The Yardbirds - 1967-07-22 - Santa Monica, CA

Yardbirds - 1967-07-22 - Santa Monica, CA
01. Train Kept a-Rollin' (end only) 00:00
02. Mr. You're a Better Man Than I 00:22
03. Heart Full of Soul 05:09
04. I Wish You Would/Hey Gyp 06:56
05. My Baby 14:09
06. Most Likely You'll Go Your Way 17:20
07. Smile on Me 20:48
08. I'm a Man 25:00
09. Over Under Sideways Down 34:38
Notes by the uploader:
This is a recording of the Yardbirds in Santa Monica, CA. The source is a very low gen. cassette dub from Jan. 1986 which lists the recording date as 1968. However, I agree with this web page Chrome Oxide - Music Collectors pages - Yardbirds - 02/01/2021 which says the actual date was July 22, 1967.
This is an audience recording. By modern standards it is terrible but keep in mind it's almost 40 years old. The main problem is the vocals are very low in the mix and distorted. Jimmy "Magic Fingers" Page comes through loud and clear, and the rhythm section is mostly audible. I slightly boosted the bass and cut the midrange with my trusty old 12 band equalizer, and tinkered with levels in Cool Edit Pro 2.1.
All Thanks for EDGE from guitars101.com
Keith Relf - vocals, harmonica, percussion
Jimmy Page - guitars
Chris Dreja - bass guitar, backing vocals
Jim McCarty - drums, percussion, vocals

[@robertgray6459]

Wow. Fabulous. Thanks for putting this on. I'm on cloud 9 listening to the boys. One of my favourite records is their cover of Certain girl 👌

[@1blastman]

Certain Girl was written by Allen Toussant under the name of his mom, Naiomi Neville. Ernie K-Doe made it a hit and the first time I heard them do it back in the 60's it blew me away since I was already an avid New Orleans music fan and to hear my favorite British blues band was a "Cloud 9" experience. Their covers were always spot on.

[@robertgray6459]

@@1blastman i've got Ernie K's record too 🎶👌

[@1blastman]

@@robertgray6459 BURN KA-DO BURN!!! I loved his turns on WWOZ as a deejay, now Kermit Ruffins has taken over the Mother-In-Law Lounge in Treme - still a great place to hear live, local music.

[@1blastman]

Despite the poor quality of the recording the talent and power of the band overcomes that. Thanks for posting, this goes into my Yardbirds playlist.

[@FernandoJohnny]

Who suffers in this recording is the voice of Keith who is barely heard but on the other hand Page's guitar is loud

[@1blastman]

@@FernandoJohnny That's usually a problem from audience recordings. It's hard if not impossible to get any kind of mix. 60's concerts struggled to get the vocals heard anyway, but listening to this is a real thrill.

[@johnmitchelljr]

Thanks.