YARDBIRDS-I'M A MAN-BO DIDDLEY-OZ P/S EP1966JEFF BECK

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THE YARDBIRDS : " I'M A MAN "

7" 45 EP  ORIGINAL AUSTRALIAN  PRESSING NOVEMBER 1966

IN FOLDBACK LAMINATED CARD. PICTURE SLEEVE & INNER PLASTIC SLEEVE

TRACK LISTING : 

Side One: 

I'M A MAN - ELIAS McDANIEL (BO DIDDLEY)

SHAPES OF THINGS - PAUL SAMWELL-SMITH / KEITH RELF / JIM McCARTY (MIS-SPELT "McCARTHY" ON BACK OF COVER BUT SPELT CORRECTLY ON SIDE 1 LABEL)

Side Two:

STILL I'M SAD - PAUL SAMWELL-SMITH / JIM McCARTY (MIS-SPELT "McCARTHY" ON BACK OF COVER & SIDE 2 LABEL)

EVIL HEARTED YOU - GRAHAM GOULDMAN (10cc)

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RECORD  IS  IN  NEAR MINT CONDITION, HAVING BEEN PROTECTED INSIDE ORIG. PICTURE SLEEVE & PLASTIC SLEEVE FOR LAST 44 YEARS 

LABELS  EX/EX - VERY MINOR WEAR @ SPINDLE HOLE 

PICTURE SLEEVE IS IN VG+ TO EXCELLENT CONDITION - SOME VERY MINOR CORNER WEAR;  VERY MINOR RINGWEAR;  FEW VERY MINOR FOXING SPOTS 

SUPERB  1960'S  /  PSYCHEDELIC  /  R&B  /  AUSTRALIAN PRESSING  /   YARDBIRDS   /  JEFF BECK  /  CHRIS DREJA  / JIM McCARTY / JEFF BECK / KEITH RELF  /  PAUL SAMWELL-SMITH  /  BO DIDDLEY  /  10cc  /  COLUMBIA  /  PICTURE SLEEVE  /  45 EP  /  COLLECTABLE  IN  EXTREMELY  NICE   SHAPE  AFTER 44 YEARS

YARDBIRDS

" This pivotal UK R&B group was formed in London in 1963 when Keith Relf (b. 22 March 1944, Richmond, Surrey, England, d. 14 May 1976; vocals/harmonica) and Paul Samwell-Smith (b. 8 May 1943; bass), both members of semi-acoustic act the Metropolis Blues Quartet, joined forces with Chris Dreja (b. 11 November 1944, Surbiton, Surrey, England; rhythm guitar), Tony 'Top' Topham (guitar) and Jim McCarty (b. 25 July 1944, Liverpool, England; drums). Within months Topham had opted to continue academic studies and was replaced by Eric Clapton (b. Eric Clapp, 30 March 1945, Ripley, Surrey, England). The reconstituted line-up forged a style based on classic Chicago R&B and quickly amassed a following in the nascent blues circuit.

They succeeded the Rolling Stones as the resident band at Richmond's popular Crawdaddy club, whose owner, Giorgio Gomelsky, then assumed the role of group manager.

Two enthusiastic, if low-key singles, 'I Wish You Would' and 'Good Morning Little Schoolgirl', attracted critical interest, but the quintet's fortunes flourished with the release of Five Live Yardbirds. Recorded during their tenure at the Marquee club, the set captured an in-person excitement and was marked by an exceptional rendition of Howlin' Wolfs 'Smokestack Lightning'.

Clapton emerged as the unit's focal point, but a desire for musical purity led to his departure in 1965 in the wake of a magnificent third single, 'For Your Love'. Penned by Graham Gouldman, the song's commerciality proved unacceptable to the guitarist despite its innovative sound. Clapton later resurfaced in John Mayall's Bluebreakers.

Jeff Beck (b. 24 June 1944, Surrey, England), formerly of the Tridents, joined the Yardbirds as the single rose to number 1 in the UK's New Musical Express chart.

Gouldman provided further hits in 'Heartful Of Soul' and 'Evil Hearted You', the latter of which was a double-sided chart entry with the group-penned 'Still I'm Sad'. Based on a Gregorian chant, the song indicated a desire for experimentation prevailing in the rage-rock 'Shapes Of Things', the chaotic 'Over Under Sideways Down' and the excellent "Yardbirds" (aka "Roger the Engineer").

By this point Simon Napier-Bell had assumed management duties, while disaffection with touring, and the unit's sometimes irreverent attitude, led to the departure of Samwell-Smith in June 1966.

Respected session guitarist Jimmy Page (b. 9 January 1944, London, England) was brought into a line-up which, with Dreja switching to bass, now adopted a potentially devastating twin-lead guitar format. The experimental 'Happenings Ten Years Time Ago' confirmed such hopes, but within six months Beck had departed during a gruelling USA tour.

