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DTITLE=The Yardbirds / Little Games Sessions & More - Disc 2 of 2 - EM
DTITLE=I Legends Of Rock N' Roll Series
DYEAR=1967
DGENRE=Rock
TTITLE0=Little Games (Mono Mix)
TTITLE1=You Stole My Love (Previously Unissued)
TTITLE2=White Summer (Acoustic Version)
TTITLE3=Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Sailor (Instrumental Version)
TTITLE4=L.S.D. (Previously Unissued)
TTITLE5=Drinking Muddy Water (Mono Mix)
TTITLE6=De Lane Lea Lee (Previously Unissued)
TTITLE7=Glimpses (Version 2 - Alternate Overdub)
TTITLE8=Never Mind (Previously Unissued)
TTITLE9=Ten Little Indians (Instrumental Version)
TTITLE10=Goodnight Sweet Josephine (Version 2)
TTITLE11=Henry's Coming Home (Performed By TOGETHER)
TTITLE12=Love Mum And Dad (Performed By TOGETHER)
TTITLE13=Together Now (Performed By TOGETHER)
TTITLE14=Shining Where The Sun Has Been (Performed By Jim McCarty And 
TTITLE14=Keith Relf)
TTITLE15=''Great Shakes'' U.S. Commercial Spot
EXTD=Little Games Sessions & More - Disc 2 of 2 - EMI Legends Of Rock 
EXTD=N' Roll Series\n1992 EMI Records Ltd.\n\n''Little Games'' LP Orig
EXTD=inally Released 1967\nThis Compilation Originally Released August
EXTD= 25, 1992\n\nAMG EXPERT REVIEW: This digitally remastered 32-trac
EXTD=k, double-disc set covers Jimmy Page's tenure with The Yardbirds.
EXTD= This period didn't contain the band's best work, mainly because 
EXTD=Mickie Most's poppish production reined in the band's experimenta
EXTD=l strengths. Nevertheless, tracks like "Little Games," "Puzzles,"
EXTD= "Smile on Me," "Drinking Muddy Water," and a wonderful acoustic 
EXTD=version of Jimmy Page's "White Summer" make this a good overview 
EXTD=of The Yardbird's final stretch as a band. This set includes exte
EXTD=nsive liner notes and discography -- a real treat for fans. -- Ri
EXTD=ck Clark\n\nAMG EXPERT REVIEW: If almost any group other than the
EXTD= Yardbirds had released Little Games, it would be considered a fl
EXTD=awed but prime late-'60s psychedelic/hard rock artifact instead o
EXTD=f a serious step backward, and even a disappointment. Not that it
EXTD='s a bad album -- it just lacks the cohesion and polish of the gr
EXTD=oup's preceding album, The Yardbirds (aka Over Under Sideways Dow
EXTD=n aka Roger the Engineer). And well it should -- although they we
EXTD=re nominally the same group they'd been a year earlier, in realit
EXTD=y the Yardbirds had undergone a massive shift in personnel since 
EXTD=the release of The Yardbirds. The departure of original bassist P
EXTD=aul Samwell-Smith in June of 1966 set off a sequence of personnel
EXTD= shifts, bringing guitarist Jimmy Page into the lineup, first on 
EXTD=bass and then on lead guitar in tandem with Jeff Beck (while rhyt
EXTD=hm guitarist Chris Dreja switched to bass), until Beck's exit in 
EXTD=November 1966 for a solo career left Page as their lone guitarist
EXTD=. At the same time, the band was forced -- by the failure of its 
EXTD=single "Happenings Ten Years Time Ago" -- to accept a new produce
EXTD=r in the guise of Mickie Most, who was currently enjoying huge su
EXTD=ccess with Donovan and had a formidable string of hit singles to 
EXTD=his credit with Herman's Hermits, the Animals, et al. The Yardbir
EXTD=ds' blues roots and progressive tendencies clashed with Most's po
EXTD=p/rock preferences, and the two sides never did reconcile, much l
EXTD=ess mesh for more than a few minutes on the finished album. To to
EXTD=p it off, the bandmembers were finally seeing some serious money 
EXTD=for their live performances (ironically, just as they were hangin
EXTD=g on by their fingertips to a recording contract), courtesy of th
EXTD=eir new manager, Peter Grant, and so were committed to lots of st
EXTD=age work. The overall result was a hastily done and uneven LP wit
