The Yardbirds recorded "Ten Little Indians" for their second-to-last single on September 25, 1967. The song was a further departure from their earlier recorded material, which had begun when
Mickie Most became the group's producer. They follow Nilsson's arrangement, but with
Jimmy Page's guitar work, the tune has a more
psychedelic- or
experimental- rock sound. Thompson, Yardbirds' chronicler Gregg Russo, and music critic
Cub Koda each note Page's inventive
multitracked feedback guitar parts as a major contribution to the recording. ==Chart positions==