BECK, JEFF
- CD
BLUES DE LUXE
| LABEL: |
| Godfather Records GFR 870 |
| SOURCE: |
| Tracks 1-6: Fillmore West, San Francisco July 24th 1968; Tracks 7-10: Grande Ballroom, Detroit 3rd (cover says 2nd) November 1968; Tracks 11-13: Race Course, Laurel Pop Festival, Laurel 12th July 1969. |
| FORMAT: |
| 1 cd |
| RUNNING TIME: |
| 76.55 |
| SOUND/SOURCE: |
| Tracks 1-6: Soundboard stereo; Tracks 7-13: Audience mono. |
| PACKAGING: |
| Trifold digipack |
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SOUND 9.5 / PACKAGING 10
/ PERFORMANCE 10
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| TRACK LIST: |
1. You
Shook Me, 2. Let Me Love You, 3. Morning Dew, 4. Jeff s Boogie, 5. The Sun Is
Shining, 6. Hi Ho Silver Lining, 7.
A Natural Woman, 8. Rice Pudding, 9. Sweet Little Angel,
10. I Ain t Superstitious, 11. Rock My Plimsoul, 12. Hangmans Knee, 13. Blues
Deluxe.
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| REVIEW: |
Here is a very nice recording
from Godfather Records presenting a Wolfgang s Vault
recent upgrade of the band s Fillmore West
venture, originally broadcasted by KSAN FM. This release is a new one, but the
content has somehow always been around as Fillmore West cdr; this was the fifth
of 6 almost consecutive nights that Jeff Beck s Group played in San Francisco
in late July 1968 (only night off was the 22nd of July). The Jeff
Beck Group
1st North American
tour opened in New York on the 14th
of June at the Fillmore East ending at the Shrine in Los Angeles on August 3rd . This
date presents the band just 5 days prior the US release of Truth offering a
tight and fantastic show. The tour was a great success both critically and
financially. We get here the concert in better quality with no hiss, a great
soundboard recording that also has an excellent stereo separation. This version
of the Jeff Beck Group had Mickey Waller on drums: after a powerful You Shook
Me, another gem comes on, Let Me Love You where there is a great contrast between
Stewart raspy vocals and Beck s electric punctuation is sharp and effective
while Wood bass plays pretty melodic lines supported by Waller flashy drumming.
Next is Tim Rose Morning Dew where according to a review Beck switched to a
Fender onwards; this song is an exercise of light and darkness with its slow
tones and sudden bursts. On Jeff s Boogie each instrument has its solo
spotlight including a bass solo by Ron Wood. Another shiny song is The Sun Is
Shining, an Elmore James masterpiece which is played with confidence offering a
real blues gem to all fans, the short setlist ending with a live version of Hi
Ho Silver Lining, probably the only out of place tune which has the band s most
commercial side sung by Beck himself at the end. Godfather Records has added
some bonus tracks to this slim concert using Detroit November 68 and Laurel Pop
Festival July 69 in
order to fill up the disc with different songs offering a great document of its
late 60s live show; although being in excellent quality these songs are
recorded in mono from the audience and are no match for the fantastic sound
experienced on the first six tracks. The Detroit
show was released as Believes Superstition (Breakdown 308) and the Laurel Pop
Festival gig had already come out on Two Festivals (Breakdown 110) both cdrs. Packaging
is au pair with the label s notorious efforts and the whole disc presents
arguably the best picture of the Jeff Beck ensemble.
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