EXTD=h flashes of brilliance. Apart from the title single -- one of th
EXTD=e better compromises between where the group had been and where M
EXTD=ost wanted to take them -- the two best cuts were "White Summer" 
EXTD=and "Drinking Muddy Water," excellent showcases for the experimen
EXTD=tal and bluesy sides of the band, respectively; both, curiously, 
EXTD=were also virtually thefts, "White Summer" lifted from Davy Graha
EXTD=m's arrangement of the 300-year-old "She Moves Through the Fair" 
EXTD=and "Drinking Muddy Water" a rewrite of "Rollin' and Tumblin'," a
EXTD= blues standard usually attributed to McKinley Morganfield (aka M
EXTD=uddy Waters). The best of the rest included "Only the Black Rose,
EXTD=" a strangely beautiful, moody acoustic psychedelic piece; "Steal
EXTD=ing, Stealing," an unusual (for this band) pre-World War II-style
EXTD= acoustic blues complete with kazoo; and "Smile on Me," a hard, b
EXTD=luesy number that could have come from any part of the group's hi
EXTD=story. The attempt at a catchy rocker, "No Excess Baggage," howev
EXTD=er, needed more work and better involvement from vocalist Keith R
EXTD=elf; the power chord-laden "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Sailor" was 
EXTD=a great piece of psychedelic pyrotechnics, but it also sounded mo
EXTD=re like the Who than the Yardbirds, though it did introduce Jimmy
EXTD= Page's violin bow discourses on the guitar; and "Little Soldier 
EXTD=Boy" was a silly psychedelic pop piece more appropriate to the Mo
EXTD=nkees than the Yardbirds. The album was unintentionally revealing
EXTD=, in hindsight, of the growing schism within the band, as Relf an
EXTD=d drummer Jim McCarty's growing embrace of flower power and hallu
EXTD=cinogenic drugs came to be reflected in the trippier numbers such
EXTD= as "Glimpses," whereas Jimmy Page was starting to take his blues
EXTD= slower and flashier, and into wholly new territory with that vio
EXTD=lin bow. One more album or a proper concert might've sealed the d
EXTD=eal for the Yardbirds, but instead one more tour sealed the fate 
EXTD=of the band. Little Games has been reissued in vastly expanded fo
EXTD=rm several times, starting in 1992.  -- Bruce Eder\n\nAMAZON.COM 
EXTD=CUSTOMER REVIEW\nEssential Release!, May 5, 2005\nReviewer: Morte
EXTD=n Vindberg\n"Little Games", originally released in 1967, was the 
EXTD=last Yardbirds studio album. It was recorded after Jeff Beck and 
EXTD=Paul Samwell-Smith had left the band to be replaced by Jimmy Page
EXTD=. At this time the band's popularity was on the decline, and thei
EXTD=r time as chart-toppers seemed to be over. Even though their prev
EXTD=ious single-release "Happenings Ten Years Time Ago" had both been
EXTD= adventurous and catchy it had only reached no. 30 in the charts.
EXTD= "Happenings . " had featured both Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page and i
EXTD=t is in my opinion one of their strongest. \n\nTheir next single 
EXTD=release ( without Beck ) was the almost equally strong recording 
EXTD="Little Games". This song was more immediately catchy, but with a
EXTD= great guitar playing from Page, showing that they were still a b
EXTD=and with ambitions to be more than a hit-singles band. I remember
EXTD= it being played regularly on Danish radio in the summer of 1967,
EXTD= and it's hard to understand how it could fare even worse in the 
EXTD=charts than "Happenings". \n\nConsequently the group was allowed 
EXTD=only days in the studio to record an accompanying album. The albu
EXTD=m, also called "Little Games" was originally only released in the
EXTD= US, and though it contains many great songs, some of it may soun
EXTD=d somewhat rushed. \n\nThe original version contained 10 songs ( 
EXTD=later reissues up till 16 ). The songs vary quite a lot a style. 
