Shapes of Things (album)
1977 compilation album by the Yardbirds
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Shapes of Things is a double LP compilation album of songs by English rock group the Yardbirds. It was released by Charly Records on 9 December 1977, the first of many Yardbirds compilations on the label.[1] It features selections produced by Giorgio Gomelsky that were recorded between 1964 and 1966.
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| Released | 9 December 1977 | |||
| Recorded | March 1964 – January 1966 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 57:43 | |||
| Label | Charly | |||
| Producer | Giorgio Gomelsky | |||
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The album marks the first UK release of the group's influential "The Train Kept A-Rollin'" and the first album appearance of the instrumental "Steeled Blues".[1] Demos for four songs later recorded for the group's post-Gomelsky album, Yardbirds (also known as Over Under Sideways Down and Roger the Engineer), are also included.
In Canada, Shapes of Things was released by Bomb Records with a different cover which used a group photo from the band's Jeff Beck era. It reached number 96 on the RPM Top 100 album chart in 1978.[2] Charly Records also used the same title for a comprehensive seven-LP collection of Gomelsky-produced material released in 1984.[1][3]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original release | Length |
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| 1. | "Too Much Monkey Business" | Chuck Berry | Five Live Yardbirds | 2:51 |
| 2. | "I Wish You Would" | Billy Boy Arnold | UK/US single | 2:18 |
| 3. | "Good Morning Little Schoolgirl" | Don Level, Bob Love | UK single | 2:48 |
| 4. | "For Your Love" | Graham Gouldman | UK/US single | 2:27 |
| 5. | "A Certain Girl" | Naomi Neville a.k.a. Allen Toussaint | B-side "I Wish You Would" | 2:18 |
| 6. | "Got to Hurry" | Oscar Rasputin a.k.a. Giorgio Gomelsky | B-side "For Your Love" | 2:34 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original Release | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Smokestack Lightning" | Chester Burnett a.k.a. Howlin' Wolf | Five Live Yardbirds | 5:30 |
| 2. | "Evil Hearted You" | Gouldman | UK single | 2:26 |
| 3. | "Still I'm Sad" | Paul Samwell-Smith, Jim McCarty | B-side "Evil Hearted You" | 3:00 |
| 4. | "Steeled Blues" | Jeff Beck, Keith Relf | B-side "Heart Full of Soul" | 2:37 |
| 5. | "Train Kept A Rolling" | Tiny Bradshaw, Lois Mann a.k.a. Syd Nathan, Howie Kay | Having a Rave Up | 3:25 |
| 6. | "Here 'Tis" | Ellas McDaniel a.k.a. Bo Diddley | Five Live Yardbirds | 5:20 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original Release | Length |
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| 1. | "What Do You Want" | Chris Dreja, Beck, McCarty, Relf, Samwell-Smith | demo | 3:10 |
| 2. | "New York City Blues" | Relf | B-side "Shapes of Things" (US) | 4:17 |
| 3. | "For R.S.G." | Beck, Relf, Samwell-Smith | demo | 4:04 |
| 4. | "You're a Better Man Than I" | Mike Hugg, Brian Hugg | Having a Rave Up | 3:17 |
| 5. | "Jeff's Blues" | Beck | demo | 3:03 |
| 6. | "I Ain't Got You" | Calvin Carter | B-side "Good Morning Little School Girl" | 1:59 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original Release | Length |
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| 1. | "I Ain't Done Wrong" | Relf | For Your Love | 3:39 |
| 2. | "Someone to Love Part One" | Dreja, Beck, McCarty, Relf, Samwell-Smith | demo | 2:23 |
| 3. | "Someone to Love Part Two" | Dreja, Beck, McCarty, Relf, Samwell-Smith | demo | 4:17 |
| 4. | "My Gal Sloopy" | Wes Farrell, Bert Russell | For Your Love | 5:34 |
| 5. | "Shapes of Things" | McCarty, Relf, Samwell-Smith | UK/US single | 2:24 |
Personnel
The Yardbirds
- Keith Relf – vocals, harmonica, acoustic guitar, percussion
- Eric Clapton – lead guitar (Side 1; Side 2; tracks 1 and 5; Side 3, track 6)
- Jeff Beck – lead guitar (Side 2, tracks 2-5; Side 3, tracks 1-5; Side 4)
- Chris Dreja – rhythm guitar
- Paul Samwell-Smith – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Jim McCarty – drums, backing vocals
- Giorgio Gomelsky – producer, backing vocals on "A Certain Girl" and "Still I'm Sad"