YARDBIRDS-S/T-"ROGER" P/S-OZ EP1967JEFF BECK+JIMMY PAGE

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YARDBIRDS : "YARDBIRDS" (AKA "ROGER THE ENGINEER" - SEE (BLACK) COVER ART BY CHRIS DREJA, (SCAN 1) MOST OF THE OTHER "ROGER" COVERS WERE WHITE

7" 45 EP  ORIGINAL AUSTRALIAN  PRESSING 1967  

IN FOLDBACK LAMINATED CARD. PICTURE SLEEVE & INNER PLASTIC SLEEVE

THIS PICTURE SLEEVE HAS A RARE BLACK & WHITE PHOTOGRAPH, ON THE BACK, OF THE 5 YARDBIRDS INCLUDING BOTH JEFF BECK & JIMMY PAGE (PRE- LED ZEPPELIN). HE JOINED THE YARDBIRDS AFTER PAUL SAMWELL-SMITH DEPARTED IN JUNE 1966. (SEE SCAN 2) - PAGE IS ON THE LEFT.

THIS PHOTO IS FROM THE SAME SHOOT (BUT NOT THE SAME PHOTO) AS THE ONE USED FOR THE COVER OF EPIC RECORDS US RELEASE (OCT. 1966) OF "HAPPENINGS TEN YEARS TIME AGO", THE YARDIES FIRST SINGLE FEATURING JIMMY PAGE ON GUITAR.

TRACK LISTING : 

OVER, UNDER, SIDEWAYS, DOWN

I CAN'T MAKE YOUR WAY

Side Two:

HE'S ALWAYS THERE 

WHAT DO YOU WANT

ALL TITLES COMPOSED BY CHRIS DREJA / JIM McCARTY / JEFF BECK / KEITH RELF &  PAUL SAMWELL-SMITH

"PRODUCED BY SIMON NAPIER BELL"

CATALOGUE  #  SEGO 8521 

RECORD  IS  IN  EXCELLENT CONDITION, HAVING BEEN PROTECTED INSIDE ORIG. PICTURE SLEEVE & PLASTIC SLEEVE FOR LAST 43 YEARS 

LABELS  EX/NM - VERY MINOR WEAR @ SPINDLE HOLE ON SIDE 1 

PICTURE SLEEVE IS IN VG CONDITION - SOME MINOR CORNER/EDGE WEAR;  FEW VERY MINOR FOXING SPOTS / CREASES 

SUPERB  1960'S  /  PSYCHEDELIC  /  PRE/EARLY METAL  /  R&B  /  AUSTRALIAN PRESSING  /  JIMMY PAGE PRE-LED ZEPPELIN  /  YARDBIRDS   /  "ROGER THE ENGINEER"  /  JEFF BECK  /  CHRIS DREJA  / JIM McCARTY / JEFF BECK / KEITH RELF  /  PAUL SAMWELL-SMITH  /  COLUMBIA  /  PICTURE SLEEVE  /  45 EP  /  COLLECTABLE  IN  EXTREMELY  NICE   SHAPE  AFTER 43 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

" Roger the Engineer (original UK title: Yardbirds, US, German, and French title: Over Under Sideways Down) is an album by the English blues rock band The Yardbirds, released in 1966. It was produced by bassist Paul Samwell-Smith and Simon Napier-Bell. It was the only Yardbirds album with all original material. Although the record was officially titled Yardbirds (and still is in authoritative chart sources, such as The Guinness Book of British Hit Albums), it has since been referred to, first colloquially, then semi-officially, as Roger the Engineer, a title stemming from the cover drawing of the record's audio engineer Roger Cameron by band member Chris Dreja.

Due to the influence of Jeff Beck's experimentation with guitar distortion, the album is considered a precursor to heavy metal. "

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

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