EXTD=\n\nFine blues rockers like "Smile on Me Baby" and "Drinking Mudd
EXTD=y Water" are much in the same vein as the "Roger the Engineer" 19
EXTD=66 album. \n\nMore commercial songs had been part of the Yardbird
EXTD=s' repertoire since the departure of Eric Clapton, and I always e
EXTD=njoyed this side of the band too. \n\n"Tinker, Tailor, Soldier", 
EXTD=Sailor", "No Excess Baggage" and "Little Soldier Boy" are all gre
EXTD=at examples of this. \n\n"Little Soldier Boy" has often been crit
EXTD=icized for been an under par recording. And I can agree that a li
EXTD=ttle more time in the studio probably would not have harmed the s
EXTD=ong, but still it's one of my personal Yardbirds songs. \n\nThere
EXTD= are also a couple of instrumentals on the album. "White Summer" 
EXTD=is very reminiscent of "Black Mountain Side" on the first Zeppeli
EXTD=n album, and "Glipmses" is a relatively long experimental track f
EXTD=eaturing strange sounds and voices, and a choir much like the one
EXTD= they did on "Still I'm Sad" \n\nKeith Relf's "Only the Black Ros
EXTD=e" is an acoustic song, showing that Relf at this time probably a
EXTD=lready was seeking softer grounds. \n\n\n"Puzzles", which was the
EXTD= B-side of the "Little Games" single, was oddly not included on t
EXTD=he first versions of the album. It is a great up-beat band compos
EXTD=ition, featuring a terrific guitar solo from Page. The song was r
EXTD=ecorded during the "Little Games" sessions, so it ought to have b
EXTD=een included in the first place \n\nOf the other songs that were 
EXTD=included on later versions of the album "Think About It" and "Goo
EXTD=dnight Sweet Josephine" are great additions. \n\nThese two very d
EXTD=ifferent recordings were the A and B side of the final Yardbirds 
EXTD=single released in spring 1968. \n\n"Goodnight Sweet Josephine" i
EXTD=s a very catchy commercial tune written by hitmaker Tony Hazzard 
EXTD=( "Fox on the Run", "Listen to Me" etc, ), and had it been releas
EXTD=ed a year or two earlier, I'm sure it could have made it to the t
EXTD=op of the singles charts. I prefer the version on CD 2 which I ac
EXTD=tually took for the original version. \n\n"Think About It" is ano
EXTD=ther experimental track, clearly pointing in the direction of wha
EXTD=t was to come with "Led Zeppelin" \n\n\n"Ten Little Indians" is a
EXTD=nother fine but unsuccesful single from late 1967. \n\nCD 2 conta
EXTD=ins outtakes, alternate versions and 4 songs from Keith Relf and 
EXTD=Jim McCarthy's "Together" project. \n\nMost alternate versions ar
EXTD=e great and as strong as the original album versions. \n\nOf the 
EXTD=outtakes the instrumental "De Lane Lea Lee" could have easily bee
EXTD=n included on the original album, it's song in the same vein as "
EXTD=Glimpses"; most likely it was decided that two songs of that kind
EXTD= would be too much. \n\n"Never Mind" and "You Stole My Love" coul
EXTD=d also have been great additions, but both obviously are lacking 
EXTD=vocals. \n\n"LSD" and the "Great Shakes" commercial are nice to h
EXTD=ave but nothing special. \n\nThe "Together" tracks seem totally o
EXTD=ut of place here. I would have preferred the 4 songs that were re
EXTD=corded with both Page and Beck. \n\nThe "Happenings Ten Years Tim
EXTD=e Ago" / "Psycho Daisies" single, "Stroll On" and "Beck's Bolero"
EXTD= would have been logical choices. \n\nStill I consider this an es
EXTD=sential release for any fan of progressive 1960's music. \n\nBy t
EXTD=he way, it deserves being noted that this 2 CD release contains a
EXTD= great 28 pages booklet with detailed band history, extensive dis
EXTD=cography, rare photos and notes to each track on the CD's.\n\n\n\n
