Live at the BBC Revisited

Live at the BBC Revisited

Live at the BBC Revisited

3 CD SET 69 REMASTERED AND RESTORED TRACKS FROM 1964-1968 TOGETHER FOR THE FIRST TIME ON ONE RELEASE FEATURING ERIC CLAPTON, JEFF BECK AND JIMMY PAGE

Repertoire Records presents the most comprehensive collection of the Yardbirds BBC ‘live’ recordings ever released, bringing 69 tracks together for the first time,

Over 3 hours of BBC recordings including tracks from ‘Saturday Club’, ‘A Whole Scene Going’, ‘Top Gear’ with John Peel and more

  • Newly sourced from rare, hard-to-find and archival sources, the BBC’s Yardbirds recordings have been expertly repaired and restored especially for this updated ‘Live At The BBC Revisited’ album. The result is the best sounding and most comprehensive Yardbirds BBC collection released to date, with many tracks making their official debut on CD.
  • Included during the 3 hours of recordings are versions of smash hits such as ‘For Your Love’ and ‘Heart Full Of Soul’ as well as Yardbirds stage favourites ‘Too Much Monkey Business’, ‘Smokestack Lightning’, ‘I’m A Man’ and ‘Train Kept A-Rollin’’
  • Also included is the complete legendary final BBC session featuring ‘White Summer’ and ‘Dazed And Confused’
  • British guitar legends Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page feature alongside frontman Keith Relf, Paul Samwell-Smith, Jim McCarty and Chris Dreja in these sessions recorded by the world-renowned BBC
  • Includes a booklet, with detailed recording and programme information, photos and a new essay by Mike Stax (editor of ‘Ugly Things’ magazine) with contributions from original Yardbirds members, Jim McCarty and Paul Samwell-Smith

Tracklist

CD 1
01 Boom Boom*
02 I’m A Man (Version 1)*
03 Little Queenie*
Tracks 1-3: 4th National Jazz And Blues Festival, 9 August 1964
04 I’m Not Talking (Version 1)*
Track 4: Saturday Club, recorded 16 March 1965, broadcast 20 March 1965
05 I Ain’t Got You
06 Interview: Keith Relf talks about the band’s background
07 For Your Love
08 I’m Not Talking (Version 2)
Tracks 5-8: Top Gear, recorded 22 March 1965, broadcast 10th April 1965
09 Hush-A-Bye (All The Pretty Horses)*
10 I’m A Man (Version 2)
11 Bottle Up And Go*
12 Spoonful*
Tracks 9-12: Saturday Swings, recorded 9th April 1965, broadcast 17th April 1965
13 Steeled Blues*
14 I Wish You Would (Version 1)
15 Interview: Paul Samwell-Smith talks about recording and the US tour
16 Heart Full Of Soul (Version 1)
Tracks 13-16: Saturday Club, recorded 1 June 1965, broadcast 5 June 1965
17 I’m Not Talking (Version 3)*
18 Louise*
Tracks 17-18: Saturday Swings, recorded 4 June 1965, broadcast 12 June 1965
19 Heart Full Of Soul (Version 2)*
Track 19: The Ken Dodd Show, recorded 9th June 1965, broadcast 20th June 1965
20 Interview: Keith Relf talks about touring and the ‘Heart Full Of
Soul’ single*
21 Heart Full Of Soul (Version 3)
22 I Ain’t Done Wrong
23 I’ve Been Trying*
Tracks 20-23: Top Gear, recorded 21 June 1965, broadcast 26 June 1965

CD 2
01 Too Much Monkey Business (With Introduction)
02 Too Much Monkey Business*
03 Interview: Keith Relf talks about touring and recording*
04 Love Me Like I Love You (Version 1)
05 I’m A Man (Version 3 With Introduction)
06 I’m A Man (Version 3)*
07 I Wish You Would (Version 2)*
Tracks 1-7: You Really Got…, recorded 6 August 1965, broadcast 30 August 1965
08 Love Me Like I Love You (Version 2)*
Track 8: The Beat Show, recorded 9 August 1965, broadcast 12 August 1965
09 Evil Hearted You (With Introduction)
10 Evil Hearted You*
11 Interview: Paul Samwell-Smith talks about the ‘Still I’m Sad’ single
12 Still I’m Sad
13 Hang On Sloopy
14 The Stumble*
Tracks 9-14: Saturday Club, recorded 27 September 1965, broadcast 2 October 1965
15 Smokestack Lightnin’
16 Smokestack Lightnin’ (Edited Version)
17 Interview: The Yardbirds give their New Year’s resolutions
18 You’re A Better Man Than I (Version 1)
19 The Train Kept A-Rollin’
Tracks 15-19: The Sound Of Boxing Day, recorded 18 November 1965, broadcast 27
December 1965
20 Dust My Blues (Edited Version)
21 Dust My Blues*
22 You’re A Better Man Than I (Version 2)
23 Shapes Of Things (Version 1)
Tracks 20-23: Saturday Club, recorded 28 February 1966, broadcast 5 March 1966

CD 3
01 Interview: Keith Relf talks about his solo single
02 Over, Under, Sideways, Down (Version 1)
03 Baby, Scratch My Back
04 The Sun Is Shining (Edited Version)
05 Interview: Keith Relf talks about their US tour
06 Shapes Of Things (Version 2)
07 The Sun Is Shining
08 Jeff’s Boogie (Version 1)*
Tracks 1-8: Saturday Swings, recorded 6 May 1966, broadcast 21 May 1966
09 Over, Under, Sideways, Down (Version 2)
10 Comment: Barry Fantoni talks about Jeff Beck’s guitar playing
Tracks 9-10: A Whole Scene Going, recorded and broadcast 8 June 1966
11 Jeff’s Boogie (Version 2)*
Track 11: The Joe Loss Pop Show, recorded 9 June 1966, broadcast 1 July 1966
12 Drinking Muddy Water
13 Interview: Keith Relf talks about touring and their ‘Little Games’ single*
14 Little Games
15 Most Likely You Go Your Way (And I’ll Go Mine) (With Introduction)
16 Most Likely You Go Your Way (And I’ll Go Mine)*
Tracks 12-16: Saturday Club, recorded 4 April 1967, broadcast 15 April 1967
17 Think About It (Version 1)
18 Interview: Jimmy Page talks about touring
19 Goodnight Sweet Josephine
20 My Baby
21 Think About It (Version 2)
22 White Summer*
23 Dazed And Confused*
Tracks 17-23: Top Gear/Saturday Club, recorded 5/6 March 1968, broadcast 10 March 1968
*Not previously included on REP1309 or remastered from newly discovered archival source.

Release Information

  • Catalogue Number: REPUK1369
  • Format: 3CD Set

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