Thanks Bill & Rebecca, I needed to hear that one!  It's been a while.

Walt

Wow, first time I've ever heard the original of this - always thought it was a Bowie song!

It's good & so is Bowie's version. 

Also kinda predates the late 60's guitar sound by a good few years - very psychedelic.

So amazing that it was a Greatest Hits collection in 1965 !

The YB's GH was one of two 4 track albums everyone seemed to have back then.  The other was The Doors Strangedays.

One of my anthems in 1965. Great band.

 Sjaaks wrote: 
As others have mentioned, it must have been only an AM radio way back in 65', I did say I was old......

And thanks Sjaaks, it was a trip worth a thousand memories and probably just as many stories amongst my brother, sister and I everytime we get together.  Still, as great as those memories are, it is a time gone by and a trip I've never dared to try and replicate with my own kids.  They're probably thankful for that.

 LPCity wrote: 

I would so love to do that! Given the chance i'd do it right now! Living in the boring Netherlands, AM radio, an old airconditioning-lacking car and a trip from the east to the west of the states sounds amazing!! So... ANYTIME if i could! Consider yourself lucky that was (or is) within your grasp of doing...

Cheers! 

my first love

 Proclivities wrote: 
AM used to play this. FM was unheard of or needed then.

 LPCity wrote: 
Your car radio had FM in 1965?  At least you had that much more to listen to than most others, but that is certainly a long ride, especially for an entire family.

Yes, "Shapes of Things" song features a psychedelic-style guitar solo by Jeff Beck. And a live version recorded in 1968 with the Jimmy Page line-up was released on the 1971 album Live Yardbirds: Featuring Jimmy Page.

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 felix_the_man wrote: 

always thought this was the Moody Blues.

 pmnixa wrote: 

Complain about this tune?  Whatever.  That typography is quite cool, really.  It's not that unusual of a typeface for the mid-1960's and it's a lot more inventive than a lot of what alleged "designers" consider "typography" these days.

I'll always remember this song as one of the staples of AM radio when our whole family did a cross country trip in the summer of 65'.

Is it possible to even imagine a family of five driving all the way from Maryland to California (and back!) with nothing in the car for entertainment other than the AM/FM radio?  Damn I'm old.

 ChrisInCT wrote: 
You are SUCH a cut-up!

 
Tthis is Jeff Beck's yardbirds, not Jimmy Page.  This song was unlike anything else when it was released !!
calypsus_1 wrote: 

Jimmy Page by ~JoniGodoy
Jonathan Godoy N.  ©2007-2010 ~JoniGodoy

Another illustration for "SWITCH", the music magazine in Mexico,
This work is about the guitar and legacy of Jimmy Page, the English guitarist and record producer.

James Patrick "Jimmy" Page, (born 1944) began his career as a studio session guitarist in London and was subsequently a member of The Yardbirds, from late 1966 to 1968, before founding the famous English rock band "Led Zeppelin".

Jimmy is credited as a forefather of heavy metal by not only turning up the accepted volume of the electric guitar but also with his anthemic riffs and meticulous studio production. Page is widely considered to be the first producer to truly create the "heavy" sound of rock music with the combination of new drum recording methods and revolutionary room.

In 2003, "Rolling Stone magazine" ranked him #9 in their ranking of the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time. Page also has the distinction of having been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice as a member of both The Yardbirds and Led Zeppelin.

The Technique in the illustration is a mix-up: Pencil and photoshop effects.

Terrific song from a terrific group.  One of the best rock groups of the 60s.

What is it about some songs that have such an emotional impact 20, 30, 40 years later?

Like this one from my youth.  I liked it them, I like it now.

El Becko rocks on!

The Audreys - Long Ride
Aimee Mann - Humpty Dumpty

   
Yardbirds - Shapes Of Things

Back in the days of 4 tracks (before 8 tracks) everyone had The Doors ~ Strange Days and The Yardbirds Greatest Hits.  Still sounds good to this day.

 katerwynd wrote: 
I remember this band ,  but for details i was too young !!

Thank you for playing this! I love this record and had completely forgotten about it.

Nothing but memeories of days past.This was big when I was in high school - Class of '66 Rock on Jimi!

 ChrisInCT wrote: 

This band had a some crappy guitar players...These guys probably never made another album...bunch of hacks. 

Nice to hear again after many years!