Recorded July 1964 Artist The Yardbirds Label Castle Music | Length 31:29 Release date 23 September 2003 Genres Blues, Blues rock | |
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Released 23 September 2003 (2003-09-23) Live! Blueswailing July '64
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Live! Blueswailing July '64 is a live album recorded by English blues rock band the Yardbirds in July 1964. The recordings were discovered in 2003 and the exact date and location of the performance is unknown.
Contents
Recording
After the song "Got Love If You Want It", it is announced that Eric Clapton's guitar needs to be tuned, and in the meantime, Keith Relf tells the story of how at an earlier gig, Chris Dreja's Gibson guitar was broken in two by a falling speaker cabinet. He also claims that Clapton's guitar is the only black Fender Jazzmaster in the world. Dreja adds:
He's [Clapton is] playing to the words [and Relf's vocal on "The Sky Is Crying"] ... In a way, it's that pivotal moment when he started to master the style that's lived with him his whole life. He suddenly started to feel confident to play the style I think is what Eric's all about. He was playing as a true accompanist on the guitar.
Critical reception
AllMusic reviewer Thom Jurek gave the album three out of five stars. He believes that the Yardbirds' performance and the sound quality of the recording is superior to the group's first live album, Five Live Yardbirds (1964). He notes:
[I]n the clos[ing track] – one of the most startling rock versions of "The Sky Is Crying" on record – the listener gets the clearest picture yet of Clapton as an early and worthy guitar hero.
Track listing
Songwriters and track running times are taken from the original Castle/Sanctuary CD. Other releases may have different listings.
Personnel
The Yardbirds
Technical
Songs
1Someone to Love Me2:16
2Too Much Monkey Business3:07
3I Got Love If You Want It4:15