Yardbirds - Five Live Yardbirds - Full Album

“Five Live Yardbirds” is the live debut album by English rock band the Yardbirds. It features the group's interpretations of ten American blues and rhythm and blues songs, including their most popular live number, Howlin' Wolf's "Smokestack Lightning". The album contains some of the earliest recordings with guitarist Eric Clapton.
Recorded at the Marquee Club in London on 20 March 1964, it was released in the United Kingdom by Columbia Records nine months later. Despite several favourable retrospective reviews, the album did not reach the UK album charts. It was not issued in the United States; however, four songs were included on the Yardbirds' second American album, “Having a Rave Up”.

“Five Live Yardbirds” este albumul live de debut al trupei engleze de rock  Yardbirds. El prezinta 10 piese de blues si rhythm and blues americane in interpretarea grupului, inclusiv cel mai popular numar live al lui Howlin Wolf “Smokestack Lightining”. Albumul contine unele din cele mai timpurii inregistrari cu chitaristul Eric Clapton.
Inregistrat la Marquee Club din Londra pe 20 martie 1964, a fost lansat noua luni mai tarziu de catre Columbia Records in Marea Britanie. In ciuda a cateva critici retrospective favorabile, albumul nu a patruns in clasamente. El nu a fost lansat in Statele Unite; totusi patru cantece au fost incluse pe al doilea album american Yardbirds “Having a Rave Up”.

List of tracks

Side 1

1."Too Much Monkey Business"   Chuck Berry                             3:51

2."I Got Love If You Want It"   James Moore a.k.a. Slim Harpo    2:40

3."Smokestack Lightnin'"   Howlin' Wolf                                        5:35

4."Good Morning Little Schoolgirl"   Don Level, Bob Love[a]      2:42

5."Respectable”    O'Kelly Isley, Ronald Isley, Rudolph Isley       5:35

Side 2

1."Five Long Years"         Eddie Boyd                                 5:18

2."Pretty Girl"        Ellas McDaniel a.k.a. Bo Diddley         3:04

3."Louise"   John Lee Hooker                                              3:43

4."I'm a Man"         McDaniel                                                 4:33

5."Here 'Tis" McDaniel                                                          5:10

Personnel

The Yardbirds

Eric "Slowhand" Clapton – lead guitar, co-lead vocals on "Good Morning Little Schoolgirl"

Chris Dreja – rhythm guitar

Jim McCarty – drums

Keith Relf – lead vocals (except on "Good Morning Little Schoolgirl"), harmonica, maracas

Paul "Sam" Samwell-Smith – bass guitar, co-lead vocals on "Good Morning Little Schoolgirl"

Production

Giorgio Gomelsky – producer, liner notes

Phillip Wood – engineer, sound effects engineer

Bill Inglot – digital remastering

Richard Rosser – photography