Having a Rave Up
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| Studio album by The Yardbirds | ||
| Released | November 1965 | |
| Recorded | ??? | |
| Genre | Blues rock | |
| Length | ??:?? | |
| Label | Epic | |
| Producer(s) | Giorgio Gomelsky | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| The Yardbirds chronology | ||
| For Your Love (1965) |
Having a Rave Up (1965) |
Roger the Engineer (UK) (1966) ---- Over Under Sideways Down (US-title) |
| Eric Clapton chronology | ||
| For Your Love (1965) |
Having a Rave Up (1965) |
Bluesbreakers with Eric Clapton by John Mayall's Bluesbreakers (1966) |
Having a Rave Up is the third album by British blues rock band The Yardbirds, released in 1965 (see 1965 in music). In 2003, the album was ranked number 353 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.
It was the last album to feature Eric Clapton as the group's lead guitarist (although Clapton's replacement, Jeff Beck, appears on the cover).
[edit] Track listing
- "Mr. You Are a Better Man Than I" (Mike Hugg/Brian Hugg) – 3:17
- "Evil Hearted You" (Graham Gouldman) – 2:23
- "Still I'm Sad" (Jim McCarty, Paul Samwell-Smith) – 2:57
- "Heart Full of Soul" (Gouldman) – 2:27
- "I'm a Man" (Bo Diddley) – 2:36
- "Train Kept A-Rollin'" (Tiny Bradshaw, Howard Kay, Lois Mann) – 3:25
- "Smokestack Lightning" (Howlin' Wolf) – 5:35
- "Respectable" (O'Kelly Isley, Ronald Isley, Rudolph Isley) – 5:35
- "I'm a Man" (Bo Diddley) – 4:33
- "Here 'Tis" (Bo Diddley) – 5:10
[edit] Personnel
- Jeff Beck - lead guitar (tracks 1-6)
- Eric Clapton - lead guitar (tracks 7-10)
- Chris Dreja - rhythm guitar
- Jim McCarty - drums, backing vocals
- Keith Relf - vocals, harmonica, acoustic guitar
- Paul Samwell-Smith - bass, backing vocals
[edit] Production
- Producer: Giorgio Gomelsky
- Musical director: Paul Samwell Smith
- Liner notes: Connie de Nave
