The Yardbirds - Little Games Sessions & More(1967)
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In 1967, manager Simon Napier-Bell sold his interests in The Yardbirds to Herman's Hermits pop-svengali Mickie Most. This signalled a near-disaster in terms of musical quality and direction for the guitar-frenzied-experimental and pioneering Yardbirds. Coming off a very-well received US tour and a moderately-commercially successful but historically watershed single, "Happenings Ten Years Time Ago," the Yardbirds needed a sympathetic management and record company position; what they got instead was a slip-shod recording approach and a manager whose only interest was in the single - regarding an album as just an extended platter to market singles with.Jeff Beck had quit, but guitarist Jimmy Page was brimming with technique, sheer fuel and ideas to eagerly lead the Yardbirds with, but his intentions were squandered for the most part, and Keith Relf's interest in the band had started to fade. Recording sessions tended to be first-take or with luck, two takes with an eye on studio time charges and the management's desire to get product out as quickly as possible. The resulting album, "Little Games," was a collection of rushed-takes, demos, and material the band reportedly had not intended for public consumption. Still, the album cover was creative and in-between the sometimes nonsense lyrics and somewhat nasal vocals of Keith Relf, Page, McCarty and newly-inaugurated to the bass guitar Dreja were able to cook musically on several tracks. Sadly the superior music made by this edition of the Yardbirds was on singles and b-sides, the absolutely exquisite "Think About It" and "Puzzles" not appearing on the 12-inch album. While Mickie Most had his way with covers of "Ha Ha Said The Clown" and "Ten Little Indians" by Manfred Mann and Nilsson respectively, the band with the help of Peter Grant more or less self-produced the superior singles and even "Goodnight Sweet Josephine" had some nice licks.Upon the breakup of the Yardbirds into Led Zeppelin and the first incarnation of Renaissance, the sessions for "Little Games" collected dust until brushed off for this 36-track remastered much-expanded 2-disc set. It much better serves the Page-era band, but unfortunately a couple of tracks mentioned by Page in later interviews are missing. "Spanish Blood," a track featuring "Jim McCarty doing his Roger Moore impression on guitar" was apparently not found, or too damaged to recover. One or two other odds and ends also were not used. Still, it's great to have this out for a much better and clearer view of this period of the band, even with the made-up titles by the producer for some studio jams.
CD1
1. Little Games (Stereo Mix) (2:39)
2. Little Soldier Boy (2:44)
3. Puzzles (2:10)
4. I Remember The Night (3:03)
5. Ha Ha Said The Clown (2:30)
6. Ten Little Indians (Vocal) (2:15)
7. Goodnight Sweet Josephine (Ver 1) (2:45)
8. Think About It (3:45)
9. Smile On Me (3:21)
10. White Summer (3:59)
11. Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Sailor (Vocal) (2:53)
12. 5 Glimpses (Version 1) (4:23)
13. Drinking Muddy Water (Stereo Mix) (2:54)
14. No Excess Baggage (2:39)
15. Stealing Stealing (2:37)
16. Only The Black Rose (2:50)
CD2
1. Little Games (Mono Mix) (2:24)
2. Ten Little Indians (Instrumental) (2:17)
3. Goodnight Sweet Josephine (Version 2) (2:44)
4. Henry's Coming Home [Together] (2:59)
5. Love Mum And Dad [Togeher] (3:50)
6. Together Now (3:05)
7. Shining Where The Sun Has Been (2:54)
8. "Great Shakes" (1:01)
9. You Stole My Love (2:57)
10. White Summer (Acoustic Version) (3:54)
11. Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Sailor (Instrumental) (2:56)
12. L.S.D. (1:01)
13. Drinking Muddy Water (Mono Mix) (2:52)
14. De Lane Lea Lee (2:35)
15. Glimpses (Version 2) (4:20)
16. Never Mind (2:48)
CD1
1. Little Games (Stereo Mix) (2:39)
2. Little Soldier Boy (2:44)
3. Puzzles (2:10)
4. I Remember The Night (3:03)
5. Ha Ha Said The Clown (2:30)
6. Ten Little Indians (Vocal) (2:15)
7. Goodnight Sweet Josephine (Ver 1) (2:45)
8. Think About It (3:45)
9. Smile On Me (3:21)
10. White Summer (3:59)
11. Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Sailor (Vocal) (2:53)
12. 5 Glimpses (Version 1) (4:23)
13. Drinking Muddy Water (Stereo Mix) (2:54)
14. No Excess Baggage (2:39)
15. Stealing Stealing (2:37)
16. Only The Black Rose (2:50)
CD2
1. Little Games (Mono Mix) (2:24)
2. Ten Little Indians (Instrumental) (2:17)
3. Goodnight Sweet Josephine (Version 2) (2:44)
4. Henry's Coming Home [Together] (2:59)
5. Love Mum And Dad [Togeher] (3:50)
6. Together Now (3:05)
7. Shining Where The Sun Has Been (2:54)
8. "Great Shakes" (1:01)
9. You Stole My Love (2:57)
10. White Summer (Acoustic Version) (3:54)
11. Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Sailor (Instrumental) (2:56)
12. L.S.D. (1:01)
13. Drinking Muddy Water (Mono Mix) (2:52)
14. De Lane Lea Lee (2:35)
15. Glimpses (Version 2) (4:20)
16. Never Mind (2:48)
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