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Gavin B. · 01-26-2009, 08:51 AM

The Jimmy Page edition of the Yardbirds perfoming a rave-up rendition of Shapes of Things. The Yardbirds were the first high profile innovators of psychedelica. Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page set the high standard to which many psychedelic guitarists aspired to but few reached.

What gets overlooked is the muscular playing of the Yardbirds rythym section consisting of drummer Jim McCarty, rhythm guitarist/bassist Chris Dreja, and bassist/producer Paul Samwell-Smith, all of whom co-wrote the Yardbirds' original hits and constituted the core players of the group. Samwell-Smith was also producer of the pristine sound mix on the Yardbird records which were wonderous giving the limitations of sound and recording technology of that time.

01-26-2009, 08:51 AM	#99 (permalink)
Gavin B. Model Worker Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,248	The Jimmy Page edition of the Yardbirds perfoming a rave-up rendition of Shapes of Things. The Yardbirds were the first high profile innovators of psychedelica. Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page set the high standard to which many psychedelic guitarists aspired to but few reached. What gets overlooked is the muscular playing of the Yardbirds rythym section consisting of drummer Jim McCarty, rhythm guitarist/bassist Chris Dreja, and bassist/producer Paul Samwell-Smith, all of whom co-wrote the Yardbirds' original hits and constituted the core players of the group. Samwell-Smith was also producer of the pristine sound mix on the Yardbird records which were wonderous giving the limitations of sound and recording technology of that time. Last edited by Gavin B.; 01-26-2009 at 09:05 AM.