Smokestack Lightning (track)
by The Yardbirds
Year: 1964
From the album Five Live Yardbirds (track #3)
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Smokestack Lightning appears on the following album(s) by The Yardbirds:
- Five Live Yardbirds (track #3) (this album) (1964)
- Greatest Hits, Vol. 1: 1964-1966 (track #18) (compilation) (1986)
- Having A Rave Up With The Yardbirds (track #7) (1965)
- Blues, Backtracks And Shapes Of Things Vol. 2 (track #1) (compilation) (1991)
- The Yardbirds' Greatest Hits (track #9) (compilation) (1966)
- London 1963 - The First Recordings! (track #1) (compilation) (1981)
- Live! Blueswailing July '64 (track #4) (2003)
- On Air: Original BBC Recordings (track #13) (compilation) (1991)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 01/14/2026 08:06 | Exist-en-ciel | 77,721 | 70/100 |
| ! | 10/03/2025 01:08 |  AAL2014 | 35,372 | 76/100 |
| ! | 03/24/2025 04:17 | MrOlan | 6,966 | 79/100 |
| ! | 07/12/2024 11:15 | habibi333 | 2,579 | 64/100 |
| ! | 12/20/2023 00:38 | martintho | 68,366 | 74/100 |
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This track has a Bayesian average rating of 74.1/100, a mean average of 71.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.2/100. The standard deviation for this track is 12.4.
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