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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

By Christopher Scapelliti, Guitar Player Staff published

Choice cuts from the electric guitar innovator’s mid-‘60s Yardbirds era

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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

By Christopher Scapelliti published

Video Here’s how the pioneering band elevated the genre to the record charts

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Jeff Beck

Watch Jeff Beck Playing a ‘Burst in This Far-Out Film of the Yardbirds’ Genre-Defining Track "Shapes of Things"

By Christopher Scapelliti published

Video 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

“You Pick Up a Les Paul and It's Heavy and It Really Means Something – It Means Business”: Jeff Beck on His Les Paul Love Affair

By Guitar Player Staff published

Video Watch His Matchless Technique Up Close in this Jaw-Dropping Performance of the Beatles’ “She’s a Woman.”

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