Yardbirds, The
Shapes Of Things

Listening notes

Charly Records issued this vinyl box set under the title Shapes Of Things in 2004, catalogued as BOX104. The set compiles material by The Yardbirds across what the tracklist identifies as seven discrete sections, spanning fourteen sides of vinyl distributed across the full A-through-N range of record sides.

The content is organized under named groupings that correspond to distinct bodies of recorded work. The first section, labeled The First Recordings, occupies sides A and B and includes nine tracks drawing from blues and early rock and roll repertoire, among them versions of "Smokestack Lightning," "Boom Boom," and "Who Do You Love." The second section, Sonny Boy Williamson With The Yardbirds, fills sides C and D with twelve tracks, several titles appearing in common with the preceding section, including a second version of "Take It Easy Baby" and "Honey On Your Hips." Five Live Yardbirds accounts for sides E and F, presenting nine tracks described by their titles as a live performance program. The For Your Love section spans sides G and H with ten tracks. Having A Rave Up With The Yardbirds covers sides I and J with nine tracks. The title section, Shapes Of Things, occupies sides K and L with ten tracks. A final section, Odds And Sods, fills sides M and N with fourteen tracks, several of which are alternate takes and session variants of previously released material, including backing track and intermediate versions of "Good Morning Little Schoolgirl," "Heart Full Of Soul," and "Got To Hurry."

The box set is catalogued under the genres blues, blues rock, psychedelic rock, rock, and rock and roll. Track durations are not documented in available data for this release.