The Yardbirds - Roger The Engineer: Mono Mix - Transparent Blue Vinyl - VINYL LP

An essential for 1960s collectors. Available on 180g in mono and stereo. Rated by many critics and collectors as one of the greatest recordings of all time, this all-original album, first released in July 1966, was a top 20 UK hit that became known as InchRoger The EngineerInch after guitarist Chris Dreja's quirky cover design. The album yielded the smash hit single 'Over, Under, Sideways, Down', 'The Nazz Are Blue' and 'Jeff's Boogie', spotlighting ace guitar legend Jeff Beck, whose experimental and pioneering use of Fuzz and Sustain effects brought a new dimension to the sound of rock.

Vinyl LP pressing. Half speed mastering. Featuring an obi strip and housed in a poly-lined inner sleeve. First released in the summer of 1966, Yardbirds (or Roger The Engineer as it became known) showcases The Yardbirds at the peak of their powers. Featuring the classic line-up of Jeff Beck, Keith Relf, Jim McCarty, Chris Dreja, and Paul Samwell-Smith, the group explored explosive new sonic territories, pushing their blues-rock sound into the realms of the avant-garde, psychedelia and Indian music. This new edition has been expertly cut from the original stereo tapes using precision half-speed mastering by Cicely Balston at AIR Mastering. Also includes a 4-page booklet with extensive liner notes by David French based on interviews with Jimmy Page, Paul Samwell Smith, Jim McCarty and Simon Napier-Bell.

This official Top 10 Hit Collection is pressed on 180-gram translucent blue vinyl, mastered in London from the Giorgio Gomelsky archive, and features lacquers cut by Cicely Balston at AIR Studios. It also includes a printed inner-sleeve with full-page photos of the band.THE YARDBIRDS BLEND OF BLUES, ROCK AND PSYCHEDELIA PAVED THE WAY FOR HEAVY ROCK...The definitive introduction to one of the UK's most successful and influential groups of the Sixties.This comprehensive band overview draws on the hugely important Giorgio Gomelsky recordings that defined the sound of The Yardbirds during their pivotal period 1963 through 1966.The distinctive and groundbreaking blues style of Eric Clapton features on half these tracks, whilst Jeff Beck and his pioneering brand of swaggering, ear-bending, psychedelic rock takes lead guitar duties on the rest.The compilation features the group's hits from the era, including the top 10 singles InchShapes Of ThingsInch, InchFor Your LoveInch, InchStill I'm SadInchand InchHeart Full Of SoulInch, as well as InchStroll OnInchfrom the soundtrack to the cult 1960's film 'Blow-Up' scored by Herbie Hancock.Part of a new and lavish InchBest ofInchseries highlighting the key artists in the Charly Records catalogue.