The Yardbirds - Five Live Yardbirds [Rhino]

Primary Artist
The Yardbirds
Album Title
Five Live Yardbirds [Rhino]
Release Date
1988 
Time
 
Review by Bruce Eder
Five Live Yardbirds was the first important -- indeed, essential -- live album to come out of the 1960s British rock & roll boom. In terms of the performance captured and the recording quality, it was also the best such live record of the entire middle of the decade. Cut at a Marquee Club show in 1964 , Five Live Yardbirds was a popular album, especially once Eric Clapton's fame began to spread after leaving the band. However, the album didn't appear officially in the United States until this 1988 Rhino release. Read More