EXTD=\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nThe extinction of a species, the bi
EXTD=rth of an era, April 10, 2004\nReviewer: Clyde D. Hoops "thingols
EXTD=" (Back where I started from in Oceanside California)\n     \nFir
EXTD=st of all if you are reading this review then it is pressumed tha
EXTD=t you are either a Yardbirds fan of some degree or a fan of the m
EXTD=ighty LZ and are looking for roots of Jimmy Page.\nYou cannot jus
EXTD=t bulk all of their work together in a lump sum and praise or ber
EXTD=ate as a whole, every incarnation of this band stood alone accord
EXTD=ing to the guitarist of the day. An example is the EC material in
EXTD= comparison to the Beck era material or even the Page era materia
EXTD=l, all must be listened to as seperate bodies of work or entities
EXTD=, as their guitarists were and are.\n\nThis is the only available
EXTD= album of the Jimmy Page line up which at this time was a quartet
EXTD= of Page/Relf/McCarty/Dreja and is as much a real enjoyment as th
EXTD=e other albums by this band, so many hints of the future directio
EXTD=n of rock is apparent but not necessarily on first listen. That a
EXTD=nd the fact that this collection is amended with one or two missi
EXTD=ng classic tracks like 'LSD' or 'You stole my love', and a whole 
EXTD=load of crap, from the commercial jingle, to the band "Together" 
EXTD=songs,to the last singles this band ever recorded for release 'Go
EXTD=od night sweet Josephine', 'Ha Ha said the clown', which are real
EXTD=ly light-hearted almost second rate Pop/schlock, to the one off c
EXTD=ut of 'I remember the night', I still wonder why it was included.
EXTD=\n\nApart from the fact that Mickie Most was the producer, which 
EXTD=is an unfortunate oversight, the fact that many of the singles in
EXTD=cluded to flesh out the package are also an oversight, this band 
EXTD=could still rock and rock HARD. Listen to 'Think about it', 'You 
EXTD=stole my love', 'No excess baggage', or even 'Tinker, tailor, sol
EXTD=dier...,\n\nEvidence of things to come can be heard in the song '
EXTD=Tinker, tailor.., when you hear the first recorded use of the vio
EXTD=lin bow during the middle break, or the interesting acoustic work
EXTD=out that is titled 'White Summer' which would reappear on the fir
EXTD=st LZ as 'Black Mountain Side'.\n\nIts a shame that this album do
EXTD=esn't get better reviews or reactions from the music industry the
EXTD=n or now, one interesting fact is that All Music Guide (wether in
EXTD= their book or on their web site) rate this album higher than the
EXTD= studio album with Eric Clapton. As an added aside if you are int
EXTD=erseted in this time period than any reader MUST have the latest 
EXTD=disc release about this period called "Cumular Limit" which has s
EXTD=everal songs from this time which were never released or fully de
EXTD=veloped as songs, a rare find indeed.\n\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER RE
EXTD=VIEW\nTake a While, think about it...a pre Zep glimpse, May 13, 2
EXTD=003\nReviewer: Brian Tepper "Brian" (Ambler PA)\nThis record got 
EXTD=slammed when it was released. Producer Mickie Most knew nothing a
EXTD=bout rock n roll until he heard Jimmy Page blazing away on his Da
EXTD=y-glo Telecaster with notes bent to the point of the neck falling
EXTD= apart (listen to "Smile on Me" again). Most basically had his ac
EXTD=e session man John Paul Jones pop in on this one, so we get a gli
EXTD=mpse of interplay with he and Page on the title track as well as 
EXTD="Tinker Tailor". Unfortunately, some really good material was tra
