The Yardbirds

Formed: 1963 in Surrey, England

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Disbanded: Jul, 1968 in London, England

Genre: Blues, Pop/Rock

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

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Roger The Engineer

Released: 1966

Label: Warner Archives

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Once Jeff Beck joined the Yardbirds, the group began to explore uncharted territory, expanding their blues-rock into wild sonic permutations of psychedelia, Indian music, and avant-garde white noise. Each ...Read full review

Live Yardbirds Featuring Jimmy Page

Released: 1971

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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

More The Yardbirds albums: Main Albums (13), Compilations (145), Singles & EPs (8), DVD/Video (11), Others (9)

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