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The Yardbirds Ultimate!
2001 2x CD, Box Set Slipcase
Blues Rock
Psychedelic Rock
Classic Rock
Garage Rock

Main image
Rhino Records, Rhino Records
art direction, design Sevie Bates
bass, backing vocals Paul Samwell-Smith
compilation producer Gary Stewart
tracks 1-24, 1-25 directed by Gianni Marchetti
tracks 1-1 to 1-25 directed by [musical director] Paul Samwell-Smith
drums, percussion, backing vocals Jim McCarty
tracks 2-27 engineer Bones Howe
tracks 1-18 engineer Dave Hassinger
tracks 2-11, 2-16 to 2-20, 2-23, 2-24 engineer Dave Siddle
tracks 1-13 engineer Eddy Offord
tracks 1-12, 2-4 engineer Glyn Johns
tracks 2-13 engineer John Wood
tracks 1-3, 1-4, 1-9 to 1-11, 1-23, 2-21 engineer Keith Grant
tracks 2-23, 2-24 engineer Martin Birch
tracks 1.05 to 1.08 engineer Philip Wood
tracks 1-1, 1-2 engineer R. G. Jones
tracks 1-14 to 1-16, 1-21, 1-23, 2-1 to 2-3, 2-5 to 2-10, 2-12 engineer Roger Cameron
tracks 1-18, 1-22 engineer Ron Malo
tracks 1-17, 1-19, 1-20, 1-22, 1-24, 1-25 engineer Roy Halee
tracks 1-17, 1-19 engineer Sam Phillips
tracks 2-14, 2-15 2-22, 2-25, 2-26 engineer Unknown Artist
lead guitar Eric Clapton
lead guitar Jeff Beck
lead guitar Jimmy Page
lead guitar Top Topham
liner notes [discographical annotation] Gary Peterson
tracks 1-1 to 1-25 producer [original recordings] Giorgio Gomelsky
tracks 2-14 to 2-24 producer [original recordings] Mickie Most
tracks 2-1 to 2-10, 2-25, 2-26 producer [original recordings] Paul Samwell-Smith
tracks 2-1 to 2-13, 2-25 to 2-27 producer [original recordings] Simon Napier-Bell
producer [sound produced by] Bill Inglot
remastered by Bill Inglot
remastered by Dan Hersch
rhythm guitar, bass, piano, maracas Chris Dreja
vocals, harmonica, tambourine Keith Relf
Phonographic Copyright (p) Rhino Entertainment Company
Copyright (c) Rhino Entertainment Company
Licensed From Charly International APS
Licensed From Wadecircle Ltd.
Licensed From Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Licensed From Turner Entertainment Co.
Licensed From EMI-Capitol Music Special Markets
Made By Warner Music Manufacturing Europe
Recorded At R.G. Jones Studios
Recorded At Olympic Sound Studios
Recorded At Marquee Club
Recorded At I.B.C. Studios
Recorded At Advision Studios
Recorded At Sam Phillips Recording Studio
Recorded At Columbia Recording Studios
Recorded At Chess Studios
Recorded At Columbia Studios, Hollywood
Recorded At RCA Studios, Hollywood
Recorded At De Lane Lea Studios
Recorded At Sound Techniques, London
Recorded At EMI Studios
Recorded At Sunset Sound Recorders
Remastered At DigiPrep
Pressed By WMME Alsdorf
Tracks taken :
1-1 & 1-2 from Germany single A and B-side ( March 11, 1964 ) [CBS ‎1433] On the booklet is wrongly written 1966
1-3 & 1-4 from UK single B and A-side ( May 1, 1964 ) [Columbia ‎DB 7283], US single B and A-side ( August 7, 1964 ) [Epic ‎5 9709], UK LP compilation On The Scene ( 6 November, 1964 ) [Columbia ‎33SX 1662] credited to Various Artists and US LP For Your Love ( 13 June, 1965 ) [Epic ‎LN 24167]
1-5 & 1-6 from UK LP Five Live Yardbirds ( 31 December, 1964 ) [Columbia ‎33SX 1677]
1-7 & 1-8 from UK LP Five Live Yardbirds ( 31 December, 1964 ) [Columbia ‎33SX 1677] and US LP Having A Rave Up With The Yardbirds ( 15 November, 1965 ) [Epic ‎LN 24177]
1-9 & 1-11 from UK single A and B-side ( 30 October, 1964 ) [Columbia ‎DB 7391], UK LP Five Live Yardbirds ( 31 December, 1964 ) [Columbia ‎33SX 1677] and UK LP compilation Scene '65 ( 18 June,1965 ) [Columbia ‎33SX 1730] credited to Various Artists
1-10 & 1-12 from UK single B and A-side ( 5 March, 1965 ) [Columbia ‎DB 7499], US single B and A-side ( 9 April, 1965 ) [Epic ‎5 9790] and US LP For Your Love ( 13 June, 1965 ) [Epic ‎LN 24167]
1-13 from US LP For Your Love ( 13 June, 1965 ) [Epic ‎LN 24167], UK EP Five Yardbirds ( 11 August, 1965 ) [Columbia ‎SEG 8421] and US single B-side of Shapes Of Things ( 25 February, 1966 ) [Epic ‎5 9891]
1-14 from UK single B-side of Heart Full Of Soul ( 4 June, 1965 ) [Columbia ‎DB 7594] and US single B-side of Heart Full Of Soul ( 4 July, 1965 ) [Epic ‎5 9823]
1-15 from UK single A-side ( 4 June, 1965 ) [Columbia ‎DB 7594], US single A-side ( 4 July, 1965 ) [Epic ‎5 9823] and US LP Having A Rave Up With The Yardbirds ( 15 November, 1965 ) [Epic ‎LN 24177]
1-16 from US LP For Your Love ( 13 June, 1965 ) [Epic ‎LN 24167] and UK EP Five Yardbirds ( 11 August, 1965 ) [Columbia ‎SEG 8421]
