I will be uploading my entire Eric Clapton collection which includes his solo work as well as the bands that he was a part of (including the albums that he didn't participate in)
Eric Patrick Clapton (born 30 March 1945) is an English blues-rock guitarist, singer, songwriter and composer. Clapton has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Yardbirds, of Cream, and as a solo performer, being the only person to be inducted three times. Often viewed by critics and fans alike as one of the greatest guitarists of all time, Clapton was ranked fourth in Rolling Stone magazine's list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" and #53 on their list of the Immortals: 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.
Although Clapton has varied his musical style throughout his career, it has always remained grounded in the blues. Yet, in spite of this focus, he is credited as an innovator in a wide variety of genres. These include blues-rock (with John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers and the Yardbirds) and psychedelic rock (with Cream). Additionally, Clapton's chart success was not limited to the blues, with chart-toppers in Delta Blues (Me and Mr. Johnson), pop ("Change the World") and reggae (Bob Marley's "I Shot the Sheriff"). One of his most successful recordings was the hit love song "Layla," which he played with the band Derek and the Dominos, and Robert Johnson's "Crossroads", which has been his staple song since his days with Cream.
The Yardbirds - Five Live Yardbirds (1964)
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1. "Too Much Monkey Business" (Chuck Berry) � 3:51
2. "Got Love If You Want It" (Slim Harpo) � 2:40
3. "Smokestack Lightning" (Howlin' Wolf) � 5:35
4. "Good Morning Little Schoolgirl" (H. G. Demarais) � 2:44
5. "Respectable" (O'Kelly Isley, Ronald Isley, Rudolph Isley) � 5:35
6. "Five Long Years" (Eddie Boyd) � 5:21
7. "Pretty Girl" (Bo Diddley) � 3:00
8. "Louise" (John Lee Hooker) � 3:43
9. "I'm a Man" (Bo Diddley) � 4:33
10. "Here 'Tis" (Bo Diddley) � 5:12
11. �Smokestack Lightin�� � 6:50
12. "You Can't Judge a Book by Looking at the Cover" � 2:57
13. "Let It Rock" � 2:18
14. "I Wish You Would" (Billy Boy Arnold) � 5:55
15. "Who Do You Love" � 4:13
16. "Honey in Your Hips" � 2:29
17. �I�m A Man� � 5:47
18. �Shapes Of Things� � 2:19
Five Live Yardbirds is the live debut album by English blues rock band The Yardbirds, released in 1964. In 2003, the album was remastered and expanded.
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The Yardbirds - Blueswailing July '64 (1964)
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1. "Someone to Love Me" - 2:17
2. "Too Much Monkey Business" - 3:07
3. "I Got Love If You Want It" - 4:15
4. "Smokestack Lightning" - 5:52
5. "Good Morning Little Schoolgirl" - 3:36
6. "She Is So Respectable/Humpty Dumpty" - 5:31
7. "The Sky Is Crying" - 6:41
Blueswailing July '64 is a live album recorded by English blues rock band The Yardbirds in July 1964. The recordings were found only in 2003, so the exact date of the concert is unknown.
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The Yardbirds - For Your Love (1965)
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1."For Your Love" (Graham Gouldman) � 2:31
2."I'm Not Talking" (Mose Allison) � 2:33
3."Putty (In Your Hands)" (J. Patton, Rodgers, K. Rogers) � 2:18
4."I Ain't Got You" (Clarence Carter) � 2:00
5."Got to Hurry" (Oscar Rasputin, who is actually producer Giorgio Gomelsky) � 2:33
6."I Ain't Done Wrong" (Keith Relf) � 3:39
7."I Wish You Would" (Billy Boy Arnold) � 2:19
8."A Certain Girl" (Naomi Neville) � 2:18
9."Sweet Music" (W. Bowie, O. L. Cobbs, Major Lance) � 2:30
10."Good Morning Little Schoolgirl" (John Lee Williamson) � 2:46
11."My Girl Sloopy" (Wes Farrell, Bert Russell) � 5:38
12."Baby What's Wrong
13."Boom Boom
14."Honey in Your Hips
15."Talkin' About You
16.I Wish You Would (Long Version)
17.Certain Girl (Alternate Take)
18.Got To Hurry (Take 4)
19. Sweet Music (Take 4)
20.Heart Full of Soul (Sitar Version)
21.Paff...Bum (German Issue)
22.Questa Volta
23.Paff...Bum (Italian Issue)
For Your Love is the first U.S. album (second album overall) by English blues rock band The Yardbirds, released in August 1965. As a compilation of previous Yardbirds singles, it was only released in the U.S., where it peaked at #96 on the charts. Although Eric Clapton is featured as the lead guitarist on eight of the tracks, it is Jeff Beck (who plays on the remaining three) featured on the front cover. Clapton was also not mentioned on the back cover liner notes.
