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YARDBIRDS
Richmond, GB
* 1963

Line-Up:

Andy Mitchell - voc,hca
Gypie Mayo - g
Chris Dreja - g
David Small - bg
Jim McCarty - ds

Former Members:

Keith Relf (voc, 1963-7/68); John Fiddler (voc, 7/83-1983); Mark Felton (voc, 7/83-1983); Alan Glen (voc,hca, cca 12/98-cca 1/03)
Tony Topham (g, 1963-10/63); Eric Clapton (g, 10/63-13.3.65); Jeff Beck (g, 3/65-12/66); Jimmy Page (g, 6/66-7/68); John Knightsbridge (7/83-1983)
Paul Samwell-Smith (bg, 1963-6/66, 7/83); John Idan (bg, 1994-cca 1/03)

Albums Discography:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	Five Live Yardbirds produced by: Giorgio Gomelsky	2/1965	Columbia
2.	For Your Love (in the USA)	7/1965	Epic			96
3.	Having A Rave Up With The Yardbirds (in the USA) produced by: Giorgio Gomelsky	12/1965	Epic			53
4.	Sonny Boy Williamson With The Yardbirds & Sonny Boy Williamson	12/1965	Fontana
5.	The Yardbirds (in the USA "Over Under Sideways Down")	08.07.1966	Columbia		20	52
6.	The Yardbirds Greatest Hits produced by: Giorgio Gomelsky	4/1967	Epic			28
7.	Little Games (in the USA)	8/1967	Epic			80
8.	Blow Up & Herbie Hancock	5/1967	MGM
9.	Live Yardbirds	1968	Epic
10.	Performance By Clapton, Beck & Page	1970
11.	Rock Generation	1970
12.	Live Yardbirds Featuring Jimmy Page	1971	Timeless
13.	Remember The Yardbirds produced by: Giorgio Gomelsky	6/1971	Starline
14.	Favourites	1972	Epic
15.	Hits Of The Yardbirds	1972
16.	More Golden Eggs	1973
17.	Eric Clapton & Yardbirds	1973
18.	Yardbirds	1975
19.	The Yardbirds Featuring Eric Clapton	8/1977	Charly
20.	The Yardbirds Featuring Jeff Beck	8/1977	Charly
21.	Shapes Of Things: A Collection Of Classic Yardbirds Recordings 1964-66 (2LP)	1/1978	Charly
22.	Attention	1978
23.	Reflections / Early Yardbirds	1978
24.	20 Greatest Hits	1978
25.	Slow Hanclap	1980
26.	Legend Of Yardbirds Vol 1	1980
27.	Legend Of Yardbirds Vol 2	1980
28.	Legend Of Yardbirds Vol 3	1981
29.	The Single Hits	29.01.1982	Charly
30.	Some Yardbirds	1982
31.	Jeff Beck With The Yardbirds	1983
32.	Our Own Song	6/1983	Charly
33.	For Your Love	11/1984	Topline
34.	Greatest Hits	1986	Charly
35.	Collection: Yardbirds (2LP)	1986	Castle
36.	Got Live If You Want It	1986	Showcase
37.	Classic Cuts	4/1987	Charly
38.	Hits And More	1989	Instant
39.	First Recordings, London 1963	8/1989	Decal
40.	The Studio Sessions 1964-1967 (2LP)	10/1989	Charly
41.	One Air	4/1991	Band Of Joy
42.	The Very Best Of The Yardbirds	5/1991	Music Club
43.	Shape Of Things	1991	Decal
44.	Rarities	1992	Prestige
45.	25 Greatest Hits	7/1992	Repertoire
46.	Yardbirds' Reunion Concert	9/1992	Promised Land
47.	Little Games, Sessions & More	10/1992	EMI
48.	Greatest Hits	4/1993	Pulsar
49.	Train Kept A-Rollin'	7/1993	Charly
50.	Heart Full Of Soul	9/1993	Laserlight
51.	Eric Clapton & The Yardbirds	4/1995	Top Masters
52.	Live at the BBC	07.10.1997	Repertoire
53.	Where The Action Is	16.02.1999	Cleopatra
54.	For Your Love (in Germany)	11.05.1999
55.	Having a Rave Up (in Germany)	11.05.1999
56.	Ultimate Collection	17.05.1999
57.	14 Blues Standards & Eric Clapton	22.06.1999
58.	Ultimate! (2CD)	17.07.2001	Rhino
59.	Best Of Gomelsky Years	20.08.2002	Fruit Tree
60.	Birdland featuring: Steve Vai, Jeff Beck, Brian May, Slash, Joe Satriani, Jeff "Skunk" Baxter, Johnny Rzeznik, Steve Lukather	22.04.2003	Favored Nations
61.	Masteworks 1963-1965	26.08.2003	Varese
62.	Live! Blueswailing July '64	04.11.2003	Sanctuary
63.	Early Years & Eric Clapton	30.03.2004	Dynamic
64.	Very Best Of The Yardbirds	18.01.2005	Snapper Music Group
65.	Rumble in London & The Animals	26.04.2005	Fuel 2000
66.	Our Own Sound	05.07.2005	Magic
67.	Very Best of the Yardbirds	27.09.2005	Metro
68.	Introduction to the Yardbirds	21.11.2006	Fuel 2000
69.	Yardbirds Family Tree: Birds of a Feather	16.01.2007	Mooreland Street
70.	Yardbirds Story: 1963-66	24.04.2007	Snapper
71.	Live at B.B. King's Blues Club	28.08.2007	Favored Nations
72.	Best of the Yardbirds	08.04.2008	Repertoire
73.	Happenings Ten Years' Time Ago, 1964-1968	13.05.2008	Raven
74.	Greatest Hits, Vol. 1: 1964-1966	29.07.2008	Rhino
75.	Shapes of Things: The Best of the Yardbirds	31.08.2010	Music Club Deluxe
76.	The Jeff Beck Years	12.07.2011
77.	Glimpses 1963-1968	10.01.2012
78.	Recorded Live In Stockholm 1967	16.08.2012	B 13
79.	Paris 1966-1968: The Lost Tapes	25.09.2012	Blueline
80.	Making Tracks	11.12.2012	MVD Visual
81.	Sounds I Heard	15.04.2014	Easy Action
82.	Live	11.03.2016	Blue Line Music

