The Yardbirds - Little Games (1967)
Tracklist
Side one
1. "Little Games" Harold Spiro, Phil Wainman 2:25
2. "Smile on Me" Chris Dreja, Jim McCarty, Jimmy Page, Keith Relf 3:16
3. "White Summer" Page 3:56
4. "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Sailor" Page, McCarty 2:49
5. "Glimpses" Dreja, McCarty, Page, Relf 4:24
Side two
1. "Drinking Muddy Water" Dreja, McCarty, Page, Relf 2:53
2. "No Excess Baggage" Roger Atkins, Carl D'Errico 2:32
3. "Stealing Stealing" Dreja, McCarty, Page, Relf 2:42
4. "Only the Black Rose" Relf 2:52
5. "Little Soldier Boy" McCarty, Page, Relf 2:39
Little Games is the fourth American album by English rock band the Yardbirds. Recorded and released in 1967, it was their first album recorded after becoming a quartet with Jimmy Page as the sole guitarist and Chris Dreja switching to bass. It was also the only Yardbirds album produced by Mickie Most.
Although the new lineup was becoming more experimental with longer, improvised concert performances, the Yardbirds' record company brought in successful singles producer Most to coax out more commercial product. However, neither material that properly presented their new approach nor hit singles were forthcoming. Little Games became the Yardbirds' final studio album, although Most continued to produce singles for the group. These were later collected and released with the original album along with outtakes and alternate mixes on an expanded edition titled Little Games Sessions & More in 1992.
