The Yardbirds

The Yardbirds
Formed: 1963 in Surrey, England
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Disbanded: Jul, 1968 in London, England
Genre: Rock
Styles: British Invasion, Psychedelic, British Blues, Rock & Roll, Blues-Rock, British Psychedelia
Group Members: Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, Jim McCarty, Eric Clapton, Chris Dreja, Keith Relf, Paul Samwell-Smith, Top Topham
Biography: 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, ...Read full biography
Live Yardbirds Featuring Jimmy Page
Released: 1971
Label: Epic
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Arguably the most famous lost live album in history, Live Yardbirds Featuring Jimmy Page, cut at the Anderson Theater in New York on March 30, 1968, has been issued twice on vinyl legitimately (only to ...Read full review
Having a Rave Up
Released: 1965
Label: Sunspots
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In its original U.S. vinyl release, this album, comprised of several singles and B-sides plus excerpts off of Five Live Yardbirds, was one of the best LPs of the entire British invasion, ranking on a par ...Read full review
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