The Yardbirds remained a quartet but, despite a growing reputation on the American 'underground' circuit, their appeal as a pop attraction waned. Despite late-period collaborations with the commercially-minded Mickie Most, singles, including 'Little Games' (1967) and 'Goodnight Sweet Josephine' (1968), failed to chart. The disappointing Little Games was denied a UK release but found success in the USA.

They followed with two bizarre minor successes in America; 'Ha Ha Said The Clown' and Harry Nilsson's 'Ten Little Indians'.

When Relf and McCarty announced a desire to pursue a folk-based direction, the group folded in June 1968.

Page subsequently founded Led Zeppelin, Dreja became a highly successful photographer while the remaining duo forged a new career, firstly as Together, then Renaissance.

Nonetheless, the legacy of the Yardbirds has refused to die, particularly in the wake of the fame enjoyed by its former guitarists. Relf was fatally electrocuted in 1976, but the following decade McCarty and Dreja joined Samwell-Smith - now a respected record producer - in Box Of Frogs. When this short-lived attraction folded, the former colleagues reverted to their corresponding careers, with McCarty remaining active in music as a member of the British Invasion All-Stars.

The allure of his first group still flourishes and they remain acclaimed as early practitioners of technical effects and psychedelic styles.

The 'blueswailing' Yardbirds have maintained enormous credibility as true pioneers of British R&B, classic experimental pop and early exponents of heavy rock.

Albums: Five Live Yardbirds (1964), For Your Love (1965), Having A Rave Up With The Yardbirds (1966), Yardbirds aka Roger The Engineer (1966), Little Games (1968). "

  .... THE GUINNESS ENCYCLOPEDIA OF POPULAR MUSIC 1992

Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page all played in the Yardbirds early in their musical careers.

" "Shapes of Things"

 is a song written by Paul Samwell-Smith, Keith Relf, and Jim McCarty, originally recorded by The Yardbirds and released as a single in March 1966 by the Columbia Graphophone Company. The song title bears a striking resemblance to The Shape of Things to Come, the "future history" book by H.G. Wells which foresaw cities being destroyed by aerial bombing.

In March 2005, Q magazine placed "Shapes of Things" at number 61 in its list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Tracks.

The song is considered to be one of the first psychedelic songs and features a psychedelic-style guitar solo by Jeff Beck using his Fender Esquire guitar. "

"An interesting cover (version) appeared on the 2000 compact disc Live at the Greek by The Black Crowes featuring Yardbirds guitarist Jimmy Page. "

BO DIDDLEY

" b. Elias Bates (later known as Elias McDaniel), 30 December 1928, McComb, Mississippi, USA.

After beginning his career as a boxer, where he received the soubriquet 'Bo Diddley', the singer worked the blues clubs of Chicago with a repertoire influenced by Louis Jordan, John Lee Hooker and Muddy Waters. In late 1954, he teamed up with Billy Boy Arnold and recorded demos of 'I'm A Man' and 'Bo Diddley'. Re-recorded at Chess Studios with a backing ensemble comprising Otis Spann (piano), Lester Davenport (harmonica), Frank Kirkland (drums) and Jerome Green (maracas), the a-side 'Bo Diddley' became an R&B hit in 1955.

Before long, Diddley's distorted, amplified, custom-made guitar, with its rectangular shape and pumping rhythm style became a familiar, much-imitated trademark, as did his self-referential songs with such tides as 'Bo Diddley's A Gunslinger', 'Diddley Daddy' and 'Bo's A Lumberjack'. His jive-talking routine with 'Say Man' (a US Top 20 hit in 1959) and 'Pretty Thing' and 'Hey Good Lookin", which reached the lower regions of the UK charts in 1963. By then, Diddley was regarded as something of an R&B legend and found a new lease of life courtesy of the UK beat boom.

The Pretty Things named themselves after one of his songs while his work was covered by such artists as the Rolling Stones, Animals, Manfred Mann, Kinks, Yardbirds, Downliner's Sect and the Zephyrs.

Diddley subsequendy jammed on albums by Chuck Berry and Muddy Waters and appeared infrequently at rock festivals. His classic version of 'Who Do You Love' became a staple cover for a new generation of USA acts ranging from Quicksilver Messenger Service to the Doors, Tom Rush and Bob Seger, while the UK's Juicy Lucy took the song into the UK Top 20.

Like many of his generation, Diddley attempted to update his image and in the mid-70s released The Black Gladiator in the uncomfortable guise of an ageing funkster. Where It All Begins, produced by Johnny Otis (whose hit 'Willie And The Hand Jive' owed much to Diddley's style), was probably the most interesting of his post 60s albums.

In 1979, Diddley toured with the Clash and in 1984 took a cameo roll in the film Trading Places. A familiar face on the revival circuit, Diddley is rightly regarded as a seminal figure in the history of rock 'n' roll. His continued appeal to younger performers was emphasized by Craig McLachlan's hit recording of 'Mona' in 1990. "

.... THE GUINNESS ENCYCLOPEDIA OF POPULAR MUSIC 1992

BO DIDDLEY PASSED AWAY IN 2008

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