Live in France

Live in France

Live in France

  • Liner notes by Chris Welch includes interviews with Jim McCarty and Paul Samwell-Smith
  • 16-page booklet includes photos and memorabilia
  • All tracks mono and digitally remastered by Eroc
  • Total playing time: approx. 42:40
When the Yardbirds flew across the Channel to France in 1965 they were greeted as heroes by legions of young fans, even when they shared a concert bill with the all-powerful Beatles. Cheers rang out around the Palais des Sports in Paris in June that year, when the compere announced ‘The Yardbirds!’ and the group stormed into hit song ‘For Your Love’. Mercifully the magic of their various shows in France during the 60s was captured for posterity by French radio and TV. As a result, we are proud to present the audio from shows that were broadcast to an even wider European audience than the thousands who had already flocked to see them perform live. Here is the electrifying sound of Keith Relf singing and blowing his trusty harmonica alongside the legendary Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page on lead guitars, backed by Chris Dreja (guitar), Paul Samwell-Smith (bass) and Jim McCarty (drums). They roar into action on Yardbird favourites ‘Over, Under, Sideways, Down’, ‘Train Kept A-Rollin’’, ‘Shapes Of Things’ and ‘Heart Full Of Soul’ - just some of the gems on this unmissable CD, now digitally re-mastered by Eroc the Engineer. Listening to Jimmy Page backed by Jim McCarty’s powerful drums on the bluesy and atmospheric ‘Dazed And Confused’ we sense the future of heavy rock already boiling up on stage. The story of this influential band and their adventures in France from 1965 to 1968 is told in a superb 16-page booklet by Repertoire’s Chris Welch, which includes exclusive new interviews with founder members Jim McCarty and Paul Samwell-Smith. Find out why Ringo Starr shook his fist at our boys and learn about life on the road in Swinging 60s France with The Yardbirds. Then listen to the music!

Tracklist

Europe 1, Palais des Sports broadcast, 20 June 1965
01 For Your Love
02 I Wish You Would
Live on French TV Music Hall De France
03 Train Kept A-Rollin’
04 Shapes Of Things
05 Over, Under, Sideways, Down
Live At Grand Spectacle de Jeunes, Paris, France,
30 April 1967
06 Shapes Of Things
07 Train Kept A-Rollin’
08 You’re A Better Man Than I
09 Heart Full Of Soul
10 My Baby
11 Most Likely You Go Your Way (And I’ll Go Mine)
12 Over, Under, Sideways, Down
Live on French TV Bouton Rouge, 9 March 1968
13 Train Kept A-Rollin’
14 Dazed And Confused
15 Goodnight Sweet Josephine

Release Information

  • Catalogue Number: REPUK 1387
  • Format: 1CD Gatefold digipak with 16-page booklet

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