THE YARDBIRDS w/CLAPTON BECK & PAGE GREATEST HITS RARE ORIG '67 EPIC MONO LP 1A

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·      THE YARDBIRDS FEATURING ERIC CLAPTON, JEFF BECK AND JIMMY PAGE (ALL THREE GUITAR GREATS, ALTHOUGH NOT ALL OF THEM PLAYING ON ALL TRACKS) -  THE YARDBIRDS' GREATEST HITS (ERIC CLAPTON PLAYS BY HIMSELF ON ONE TRACK ("SMOKESTACK LIGHTING"), TOGETHER WITH JEFF BECK ON ANOTHER TRACK ("FOR YOUR LOVE") AND JIMMY PAGE PLAYS WITH JEFF BECK ON ONE TRACK ("HAPPENINGS TEN YEARS AGO"); ON ALL OTHER TRACKS, JEFF PAGE PLAYS LEAD BY HIMSELF - RARE ORIGINAL 1967 EPIC RECORDS MONO LP LN-24246.

·      ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING

·      ORIGINAL YELLOW EPIC LABEL WITH BLACK PRINT

·      VERY RARE MONO PRESSING, MANY TIMES RARER THAN FAKE (“ELECTRONICALLY RECHANELLED”) STEREO

·      THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, FIRST U.S. PRESSING; THIS IS NOT A REISSUE, AN IMPORT, OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.

·      ORIGINAL, THICK CARDBOARD COVER (AMERICAN STYLE)

·      THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING

·      CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS

·      MATRIX NUMBER IN TRAIL-OFF VINYL (DEAD WAX) ENDS WITH '-1A/-1D'.  ON SOME LABELS,  SUFFIX '–1' DENOTES THE VERY FIRST, ORIGINAL PRESSING)

·      MACHINE-STAMPED MATRIX NUMBER IN TRAIL-OFF VINYL (DEAD WAX) OF THE RECORD

·      This album has NEVER been available on legitimate Compact Disc or in any other way, manner or format.

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The Yardbirds entered 1967 in a state of flux -- behind them, mostly by more than a year, lay a brace of hit singles had carried them to an international audience, this despite lineup changes that helped bring about some dizzying shifts in their sound, pushing them from blues-based rock toward pop/rock and progressive pop, and into psychedelia, with an overlay of formative heavy metal in some of the latter material. The Yardbirds' Greatest Hits came about in the wake of the relative failure of the single "Happenings Ten Years Time Ago," and Jeff Beck being fired from the lineup. The band's future seemed in doubt, and this collection was released only in the United States, where it was seen mostly as a cash-in effort by Epic Records. This humble release yielded unexpected dividends, however, as it climbed to number 28 on the U.S. album charts, the group's highest-charting LP ever, and renewed interest in the band on the part of the label. The result was another year's worth of commercial life for the Yardbirds, at least on the far side of the Atlantic (EMI, the group's U.K. label, wasn't nearly as keen to pursue further efforts on the band's behalf), although, ironically, most of what they recorded during that year would never make it into their concert set -- by contrast, a significant chunk of what was on The Yardbirds' Greatest Hits would stay in their set until the end. And the record was, indeed, something of a miracle -- a perfect compilation of the group's best commercial sides. The album's first side tore through their most inventive and successful singles, from the heavy metal-textured "Shapes of Things" through the Gregorian chant-flavored proto-psychedelia of "Still I'm Sad," across the harpsichord-driven pop of "For Your Love" and the boogie-woogie-flavored "Over Under Sideways Down," with a short digression to the non-charting (but highly worthwhile) "Five Long Years" adaptation, "New York City Blues." Side two was a little more concentrated on basic rock & roll (even on the acoustic-textured "Heart Full of Soul"), and soared into a unique psychedelic/metal mode on "Happenings Ten Years Time Ago." And the whole platter summed up, just about as neatly as it was possible to do across just ten songs, what made the Yardbirds a great band. Given the record's focus on hits, it's understandable that the lion's share of it would be from the Jeff Beck era -- a 12-song LP would have found room for one more Eric Clapton-era track (maybe "I Wish You Would") as well as the Beck-era "You're a Better Man Than I" or "Train Kept A-Rollin'." But given its layout and purpose, as well as complications brought about by the subsequent shifting ownership and licensing of different parts of the group's library, this ended up being the best single-disc LP compilation ever issued on this band (and, for many years, the only long-player to include "Happenings" and "New York City Blues"). And it was responsible for introducing many fans to the full range of the group's work.

(REVIEW REPRINTED COURTESY OF BRUCE EDER, ALL MUSIC GUIDE  /ALLMUSIC.COM/)

All original albums by Yardbirds, the first-ever supergroup (which included at different times Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page on solo guitar) are coveted, valuable and highly collectable, especially in good condition, such as the copy of this classic Yardbirds album we are offering here. This is the ONLY anthology by the band issued during the band's lifetime. MONO pressings are about 3 zillion times harder to find than the lousy "fake" stereo pressings which flooded the market in the wake of the group's dissolution. And, mind you - MONO copies sound 3 zillion times better, too. This is an unbelievable compilation - the heart and soul of Yardbirds output is here; from the charting hits, to the selections from their Live album (Five Live Yardbirds) to even "Happenings 10 years time ago",  the obscure final single, one of only two tracks ever recorded (the other being "Psycho Daisies") where Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page play the solo on the same track. Track listing: Shapes of things - Still I'm sad - New York City Blues - For your love - Over under sideways down - I am a man - Happenings ten years time ago - Heart full of soul - Smokestack lightning - I'm not talking.

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·                          CONDITION:

·                          THE RECORD

(IMPORTANT NOTE: unless otherwise noted, ALL records are graded visually, and NOT play-graded!; we  grade records under the strong, diffuse room light or discrete sunlight)

(a)         WE GRADE THE VINYL  AS  NEAR MINT. Some VERY LIGHT AND SUPERFICIAL abrasions – mostly sleeve scuffs -  are (barely) visible, but are probably inaudible,  and do not affect visual integrity or beauty of the vinyl. The original luster is very much intact, and the vinyl shines and sparkles almost like new.

(b)         The record is pressed on a beautiful, thick, inflexible vinyl, which was usually used for the first or very early pressings. Usually, the sound on such thick vinyl pressings is full-bodied, vivid, and even dramatic. Do not expect to obtain such a majestic analog sound from a digital recording!

(c)         Mono pressing of this title is much rarer, and by far more  preferable to its FAKE ("electronically rechannelled") stereo counterpart. We estimate that FAKE stereo copies of this album outnumber monos by a ratio of at least 10:1.

(d)         True Stereo copies of this album are NOT known to exist.

(e)         Of course, this is a full-bodied ANALOG recording, and not an inferior, digital recording!!!

·                          THE COVER

THE COVER IS ABOUT VERY GOOD+ (VG+)

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:

-       Cover has some ring wear.  On the scale from 1 to 10 (1 being the least, and  10 being the most severe), we assess the severity of ring wear as 5  (front side) and 2 (back side).

-       Cover has six tiny, almost invisible, pinholes (or staple holes) in one corner. These tiny holes are NOT cutout holes.

-       Cover has a few tiny wrinkles along the spine

-       Minor shelf wear noted on the seams (nothing significant)

-       Cover shows JUST A HINT of yellowing on back side, apparently from aging.

-       Cover has two corners slightly worn (nothing significant)

NO OTHER VISIBLE FLAWS OR IMPERFECTIONS ON THE  COVER

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