The Yardbirds: Only Jimmy Left To Form The New Yardbirds
Chris Welch, Melody Maker, 12 October 1968
WHATEVER happened to the Yardbirds? One of the great mysteries of our time, ranking with the Devil's footprints, the Marie Celeste and the Five Penny Post, is the disappearance of a group once hailed as the most progressive in Britain.
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