''Shapes of Things'' is a

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compilation album of songs by English

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. It was released by

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on 12 September 1977, the first of many Yardbirds compilations on the label. It features selections produced by

Giorgio Gomelsky Giorgio Sergio Alessando Gomelsky (28 February 1934 – 13 January 2016) was a filmmaker, impresario, music manager, songwriter (as Oscar Rasputin) and record producer. He was born in Georgia, grew up in Switzerland, and later lived in the Unit ...

that were recorded between 1964 and 1966. The album marks the first UK release of the group's influential " The Train Kept A-Rollin'" and the first album appearance of the instrumental "Steeled Blues". Demos for four songs later recorded for the group's post-Gomelsky album, '' Yardbirds'' (also known as ''Over Under Sideways Down'' and ''Roger the Engineer''), are also included. ''Shapes of Things'', released in Canada by Bomb Records, reached number 96 on the ''

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'' Top 100 album chart in 1978. Charly Records also used the same title for a comprehensive seven-LP collection of Gomelsky-produced material released in 1984.

Track listing

References

{{The Yardbirds The Yardbirds compilation albums Albums produced by Giorgio Gomelsky 1977 compilation albums Charly Records compilation albums