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   ORIGINAL NUMBERED 500 MADE FIRST PRESS

                    ~ 3 LP BOX SET ~ 

          

                                 

             

                  

        " LAST RAVE UP IN L.A. "

               

                              

            

\                                                    GLIMPSES RECORDS - GR001

 

SUPER RARE ...3 x LP BOX set from many years ago...never was easy to find, their were only 500 numbered copies (#332/500) with two inserts ...all here, all complete, the LAST from the original Yardbirds in 1968

The Yardbirds during their last stage often revealed a tired band, who play hard but look ragged throughout their last performances. Not that they ever contributed less than their fair share on instruments. The Yardbirds quite simply were worn to a frazzle by the demands of a hungry business. Drugs only exacerbated the exhausting situation.

On March 2, 1968, Relf and McCarty again expressed their desire to quit. Page and Dreja weren’t surprised, just disappointed. They persuaded the two to stay through the end of the upcoming American tour at least.Finally, they arrived in California, where they played a last stand in Los Angeles at the famed Shrine on May 31 and June 1. Hipster D.C. Cole attended these two performances, smuggling a tape deck into the auditorium under his girlfriend’s maternity dress. The resultant recording became one of rock’s most treasured underground recordings, LAST RAVE-UP IN L.A. The Yardbirds’ performance is breathtaking, but unfortunately the sound itself is subpar. Cole’s recollections of the event do shed significant light on some of the very last shows the group ever played, though. “The 1968 shows at the Shrine were amazing. Their music had developed to such a point that some of it was the most advanced rock n roll ever done. It was like electronic Stravinsky,” Cole remembered. This is especially significant, considering Cole had seen them on three separate occasions during the previous year. At that time, he had been disappointed in Page’s performance. “I was frustrated with the band in 1967. I’d been following them since their very first American tour. Obviously, Beck was incredible. Page was a let down on their first tour as a four-piece. He carried on valiantly without Beck, playing both lead and rhythm. But his tone was muddy, not like Beck’s sultry sound. On their last tour, Page had got it together and was stunning,” Cole said. At this point, the band could segue effortlessly from pop to blues to psychedelia to heavy metal. The volume of their live shows was simply overpowering. A listen to “I’m A Man” during the Los Angeles gig reveals a girl yelling at the pinnacle of the song “can’t they play it more quietly?” The Bo Diddley number had been with them since their Crawdaddy days in 1963. Of course, it was now a barely recognizable acid casualty. The Yardbirds’ song list in Los Angeles was very similar to the one they had played two months earlier in New York. However, there were a few additions to their repertoire that they didn’t perform at the Anderson show. The old whipping post, “Smokestack Lightning,” at this point was a surrealistic medley that would dissolve into a cover of “I’m Waiting For The Man.” The Velvet Underground song had shown up in the Yardbirds’ set at various times during the previous year. On their final tour, it had been transformed beyond recognition.


According to musictravellers.blogspot.com, there are only four shows with Jimmy Page on guitar that have “survived to this day and age”. The shows are: Stockholm (April 4, 1967); Fillmore West (May 1968); and Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles (May 31 and June 1, 1968).

As for the Shrine Auditorium shows, recorded May 31 and June 1 at The Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California. The Yardbirds are in fine form, though the recording quality leaves a great deal to be desired. The Ultimate Rave-up, the mediocre sound, the LAST anyone would see & hear from the original YARDBIRDS ...

The quality of the sound notwithstanding, this is a must for Yardbirds and Jimmy Page fans and it really shows what a powerful group the Yardbirds were as a live band. extremely extended versions of standbys like "I'm A Man," "I Wish You Would," and "White Summer" to be heard, along with the pre-Led Zep incarnation of "Dazed And Confused," finding the band improvising and jamming to a degree not allowable in the studio

The Train Kept A Rollin'...3:33

You're A Better Man Than I / Heart Full Of Soul ...7:07

Dazed And Confused ...9:00

Shapes Of Things ...2:42

I'm A Man ...12:56

White Summer ...7:50

Smokestack Lightning / Beck's Bolero / I'm Waiting For The Man ...11:36

Bye Bye Bird ...6:34

Drinking Muddy Waters ...3:40

Happenings Ten Years Time Ago ...2:35

New York City Blues (Become My Friend) ...6:00

I Wish You Would / Hey Gyp ...13:14

I Ain't Done Wrong ...12:49

Over Under Sideways Down ...2:49

 

 

CONDITION: The cover: Striking colorful BOX set design...in "EX" (excellent) condition  ...fresh original colors, no delete marks, no alarming problems, numbered by hand (#332 of 500 made) ...

The vinyl: Clean and glossy over both sides, rated M- TOP COPY expect play grade to be the same as released years and years ago...all 6 labels and inserts are clean  

         

                

A cool addition to anyone's music library!

 

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