The Yardbirds / Birdland
Artist The Yardbirds
Album Title: Birdland
Album Cover:
Primary Genre Blues: Blues Rock
Format CD
Released 04/22/2003
Label Favored Nations
Catalog No FN2280-2
Bar Code No 6 90897 22802 3
Packaging 6 Panel Digipack
Tracks
1. I'm Not Talking (2:44)
2. Crying Out For Love (4:36)
3. The Nazz Are Blue (3:15)
4. For Your Love (3:20)
5. Please Don't Tell Me 'Bout The News (4:00)
6. Train Kept A Rollin' (3:38)
7. Mr Saboteur (4:55)
8. Shapes Of Things (2:38)
9. My Blind Life (3:33)
10. Over Under Sideways Down (3:16)
11. Mr You're A Better Man Than I (3:22)
12. Mystery Of Being (4:08)
13. Dream Within A Dream (4:44)
14. Happenings Ten Years Time Ago (3:22)
15. An Original Man (A Song For Keith) (5:21)
Date Acquired 08/13/2021
Personal Rating
Acquired from Gruffsvinyl (Discogs)
Purchase Price 11.82

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Notes

The Yardbirds would like to dedicate this album with affection to Top Topham, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, Paul Samwell-Smith and the late Keith Relf.

Recorded at The Mothership, Hollywood Hills, CA.
Additional recording at:
• Maison Rouge, London
• Sensible Music, London
• RMS Studios, Selhurst by Andy LeVien
• Chiswick Reach, London by Nick Terry
"My Blind Life" recorded in Sussex, England.
Mastered at The Mastering Lab, Los Angeles, CA.
Actual track-durations differ from those printed on the sleeve.
Art Direction [Art Director], Photography By – Chris Dreja
Artwork [Bird Sculptures] – Sam
Design – Chris Dreja, Vario
Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals – Jim McCarty
Engineer [Additional Engineering] – Jun Murakawa, Mark Dawson
Harmonica – Alan Glen
Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar – Gypie Mayo
Lead Vocals, Bass, Rhythm Guitar, Backing Vocals – John Idan
Mastered By – Gavin Larsen
Mixed By – Ken Allardyce
Mixed By [Assistant] – Jun Murakawa
Percussion – Martin Ditchum* (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 10, 12, 13, 15)
Producer – Ken Allardyce
Recorded By – Ken Allardyce, Neil Citron
Recorded By [Additional Recording] – Andy LeVien, Nick Terry
Recorded By [Assistant] – Mark Dawson
Rhythm Guitar – Chris Dreja
Technician [The Mothership Studio Assistants] – Chantal Root, Enrico Sesselego
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Favored Nations LLC
Copyright © – Favored Nations LLC
Recorded At – The Mothership Studio
Recorded At – Maison Rouge
Recorded At – Sensible Music
Recorded At – RMS Studios
Recorded At – Chiswick Reach
Mastered At – The Mastering Lab
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Analyzed Folder: D:The Yardbirds - Birdland_dr.txt
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DR    Peak       RMS   Filename            
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DR8   -0.60 dB    -9.17 dB   01- I'm Not Talking.flac
DR8   -0.10 dB    -9.70 dB   02- Crying Out for Love.flac
DR9   -0.10 dB  -10.02 dB   03- The Nazz Are Blue.flac
DR8   -0.10 dB    -9.85 dB   04- For Your Love.flac
DR8   -0.09 dB  -10.52 dB   05- Please Don't Tell Me 'Bout the News.flac
DR8   -0.40 dB    -9.10 dB   06- Train Kept a Rollin'.flac
DR8   -0.30 dB    -9.73 dB   07- Mr Saboteur.flac
DR8   -0.39 dB    -9.44 dB   08- Shapes of Things.flac
DR8   -0.30 dB  -11.08 dB   09- My Blind Life.flac
DR7   -0.19 dB    -8.94 dB   10- Over, Under, Sideways, Down.flac
DR8   -0.10 dB  -10.65 dB   11- Mr. You're a Better Man Than I.flac
DR6   -1.20 dB    -9.71 dB   12- The Mystery of Being.flac
DR8   -1.20 dB  -11.55 dB   13- Dream Within a Dream.flac
DR7   -0.90 dB    -9.32 dB   14- Happenings Ten Years Time Ago.flac
DR8   -0.49 dB    -9.78 dB   15- An Original Man (a song for Keith).flac
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Number of Files: 15
Official DR Value: DR8
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Reviews
Birdland Review by Richie Unterberger:

When this came out in 2003, it marked the first studio release by the Yardbirds in 35 years. In that time, of course, the personnel had changed quite a bit. Even those inclined to get excited by reunions of great bands should know right off that it includes just two original members, drummer Jim McCarty and rhythm guitarist Chris Dreja (though Jeff Beck plays guest guitar on one number, "My Blind Life"). Rounded out by three "new" members (including bassist John Idan, whose lead singing sounds fairly close to original Yardbirds vocalist Keith Relf in style and tone), the record also features guest lead guitar cameos by Jeff Baxter, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, and Brian May, with Johnny Rzeznik of the Goo Goo Dolls singing lead on "For Your Love." The instinct is to make cruel, sardonic jokes about how the absence of Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page, and (for the most part) Jeff Beck doesn't matter, as guitarists were always the weak links in the Yardbirds anyway. Yes, the non-presence of these fabled guitar heroes, as well as Relf (who died in 1976), does mean that this can't be compared in any way to the group's classic 1960s output, even if it's billed to the Yardbirds' name. For all that, however, this is a lot better than you'd expect, and certainly far more respectable than most reunion/comeback efforts by decimated lineups of classic outfits. The production is straight-ahead without the usual sellouts to modern technology, putting the sleek guitar work to the fore. Half the record has remakes of old Yardbirds staples like "For Your Love," "Shapes of Things," and "Happenings Ten Years Time Ago," but they're not done badly, though you feel as though you're listening to a really good Yardbirds tribute band rather than the real deal. The original material, though not as good as those old Yardbirds tunes, actually sounds -- whether as a result of conscious or unconscious effort -- in the Yardbirds style, with plenty of irregular tempos, minor-keyed melodies, metaphysically questing lyrics, and Gregorian vocals (as on the Relf tribute "An Original Man (A Song for Keith)").
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