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| | YARDBIRDS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21) |
 | | Nevertheless, the Yardbirds remain best known for extra-musical developments: the presence of three of England’s greatest rock guitarists—Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, and Jimmy Page—within the band at one time or another, and the evolution of Page’s New Yardbirds into the leading heavy metal act of the 1970s, Led Zeppelin. |
 | | With Beck on lead guitar, the Yardbirds reached their creative and commercial peak on For Your Love (Epic 26167; 1965; #96), Having a Rave Up with The Yardbirds (Epic 26177; 1965; #53), and Over Under Sideways Down (Epic 26210; 1966; #52). |
 | | The Yardbirds’ classic recordings, as well as previously unreleased live material and studio outtakes, have continued to be issued in countless retrospectives over the years. |
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