{"product_id":"roger-the-engineer-5","title":"Roger the Engineer","description":"The Yardbirds: Keith Relf (vocals, harmonica); Jeff Beck (vocals, guitar, bass); Chris Dreja (guitar); Paul Samwell-Smith (bass); Jim McCarty (drums).\u003cbr\u003eAdditional personnel: Jimmy Page (guitar, bass); John Paul Jones (bass).\u003cbr\u003eProducers: Paul Samwell-Smith, Simon Napier Bell.\u003cbr\u003eReissue producer: Gregg Geller.\u003cbr\u003eRecorded at Advision Studios and IBC Studios, London, England in the spring and summer of 1966.\u003cbr\u003eOriginal US LP release was titled \"Over Under Sideways Down\".\u003cbr\u003eIncludes original release liner notes by Jim McCarty.\u003cbr\u003eThis 31 track collection features the original 12 track album from 1966 in a mono version, then the entire album in a stereo version, including 5 bonus single tracks by Keith Relf, as well as 2 mono tracks that open the disc.\u003cbr\u003eBy the time the Yardbirds recorded ROGER THE ENGINEER in 1966, the British Invasion was in full swing. Like their brethren, they targeted Chicago blues as ground zero for musical inspiration. As a result, most Yardbirds recordings and live sets were chock full of numbers by the likes of Sonny Boy Williamson, Chuck Berry, and Elmore James. ROGER was a departure for the band, as all the material was self-penned.\u003cbr\u003eWith guitarist Jeff Beck leading the charge (having replaced departed blues purist Eric Clapton), the Yardbirds began exploring the possibilities of electric guitar and of rock in general. The Middle Eastern garage rock of \"Over, Under, Sideways, Down\" bumps up against the rockabilly swing of \"Jeff's Boogie.\" Alongside Beck's thrilling guitar histrionics, there's the genteel English pastoral feel of \"Farewell\" and a quirky instrumental bubbling over with jazz bass, a rubbery-sounding beat, and chanting--\"Hot House Of Omagarashid.\"","brand":"InnerSleeve","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42400443203749,"sku":"5014797890879","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/6007\/1077\/files\/e47bce9ea537498351f9e210ef073879_6daeda30-4c92-4379-9748-8bed1d5feac7.jpg?v=1774217902","url":"https:\/\/www.innersleeve.com\/en-au\/products\/roger-the-engineer-5","provider":"InnerSleeve","version":"1.0","type":"link"}