Roger the Engineer (original British name: Yardbirds ) is an album of the British blues-rock band The Yardbirds , released in July 1966 by Columbia labels in the UK and Epic Records in the USA. Officially, the album was simply called Yardbirds in the UK and Over Under Sideways Down (besides the title, the British and American editions were slightly different in composition and had different covers). However, over time, first unofficially, and then almost officially, the album was called Roger the Engineer , due to the animated image of the studio technician Roger Cameron on the cover, performed by band member Chris Dray [3] [4] .
| Roger the Engineer | ||||
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| The Yardbirds Studio Album | ||||
| Date of issue | July 15, 1966 (Great Britain) August 8, 1966 (USA) | |||
| Recorded by | Advision Studios, London, Spring-Summer 1966 | |||
| Genre | Psychedelic Rock [1] [2] Blues rock | |||
| Duration | 35:52 (Original) 56:01 (reissue 1998) | |||
| Producers | Paul Samwell Smith Simon napier-bell | |||
| Labels | Columbia (UK) Epic Records (USA) | |||
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| Timeline of the Yardbirds | ||||
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| R s | Position # 349 in the list The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time by Rolling Stone Magazine |
Roger the Engineer is the band’s only disc to be released for the first time. The album feels the influence of Jeff Beck's experiments with guitar distortion , which is why the album is sometimes considered heavy metal .
In 2003, the album took 349th place on the list of the greatest albums of all time from Rolling Stone magazine.
Content
List of Songs
All songs were written by Chris Draya , Jim McCarthy , Jeff Beck , Keith Relf , and Paul Samwell-Smith .
Original British Release
First Side
- Lost Woman - 3:16
- “Over, Under, Sideways, Down” - 2:24
- “The Nazz Are Blue” - 3:04
- “I Can't Make Your Way” - 2:26
- “Rack My Mind” - 3:15
- Farewell - 1:29
Second Side
- Hot House of Omagarashid - 2:39
- Jeff's Boogie 2:25
- “He's Always There” - 2:15
- "Turn into Earth" - 3:06
- "What Do You Want" - 3:22
- Ever Since the World Began - 2:09
Original American Release
First Side
- Lost Woman - 3:16
- “Over, Under, Sideways, Down” - 2:24
- “I Can't Make Your Way” - 2:26
- Farewell - 1:29
- Hot House of Omagarashid - 2:39
Second Side
- Jeff's Boogie 2:25
- “He's Always There” - 2:15
- "Turn into Earth" - 3:06
- "What Do You Want" - 3:22
- Ever Since the World Began - 2:09
- Jeff Beck - solo guitar, bass on "Over, Under, Sideways, Down", vocals on "The Nazz Are Blue"
- Chris Dray - Rhythm Guitar
- Jim McCarthy - drums, vocals
- Keith Relf - main vocals (except for "The Nazz Are Blue"), harmonica
- Paul Samwell-Smith - bass, vocals
Notes
- ↑ The Yardbirds, 'Roger the Engineer (aka Over Under Sideways Down)' - 500 Greatest Albums of All Time | Rolling stone
- ↑ Roger the Engineer - The Yardbirds | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | Allmusic
- ↑ Bob Gulla. Guitar Gods: The 25 Players Who Made Rock History . - ABC-CLIO, 2008 .-- P. 24.
- ↑ Chris Jones. BBC - Music - Review of The Yardbirds - Roger The Engineer . bbc.co.uk (April 17, 2007). Date of treatment October 6, 2012.