EXTD=shed here and no one ever did a good version of "Little Soldier B
EXTD=oy". Fortunately, some incendiary bits have been gathered includi
EXTD=ng a snarling instrumental version of The Mockingbird's "You Stol
EXTD=e My Love" and the phased version of "Goodnight Sweet Josephine" 
EXTD=featuring a Zep-style solo from Page. We also get the bowed guita
EXTD=r technique that Page may have nicked from The Creation's Eddie P
EXTD=hillips. Where Phillips scaped away with the violin bow, Page put
EXTD=s delicacy into the mix and we get more of a eerie atmosphere thr
EXTD=oughout("Puzzles, "Tinker Tailor" "Glimpses"). Even when some dop
EXTD=ey pop travesties rear their silly heads every now and then (Ha H
EXTD=a said the what????), it's still interesting to hear that they're
EXTD= trying something so odd for them. They actually add to the power
EXTD= of the stronger tracks. \nNo evaluation of this extraordinary Ya
EXTD=rdbird-Pre-Zep collector's wet dream can be complete without dish
EXTD=ing props to "Think About It". Ever wondered where the climatic r
EXTD=ev-up after the bowed segment of Led Zeppelin's version of Jake H
EXTD=olmes'"Dazed and Confused" came from need look no further..here i
EXTD=s the Psolo of solos..note for note in its original (albeit mono)
EXTD= glory. Page definetly earned his chops with this stuff and for a
EXTD=ny Yardbird fan this comprhensive double decker easily serves up 
EXTD=the most interesting Yardbird material just because of it's numer
EXTD=ous glimpses to the future when a Zeppelin would rule the next er
EXTD=a in rock n roll!\n\n\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nRave-Ups, Ro
EXTD=ugh Diamonds and Rubbish, September 27, 2000\nReviewer: G.J. Donn
EXTD=elly (Phoenixville, Pa. United States)\nAn appreciation of this o
EXTD=dds and sods album of these late-period (1967-68) Yardbirds recor
EXTD=dings probably depends on one's affection for either the band or 
EXTD=Jimmy Page. The LITTLE GAMES era was the most erratic of this ban
EXTD=d's manic career, alternating between sheer genius (the volcanic 
EXTD=fury of "Think About It", the hypnotic sound collage of "Glimpses
EXTD=") and the flat-out awful ("Ha, Ha Said the Clown," "Goodnight Sw
EXTD=eet Josephine") with the occasional hidden nugget in between. Hac
EXTD=kmeister Mickie Most apparently confused this heavy ensemble with
EXTD= his agonisingly winsome hitmakers Herman's Hermits as he rushed 
EXTD=the Yardbirds through two days of haphazard, half-baked recording
EXTD= sessions that were the norm for bucktoothed Peter Noone and co. 
EXTD=The group's creativity was still evident, although the songs are 
EXTD=even sketchier than those on ROGER THE ENGINEER. Page fantatics w
EXTD=ill be thrilled to hear his acoustic opus "White Summer" (shamele
EXTD=ssly ripped off from "She Moves Through the Fair") while "Glimpse
EXTD=s" is Keith Relf reciting a bizarre poem through a wah-wah pedal 
EXTD=as Page weaves chaos around him. A masterpiece. The giddy take on
EXTD= the jugband standard "Stealing Stealing" is likeably goofy (love
EXTD= the kazoo and Keith's harp!), although it sounds more like a dem
EXTD=o than a complete song. "Little Soldier Boy" is a wrongheaded att
EXTD=empt to wed the willful naivety of Donovan with Vietnam-era anti-
EXTD=war politicking---a gag-inducing cocktail (see Eric Burdon). It a
EXTD=lso sounds incomplete - note Jim McCarty's riotous vocal imperson
EXTD=ation of a trumpet. "No Excess Baggage" is spiffy power pop with 
EXTD=some fine John Paul Jones bass bursts (Chris Dreja seems to have 
EXTD=been shunted to the background on this LP), though the tune seems
EXTD= more appropriate for the 1965 Animals (FYI: the song's writers a
