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Track Listing
1. Happenings Ten Years Time Ago
2. Psycho Daisies
3. Lost Woman
4. Over, Under, Sideways, Down
5. Nazz Are Blue, The
6. I Can't Make Your Way
7. Rack My Mind
8. Farewell
9. Hot House Of Omagarashid
10. Jeff's Boogie
11. He's Always There
12. Turn Into Earth
13. What Do You Want
14. Ever Since The World Began
15. Lost Woman [Alt. Version] - (alternate take)
16. Over, Under, Sideways, Down [Alt. Version] - (alternate take)
17. Nazz Are Blue [Alt. Version], The - (alternate take)
18. I Can't Make Your Way [Alt. Version] - (alternate take)
19. Rack My Mind [Alt. Version] - (alternate take)
20. Farewell [Alt. Version] - (alternate take)
21. Hot House Of Omagarashid [Alt. Version] - (alternate take)
22. Jeff's Boogie [Alt. Version] - (alternate take)
23. He's Always There [Alt. Version] - (alternate take)
24. Turn Into Earth [Alt. Version] - (alternate take)
25. What Do You Want [Alt. Version] - (alternate take)
26. Ever Since The World Began [Alt. Version] - (alternate take)
27. Mr. Zero
28. Knowing
29. Shapes In My Mind
30. Shapes In My Mind [Alt. Version] - (alternate take)
31. Blue Sands
| Details | | Distributor: | RED Distribution | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes
This 31 track collection features the original 12 track album from 1966 in a mono version, then the entire album in a stereo version, including 5 bonus single tracks by Keith Relf, as well as 2 mono tracks that open the disc.
By the time the Yardbirds recorded ROGER THE ENGINEER in 1966, the British Invasion was in full swing. Like their brethren, they targeted Chicago blues as ground zero for musical inspiration. As a result, most Yardbirds recordings and live sets were chock full of numbers by the likes of Sonny Boy Williamson, Chuck Berry and Elmore James. ROGER was a departure for the band, as all the material was self-penned.
With guitarist Jeff Beck leading the charge (having replaced departed blues purist Eric Clapton), the Yardbirds began exploring the possibilities of electric guitar and of rock in general. The Middle Eastern garage rock of "Over, Under, Sideways, Down" bumps up against the rockabilly swing of "Jeff's Boogie." Alongside Beck's thrilling guitar histrionics, there's the genteel English pastoral feel of "Farewell" and a quirky instrumental bubbling over with jazz bass, a rubbery-sounding beat and chanting ("Hot House Of Omagarashid.")
Industry Reviews
4.5 stars out of 5 - ...unreels [guitarist, Jeff beck's] brilliant pyrodelic riffs....pushing the rhythm to the outer extremes...[into] one spooky sound...
Rolling Stone (11/11/1999)
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