The Best of the Yardbirds (1994) The Yardbirds were the British Invasion roost from which three of hard rock's greatest inventors — Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page — all flew.… The Yardbirds
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The Yardbirds were the British Invasion roost from which three of hard rock's greatest inventors — Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page — all flew. But the low-budget nine-track compilation The Best of the Yardbirds is so skimpy it even omits the credits, which might otherwise help a new generation understand which genius did what. B

Originally posted Mar 18, 1994 Published in issue #214 Mar 18, 1994 Order article reprints