EXTD=lso penned "It's My Life"). "Smile On Me" sounds like another reh
EXTD=earsal take, but it still kicks, thanks to Page's greasy guitar r
EXTD=iffs. "Tinker Tailor..." is famous for Page's bowed guitar solo, 
EXTD=but Relf delivers McCarty's playfully yearning lyrics with broodi
EXTD=ng grace, and overall, it has a real driving Mod feel. Love McCar
EXTD=ty's snap beats on the tom-toms that kick off the second verse. "
EXTD=Little Games" has an infectious rhythm, and Page's guitar artfull
EXTD=y blends with John Paul Jones's cello, but the corny coming-of-ag
EXTD=e lyric ("gold fish and jam jars...?") is stupid. "Drinking Muddy
EXTD= Water" is a driving knockoff of "Rollin' and Tumblin'" dominated
EXTD= by Page and Relf's guitar-harp trade offs. Enhanced with backwar
EXTD=d percussion and a ghostly vocal, "Only the Black Rose" is Keith 
EXTD=Relf's medieval folk-pop acme. Harry Nilsson's weird hip-kiddie l
EXTD=ament "Ten Little Indians" is an acquired taste, but it did grow 
EXTD=on me. Relf's whispered countdown from 10 to 1 is backed by an ar
EXTD=my of Page overdubs and horns arranged by the ubiquitous Jones. "
EXTD=Think About It" is the Yardies' proto-Zep attempt at heavy metal,
EXTD= and it is a killer track. Relf's ghostly voice guides listeners 
EXTD=into Page's blazing solo, backed by Dreja's finest recorded bass 
EXTD=work (no Jones here) and McCarty's fluid around-the-kit drum roll
EXTD=s. "Ha Ha Said the Clown" and "Goodnight Sweet Josephine" are dre
EXTD=adful attempts at Manfred Mann-style Swinging London pop. The alt
EXTD=ernate takes that take up the rest of the CDs are listenable (the
EXTD= mono version of "Little Games" outstrips the stereo), and "De La
EXTD=ne Lea Lee" is trippy enough, though Page's narrative is annoying
EXTD=ly buried in the mix. The "Great Shakes" jingle (aping "Over Unde
EXTD=r Sideways Down") is a cute addition too. The Together tracks are
EXTD= more in the Incredible String Band mode than the Yardbirds, as K
EXTD=eith Relf and Jim McCarty warm up for their formation of Renaissa
EXTD=nce. LITTLE GAMES has its pleasures, but its slapdash feel will n
EXTD=ot appeal to everyone. If you're a Yardbirds fan, pick it up (Gre
EXTD=g Russo's liner notes are definitive, and he did a masterful job 
EXTD=re-mastering the recordings), but casual fans will likely be put 
EXTD=off by the horridly camp and poppy material like "..Clown."\n\n\n
EXTD=\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nGlimpses indeed, September 22, 2000
EXTD=\nReviewer: patrice (Seattle, WA)\nClearly this is not a cd for t
EXTD=hose new to the Yardbirds, though I can't imagine many would fork
EXTD= out for a double cd of their most neglected album in the first p
EXTD=lace. That aside, and clearly this is not in the same league as t
EXTD=he Roger the Engineer cd, Jeff Beck's masterwork, there is actual
EXTD=ly a lot of great music here. There is also some utter dreck, my 
EXTD=main offender would have to be a "jug" version of "Stealing" (?!)
EXTD=... Still if you are partial to English psychedelia there are few
EXTD= finer songs then "Glimpses", "Tinker,Tailor, Sailor, Sailor", an
EXTD=d "Puzzles". And I rather like some of the pop excursions such as
EXTD= the title track and "Ha Ha Said the Clown". Unlike a lot of the 
EXTD=San Francisco psychedelia of the era, the Yardbirds always kept t
EXTD=heir psychedelia very structured, which in an odd way often heigh
EXTD=tens the surreal effects. It's a real shaggy bear of a cd compila
EXTD=tion, not all of it essential but even the weakest bits somehow a
EXTD=dding to the charm of the package. The liner notes are excellent.
