Shapes of Things (album)

This article is about the 1977 compilation double album. Not to be confused with the 1984 seven-LP set.
Shapes of Things
Compilation album by
the Yardbirds
Released9 December 1977 (1977-12-09)
Recorded1964–1966
GenreRock
Length57:43
LabelCharly
ProducerGiorgio Gomelsky
The Yardbirds chronology
Live Yardbirds: Featuring Jimmy Page
(1971) 		Shapes of Things
(1977) 		London 1963 – The First Recordings!
(1984)

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.

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

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Original releaseLength
1."Too Much Monkey Business"Chuck BerryFive Live Yardbirds2:51
2."I Wish You Would"Billy Boy ArnoldUK/US single2:18
3."Good Morning Little Schoolgirl"Don Level, Bob LoveUK single2:48
4."For Your Love"Graham GouldmanUK/US single2:27
5."A Certain Girl"Naomi Neville a.k.a. Allen ToussaintB-side "I Wish You Would"2:18
6."Got to Hurry"Oscar Rasputin a.k.a. Giorgio GomelskyB-side "For Your Love"2:34
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Original ReleaseLength
1."Smokestack Lightning"Chester Burnett a.k.a. Howlin' WolfFive Live Yardbirds5:30
2."Evil Hearted You"GouldmanUK single2:26
3."Still I'm Sad"Paul Samwell-Smith, Jim McCartyB-side "Evil Hearted You"3:00
4."Steeled Blues"Jeff Beck, Keith RelfB-side "Heart Full of Soul"2:37
5."Train Kept A Rolling"Tiny Bradshaw, Lois Mann a.k.a. Syd Nathan, Howie KayHaving a Rave Up3:25
6."Here 'Tis"Ellas McDaniel a.k.a. Bo DiddleyFive Live Yardbirds5:20
Side three
No.TitleWriter(s)Original ReleaseLength
1."What Do You Want"Chris Dreja, Beck, McCarty, Relf, Samwell-Smithdemo3:10
2."New York City Blues"RelfB-side "Shapes of Things" (US)4:17
3."For R.S.G."Beck, Relf, Samwell-Smithdemo4:04
4."You're a Better Man Than I"Mike Hugg, Brian HuggHaving a Rave Up3:17
5."Jeff's Blues"Beckdemo3:03
6."I Ain't Got You"Calvin CarterB-side "Good Morning Little School Girl"1:59
Side four
No.TitleWriter(s)Original ReleaseLength
1."I Ain't Done Wrong"RelfFor Your Love3:39
2."Someone to Love Part One"Dreja, Beck, McCarty, Relf, Samwell-Smithdemo2:23
3."Someone to Love Part Two"Dreja, Beck, McCarty, Relf, Samwell-Smithdemo4:17
4."My Gal Sloopy"Wes Farrell, Bert RussellFor Your Love5:34
5."Shapes of Things"McCarty, Relf, Samwell-SmithUK/US single2:24

References

  1. ^ a b c Russo, Greg (2016). Yardbirds: The Ultimate Rave-Up (6th. ed.). Crossfire Publications. pp. 98–101. ISBN 978-0-9791845-7-4.
  2. ^ "RPM 100 Top Albums (51–100)" (PDF). RPM. 19 August 1978. p. 24.
  3. ^ "The Yardbirds: Shapes of Things – Overview". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 December 2016.