Blues, Backtracks and Shapes of Things, Vol. 2

~ Release by The Yardbirds (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

All tracks on cd 1 recorded live except: 1.7, 1.18
on cd 2, tracks 2.16–2.20 recorded live

Tracklist

1▼CD
#TitleArtistLength
1Smokestack Lightning
live cover recording of:
Smokestack Lightning
lyricist and composer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
publisher:
Arc Music
The Yardbirds6:49
2Let It Rock
engineer:
Keith Grant
producer:
Horst Lippmann
bass guitar:
Paul Samwell-Smith (on 1963-12-08)
drums (drum set):
Jim McCarty (on 1963-12-08)
electric guitar:
Eric Clapton (on 1963-12-08) and Chris Dreja (on 1963-12-08)
lead vocals:
Keith Relf (on 1963-12-08)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
L+R Records (in 1981)
recorded at:
Crawdaddy Club in Richmond, Richmond upon Thames, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1963-12-08)
live cover recording of:
Let It Rock (on 1963-12-08)
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Berry
publisher:
Arc Music, Arc Music Corporation and Isalee Music Publishing Company
The Yardbirds2:20
3Honey in Your Hips
live recording of:
Honey in Your Hips
lyricist and composer:
Keith Relf
The Yardbirds2:28
4I Wish You Would
engineer:
Keith Grant
producer:
Horst Lippmann
bass guitar:
Paul Samwell-Smith (on 1963-12-08)
drums (drum set):
Jim McCarty (on 1963-12-08)
electric guitar:
Eric Clapton (on 1963-12-08) and Chris Dreja (on 1963-12-08)
lead vocals:
Keith Relf (on 1963-12-08)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
L+R Records (in 1981)
recorded at:
Crawdaddy Club in Richmond, Richmond upon Thames, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1963-12-08)
live cover recording of:
I Wish You Would (on 1963-12-08)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Boy Arnold
publisher:
Tristan Music
The Yardbirds5:57
5You Can’t Judge a Book by Its Cover
live cover recording of:
You Can’t Judge a Book by the Cover
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. and Hoochie Coochie Music
The Yardbirds2:59
6Who Do You Love
live cover recording of:
Who Do You Love?
lyricist and composer:
Ellas McDaniel (in 1956)
publisher:
Arc Music, Arc Music Corp. and Tristan Music Ltd.
The Yardbirds4:14
7I’m Talking About You
cover recording of:
I’m Talking About You
lyricist, writer and composer:
Chuck Berry
publisher:
Arc Music, Arc Music Corp. and Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd.
The Yardbirds1:59
8Bye Bye Bird
live recording of:
Bye Bye Bird
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon and Sonny Boy Williamson
publisher:
Arc Music and Hoochie Coochie Music
The Yardbirds with Sonny Boy Williamson3:33
9Mr. Downchild
live recording of:
Mr. Downchild
lyricist and composer:
Sonny Boy Williamson
The Yardbirds with Sonny Boy Williamson4:01
10The River Rhine
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
L+R Records (in 1981)
The Yardbirds with Sonny Boy Williamson5:24
11Twenty Three Hours Too Long
live recording of:
23 Hours Too Long
writer:
Sonny Boy Williamson
The Yardbirds with Sonny Boy Williamson5:08
12A Lost Care
The Yardbirds with Sonny Boy Williamson2:12
13Pontiac Blues
live recording of:
Pontiac Blues
lyricist and composer:
Sonny Boy Williamson
The Yardbirds with Sonny Boy Williamson3:49
14Take It Easy Baby
live cover recording of:
Take It Easy Baby
lyricist and composer:
Sonny Boy Williamson
The Yardbirds with Sonny Boy Williamson5:42
15Out on the Water Coast
live recording of:
Out on the Water Coast
lyricist and composer:
Sonny Boy Williamson
The Yardbirds with Sonny Boy Williamson3:30
16I Don’t Care No More
live recording of:
I Don’t Care No More
writer:
Sonny Boy Williamson
Sonny Boy Williamson3:26
17Western Arizona
The Yardbirds with Sonny Boy Williamson3:04
18Boom Boom
engineer:
R.G. Jones, Jr.
producer:
Giorgio Gomelsky, Mike Vernon and The Yardbirds
bass:
Paul Samwell-Smith (on 1963-12-10)
drums (drum set):
Jim McCarty (on 1963-12-10)
guitar:
Eric Clapton (on 1963-12-10) and Chris Dreja (on 1963-12-10)
harmonica:
Keith Relf (on 1963-12-10)
vocals:
Keith Relf (on 1963-12-10)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (in 1965)
recorded at:
R.G. Jones Studios in Wimbledon, Merton, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1963-12-10)
cover recording of:
Boom Boom (on 1963-12-10)
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker
publisher:
Conrad Publishing Co. Inc. and Tristan Music Ltd.
The Yardbirds2:25
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