EXTD= And hey I found this used so the pain was all the less.\n\n\nAMA
EXTD=ZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nGoodnight Sweet Yardbirds, March 9, 2000
EXTD=\nReviewer: A music fan\nWhen I was in high school in the late '7
EXTD=0s and early '80s Jimmy Page's work with the Yardbirds had achiev
EXTD=ed a kind of mythic status. I say "mythic" because almost no one 
EXTD=had actually heard any of it. Though most of the Clapton and Beck
EXTD= material was available, Jimmy Page's work with the band was myst
EXTD=eriously under-represented in the record stores. As it turns out,
EXTD= there was a pretty good reason for that. In spite of the stagger
EXTD=ing work that the Yardbirds did before Page's tenure in the group
EXTD=, and in spite of how brilliant Page's work was a year later with
EXTD= Led Zeppelin, "Little Games" never came close to realizing the b
EXTD=and's potential. Though the Yardbirds were still reportedly a str
EXTD=ong live act, "Little Games" and its associated singles was, for 
EXTD=the most part, the weakest of the Yardbirds albums by far; let do
EXTD=wn by a producer intent on turning the band into a pop group, and
EXTD= weak material. To be sure, there signs of life here and there. "
EXTD=Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Sailor," for instance, was a strong sing
EXTD=le, with a fine bowed guitar solo from Page. And many tracks hint
EXTD= at directions Page would later pursue with Led Zep. If you're a 
EXTD=new Yardbirds fan, though, start elsewhere; "Five Live Yardbirds"
EXTD= or "Roger the Engineer." "Little Games" is only for the completi
EXTD=st.\n\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nSad finale for a great band,
EXTD= December 19, 1999\nReviewer: Will Shade (USA)\nIf you are a Yard
EXTD=birds nut (like me) you need to get this CD. If not, well, don't 
EXTD=start here. This CD does have some amazing stuff, especially Page
EXTD='s tour de force "Think About It" and the shimmering "White Summe
EXTD=r." But if you are just now coming to the Yardbirds, start with s
EXTD=omething from the Beck era. Mickie Most, of course, has much to a
EXTD=nswer for when he dies and goes to rock n roll hell. His producti
EXTD=on and choice of material sabotaged this album. Just ask Jimmy Pa
EXTD=ge.\n\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nI want my money back!, Octob
EXTD=er 17, 1999\nReviewer: Robert Bluestone "robertbluestone" (Santa 
EXTD=Fe, NM USA)\nClearly one of the best of the English bands of the 
EXTD=60's, this recording, gorged with filler material that should hav
EXTD=e never been released including an awful commercial for 'Great Sh
EXTD=akes.' With truly terrible ballads by 'Together,' this recording 
EXTD=is an exploitation of the reputation of a great band.\n\n\nHalf.c
EXTD=om Details \nProducer: Mickey Most, Paul Samwell-Smith \n\nAlbum 
EXTD=Notes\nLITTLE GAMES SESSIONS & MORE includes a 28-page booklet wi
EXTD=th extensive liner notes, photos, track annotations and discograp
EXTD=hy.\n\nThe Yardbirds: Keith Relf (vocals); Jimmy Page (guitar); C
EXTD=hris Dreja (bass); Jim McCarty (drums).\n\nProducers: Mickie Most
EXTD=, Paul Samwell-Smith.\nCompilation producer: Ron Furmanek.\n\nRec
EXTD=orded at De Lane Lea Studios, Olympic Studios and Abbey Road Stud
EXTD=ios, London, England in 1967 & 1968. \n\nIncludes liner notes by 
EXTD=Greg Russo.\nAll tracks have been digitally remastered.\n\nBy the
EXTD= time Jeff Beck left the Yardbirds in late 1966, the group was do
EXTD=wn to a four-piece, with former session-man Jimmy Page left to ha
EXTD=ndle the guitar duties. As the group disintegrated over the next 
EXTD=year and a half, Page would end up taking the remnants of this gr
EXTD=oup and turning it into Led Zeppelin.\nThis two-disc set includes
EXTD= LITTLE GAMES, the final Yardbirds project, as well as outtakes, 
EXTD=and a few singles by Together, a group featuring Jim McCarty and 
EXTD=Keith Relf. Despite the commercial problems facing the Yardbirds 
EXTD=at the time, LITTLE GAMES showed a good deal of experimentation--
EXTD=with psychedelia ("Glimpses"), social commentary ("Little Soldier
EXTD= Boy") and with the group's beloved blues ("Drinking Muddy Water"
EXTD=). Page's influence resonates throughout, particularly on the aco
EXTD=ustic "White Summer," which later had parts recycled in the Zeppe
EXTD=lin classics "Over The Hills And Far Away" and "Black Mountain Si
EXTD=de." The historical importance of "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Sailo
EXTD=r" lay in the fact that it was the first time Jimmy Page employed
EXTD= the bowing technique which he became renowned for later in his c
EXTD=areer.\n\nIndustry Reviews\n..boasts a somewhat academic excavati
EXTD=on of illuminating, if esoteric, rarities and outtakes.. - Rating
EXTD=: B\nEntertainment Weekly (09/18/1992)
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