| The Yardbirds Greatest Hits | ||||
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| Released | March 1967 | |||
| Recorded | 1964–1966 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 30:26 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Producer | Giorgio Gomelsky, Simon Napier-Bell | |||
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The Yardbirds Greatest Hits is the first compilation album of songs recorded by the Yardbirds. It was released in the United States in March 1967 by Epic Records and included all six of the Yardbirds' American A-side singles up to that time, plus three B-sides and the live "Smokestack Lightning" from Having a Rave Up and Five Live Yardbirds.[1][a]
The album was the group's highest charting LP record in the US, peaking at number 28 on the Billboard 200 album chart.[2] Despite the modest peak, it ranked number 73 on the magazine's year-end "Top LP's – 1967" chart because of its longevity.[3]
- ^ a b Russo, Greg (2016). Yardbirds: The Ultimate Rave-Up (6th. ed.). Floral Park, New Jersey: Crossfire Publications. pp. 78, 80, 214. ISBN 978-0-9791845-7-4.
- ^ Eder, Bruce. "The Yardbirds' Greatest Hits – Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
- ^ "Top Records of 1967: Top LPs". Billboard. Vol. 79, no. 52. 30 December 1967. p. 42. ISSN 0006-2510.
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