1-17 from US LP Having A Rave Up With The Yardbirds ( 15 November, 1965 ) [Epic ‎LN 24177] and UK single B-side of Shapes Of Things ( 25 February, 1966 ) [Columbia ‎DB 7848]
1-18 from UK single A-side ( 25 February, 1966 ) [Columbia ‎DB 7848], US single A-side ( 25 February, 1966 ) [Epic ‎5 9891], US single A-side ( 25 March, 1966 ) [Epic ‎5 10006] and US LP compilation The Yardbirds' Greatest Hits ( 27 March, 1967 ) [Epic ‎LN 24246]
1-19 from US LP Having A Rave Up With The Yardbirds ( 15 November, 1965 ) [Epic ‎LN 24177]
1-20 from US single B-side of Shapes Of Things ( 25 March, 1966 ) [Epic ‎5 10006] and US LP compilation The Yardbirds' Greatest Hits ( 27 March, 1967 ) [Epic ‎LN 24246]
1-21 from UK single A-side ( 1 October, 1965 ) [Columbia ‎DB 7706] and US LP Having A Rave Up With The Yardbirds ( 15 November, 1965 ) [Epic ‎LN 24177]
1-22 from US single A-side ( 6 October, 1965 ) [Epic ‎5 9857] and US LP Having A Rave Up With The Yardbirds ( 15 November, 1965 ) [Epic ‎LN 24177]
1-23 from UK single B-side of Evil Hearted You ( 1 October, 1965 ) [Columbia ‎DB 7706],US single B-side of I'm A Man ( 6 October, 1965 ) [Epic ‎5 9857] and US LP Having A Rave Up With The Yardbirds ( 15 November, 1965 ) [Epic ‎LN 24177]
1-24 from Italy single A-side ( 4 February, 1966 ) [Ricordi International ‎SIR 20 010] On the booklet the track is erroneously included in the Italy LP compilation Sanremo '66 (February 4, 1966) [Ricordi MRL 6050], as the song on LP is performed by Bobby Solo
1-25 from Italy single B-side of Quella Volta ( 4 February, 1966 ) [Ricordi International ‎SIR 20 010] and Italy LP compilation Sanremo '66 ( 4 February, 1966 ) [Ricordi ‎MRL 6050] credited to Various Artists
2-1, 2-4, 2-6 and 2-8 to 2-10 from UK LP Yardbirds ( Roger The Engineer ) ( 15 July, 1966 ) [Columbia ‎SX 6063] and US LP Over Under Sideways Down ( 18 July, 1966 ) [Epic ‎BN 26210]
2-2 & 2-7 from UK single A and B-side ( 27 May, 1966 ) [Columbia ‎DB 7928], US single A and B-side ( 8 June, 1966 ) [Epic ‎5 10035], UK LP Yardbirds ( Roger The Engineer ) ( 15 July, 1966 ) [Columbia ‎SX 6063] and US LP Over Under Sideways Down ( 18 July, 1966 ) [Epic ‎BN 26210]
2-3 from UK LP Yardbirds ( Roger The Engineer ) ( 15 July, 1966 ) [Columbia ‎SX 6063] and US single B-side of Happenings Ten Years Time Ago ( 4 November, 1966 ) [Epic ‎5 10094]
2-5 from UK LP Yardbirds ( Roger The Engineer ) ( 15 July, 1966 ) [Columbia ‎SX 6063]
2-11 from UK single A-side ( 21 October, 1966 ) [Columbia ‎DB 8024], US single A-side ( 4 November, 1966 ) [Epic ‎5 10094] and US LP compilation The Yardbirds' Greatest Hits ( 27 March, 1967 ) [Epic ‎LN 24246]
2-12 UK single B-side of Happenings Ten Years Time Ago ( 21 October, 1966 ) [Columbia ‎DB 8024]
2-13 from US LP Blow-Up (The Original Sound Track Album) ( 20 February, 1967 ) [MGM Records ‎E/SE 4447 ST] and UK LP Blow-Up (The Original Sound Track Album) ( 10 May, 1967 ) [MGM Records ‎MGM CS 8039] credited to Herbie Hancock
2-14 from US single A-side ( 24 March, 1967 ) [Epic ‎5 10156], UK single A-side ( 21 April, 1967 ) [Columbia ‎DB 8165] and US LP Little Games ( 10 July, 1967 ) [Epic ‎BN 26313]
2-15 from US single B-side of Little Games ( 24 March, 1967 ) [Epic ‎5 10156] and UK single B-side of Little Games ( 21 April, 1967 ) [Columbia ‎DB 8165]
2-16, 2-18 and 2-20 from US LP Little Games ( 10 July, 1967 ) [Epic ‎BN 26313]
2-17 from US LP Little Games ( 10 July, 1967 ) [Epic ‎BN 26313] and US single B-side of Ha Ha Said The Clown ( 10 July, 1967 ) [Epic ‎5 10204]
2-19 from US LP Little Games ( 10 July, 1967 ) [Epic ‎BN 26313] and US single B-side of Ten Little Indians ( 9 October, 1967 ) [
Epic ‎5 10248]
2-21 from US single A-side ( 9 October, 1967 ) [Epic ‎5 10248]
2-22 from US single A-side ( 10 July, 1967 ) [Epic ‎5 10204]
2-23 from US single A-side ( 29 March, 1968 ) [Epic ‎5 10303]
2-24 from UK single B-side of Goodnight Sweet Josephine ( 1 March, 1968 ) [Columbia DB 8368] This release was cancelled. It only got as far as acetates ( from www.45cat.com ) and US single B-side of Goodnight Sweet Josephine ( 29 March, 1968 ) [Epic ‎5 10303]
2-25 & 2-26 from UK single B and A-side ( 13 May, 1966 ) [Columbia ‎DB 7920] and US single B and A-side ( 24 June, 1966 ) [Epic ‎5 10044] credited to Keith Relf
2-27 from US single A-side ( 23 November, 1966 )‎ [Epic ‎5 10110] and UK single A-side ( 25 November, 1966 ) [Columbia ‎DB 8084]

