Shapes of Things (album)
Shapes of Things is a double LP compilation album of songs by English rock group the Yardbirds. It was released by Charly Records on 9 December 1977, the first of many Yardbirds compilations on the label.[1] It features selections produced by Giorgio Gomelsky that were recorded between 1964 and 1966.
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| Released | 9 December 1977 | |||
| Recorded | 1964–1966 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 57:43 | |||
| Label | Charly | |||
| Producer | Giorgio Gomelsky | |||
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The album marks the first UK release of the group's influential "The Train Kept A-Rollin'" and the first album appearance of the instrumental "Steeled Blues".[1] Demos for four songs later recorded for the group's post-Gomelsky album, Yardbirds (also known as Over Under Sideways Down and Roger the Engineer), are also included.
Shapes of Things, released in Canada by Bomb Records, reached number 96 on the RPM Top 100 album chart in 1978.[2] Charly Records also used the same title for a comprehensive seven-LP collection of Gomelsky-produced material released in 1984.[1][3]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original release | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Too Much Monkey Business" | Chuck Berry | Five Live Yardbirds | 2:51 |
| 2. | "I Wish You Would" | Billy Boy Arnold | UK/US single | 2:18 |
| 3. | "Good Morning Little Schoolgirl" | Don Level, Bob Love | UK single | 2:48 |
| 4. | "For Your Love" | Graham Gouldman | UK/US single | 2:27 |
| 5. | "A Certain Girl" | Naomi Neville a.k.a. Allen Toussaint | B-side "I Wish You Would" | 2:18 |
| 6. | "Got to Hurry" | Oscar Rasputin a.k.a. Giorgio Gomelsky | B-side "For Your Love" | 2:34 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original Release | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Smokestack Lightning" | Chester Burnett a.k.a. Howlin' Wolf | Five Live Yardbirds | 5:30 |
| 2. | "Evil Hearted You" | Gouldman | UK single | 2:26 |
| 3. | "Still I'm Sad" | Paul Samwell-Smith, Jim McCarty | B-side "Evil Hearted You" | 3:00 |
| 4. | "Steeled Blues" | Jeff Beck, Keith Relf | B-side "Heart Full of Soul" | 2:37 |
| 5. | "Train Kept A Rolling" | Tiny Bradshaw, Lois Mann a.k.a. Syd Nathan, Howie Kay | Having a Rave Up | 3:25 |
| 6. | "Here 'Tis" | Ellas McDaniel a.k.a. Bo Diddley | Five Live Yardbirds | 5:20 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original Release | Length |
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| 1. | "What Do You Want" | Chris Dreja, Beck, McCarty, Relf, Samwell-Smith | demo | 3:10 |
| 2. | "New York City Blues" | Relf | B-side "Shapes of Things" (US) | 4:17 |
| 3. | "For R.S.G." | Beck, Relf, Samwell-Smith | demo | 4:04 |
| 4. | "You're a Better Man Than I" | Mike Hugg, Brian Hugg | Having a Rave Up | 3:17 |
| 5. | "Jeff's Blues" | Beck | demo | 3:03 |
| 6. | "I Ain't Got You" | Calvin Carter | B-side "Good Morning Little School Girl" | 1:59 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original Release | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I Ain't Done Wrong" | Relf | For Your Love | 3:39 |
| 2. | "Someone to Love Part One" | Dreja, Beck, McCarty, Relf, Samwell-Smith | demo | 2:23 |
| 3. | "Someone to Love Part Two" | Dreja, Beck, McCarty, Relf, Samwell-Smith | demo | 4:17 |
| 4. | "My Gal Sloopy" | Wes Farrell, Bert Russell | For Your Love | 5:34 |
| 5. | "Shapes of Things" | McCarty, Relf, Samwell-Smith | UK/US single | 2:24 |
References
- Russo, Greg (2016). Yardbirds: The Ultimate Rave-Up (6th. ed.). Crossfire Publications. pp. 98–101. ISBN 978-0-9791845-7-4.
- "RPM 100 Top Albums (51–100)" (PDF). RPM. 19 August 1978. p. 24.
- "The Yardbirds: Shapes of Things – Overview". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 December 2016.