BBC Sessions (1999)

About this title: Over the years, the Yardbirds' performances for the BBC have been the focus of various bootlegs. But BBC Sessions is no bootleg. Assembled by Warner Bros. in 1997, this rewarding CD is a very legal collection of BBC material that spans 1965-1968. When the Yardbirds performed for various BBC radio programs, they did not have the luxury of stretching out as much as they could on stage -- they had to be succinct, and that meant that they couldn't get into extended blues-rock jams. Nonetheless, their creativity flowed; if they only had two or three minutes to perform, they would squeeze a lot of ... read more

Tracks:

1. I Ain't Got You [Carter]
2. Keith Relf Talks About the Band's Background
3. For Your Love [Gouldman]
4. I'm Not Talking [Allison]
5. I Wish You Would [Arnold]
6. Keith Relf Talks About U.S.A.Tour
7. Heart Full of Soul [Gouldman]
8. I Ain't Done Wrong [Relf]
9. Too Much Monkey Business [Berry]
10. Love Me Like I Love You [Beck/Dreja/McCarty/]
11. I'm a Man [Diddley]
12. Evil Hearted You [Gouldman]
13. Interview About the "Still I'm Sad" Single
14. Still I'm Sad [McCarty/Samwell-Smi]
15. Hang on Sloopy [Farrell/Russell]
16. Smokestack Lightning [Howlin' Wolf]
17. The Yardbirds Give Their New Year's Resolutions
18. You're a Better Man Than I [Hugg/Hugg]
19. The Train Kept A Rollin' [Bradshaw/Kay/Mann]
20. Shapes of Things [Relf/Samwell-Smith/]
21. Dust My Broom [James]
22. Baby, Scratch My Back [Moore]
23. Keith Relf Talks About His Solo Single
24. Over, Under, Sideways, Down [Beck/Dreja/McCarty/]
25. The Sun Is Shining [James]
26. Shapes of Things [Version 2] [McCarty/Relf/Samwel]
27. Most Likely You Go Your Way (And I'll Go Mine) [Dylan]
28. Little Games [Wainman/Spiro]
29. Drinking Muddy Water [Relf/McCarty/Dreja/]
30. Think About It [Relf/McCarty/Dreja/]
31. Interview With Jimmy Page
32. Goodnight Sweet Josephine [Hazzard]
33. My Baby [Shuman/Ragovoy]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.