John Idan:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	Folly	10.06.2008

Singles Discography:

#	SP/EP Title	Release Date	Label	UK	USA
1.	I Wish You Would / A Certain Girl	6/1964	Columbia
2.	A Certain Girl / I Ain't Got You (v USA)	8/1964	Epic
3.	Good Morning Little Schoolgirl / I Ain't Got You	10/1964	Columbia	44
4.	For Your Love / Got To Hurry	3/1965	Columbia	1
5.	For Your Love / I'm Not Talking	4/1965	Epic		6
6.	Heart Full Of Soul / Steeled Blues	6/1965	Columbia	2	6
7.	Evil Hearted You / Still I'm Sad	21.09.1965	Columbia	3
8.	I'm A Man / Still I'm Sad	10/1965	Epic		17
9.	Five Yardbirds EP (My Girl Sloopy / I'm Not Talking / I Ain't Done Wrong)	10/1965	Columbia
10.	Shapes Of Things / You're A Better Man Than I	25.02.1966	Columbia	3
11.	Shapes Of Things / New York City Blues	3/1966	Epic		11
12.	Over Under Sideways Down / Jeff's Boogie	27.05.1966	Columbia	10	13
13.	Roger the Engineer	15.07.1966	Demon
14.	Happenings Ten Years Time Ago / Psycho Daisies	14.10.1966	Columbia	43
15.	Happenings Ten Years Time Ago / The Nazz Are Blue	11/1966	Epic		30
16.	Over Under Sideways Down EP	1/1967	Columbia
17.	Little Games / Puzzles	4/1967	Epic		51
18.	Ha Ha Said The Clown / Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Sailor	6/1967	Epic		45
19.	Ten Little Indians / Drinkin' Muddy Water	10/1967	Epic		96
20.	Goodnight Sweet Josephine / Think About It	3/1968	Columbia		127
21.	For Your Love / Got To Hurry (reissue)	28.05.1976	Charly
22.	For Your Love	16.12.1977	Charly
23.	You're A Better Man Than I	10/1979		49
24.	Evil Hearted You / Still I'm Sad (reissue)	7/1982	Old Gold
25.	For Your Love / Heartful Of Soul	7/1982	Old Gold
26.	Over, Under, Sideways, Down / Psycho Daisies	2/1983	Edsel
27.	6 Track Hits EP	3/1984	Scoop
28.	Rack My Mind / Jeff's Boogie	5/1984	Edsel
29.	For Your Love EP	1989	Old Gold
30.	Roger the Engineer / Over Under Sideways Down	08.04.2008	Repertoire
31.	Ha Ha Said The Clown / Tinker Tailor Soldier Sailor	27.11.2012	Sundazed
32.	Ten Little Indians / Drinking Muddy Water	27.11.2012	Sundazed
33.	Roger the Engineer	18.03.2016	Repertoire

