The Yardbirds, "Having a Rave Up with The Yardbirds" (BN 26177) VG+/VG Stereo

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Vinyl press of The Yardbirds second album "Having a Rave Up with The Yardbirds", featuring both Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck on guitar. Record acquired by a Brooklyn-based vintage shop that specializes in vinyl from a private collection. Previous owner was an audiophile who played exclusively on high-grade equipment.
Grading Vinyl graded in-store conservatively and competitively: NM - A nearly perfect record, never played. Never assigned unless a record is sealed. (Open records that look unplayed are graded down to VG+) VG+ - Some signs that the record was played and otherwise handled by a previous owner who took good care of it. May contain slight scuffs or light scratches that do not affect play. VG - Light surface noise upon play, but will not overpower the music. No skipping. G+ - Surface noise and groove wear will affect play and overpower the music in some sections. No skipping. G - Surface nose and groove wear will overpower the music in most sections. Record may contain skipping in some sections.
Label: Epic ?– BN 26177 Genre: Rock/Blues Rock/Psychedelic Rock Condition: Vinyl/VG+, Sleeve/VG (Cover has 1" split on bottom center, spine wear, and ring wear, see photos) Runout codes: (Side 1) XSB 111 496-1D (Side 2)  XSB 111 497-1C
Track listing:
Side A

A1       You're A Better Man Than I - 3:17

A2       Evil Hearted You - 2:24

A3       I'm A Man - 2:37

A4       Still I'm Sad - 2:57

A5       Heart Full Of Soul - 2:28

A6       The Train Kept A-Rollin' - 3:26

B1       Smokestack Lightning - 5:35

B2       Respectable - 5:28

B3       I'm A Man - 4:24

B4       Here 'Tis - 5:04

From Wikipedia:

Having a Rave Up with the Yardbirds, or simply Having a Rave Up, is the second American album by English rock group the Yardbirds. It was released in November 1965, eight months after Jeff Beck replaced Eric Clapton on guitar. It includes songs with both guitarists and reflects the group's blues rock roots and their early experimentations with psychedelic and hard rock. The title refers to the driving "rave up" arrangement the band used in several of their songs.

The album contains some of the earliest live recordings with Clapton. Recorded in March 1964, they appeared on the band's British debut album, Five Live Yardbirds, which was not issued in the United States. The songs with Beck were recorded in the studio in the months after he joined the group in March 1965. These include several charting singles and introduced "The Train Kept A-Rollin'", one of the Yardbirds' most copied arrangements. Although most were not written by the group, the songs became a fixture of the group's concert repertoire and continued to be performed after Jimmy Page replaced Beck.

Next to their 1967 Greatest Hits collection, Having a Rave Up is the Yardbirds' highest-charting album in the US and remains their longest-lasting release. The album continues to be reissued, often with bonus material, such as the next single "Shapes of Things", demo recordings for their follow-up album, and "Stroll On", featuring dual lead guitar by Beck and Page, from the Blow-Up soundtrack. Several music critics have cited the album's influence, particularly on hard rock guitar. Rolling Stone magazine called it "the bridge between beat groups and psychedelia".