Live Yardbirds! Featuring Jimmy Page [Live]

Track Listings

1. Train Kept A-Rollin' (Sound Check)

2. Dazed And Confused (Sound Check)

3. The Train Kept A-Rollin'

4. You're A Better Man Than I/Heart Full of Soul

5. Heart Full Of Soul

6. Dazed And Confused

7. My Baby

8. Over, Under, Sideways, Down

9. Drinking Muddy Water

10. White Summer (Page Solo Instrumental)

11. I'm A Man (12 minutes)

Editorial Reviews
About the Artist
The Yardbirds. The band that launched the careers of rocks three greatest living guitarists. Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page. Inducted into The Rock&Roll Hall of Fame- 1992

Performers
Keith Relf-vocals, Jimmy Page-Guitar, Chris Dreja-bass, Jim McCarty-drums

Album Description
This is the album you've been waiting to hear on CD. Lovingly remastered and repackaged using the original color cover artwork, "Live Yardbirds! Featuring Jimmy Page" presents The Yardbirds' Anderson Theatre concert in New York from March 30, 1968 in the best possible quality.

This collection also includes two bonus tracks-- the sound checks of the songs "The Train Kept A-Rollin" and "Dazed And Confused"-the first commercial release for both recordings!

Dont buy bootlegs or audience tapes of this show! For the first time, the entire Yardbirds performance from that night has been presented on one disc. Get it now!

Live Yardbirds! Featuring Jimmy Page [Live]

Tracks:

Train Kept A-Rollin' (Sound Check)
Dazed And Confused (Sound Check)
The Train Kept A-Rollin'
You're A Better Man Than I/Heart Full of Soul
Heart Full Of Soul
Dazed And Confused
My Baby
Over, Under, Sideways, Down
Drinking Muddy Water
White Summer (Page Solo Instrumental)
I'm A Man (12 minutes)

Album Description

This is the album you've been waiting to hear on CD. Lovingly remastered and repackaged using the original color cover artwork, "Live Yardbirds! Featuring Jimmy Page" presents The Yardbirds' Anderson Theatre concert in New York from March 30, 1968 in the best possible quality.

This collection also includes two bonus tracks-- the sound checks of the songs "The Train Kept A-Rollin" and "Dazed And Confused"-the first commercial release for both recordings!

Dont buy bootlegs or audience tapes of this show! For the first time, the entire Yardbirds performance from that night has been presented on one disc. Get it now!

Customer Reviews:

FANTASTIC! RAW! PRE - ZEPPELIN PAGE LIVE!.......2007-07-12

I have a copy of this entire show on a Yardbirds rare tracks disc. My brother bought this on LP back in the 70's and I am pretty sure this recording is a bootleg and a very famous one, but it's still a "boot". I remember Page not liking this release much, stating that some of the crowd noises were added. Page said "the crowd cheers could have been lifted from a bull fight for all I know" It's funny because before I read that, I would imagine the crowd going wild as it does sound that way! The album starts off with an excellent version of "A Train Kept A Rollin'" a jamming version of "Mister You're A Better Man Than I" that goes right into a pumped up version of "Heart Full Of Soul" There is a song called "I'm Confused" which would later be re-worked for Led Zeppelin's first album as "Dazed and Confused". The set is really interesting and I'm glad I have it. If you can find it, it buy it! It is one hell of a good performance and the recording is pretty damn good. Please remember it was a "boot", so the sound quality is very good, but not perfect(a little tinny). Well worth hearing and owning!

START LOOKING!.......2007-06-13

This album gives me the chills. When you listen to it alongside early Yardbirds stuff and compare, it sounds like the devil crept in and tore the band to shreds in one final amazing last frenzy...and the crowds on this final tour must have flipped their tops (this could easily fit in with the popular legend that Jimmy Page once sold his soul to the devil to play guitar!) The sound is that of a band that once was once something, but was about to become nothing... How did it happen? Jimmy Page joined The Yardbirds quietly about a year and half earlier as a replacement on bass. Within that time he had risen to second lead, and then took over Jeff Becks aclaimed role as lead guitarist. By listening to this show, it is obvious that he was about to chew right through this band entirely! Here endeth the Yardbirds. It is amazing to witness though, and actually a show worthy of its legend. Too bad this album is so rare.

Listen to the early take of Dazed and Confused as a Yardbirds song (I'M CONFUSED is the actual title here, but you will no doubt recognize the guitar work) Keith Relf almost sounds like he is literally (a little scared and) confused as to what his role as lead vocalist has come down to.. lyrically he has a hard time keeping up with Pages continuosly building sound... and he sings "I'm starting to crack, if your trying to break me, you're on the right track!" I feel like he's singing it to Page.... However still Relf shines as a master of the harp... numerous times throughout this perfomance, when he's in doubt, he just blows the harp. And its intense sometimes over these raw Page riffs. No doubt in my mind that Robert Plant studied Relfs harp section on Dazed rather than his vocals when he took over later on. The famous Plant wails in the ZepI version vs. Relfs haunting chords on this, compare.

