Having a Rave Up [Special Edition]

Track Listings
1. Heart Full of Soul    
2. Mr. You Are a Better Man Than I    
3. Evil Hearted You    
4. Still I'm Sad    
5. Jeff's Blues [Take 2]    
6. Like Jimmy Reed Again    
7. Chris' Number    
8. Pounds and Stomps    
9. Shapes of Things    
10. I'm a Man    
11. Train Kept A-Rollin'    
12. Here 'Tis    
13. Steeled Blues    
14. New York City Blues    
15. What Do You Want [Take 4]    
16. Stroll On    

Editorial Reviews
Album Description
Full title - Having A Rave-Up With The Yardbirds - The Definitive Edition. Limited edition digitally remastered reissue of 1993 compilation, packaged in a miniature gatefold LP sleeve. Sunspots. 2002.

Having a Rave Up, Music, The Yardbirds, Blues-Rock, British Blues, British Invasion, England, Pop, Rock, Rock & Roll, Rock/Pop
Having A Rave Up
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • I got this album when it first came out ...
  • An awesome mid-sixties rock album.
  • A Groundbreaking Release
  • Back in '66
  • shapes of things to come
 Having A Rave Up
The Yardbirds
Manufacturer: Repertoire
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ASIN: B00000I15F
Release Date: 1999-06-01

Tracks:

  1. Mr. You're a Better Man Than I
  2. Evil Hearted You
  3. I'm a Man
  4. Still I'm Sad
  5. Heart Full of Soul
  6. Train Kept A Rollin'
  7. Smokestack Lightning
  8. Respectable
  9. I'm a Man
  10. Here 'Tis
  11. Shapes of Things
  12. New York City Blues
  13. Jeff's Blues, Take 1
  14. Someone to Love, Pt. 1
  15. Someone to Love, Pt. 2
  16. Like Jimmy Reed Again
  17. Chris' Number
  18. What Do You Want
  19. Here 'Tis [Stereo-Instrumental Version]
  20. Here 'Tis [Version for RSG]
  21. Stroll On

Album Description

Digitally remastered reissue of the band's fourth album, originally released on Epic in 1966 & now with 11 live & instrumental outtakes from a previously unfinished album added as bonus tracks, 'Shapes Of Things', 'New York City Blues', 'Jeff's Blues' (Take 1), 'Someone To Love' (Part 1), 'Someone To Love' (Part 2), 'Like Jimmy Reed Again', 'Chris Number', 'What Do You Want' (Rearrangement of 'Who Do You Love?'), 'Stroll On' (Reworking of 'Train Kept A Rollin'), and two versions of 'Here 'Tis' (Previously Unreleased Stereo Instrumental & For RSG). 21 tracks total. Also features the original cover art. Digipak.

Album Details

Remastered. Digipack. 21 Tracks, Live Tracks, Outtakes and Rarites.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars I got this album when it first came out ..........2007-06-26

It was December 1965, and after reading a music column by Clay Cole saying that Jeff Beck was the best guitarist out there, I knew I had to have this album. I will never forget the first time I heard "The Train Kept A-Rollin" ... I couldn't believe a guitar could sound like that. This album changed my life; it made me realize that rock and roll could be intense, improvisational, virtuoso, and hot.

