“Happenings Ten Years Time Ago”
Epic recs./US picture sleeve
Single by The Yardbirds
B-side	"Psycho Daisies" (UK) "The Nazz are Blue" (USA)
Released	October 1966
Format	7"
Recorded	1966
Genre	Psychedelic rock, Hard Rock
Length	2:55
Label	Columbia DB8024 (UK) Epic 10094 (US)
Writer(s)	Relf, Dreja, McCarthy, Jeff Beck, Page
Producer	Simon Napier-Bell
The Yardbirds singles chronology
"Over Under Sideways Down" (1966) "Happenings Ten Years Time Ago" (1966) "Little Games" (1967)

"Happenings Ten Years Time Ago" was the first single by the British rock band The Yardbirds to feature future Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page in the band. Page had recently replaced the original bassist for The Yardbirds, Paul Samwell-Smith. "Happenings Ten Years Time Ago" was also the first out of three recordings with both Page and Jeff Beck. John Paul Jones played session bass on the song, he would later play on the song "Beck's Bolero" with both Beck and Page and would eventually join Led Zeppelin with Page.

"Happenings Ten Years Time Ago" was voted Number 3 in Record Collector’s "100 Greatest Psychedelic Records".

Personnel

Happenings Ten Years Time Ago

• Keith Relf - Lead Vocals
• Jeff Beck - Lead Guitar, Talking
• Jimmy Page - Lead Guitar
• Chris Dreja - Rhythm Guitar
• Jim McCarty - Drums
• John Paul Jones - Bass

Psycho Daisies

• Jeff Beck - Vocals, Lead Guitar
• Jimmy Page - Bass
• Chris Dreja - Rhythm Guitar
• Jim McCarty - Drums

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