YARDBIRDS ROGER THE ENGINEER 1983 UK EDSEL BBC ARCHIVES VINYL
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Description
• Artist: The Yardbirds
• Album Title: Roger the Engineer
• Label: Edsel Records
• Catalog Number: ED 116S
• Year of Reissue: 1983 (original release: 1966 on Columbia, UK)
• Format: 12” Stereo LP, 33⅓ RPM
• Tracks:
• Side 1: Lost Women / Over, Under, Sideways, Down / The Nazz Are Blue / I Can’t Make Your Way / Rack My Mind / Farewell
• Side 2: Hot House of Omagararshid / Jeff’s Boogie / He’s Always There / Turn into Earth / What Do You Want / Ever Since the World Began
• Producers: Paul Samwell-Smith & Simon Napier-Bell
• Publishing: Yardbirds Music Ltd
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Special Provenance
This particular copy comes from the BBC Gramophone Library, as shown by:
• BBC Gramophone Library labels on both disc and sleeve.
• Large “PLEASE RETURN PROMPTLY STEREO” slip inside the sleeve (library checkout record).
• BBC cataloguing stickers with inventory number (e.g., 1766137).
• Stamped and typed accession details on the back cover.
This provenance adds significant collector interest, especially to Yardbirds and BBC archival collectors.
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Pressing Notes
• This is not an original 1966 Columbia UK pressing, but rather an Edsel Records reissue from 1983.
• Edsel was known for quality reissues of classic British rock and R&B during the early 1980s.
• The matrices on this pressing are ED 116S-A / ED 116S-B (etched in the runouts).
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Historical Context
• Roger the Engineer is the only Yardbirds album entirely composed of original material, recorded after Jeff Beck replaced Eric Clapton, with Jimmy Page joining shortly after.
• It is a landmark 1960s British blues-rock album, foreshadowing Led Zeppelin and psychedelic rock.
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Condition (from photos)
• Vinyl: Appears in very good to excellent condition (light handling marks, no obvious scratches).
• Labels: Clean, though BBC stickers partially obscure logos.
• Sleeve: Good overall, with library stickers, pen markings (“EDSEL 116”), and some edge wear.
• Insert/Library Card: Present, which strengthens provenance.
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