5 out of 5 stars An awesome mid-sixties rock album........2007-05-27

The Yardbirds' third album (and their second with guitarist Jeff Beck, who replaced Eric Clapton) is one of the very best rock records of the entire mid-60s, a scintillating collection of tunes that plays like a best-of collection. In its original (vinyl) incarnation, Having a Rave Up was split neatly down the middle: Side 1 consisted of six studio tunes recorded with Beck on guitar, while Side 2 featured four songs recorded live during the group's Clapton days (these recordings, as well as several others, can be found on the group's 1964 U.K. debut, Five Live Yardbirds). This may seem like a messy and unfocused way to organize an album, but it works fantasticaly well- the record effectively showcases the unique talents of each guitarist, as well as the distinctive features of both eras of the band's career. The first half is marked by Beck's effects-laden guitar virtuosity- the band's amazing rendition of "Train Kept A-Rollin'" is a hyperactive rush of fuzz-toned soloing and brutal thunderclouds of feedback. Keith Relf's exuberant, double-tracked vocals are equally inpressive. The cover of Bo Diddley's "I'm A Man" is another freewheeling classic, propelled by a storming, air-tight rhythm section and some swaggering harmonicas from Relf. The instrumental break, in which the tempo switches to a double-time gallop and Beck turns his guitar into a pure rhythm machine, is nothing short of dazzling. "Mister, You're A Better Man Than I" burns with quiet intensity, riding along on Jim McCarty's crackling drums and some bitterly sarcastic vocals. Jeff's searing, distorted guitar solo is, of course, superb. "Heart Full Of Soul" is a slice of minor-key mid 60s cool with a few superb fuzz-toned guitar interjections. The folky, melancholy "Still I'm Sad" and the puzzing paranoia of "Evil Hearted You" are also excellent. Side 2 shows off the Yardbirds when they were still a young and hungry blues-rock band, bashing out out songs with more gritty passion than technical skill. It's every bit as good as the first half, a wonderful showcase of rock 'n' roll in its rawest and purest form. The cover of Howlin' Wolf's classic "Smokestack Lightening" captures all of the original's menace and vicous bite, throwing in a rip-roaring instrumental explosion for good measure. "Respectable" keeps things going with a rip-roaring burst of R&B drenched fury, while another rendition of "I'm a Man" (compare to the one found on the first side) features a searing harmonica solo and a raucous Relf performance. Finally, the take on "Here' Tis" is a rhthmic blood-pumper with some of Clapton's coolest guitar-strangling. All in all, a superb little record. This CD edition features eleven bonus tracks, including the Beck-era non-LP single "Shapes of Things," which foreshadows psychedelia with its bold, trippy lyrics, cavernous instrumental effects, and trembling, off-kilter guitar work. This CD will fit snugly in the collection of any fan of 60s rock n roll. Totally recomended.

5 out of 5 stars A Groundbreaking Release.......2004-02-23

I bought this album (no CDs then!) when it came out. It has stood the test of time and, in my opinion, is one of the groundbreaking albums in rock. It was way ahead of it's time, considering it came out in 1966. A classic.

4 out of 5 stars Back in '66.......2003-03-20

This album taught us to love Eric Clapton, before we learned to call his name.

4 out of 5 stars shapes of things to come.......2000-03-05

This is a rerelease of the early yardbirds. It is basic and preliminary to the stars that emerged from the group. It contains such classics as Shapes , Mister, Jeff's blues and other takes of these cuts. Recording quality is probably weak, but I'm not talking,and that's what I'm gonna say.
Having a Rave Up
Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
  • Rating is irrelevant...
 Having a Rave Up
The Yardbirds
Manufacturer: Jvc Japan
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000GIWNXS
Release Date: 2006-09-18

Tracks:

  1. Heart Full of Soul
  2. Mr. You Are a Better Man Than I
  3. Evil Hearted You
  4. Still I'm Sad
  5. Jeff's Blues [Take 2]
  6. Like Jimmy Reed Again
  7. Chris' Number
  8. Pounds and Stomps
  9. Shapes of Things
  10. I'm a Man
  11. Train Kept A-Rollin'
  12. Here 'Tis
  13. Steeled Blues
  14. New York City Blues
  15. What Do You Want [Take 4]
  16. Stroll On

Album Description

Limited Edition Japanese pressing of this 1965 album comes housed in a miniature LP sleeve and features 16 bonus tracks. Victor. 2006.

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars Rating is irrelevant..........2007-04-11

