Spread over four discs, this set contains every released recording the Yardbirds made under the leadership of their manager Giorgio Gomelsky from 1963 to 1966. Among the 89 tracks are the original hit versions of "Heart Full of Soul," "For Your Love," "Shapes of Things," "Still I'm Sad" along with a slew of rarities, alternate takes and an illustrated 52-page booklet.



Tracklist CD1 - 1963 - R&B ROOTS:

01. Smokestack Lightning
02. You Can't Judge A Book By Looking At The Cover
03. Let It Rock
04. I Wish You Would
05. Who Do You Love
06. Honey In Your Hips
07. Bye, Bye, Bird (with Sonny Boy Williamson)
08. Mister Downchild (with Sonny Boy Williamson)
09. The River Rhine (with Sonny Boy Williamson)
10. 23 Hours Too Long (with Sonny Boy Williamson)
11. A Lost Care (with Sonny Boy Williamson)
12. Pontiac Blues (with Sonny Boy Williamson)
13. Take It Easy, Baby (with Sonny Boy Williamson)
14. Out On The Water Coast (with Sonny Boy Williamson)
15. Western Arizona (with Sonny Boy Williamson)
16. Take It Easy, Baby (with Sonny Boy Williamson)
17. Do The Weston (with Sonny Boy Williamson)
18. Baby, What's Wrong

Tracklist CD2 - 1964 - EARLY STUDIO & AT THE MARQUEE:

01. Boom, Boom
02. Honey In Your Hips
03. Talkin' Bout You
04. I Wish You Would - (demo)
05. A Certain Girl - (demo)
06. Slow Walk (with Sonny Boy Williamson)
07. Highway 69 (with Sonny Boy Williamson)
08. My Little Cabin (with Sonny Boy Williamson)
09. Too Much Monkey Business
10. Got Love If You Want It
11. Smokestack Lightning
12. Good Morning, Little Schoolgirl
13. Respectable
14. Five Long Years
15. Pretty Girl
16. Louise
17. I'm A Man
18. Here 'Tis
19. I Wish You Would
20. A Certain Girl
21. Good Morning, Little Schoolgirl - (backing track)
22. Good Morning, Little Schoolgirl - (backing track plus harmonica)
23. Good Morning, Little Schoolgirl - (master)
24. I Ain't Got You

Tracklist CD3 - 1965/66 - BIG HITS & AMERICA CALLING:

01. For Your Love
02. Got To Hurry - (take 2)
03. Got To Hurry - (take 3 master)
04. Got To Hurry - (take 4)
05. Putty (In Your Hands)
06. Sweet Music - (take 3)
07. Sweet Music - (take 4)
08. I'm Not Talkin'
09. I Ain't Done Wrong
10. My Girl Sloopy
11. Heart Full Of Soul - (sitar version)
12. Heart Full Of Soul
13. Steeled Blues
14. Evil Hearted You
15. Still I'm Sad
16. Shapes Of Things
17. Shapes Of Things - (alternate mix)
18. You're A Better Man Than I
19. I'm A Man
20. New York City Blues
21. Train Kept A-Rollin'
22. Paff...Bum
23. Questa Volta
24. Mr. Zero - (with Keith Relf)
25. Knowing - (with Keith Relf)
26. New York City Blues - (stereo remix)

Tracklist CD4 - 1966/67 - AN EYE VIEW OF BEAT:

01. Jeff's Blues - (take 1)
02. Jeff's Blues - (take 2)
03. Someone To Love, Part One - (take 2, instrumental)
04. Someone To Love, Part One - (take 4, instrumental)
05. Someone To Love, Part One - (take 14, instrumental)
06. Someone To Love, Part One - (take 15, vocal)
07. Someone To Love Part Two
08. Like Jimmy Reed Again
09. Chris' Number - (take 1)
10. Pounds And Stomps - (XYZ)
11. Pounds And Stomps
12. What Do You Want - (take 1)
13. What Do You Want - (take 2)
14. What Do You Want - (take 3)
15. What Do You Want - (take 4)
16. Here 'Tis - (stereo instrumental version)
17. Here 'Tis - (version for Ready Steady Go.)
18. Crimson Curtain - (edit of take 1)
19. Stroll On
20. I'm A Man - (live in Germany, 1967)
21. Shapes Of Things - (live in Germany, 1967)