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Shapes of Things

The Yardirds in 1966 (L-R): (L-R) Jeff Beck, Jim McCarty, Chris Dreja, Jimmy Page and Keith Relf.
Jeff Beck’s Top Five Psychedelic Rock Tracks Choice cuts from the electric guitar innovator’s mid-‘60s Yardbirds era
Roky Erickson, 1967
“They Started out Unbelievable and They Ended That Way Too”: Roky Erickson Recalls the 13th Floor Elevators’ Rise From Obscurity to Psychedelic Rock Heroes in This Vintage Interview Here’s how the pioneering band elevated the genre to the record charts
Jeff Beck
Watch Jeff Beck Playing a ‘Burst in This Far-Out Film of the Yardbirds’ Genre-Defining Track "Shapes of Things" The pioneering band’s 1966 single is widely considered the first psychedelic rock release

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Jeff Beck playing a Gibson Les Paul Standard

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