There is another Japanese issue of this album/cd that I picked up recently that has a variation on the track listing as well as those numbers actually on the album. Interestingly enough, not all of the original tracks listed on the cover of the cd are included. Missing are: Smokestack Lighting, Respectable, and Here 'Tis, yet Steeled Blues, Shapes of Things, New York City Blues, Questa Volta, Paff...Bum, What Do You Want, Jeff's Blues, Someone to Love (Parts 1 & 2), For RSG, Like Jimmy Reed Again, Chris' Number, Pounds and Stomps, Stroll On, and a more Indian-style version of Heart of Soul can be found among the 22 songs on the version I own. So, for those of you looking for particular numbers, I'd check with Amazon to see if their Japanese import is like the one I just bought in Japan.
All of that aside, it's a rocking album full of Jeff Beck's riffs and stings and the majority of tracks are classic Beck-era Yardbirds. Saddest song not here is the later Over Under Sideways Down, but then again, it wasn't recorded yet. Were it included, this would be more like a Jeff Beck's Yardbirds Greatest Hits. Regardless, things of note, the descending rapid-fire pull off lick in Evil Hearted You - a Beck trademark if there ever was one, the many instrumentals especially Jeff's Blues which borrows heavily from Howlin' Wolf's Highway 49, and the highly learnable yet still vital for nascent guitarists take on Train Kept A-Rollin,' infinitely more subtle and fun than the Aerosmith version.
This may not be a musical masterpiece but it is a crucial link in the chain from blues to hard rock and beyond and is an invaluable primer for any would-be rock and roll guitarist.
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    ASIN: B00004Y2BY
    Release Date: 2000-07-26

    Tracks:

    1. Mr. You're a Better Man Than I [Mono Version]
    2. Evil Hearted You [Mono Version]
    3. I'm a Man [Mono Version]
    4. Still I'm Sad [Mono Version]
    5. Heart Full of Soul [Mono Version]
    6. Train Kept a Rollin' [Mono Version]
    7. Heart Full of Soul [Mono Version][Version]
    8. Steeled Blues [Mono Version]
    9. Shapes of Things [Mono Version]
    10. New York City Blues [Mono Version]
    11. Questa Volta [Mono Version]
    12. Paff... Bum [Italian Issue]
    13. Paff... Bum [German Issue]
    14. What Do You Want [Stereo]
    15. Jeff's Blues [Stereo]
    16. Someone to Love, Pt. 1 [Mono Version]
    17. Someone to Love, Pt. 2 [Stereo]
    18. For R.S.G. [Mono Version]
    19. Like Jimmy Reed Again [Stereo]
    20. Chris' Number [Stereo]
    21. Pounds and Stomps [Mono Version]
    22. Stroll On [Mono Version]

    Album Details

    Japanese Reissue featuring 16 Bonus Tracks: Heart Full of Soul (Sitar Version), Steeled Blues, Shapes of Things, New York City Blues, Questa Volta, Paff..bum (Italian Issue), Paf..bum (German Issue), What Do You Want, Jeff's Blues, Someone to Love (Part 1), Someone to Love (Part 2), for Rsg, Like Jimmy Reed Again, Chris' Number, Pounds and Stomps and Stroll On.
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      The Yardbirds
      Manufacturer: Japanese Import
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

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      ASIN: B000060NNH
      Release Date: 2003-02-18

      Tracks:

      1. Mr. You're a Better Man Than I [Mono Version]
      2. Evil Hearted You [Mono Version]
      3. I'm a Man [Mono Version]
      4. Still I'm Sad [Mono Version]
      5. Heart Full of Soul [Mono Version]
      6. Train Kept a Rollin' [Mono Version]
      7. Heart Full of Soul [Mono Version][Version]
      8. Steeled Blues [Mono Version]
      9. Shapes of Things [Mono Version]
      10. New York City Blues [Mono Version]
      11. Questa Volta [Mono Version]
      12. Paff... Bum [Italian Issue]
      13. Paff... Bum [German Issue]
      14. What Do You Want [Stereo]
      15. Jeff's Blues [Stereo]
      16. Someone to Love, Pt. 1 [Mono Version]
      17. Someone to Love, Pt. 2 [Stereo]
      18. For R.S.G. [Mono Version]
      19. Like Jimmy Reed Again [Stereo]
      20. Chris' Number [Stereo]
      21. Pounds and Stomps [Mono Version]
      22. Stroll On [Mono Version]

      Album Description

      Full title, 'Having A Rave-Up With The Yardbirds'. Japanese reissue of the British Invasion act's 1965 album, packaged in a miniature LP sleeve. Includes sixteen bonus tracks 'Heart Full Of Soul' (sitar version), 'Steeled Blues', 'Shapes Of Things', 'New York City Blues', 'Questa Volta', 'Paff...Bum' (Italian issue), 'Paff...Bum' (German issue), 'What Do You Want', 'Jeff's Blues', 'Someone To Love' (part 1), 'Someone To Love' (part 2), 'For RSG', 'Like Jimmy Reed Again', 'Chris' Number', 'Pounds and Stomps' & 'Stroll On'. Digitally remastered in 2000.