Keith Relf:

#	SP/EP Title	Release Date	Label	UK	USA
1.	Mr. Zero / Knowing	13.05.1966	Columbia	50
2.	Shapes In My Mind / Blue Sands	03.12.1966	Columbia

Videos:

1. The Yardbirds - 1992

Movies:

1. Blow Up (1966, starring, directed by Michelangelo Antonioni)

Awards:

1991 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

WWW Links:

http://www.members.aol.com/YardbirdUK

Various:

disbanded 7.7.1968
reunited 22.7.1983
reunited 1992

Compilation Appearances:

"For Your Love" on compilation "The Cavern - The Most Famous Club In The World" (20.8.07)

Paul Samwell-Smith:

produced by LP:

Cat Stevens: Catch Bull At Four (9/72, Island)
Cat Stevens: Buddha And The Chocolate Box (29.3.74, Island)
Cat Stevens: Greatest Hits (27.6.75, Island)
Murray Head: Say It Ain't So (27.2.76, Island)
Jethro Tull: The Broadsword And The Beast (9.4.82, Chrysalis)
Carly Simon: Coming Around Again (1987, Arista)
All About Eve: All About Eve (2/88, Phonogram)
All About Eve: Scarlet And Other Stories (1989, Phonogram)
Beverley Craven: Love Scenes (9/93, Epic)

produced by SP:

Murray Head: Somebody's Rocking My Dreamboat (14.5.76, Island)
Carly Simon: Coming Around Again (1987, Arista)

Keith Relf:

produced by SP:

Smokestack Crumble: Got A Bad Leg (16.7.71, Dawn)

Press References:

Big Beng!
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1998	45	17.12.1998	4		profile
1999	1	14.01.1999	11	Na cestě s ...	profile
1999	1	14.01.1999	12	Live	gig review
Melody Maker
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1975	52	27.12.1975	29	Albums	album review
1976	31	31.07.1976	3	New Singles	single review
1977	51	17.12.1977	18	Singles	single review
1978	4	28.01.1978	25	Albums	album review
1983	18	30.04.1983	3	Fast Forward
1983	27	02.07.1983	12	It's Alive	gig review
1993	29	17.07.1993	36	Albums	album review
1995	38	23.09.1995	48	Info Freako
1996	18	04.05.1996	27	Awol	discography
New Musical Express
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1965	0	24.09.1965	4	Singles	single review
1965	0	19.11.1965	8	American Airmail
1966	0	28.01.1966	2	America Calling
1966	0	25.02.1966	4	Singles	single review
1966	0	11.03.1966	2	Interview	interview
1966	0	11.03.1966	6	News
1966	0	25.03.1966	10	Interview	interview
1966	0	08.04.1966	3	Live	gig review
1966	0	27.05.1966	4	Singles	single review
1966	0	10.06.1966	9	Life-Lines
1966	0	17.06.1966	6	News
1966	0	22.07.1966	12	Recenze LP	album review
1966	0	21.10.1966	8	Singles	single review
1966	0	21.10.1966	11	News
1966	0	03.12.1966	8	News
1973	0	07.04.1973	10
1975	0	26.04.1975	36
1976	0	30.10.1976	36	Platters - Imports	album review
1976	0	25.12.1976	22	Platters	album review
Rock & Pop
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1996	11		20	Galerie
1998	10		86	Live - Rock Summit Trutnov	gig review
2001	7		15	Pelmel
2001	7		62	Zapomenutí nezapomen	profile
2001	8		62	Zapomenutí nezapomen	profile
2002	2		83	Novinky	album review
2004	2		84	Vykopávky	album review
2006	7		89	Šrotiště	album review
2009	10		93	Rewind - Classic Rock	interview