Tracks 1-1 & 1-2 recorded at R.G. Jones Studios, Morden, Surrey, UK, December 10, 1963.
Tracks 1-3 & 1-4 recorded at Olympic Sound Studios, London, March 1964.
Tracks 1-5 to 1-8 recorded at Marquee Club, London, March and April, 1964.
Track 1-9 recorded at Olympic Sound Studios, London, August 6 and September 19, 1964.
Track 1-10 recorded at Olympic Sound Studios, London, August 6, 1964.
Track 1-11 recorded at Olympic Sound Studios, London, September 19, 1964.
Track 1-12 recorded at I.B.C. Studios, Portland Place, London, February 1, 1965.
Track 1-13 recorded at Advision Studios, New Bond Street, London, April 13, 1965.
Tracks 1-14 & 1-16 recorded at Advision Studios, New Bond Street, London, March 15, 1965.
Track 1-15 recorded at Advision Studios, New Bond Street, London, April 20, 1965.
Track 1-17 & 1-19 recorded at Sam Phillips Recording Studio, Memphis, TN, September 12, 1965, and Columbia Recording Studios. New York City, September 21-22, 1965.
Track 1-18 recorded at Chess Studios, Chicago, IL, December 21-22, 1965, Columbia Studios, Hollywood, CA, January 7, 1966, and RCA Studios, Hollywood, CA, January 10, 1966.
Track 1-20 recorded at Columbia Recording Studios. New York City, September 21-22, 1965.
Track 1-21 recorded at Advision Studios, New Bond Street, London, Augustl 23, 1965.
Track 1-22 recorded at Chess Studios, Chicago, IL, September 19, 1965, and Columbia Recording Studios, New York City, September 21-22, 1965.
Track 1-23 recorded at Olympic Sound Studios, London, July 7, 1965, and Advision Studios, New Bond Street, London, Augustl 17, 1965.
Track 1-24 recorded a Columbia Studios, Hollywood, CA, January 7, 1966, and Columbia Recording Studios, New York City, January 17-19, 1966.
Track 1-25 recorded at RCA Studios, Hollywood, CA, January 10, 1966, and Columbia Recording Studios, New York City, January 17-19, 1966.
Tracks 2-1 & 2-3 recorded at Advision Studios, New Bond Street, London, May 31-June 4, 1966.
Track 2-2 recorded at Advision Studios, New Bond Street, London, April 19-20, 1966.
Track 2-4 recorded at I.B.C. Studios, Portland Place, London, June 1966.
Tracks 2-6 and 2-8 to 2-10 recorded at Advision Studios, New Bond Street, London, May 31-June 4, 1966.
Track 2-7 recorded at Advision Studios, New Bond Street, London, April 19-20, 1966.
Track 2-11 recorded at De Lane Lea Studios, Kingsway, London, July 26, 1966, and September 20-October 1, 1966.
Track 2-12 recorded at De Lane Lea Studios, Kingsway, London, September 20-October 1, 1966.
Track 2-13 recorded at Sound Techniques, London, October 3-5, 1966.
Tracks 2-14 & 2-15 recorded at Olympic Studios, Barnes, London, or De Lane Lea Studios, Kingsway, London, March 5, 1967.
Tracks 2-16 to 2-19 recorded at De Lane Lea Studios, Kingsway, London, April 28-29, 1967.
Track 2-20 recorded at De Lane Lea Studios, Kingsway, London, May 1, 1967.
Tracks 2-21 recorded at Olympic Studios, Barnes, London, September 25, 1967.
Track 2-22 recorded at Columbia Recording Studios, New York City, June 13, 1967, and EMI Studios, Abbey Road, London, June 19, 1967.
Track 2-23 recorded at De Lane Lea Studios, Kingsway, London, March 1968.
Track 2-24 recorded at De Lane Lea Studios, Kingsway, London, January 1968.
Tracks 2-25 & 2-26 recorded at De Lane Lea Studios, Westbourne Grove, London, April 16, 1966.
Track 2-27 recorded at Sunset Sound Recorders, Hollywood , CA, August 22, 1966, and Columbia Recording Studios, New York City, September 8, 1966.