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Yardbirds - Having A Rave Up (1965)
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1. "Mr. You're a Better Man than I" � 3:19
2. "Evil Hearted You" � 2:25
3. "I'm a Man" � 2:38
4. "Still I'm Sad" � 2:59
5. "Heart Full of Soul" � 2:29
6. "Train Kept a Rollin'" � 3:26
7. "Smokestack Lightning" � 5:40
8. "Respectable" � 5:35
9. "I'm a Man" � 4:31
10. "Here 'Tis" � 5:10
11. "Shapes of Things" � 2:26
12. "New York City Blues" � 4:19
13. "Jeff's Blues" � 3:04
14. "Someone to Love" � 2:24
15. "Someone to Love" � 4:18
16. "Like Jimmy Reed Again" � 3:04
17. "Chris Number" � 2:23
18. "What Do You Want" � 3:11
19. "Here 'Tis" � 3:49
20. "Here 'Tis" � 4:06
21. "Stroll On" � 2:44
Having a Rave Up is a compilation album by English blues rock band The Yardbirds, released in 1965 (see 1965 in music) in the United States. In 2003, the album was ranked number 353 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.
It was the last album to feature Eric Clapton as the group's lead guitarist (although Clapton's replacement, Jeff Beck, appears on the cover). As with the previous U.S. album "For Your Love", there is also no mention of Clapton in the back cover liner notes.
The album is thought of as one of the most influential of the 60's and has been said to predict Heavy Metal, psychedelia and even art rock several years before their respective times.
A U.S.-only album, Rave Up contains six 7" singles and B-sides on the first side; the second side contains four live recordings previously appearing on the U.K. album Five Live Yardbirds.
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Yardbirds - Yardbirds (A.K.A. Roger the Engineer) (1966)
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1. Lost Woman
2. Over, Under, Sideways, Down
3. Nazz Are Blue
4. I Can't Make Your Way
5. Rack My Mind
6. Farewell
7. Hot House of Omargarashid
8. Jeff's Boogie
9. He's Always There
10. Turn Into Earth
11. What Do You Want
12. Ever Since the World Began
13. Psycho Daisies
14. Happenings Ten Years Time Ago
Roger the Engineer (original title: Yardbirds, US, German, and French title: Over Under Sideways Down) is an album by the English blues rock band The Yardbirds, released in 1966. It was produced by bassist Paul Samwell-Smith and Simon Napier-Bell. It was the only Yardbirds album with all originally-written material. Although the record was officially titled The Yardbirds, it has since been referred to, first colloquially, then semi-officially, as Roger the Engineer, a title stemming from the drawing of the record's audio engineer Roger Cameron by band member Chris Dreja. Due to the influence of Jeff Beck's experimentation with guitar distortion, the album is considered a precursor to heavy metal.
The original American versions of this album (issued with a completely different album cover and entitled "Over Under Sideways Down") omitted the songs "The Nazz Are Blue" and "Rack My Mind" and are mixed differently to the British editions. Regardless, record collectors have sought out both the mono (LN 24210) and stereo (BN 26210) versions since several tracks are featured with slight differences in the mixes (see US album listing below). Epic's 1983 reissue (simply entitled The Yardbirds) featured the original UK album cover, the two missing tracks, duplication of the British mixing, and two additional tracks, the 1966 single "Happenings Ten Years Time Ago" b/w "Psycho Daisies", both featuring Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page.
In 2003, the album was ranked number 349 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.
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Yardbirds - Little Games (1967)
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1. Little Games
2. Smile On Me
3. White Summer
4. Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Sailor
5. Glimpses
6. Drinking Muddy Water
7. No Excess Baggage
8. Stealing, Stealing
9. Only the Black Rose
10. Little Soldier Boy
Little Games is an album by English blues rock band The Yardbirds, released in 1967 (see 1967 in music). Successful singles producer Mickie Most was called in to assist The Yardbirds on what was to be their final album before the group disbanded in 1968.
