YARDBIRDS - Shapes Of Things

Item Description

7 x Vinyl,
LP Remastered Reissue

7 LP Box Set with the original front artworks and printed innersleeves
Reissue of the 1984 Box Set on Charly Records, with the same catalog Number "Box 104", the 1984-edition additionally came with a 36-page illustrated booklet (according to EIL.com)
On the back of the box and the single LPs it reads: "2004 Charly Records - Under license from Licensemusic.com ApS - Manufactured and distributed by Abraxas srl via Aretina, 25 - 50069 Sieci (Firenze) Italy"

LP1 - The First Recordings [BOX104 LP1]
Personnel: Keith Relf (vocals, harmonica, moraccas), Paul Samwell-Smith (bass), Eric Clapton (guitar), Chris Dreja (guitar, moraccas), Jim McCarty (drums) plus Sonny Boy Williamson (vocal/harmonica) track c) only in place of Keith Relf

LP2 - Sonny Boy Williamson with The Yardbirds [BOX104 LP2]
Personnel: As LP1, with Sonny Boy replacing Keith on all tracks except j) which is from the Yardbirds own set, Recorded December 7th and 8th, Crawdaddy, Richmond

LP3 - Five Live Yardbirds [BOX104 LP3]
Personnel: Keith Relf (vocal, harmonica), Paul 'Sam' Samwell-Smith (electric bass guitar), Chris Dreja (rhythm guitar), Jim McCarty (drums), Eric 'Slowhand' Clapton (lead guitar)
Recorded Live at the Marquee Club, London, W.1. Sound Engineer: Philip Wood. Photography: Richard Rosser. Produced by Giorgio Gomelsky. Recording first published 1964

LP4 - For Your Love [BOX104 LP4]
Personnel: Jeff Beck (lead guitar, violin, electric saw), Keith Relf (vocals, harmonica, tambourine and mike stands), Chris Dreja (rhythm guitar, maracas, foot), Paul "Sam" Samwell-Smith (bass guitar and baffoon), Jim McCarty (drums, triangle, beer cans and bath stoppers). A Giorgio Gomelsky Production. Musical Director: Paul Samwell-Smith

LP5 - Having A Rave Up With The Yardbirds [BOX104 LP5]
[no Personnel information] A Giorgio Gomelsky Production. Musical Director: Paul Samwell-Smith

LP6 - Shapes Of Things [BOX104 LP6]
Personnel: The Beck line-up except i) which has Relf, McCarty, Dreja (bass), Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck guitars. This record and record 7 are newly compiled albums of odd singles and b sides that weren't on albums, sundry outakes and a film soundtrack.

LP7 - Odds And Sods [BOX104 LP7]
Personnel: a), b), c), h) and j) are the Clapton line-up. d), e), f) and g) are the Beck line-up. h) and i) unknown.