Album reissues

The Yardbirds' 2001 compilation album Ultimate!

Ultimate!

Ultimate! is a two-disc compilation album by English blues rock band The Yardbirds, released in 2001 on Rhino Records, catalogue R2-79825. This is the first official "complete" compilation to feature the group throughout its entire recording era.-Content:...

contains eight of the eleven tracks from the original album. For Your Love has been reissued by several record labels, including JVC, Castle, and Repertoire. In addition to the eleven tracks from the original album, the Repertoire reissue includes Yardbirds' demos recorded with Eric Clapton December 1963 – November 1964 (Tracks 1–8), a demo with Indian musicians (9), a single B-side with Jeff Beck (10), and an Italian single with Beck (11 & 13) and with Chris Dreja

Chris Dreja

Chris Dreja was the rhythm guitarist, and later bassist, in the 1960s British band, The Yardbirds.-Early life:...

 (12).

Personnel

• Keith Relf
  Keith Relf
  Keith William Relf , was a musician best known as the lead singer and harmonica player of The Yardbirds. After the Yardbirds broke up Relf formed the acoustic duo Together, with fellow Yardbird Jim McCarty, followed by Renaissance, which also featured his sister, singer Jane Relf, then hard rock...
  
   – lead vocals, harmonica
• Eric Clapton
  Eric Clapton
  Eric Patrick Clapton, CBE, is an English guitarist and singer-songwriter. Clapton is the only three-time inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: once as a solo artist, and separately as a member of The Yardbirds and Cream. Clapton has been referred to as one of the most important and...
  
   – lead guitar on all tracks except as indicated below
• Jeff Beck
  Jeff Beck
  Geoffrey Arnold "Jeff" Beck is an English rock guitarist. He is one of three noted guitarists to have played with The Yardbirds...
  
   – lead guitar on "I'm Not Talking", "I Ain't Done Wrong", and "My Girl Sloopy"
• Chris Dreja
  Chris Dreja
  Chris Dreja was the rhythm guitarist, and later bassist, in the 1960s British band, The Yardbirds.-Early life:...
  
   – rhythm guitar
• Paul Samwell-Smith
  Paul Samwell-Smith
  Paul Samwell-Smith is best known as a founding member and bassist of the 1960s English band, The Yardbirds, a group that spawned such noteworthy musicians as Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton, and Jimmy Page...
  
   – bass, vocals
• Jim McCarty
  Jim McCarty
  Jim McCarty is an English musician, best known as the drummer for The Yardbirds and Renaissance.-Early life:...
  
   – drums, vocals
• Giorgio Gomelsky
  Giorgio Gomelsky
  Giorgio Gomelsky is a filmmaker, impresario, music manager, songwriter and record producer. He owned the Crawdaddy Club where The Rolling Stones were house band, and he was involved with their early management. He hired The Yardbirds as a replacement and managed them. He was also their...
  
   - backing vocal on "A Certain Girl"
• Brian Auger
  Brian Auger
  Brian Auger is a jazz and rock keyboardist, who has specialized in playing the Hammond organ.A jazz pianist, bandleader, session musician and Hammond B3 player, Auger has played or toured with artists such as Rod Stewart, Tony Williams, Jimi Hendrix, Sonny Boy Williamson, Led Zeppelin, Eric Burdon...
  
   - harpsichord on "For Your Love"
• Denny Pierce - bongos on "For Your Love"
• Ron Prentice - bowed bass on "For Your Love"
• Manfred Mann
  Manfred Mann
  Manfred Mann was a British beat, rhythm and blues and pop band of the 1960s, named after their South African keyboardist, Manfred Mann, who later led the successful 1970s group Manfred Mann's Earth Band...
  
  - keyboard and backing vocals on "Sweet Music"
• Paul Jones
  Paul Jones (singer)
  Paul Jones is an English singer, actor, harmonica player, and radio personality and television presenter.-Career:As P. P...
  
   - backing Vocals on "Sweet Music"
• Mike Hugg
  Mike Hugg
  Mike Hugg is a professional musician and a founding member of the 1960s group Manfred Mann.-Biography:...
  
   - vibes on "Sweet Music"
• Tom McGuinness - guitar on "Sweet Music"
• Mike Vickers
  Mike Vickers
  Mike Vickers is a British musician who came to prominence as guitarist, flautist and saxophonist with the 1960s band, Manfred Mann. He originally played flute and saxophone but with the increasing popularity of guitars in bands it was decided that Manfred Mann should have a guitarist in its line-up...
  
  - guitar on "Sweet Music"