Jimmy Page used his guitar-bowing technique on "Tinker Tailor Soldier Sailor" and "Glimpses". The song "White Summer" is often played with the song "Black Mountain Side" in live Led Zeppelin shows.
The album peaked at #80 on Billboard's Pop Albums chart.
The album title track is the first of several tracks that producer Mickie Most would exempt Chris Dreja and Jim McCarty from participating in.
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Yardbirds - Greatest Hits, Vol. 1: 1964-1966 (1967)
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1. For Your Love
2. Putty (In Your Hands)
3. Evil Hearted You
4. Still I'm Sad
5. You're A Better Man Than I
6. Shapes of Things
7. Heart Full of Soul
8. Good Morning Little Schoolgirl
9. I Ain't Done Wrong
10. I'm A Man
11. Train Kept A-Rollin'
12. Certain Girl
13. I Ain't Got You
14. I'm Not Talking
15. I Wish You Would
16. Too Much Monkey Business
17. Got Love If You Want It
18. Smokestack Lightning
The Yardbirds Greatest Hits was the first compilation album of songs recorded by The Yardbirds. It was released in 1967 by Epic Records.
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Yardbirds - The Yardbirds Story (2003)
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Disc 1
01 - Smokestack Lightning
02 - You Can't Judge A Book By Looking At The Cover
03 - Let It Rock
04 - I Wish You Would
05 - Who Do You Love
06 - Honey In Your Hips
07 - Bye Bye Bird
08 - Mister Downchild
09 - The River Rhine
10 - 23 Hours Too Long
11 - A Lost Care
12 - Pontiac Blues
13 - Take It Easy Baby (version 1)
14 - Out On The Water Coast
15 - I Don't Care No More
16 - Western Arizona
17 - Take It Easy Baby (version 2)
18 - Baby What's Wrong
19 - Boom Boom
20 - Honey In Your Hips
Disc 2
01 - Talkin' Bout You
02 - I Wish You Would (alternate take, long version)
03 - A Certain Girl (alternate take)
04 - Slow Walk
05 - Highway 69
06 - My Little Cabin
07 - Too Much Monkey Business
08 - Got Love If You Want It
09 - Smokestack Lightning
10 - Good Morning Little Schoolgirl
11 - Respectable
12 - Five Long Years
13 - Pretty Girl
14 - Louise
15 - I'm A Man
16 - Here 'Tis
17 - I Wish You Would
18 - A Certain Girl
19 - Good Morning Little Schoolgirl (backing track)
20 - Good Morning Little Schoolgirl (Back Track & Harmonica)
21 - Good Morning Little Schoolgirl (master)
22 - I Ain't Got You
Disc 3
01 - For Your Love
02 - Got To Hurry (take 2-false start)
03 - Got To Hurry (take 3)
04 - Got To Hurry (take 4)
05 - Putty (In Your Hands)
06 - Sweet Music (take 3)
07 - Sweet Music (take 4)
08 - I'm Not Talking
09 - I Ain't Done Wrong
10 - My Girl Sloopy
11 - Heart Full Of Soul (Sitar version)
12 - Heart Full Of Soul
13 - Steeled Blues
14 - Evil Hearted You
15 - Still I'm Sad
16 - Shapes Of Things
17 - Mr. You're A Better Man Than I
18 - I'm A Man
19 - New York City Blues
20 - Train Kept A-Rollin'
21 - Paff...Bum (version 1)
22 - Questa Volta
23 - Paff...Bum (version 2)
24 - Mr. Zero
25 - Knowing
26 - Without You
27 - Climbing Through
Disc 4
01 - Jeff's Blues (take 1)
02 - Jeff's Blues (take 2)
03 - Someone To Love, Part One (take 2, instr.)
04 - Someone To Love, Part One (take 4, instr.)
05 - Someone To Love, Part One (take 14, instr.)
06 - Someone To Love, Part One (take 15, vocal)
07 - Someone To Love, Part Two
08 - Like Jimmy Reed Again
09 - Chris' Number (take 1)
10 - Pounds And Stomps (XYZ)
11 - Pounds And Stomps
12 - What Do You Want (take 1)
13 - What Do You Want (take 2)
14 - What Do You Want (take 3)
15 - What Do You Want (take 4)
16 - Here 'Tis (stereo instrumental version)
17 - Here 'Tis (version for R.S.G.)
