Best of the Rarities

~ Release by The Yardbirds (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

1▼Digital Media
#TitleRatingLength
123 Hours Too Long (live)
live recording of:
23 Hours Too Long
writer:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965)
5:18
2A Lost Care (live)
2:08
3Baby Don’t Worry (live)
live recording of:
Baby Don’t Worry
writer:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965)
4:39
4Bye Bye Bird (live)
live recording of:
Bye Bye Bird
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon and Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965)
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Hoochie Coochie Music
2:46
5Do the Weston (live)
live recording of:
Do the Weston
writer:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965)
4:13
6Honey in Your Lips (live)
live recording of:
Honey in Your Hips
lyricist and composer:
Keith Relf
2:25
7I Don’t Care No More (live)
live recording of:
I Don’t Care No More
writer:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965)
3:17
8Mister Downchild (live)
4:15
9Out of the Water Coast (live)
live recording of:
Out on the Water Coast
lyricist and composer:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965)
3:14
10Pontiac Blues (live)
live recording of:
Pontiac Blues
lyricist and composer:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965)
4:00
11Take It Easy Baby (live)
live recording of:
Take It Easy Baby
lyricist and composer:
Sonny Boy Williamson (John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson, 1914–1948)
4:18
12The River Rhine (live)
5:17
13Western Arizona (live)
3:02
14A Certain Girl
recording of:
A Certain Girl
lyricist and composer:
Naomi Neville
publisher:
EMI Unart Catalog Inc. and EMI United Partnership Ltd.
2:15
15Baby What’s Wrong
recording of:
Baby What’s Wrong
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician)
2:38
16Evil Hearted You
recording of:
Evil Hearted You
lyricist and composer:
Graham Gouldman
2:20
17For Your Love
recording of:
For Your Love
lyricist and composer:
Graham Gouldman
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Francis, Day & Hunter, MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) and Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd.
2:27
18Good Morning Little Schoolgirl
recording of:
Good Morning, School Girl
lyricist:
Sonny Boy Williamson (John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson, 1914–1948)
composer:
Sonny Boy Williamson (John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson, 1914–1948) (in 1937)
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Georgia Music Corp. and Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
2:43
19Got to Hurry
recording of:
Got to Hurry
composer:
Oscar Rasputin
2:28
20I Ain’t Got You
recording of:
I Ain’t Got You
lyricist and composer:
Calvin Carter
publisher:
Conrad Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
1:57
21I Wish You Would
recording of:
I Wish You Would
lyricist and composer:
Billy Boy Arnold (US blues harmonica player, singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Tristan Music
2:15
22Jeff’s Blues
recording of:
Jeff’s Blues
lyricist and composer:
Jeff Beck (English rock guitarist)
3:02
23Mister, You’re a Better Man Than I
recording of:
Mister You’re a Better Man Than I
writer:
Brian Hugg and Mike Hugg (drummer & founding member of Manfred Mann)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation
3:55
24New York City Blues
recording of:
New York City Blues
writer:
Chris Dreja and Keith Relf
4:11
25Shapes of Things
recording of:
Shapes of Things
writer:
Jim McCarty (UK drummer, Yardbirds member), Keith Relf and Paul Samwell-Smith
publisher:
EMI Unart Catalog Inc., J. Albert & Son P/L, Them Young Boys Music and Yardbirds Music (also with “Ltd.”; publisher; do NOT use as release label)
2:23
26What Do You Want
recording of:
What Do You Want
writer:
Jeff Beck (English rock guitarist), Chris Dreja, Jim McCarty (UK drummer, Yardbirds member), Keith Relf and Paul Samwell-Smith
publisher:
Glenwood Music Corp.
3:08
27Five Long Years (live)
live recording of:
Five Long Years
lyricist and composer:
Eddie Boyd (blues pianist)
publisher:
Embassy Music Corporation, Frederick Music Co., Lawn Music, Onward Music Ltd, Westminster Music and Westminster Music Ltd.
5:18
28Good Morning Little Schoolgirl (live)
live recording of:
Good Morning, School Girl
lyricist:
Sonny Boy Williamson (John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson, 1914–1948)
composer:
Sonny Boy Williamson (John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson, 1914–1948) (in 1937)
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Georgia Music Corp. and Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
2:42
29Got Love If You Want It (live)
live recording of:
Got Love If You Want It
lyricist and composer:
Slim Harpo
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Embassy Music Corporation and Excellorec Music
2:40
30Here ’Tis (live)
live recording of:
Here ’Tis
lyricist and composer:
Bo Diddley (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer)
publisher:
Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
5:08
31I’m a Man (live)
live recording of:
I’m a Man
lyricist and composer:
Ellas McDaniel (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer)
publisher:
68 Publishing Ltd., Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
4:33
32Louise (live)
live recording of:
Louise (John Lee Hooker song)
writer and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd.
3:43
33Pretty Girl (live)
live recording of:
Pretty Girl
lyricist and composer:
Ellas McDaniel (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer)
3:04
34Smokestack Lightning (live)
live recording of:
Smokestack Lightning
lyricist and composer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
5:35
35Too Much Monkey Business (live)
live recording of:
Too Much Monkey Business
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Berry
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
3:51
36I Ain’t Done Wrong
recording of:
I Ain’t Done Wrong
lyricist and composer:
Keith Relf
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946)
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing France
3:39
37Someone to Love (Part 1)
recording of:
Someone to Love
2:21
38Someone to Love (Part 2)
recording of:
Someone to Love
4:18

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