I will tell you this. At some point in your life you need to get your hands on this album and soak it up. Especially if you are a fan of early Zep or The Yardbirds in general... which, who isn't; and, well you damned should be. Jimmy Page has done everything in his power to keep this album underground for whatever reason or another. Epic first released it in the early seventies and it lasted about three years before Page finally battled it into the dirt. In 1992 Epic tried once again to release it on CD (the version found here) and it lasted on the shelves for a matter of weeks before Page banished it again. Whats he got to hide here... the set is stellar. Sort of makes you think a little bit, no?

There are some minor flaws. For one thing, I guess Epic thought the album didn't sound live enough? And they added in additional crowd noise (boneheads.) Secondly the sound quality is just a par above bootleg standards... however I happen to love the way the record sounds ( I own the vinyl myself, and I know nothing about the bonus tracks on this featured version) this record has a very dark and mysterious quality to it... the vocals sound like old time forties radio, but Pages guitar is on fire... fresher than Zep even at spots. The songs are just flat out ROCK! TRAIN and the twelve minute I'M A MAN?! Are you kidding me? And OVER-UNDER... crunches, man.

Trust me, seek this album out like the grail.

Smokin' Pagey.......2007-04-25

I was lucky enough to get this from amazon a few years back before Mr.Page ONCE AGAIN killed it with legal injunctions.I see his point.The canned cheering,crappy recording and Keith Relf singing flat for a hour is a bit much.Why the 5 stars then? Jimmy Page sounds great.The Telecaster/Vox combo is stunning and he seldom reached this level of tone again even in Zeppelins best moments.Grab this and enjoy a great guitarist while he was young and fresh.

Yardbirds - 'Live Yardbirds! Featuring Jimmy Page' .......2006-05-15

Wow!Cannot even believe this rare(most of the time)and hard to find CD is even available on Amazon.I've heard there were two versions of this title available.A bootleg CD and a legit pressing.Believe the legit release has eleven tracks and the bootleg has just nine.Really very good sound quality,SPECIALLY for the time this show was recorded,on March 30,1968 in New York's lower east side's Anderson Theater.Tunes that will have you playing this disc over until you wear it out are "The Train Kept A Rollin'","I'm Confused",the ultimate late '60's boot-stomper of all time "Over Under Sideways Down",the bluesy "Drinking Muddy Water",Jimmy Page's stellar instrumental "White Summer" and the 12-minute awesome "I'm A Man".An ABSOLUTE must-have.A true keeper.Highly recommended.You get the point.

JIMMY PAGE RISES FROM THE ASHES OF THE YARDBIRDS.......2006-02-14

THANK YOU AMAZON. I HAVE WAITED DECADES TO GET THIS CD.

I owned the original vinyl LP of this set back in 1977. I paid
around $35 dollars for it back then. The Yardbirds had it pulled
from release due to the company dubbing in fake crowd noises,bull
fight cheering and the clinking of cocktail glasses according to
Jimmy Page. Those in the audience witnessed the birth of Led
Zeppelin and the implosion of the Yardbirds on this night. J.Page was unknown to an american crowd and unleased his guitar
fury on this tour. Jimmy Page had played bass on the Yardbirds
previous tour which showcased Jeff Beck,and rightfully so.

Singer Keith Relf had a hard time matching Jimmy Page's guitar solos and power cords, which dominated their sound. You
can hear Jimmy using wah-wah pedal, fuzztone, and even a string-
bow on the early version of Dazed and Confused with different
lyrics. My LP labeled the song as Im So Confused.

Songs of interest are Dazed and Confused, a blueprint for the great Zeppelin epic to come, White Summer,which appeared in early Zeppelin live sets. Drinking Muddy Water, which was the
other song played from their album Little Games- it is very similar to Train Kept A Rollin. From the shadows of the stage
that night, Jimmy Page roared through the Jeff Beck Classics-
Heart Full of Soul,Over Under Sideways Down,I'm a Man,and Shapes of Things. The other band members wisely let him take the stagefront. Followers of early Led Zeppelin might
be interested in this CD. Zeppelin arose from the ashes of The
Yardbirds and this music served notice of things to come.

I recommend Yardbirds ... Where the Action is, with the second disc- Jimmy Page with the birds at Stockholm 1967. This
set includes Shapes of Things and Little Games. Especially if you
can't find Live At The Anderson Theatre with Jimmy Page. I also
recommend the band Armageddon,self titled, which rocks to the
singing of the late Keith Relf,the voice of the Yardbirds.

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1. Train Kept A-Rollin' (Sound Check)
2. Dazed And Confused (Sound Check)
3. The Train Kept A-Rollin'
4. You're A Better Man Than I/Heart Full of Soul
5. Heart Full Of Soul
6. Dazed And Confused
7. My Baby
8. Over, Under, Sideways, Down
9. Drinking Muddy Water
10. White Summer (Page Solo Instrumental)
11. I'm A Man (12 minutes)