18 - Crimson Curtain (edit of take one and insert)
19 - Stroll On
20 - I'm A Man (live in Germany 1967)
21 - Shapes Of Things (live in Germany 1967)
Boxset with alternate takes and lots of other bonus material from the Yardbirds short lived time.
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Yardbirds - Birdland (2003)
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1. "I'm Not Talking" - 2:44
2. "Crying Out For Love" - 4:36(*)
3. "The Nazz Are Blue" - 3:15
4. "For Your Love" - 3:20
5. "Please Don't Tell Me 'Bout The News" - 4:00(*)
6. "Train Kept A-Rollin'" - 3:38
7. "Mr. Saboteur" - 4:55(*)
8. "Shapes Of Things" - 2:38
9. "My Blind Life" - 3:33(*)
10. "Over Under Sideways Down" - 3:16
11. Mr. You're A Better Man Than I" - 3:22
12. "Mystery of Being" - 4:08(*)
13. "Dream Within A Dream" - 4:44(*)
14. "Happenings Ten Years Time Ago" - 3:22
15. "An Original Man (A Song for Keith)" - 5:20(*)
(*) = New song
Birdland is a 2003 album by English blues rock band the Yardbirds the first Yardbirds release in over 35 years however the only original 60's era Yardbirds are drummer Jim McCarty and rhythm guitarist Chris Dreja (Jeff Beck does make a cameo appearance on "My Blind Life"). New members are John Idan, Gypie Mayo, and Alan Glen. Several notable guitarists appear throughout the record, including Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Slash, Johnny Rzeznik, Jeff "Skunk" Baxter, and Brian May.
The album contains seven new tracks composed mostly by McCarty or Dreja, and eight remakes of Yardbirds songs from the 1960s. The song An Original Man (A Song for Keith) was dedicated to The Yardbirds' original lead singer, Keith Relf, who died in 1976.
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John Mayall's Blues Breakers - Blues Breakers with Eric Clapton (1966)
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1. "All Your Love" (Willie Dixon/Otis Rush) � 3:36
2. "Hideaway" (Freddie King/Sonny Thompson) � 3:17
3. "Little Girl" (Mayall) � 2:37
4. "Another Man" (Mayall) � 1:45
5. "Double Crossing Time" (Clapton/Mayall) � 3:04
6. "What'd I Say" � (Ray Charles) � 4:29
7. "Key to Love" (Mayall) � 2:09
8. "Parchman Farm" (Mose Allison) � 2:24
9. "Have You Heard" (Mayall) � 5:56
10. "Ramblin' on My Mind" (Robert Johnson/Traditional) � 3:10
11. "Steppin' Out" (James Bracken) � 2:30
12. "It Ain't Right" (Little Walter) � 2:42
*Download includes above tracks in both original mono and stereo
Blues Breakers With Eric Clapton is a 1966 electric blues album by John Mayall's Blues Breakers featuring Eric Clapton as lead guitarist. It is often referred to as The Beano album because the photograph on the album cover shows Clapton reading The Beano, a well-known British children's comic.
Apart from being one of the most overall influential albums in blues-rock history, it was likely the first time anyone had heard a Gibson Les Paul guitar through an overdriven Marshall amplifier; this unique sound would become particularly influential. The re-introduction of the Les Paul by Gibson was largely fueled by the blues boom that so often featured it. Clapton's incendiary playing inspired graffiti saying "Clapton is God" on the streets of London around the time of the album's release.
The Bluesbreakers included John Mayall on harmonica and a majority of the vocals, John McVie on bass, Hughie Flint on drums, and John Almond, Alan Skidmore and Derek Healey, misrepresented on the sleeve as Dennis Healey, as the horn section.
Much of the album was composed of blues standards by long-established blues artists such as Otis Rush, Freddie King and Robert Johnson, as well as a few originals penned by Mayall or Mayall and Clapton. The majority of the songs serve as showcases for the young Clapton's playing, apart from "Another Man", "Ramblin' On My Mind.", "Parchman Farm", and "What'd I Say. "Ramblin' On My Mind" was Clapton's very first recorded vocal performance. Although Clapton left the Bluesbreakers only months after this album was made, it was still a huge step forward for his playing as far as improvisation and guitar tone, and it formed the bridge between his time with the Yardbirds and his later co-founding of the power trio Cream with fellow British blues-rock players Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker.
In 2003, the album was ranked number 195 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.
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