Tracks licensed :
1-1 to 1-25 Charly International Aps
2-1 to 2-12 and 2-25 to 2-27 Wadecircle Ltd. & Warner Bros. Records Inc.
2-13 Turner Entertainment Co.
2-14 to 2-24 courtesy EMI Records Ltd. under license from EMI-Capitol Music Special Markets

Two Digipak housed in a slipcase. Includes a 52-page booklet.
Remastered in Rhinophonic Authentic Sound.

Catalog number '8122-79825-2' on slipcase, Digipak and CDs.
Catalog number 'R2 79825' on CDs only.

This compilation ℗ & © 2001 Rhino Entertainment Company
Made in Germany

Barcode: 0 8122-79825-2 2
Label Code: LC 02982
Rights Society: GEMA/BIEM
Matrix / Runout: [Warner logo] 812279825-2/1 07/01 (CD1, all variants)
Matrix / Runout: [Warner logo] 812279825-2/2 07/01 (CD2, all variants)
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L012 (CD1, all variants)
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L011 (CD2, all variants)
Mould SID Code: IFPI 0581 (CD1, Variant 1)
Mould SID Code: IFPI 0587 (CD1, Variant 2)
Mould SID Code: IFPI 05R1 (CD1, Variant 3)
Mould SID Code: IFPI 05T2 (CD1, Variant 4)
Mould SID Code: IFPI 05D4 (CD2, Variant 1)
Mould SID Code: IFPI 0544 (CD2, Variant 2)
Mould SID Code: IFPI 05R1 (CD2, Variant 3)
Mould SID Code: IFPI 05T2 (CD2, Variant 4)



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