I’ve had The Yardbirds on my mind since my friend Sam Jasper posed a trivia question about them on the Tweeter Tube. Here’s the question Jeopardy-style: Who are Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, and Jimmy Page?
Little Games is the fourth and final album recorded by the original band. Jimmy Page stepped forward as the sole lead guitar player but there was sonic confusion. The Yardbirds were evolving into a proto-Jam band live. This album was produced by Mickey Most who was best known for producing acts such as Herman and the Hermits. The result is something of a musical mess. So it goes.
As you know, I’m inordinately fond of psychedelic covers even when, as in this case, they don’t reflect the music.
Here’s the whole damn album:
I had a Mickie Most HH album (‘On Tour’) in 1964, but I mostly (ha!) associate his name with a fine boxed set of The Animals: ‘Most of the Animals.’ All their hits and a lot of blue covers I personally like a lot.
blue covers -> blues covers