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Comment by mleg56:

Sonny Boy Williamson II – vocal, harmonica

The Yardbirds

Eric Clapton – guitar
Chris Dreja – guitar
Jim McCarty – drums
Paul Samwell-Smith – bass
Keith Relf – handclapping, shouting, foot-tapping

Recording:
December 7, 1963 at the Star Hotel, Croydon
Gomelsky indicates that two songs were recorded; however, Yardbirds' chronicler
Gregg Russo notes that this was a rehearsal and that attendees have stated
that the only recordings took place the following night.

Sonny Boy Williamson backed by the Yardbirds:

"Take It Easy Baby" (version 1)
"Do the Weston" (version 1)

December 8, 1963 at the Crawdaddy Club, Richmond

The Yardbirds (without Williamson):[11]

"Smokestack Lightning"
"Let It Rock"
"Honey in Your Hips"
"I Wish You Would"
"You Can't Judge a Book by Its Cover"
"Who Do You Love?"

Williamson (solo):[11]

"Baby Don't Worry"
"I Don't Care No More"

Williamson backed by the Yardbirds:[11]

"Bye Bye Bird"
"Mister Downchild"
"The River Rhine"
"23 Hours Too Long"
"A Lost Care"
"Pontiac Blues"
"Take It Easy Baby" (version 2)
"Out on the Water Coast"
"Western Arizona" a.k.a. "Do the Weston" (version 2)

February 28, 1964 at the Birmingham Town Hall

Williamson backed by the Yardbirds:[11]

"Slow Walk" (only the last minute of the performance survives – it has the same instrumental backing as "The River Rhine")
"Highway 49" a.k.a. "Pontiac Blues"
"My Little Cabin"

Williamson (solo):[11]

"Bye Bye Bird"

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Comment by mleg56:

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Comment by GimmeVinyl:

Yeah, there's a few tunes that feature Eric "Slowhand" Clapton on them..

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Comment by GimmeVinyl:

As for being electronically re-channelled.. it's not half as bad as some that I've heard from RCA Victor or Capitol. At least this LP isn't heavily laden with reverb.

As for what janiejjones was asking about re-issue.. It's my understanding that the A side was a collection of The Yardbirds singles, and the B side was lifted from the UK Columbia LP, Five Live Yardbirds.. something that wasn't released in the USA. At one time I had a Canadian copy of that on the Charly label.. and yes, it was a Canadian pressing, not from the UK.. the labels were different. Bought it at a record shop in Windsor, Ontario.