      Album Details

      Japanese Limited Edition in an LP-STYLE Slipcase. Includes 16 Bonus Tracks: 'heartful of Soul (Sitar Version)', 'steeled Blues', 'shape of Thnigs','paff Bum (Italian Issue)', 'questa Volta', 'new York City Blues', 'paff Bum (German Issue)', 'what Do You Want', 'jeff's Blues', 'someone to Love (Part 1)', 'someone to Love (Part 2)', 'for Rsg', 'like Jimmy Reed Again', 'chris Number', 'bounds and Stomps', and 'stroll On'.
      Having a Rave Up
      Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
      • One of the best from the mid-1960s.
      		 Having a Rave Up
      The Yardbirds
      Manufacturer: Sunspots
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

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      ASIN: B00007FKXK
      Release Date: 2003-12-02

      Tracks:

      1. Heart Full of Soul
      2. Mr. You Are a Better Man Than I
      3. Evil Hearted You
      4. Still I'm Sad
      5. Jeff's Blues [Take 2]
      6. Like Jimmy Reed Again
      7. Chris' Number
      8. Pounds and Stomps
      9. Shapes of Things
      10. I'm a Man
      11. Train Kept A-Rollin'
      12. Here 'Tis
      13. Steeled Blues
      14. New York City Blues
      15. What Do You Want [Take 4]
      16. Stroll On

      Album Description

      Full title - Having A Rave-Up With The Yardbirds - The Definitive Edition. Limited edition digitally remastered reissue of 1993 compilation, packaged in a miniature gatefold LP sleeve. Sunspots. 2002.

      Customer Reviews:

      5 out of 5 stars One of the best from the mid-1960s........2006-12-28

      Having a Rave Up is one of the best albums from the mid-1960s. In particular, one might find interesting I'm a Man, Still I'm Sad, Heart Full of Soul, Evil Hearted You, and Mister You're a Better Man Than I. Excellent, easy-to-learn, guitar leads and riffs can be found on these tunes. What distinguishes this album is the deadpan, British-style singing of Keith Relf, and the creative energy of Jeff Beck's lead guitar. Other examples of British deadpan singing can be found, for example, in anything by the 80s New Wave group, Squeeze, and in anything by the 80s New Wave group, Gang of Four.


      Even better guitar work can be found on Lost Woman, an astonishing composition found in a later Yardbirds album. I'm a Man is distinguished by the subtle wordplay in the lyrics, which includes the recitation: "I'm a man. I M.A.N."

      What is interesting about Having a Rave Up, and the Yardbird's next album which contains Lost Woman and Happenings Ten Years Time Ago, is the use of harmonica. I'm A Man, Lost Woman, and Happenings Ten Years Time Ago all make use of the harmonica. The early Rolling Stones albums as well as albums by Bob Dylan and Paul Butterfield also contained harmonica. Whatever became of this soulful little folk instrument?

      If you like 60s rock'n'roll music, a genre which valued actual tunes and scorching guitar work, then you will like Rave Up by The Yardbirds. To round out your collection of scorching 60s rock'n'roll albums, I recommend Who's Next by The Who, Moby Grape's first album, the Grateful Dead's first album, and the first album by Quicksilver Messenger Service. Also, let us not overlook Return to Forever's Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy.

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        Yardbirds
        Manufacturer: Msi Music Corp
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

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        ASIN: B0000DEPN2
        Release Date: 2002-03-07
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          Manufacturer: Musicrama/Koch
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          ASIN: B0000DEN2E
          Release Date: 1999-09-27
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            Yardbirds
            Manufacturer: Repertoire/Hepcat
            ProductGroup: Music
            Binding: Audio CD

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            ASIN: B0002B76QS
            Release Date: 2002-11-11

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