Samwell-Smith (bass guitar, backing vocals) and Jim McCarty (drums, percussion, backing vocals). Dreja's front cover depiction of the record's audio engineer, Roger Cameron, gave the album an unofficial title of “Roger The Engineer”. Er, nice compliment!?

The Jukebox Rebel
30–Jun–2008

Tracklist
A1 [03:16] 5.0.png The Yardbirds - Lost Woman (Chris Dreja, Jim McCarty, Jeff Beck, Keith Relf, Paul Samwell-Smith) Rock
A2 [02:24] 6.4.png The Yardbirds - Over, Under, Sideways, Down (Chris Dreja, Jim McCarty, Jeff Beck, Keith Relf, Paul Samwell-Smith) Psychedelia
A3 [03:04] 6.6.png The Yardbirds - The Nazz Are Blue (Chris Dreja, Jim McCarty, Jeff Beck, Keith Relf, Paul Samwell-Smith) Blues Rock / Soul Rock
A4 [02:26] 5.1.png The Yardbirds - I Can’t Make Your Way (Chris Dreja, Jim McCarty, Jeff Beck, Keith Relf, Paul Samwell-Smith) Pop
A5 [03:15] 5.0.png The Yardbirds - Rack My Mind (Chris Dreja, Jim McCarty, Jeff Beck, Keith Relf, Paul Samwell-Smith) Blues Rock / Soul Rock
A6 [01:29] 6.0.png The Yardbirds - Farewell (Chris Dreja, Jim McCarty, Jeff Beck, Keith Relf, Paul Samwell-Smith) Pop
B1 [02:39] 6.2.png The Yardbirds - Hot House Of Omagarashid (Chris Dreja, Jim McCarty, Jeff Beck, Keith Relf, Paul Samwell-Smith) Psychedelia
B2 [02:25] 4.6.png The Yardbirds - Jeff’s Boogie (Chris Dreja, Jim McCarty, Jeff Beck, Keith Relf, Paul Samwell-Smith) Blues Rock / Soul Rock
B3 [02:15] 6.5.png The Yardbirds - He’s Always There (Chris Dreja, Jim McCarty, Jeff Beck, Keith Relf, Paul Samwell-Smith) Rock
B4 [03:06] 5.8.png The Yardbirds - Turn Into Earth (Chris Dreja, Jim McCarty, Jeff Beck, Keith Relf, Paul Samwell-Smith) Psychedelia
B5 [03:22] 4.9.png The Yardbirds - What Do You Want (Chris Dreja, Jim McCarty, Jeff Beck, Keith Relf, Paul Samwell-Smith) Blues Rock / Soul Rock
B6 [02:09] 5.2.png The Yardbirds - Ever Since The World Began (Chris Dreja, Jim McCarty, Jeff Beck, Keith Relf, Paul Samwell-Smith) Psychedelia

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