Collectors Music Reviews

Definitive Napa (Wardour-093) Uptown Theater, Napa, CA – November 1st, 2011 Disc (51:29):  Plan B, Stratus, Led Boots, Rice Pudding, MNA Na Eireann, Hammerhead, Corpus Christi Carol, Bass Solo, People Get Ready, You Never Know,  Rollin ‘And Tumblin’, Big Block  Disc 2 (49:34):  Over The Rainbow, Little Wing, Freeway Jam, Brush With The Blues, A [...]

Day On The Green 1976 Day 2 (Wardour-092) Day On The Green 4, Oakland Stadium, Oakland, CA – June 6th, 1976 (66:11):  Intro., Oh Yeah?, Country And Eastern Music, Darkness / Earth In Search Of A Sun, You Know What I Mean, Freeway Jam, Sophie, Diamond Dust, Earth (Still Our Only Home), Blue Wind, Full [...]

 Miami Heat (Godfather Records GR680) Thee Image Club, Miami, FL – November 16th, 1968 (73:53):  Let Me Love You, I Can’t Hold Out, Jeff’s Boogie, Sweet Little Angel, Shapes Of Things, Hi Hi Silver Lining, Beck’s Bolero, Rock My Plimsoul, Oh Pretty Woman, Morning Dew, Instrumental Mother’s Old Rice Pudding, Sun Is Shining. I’m Not [...]

Warwick (Guitar Cycle GCD001) Warwick Arts Center, Warwick, England – June 27th, 2004 Disc 1 (51:48):  Introduction, Resolution, Star Cycle, Freeway Jam, Roy’s Toy, Big Block, Stratus, Goodbye Pork Pie Hat, Even Odds, Angel (Footsteps), Daylight Robbery, Brush With The Blues Disc 2 (50:03):  Nadia, The Pump, Loose Cannon, Nothing But Love, Blue Wind, Voyage [...]

 First Gig (High Fidelity Sound RH-23576) Roundhouse, London, England – May 23rd, 1976 (40:18):  Intro, Country & Eastern Music, You Know What I Mean, Freeway Jam, Earth (Still Our Only Home), Diamond Dust, Full Moon Boogie, Led Boots Jeff Beck released Wired in May 1976, a follow up to his most successful album to date [...]

No Ready Made Guys (Shout To The Top STTP 223/224) Tacoma Dome, Tacoma, WA – July 8th, 1984 Disc 1 (41:41):  The Stripper, Sweet Little Rock And Roller, You Wear It Well, Hot Legs, Tonight’s The Night, You’re In My Heart, Dance With Me, All Right Now, Young Turks Disc 2 (45:31):  Infatuation (w/Jeff Beck), [...]

A Day In The Live (Scarecrow 070/071) Massey Hall, Toronto, Ontario, Canada – March 24th, 1999 Disc 1 (43:14) : What Mama Said, Psycho Sam, Brush With The Blues, Star Cycle, Savoy, Blast From The East, A Day In The Life, Declan, THX 138 Disc 2 (52:51): The Pump, Led Boots, ‘Cause We’ve Ended As Lovers, Space For The Papa, Angel (Footsteps), Even Odds, You Never [...]

The Supremacy Night (Tarantura TCDJB-8-1, 2) Budokan, Tokyo, Japan – November 30th, 1978 Disc 1 (47:30): opening, Darkness, Star Cycle, Freeway Jam, Cat Moves, Goodbye Pork Pie Hat, School Days, Journey To Love, Lopsy Lu Disc 2 (43:45): Diamond Dust, Scatterbrain, Rock ‘n Roll Jelly, Cause We’ve Ended As Lovers, Blue Wind, Superstition, announcement Jeff Beck ended [...]

O’Keefe Master (Wardour-045) O’Keefe Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada – July 23rd, 1975 (early show) (65:06): Introduction, Constipated Duck, She’s A Woman, Freeway Jam, Definitely Maybe, Superstition, AIR Blower, keyboard solo, ‘Cause We’ve Ended As Lovers, Jeff’s Boogie, Power, Got The Feeling, You Know What I Mean, Diamond Dust / Jeff’s Jam Jeff Beck in 1975 [...]

  O’Keefe Master II (Wardour-045) O’Keefe Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada – July 23rd, 1975 (late show) (67:21):  Introduction, Constipated Duck, She’s A Woman, Freeway Jam, Definitely Maybe, Superstition, AIR Blower, keyboards solo, ‘Cause We’ve Ended As Lovers, Power, Got The Feeling, You Know What I Mean, Diamond Dust / Jeff’s Jam Jeff Beck’s evening show in [...]

Encounter Velocity (Wardour-088) Budokan, Tokyo, Japan – May 14th, 1973 Disc 1 (43:44):  Introduction, Superstition, Livin’ Alone, I’m So Proud, Lady, Tonight I’ll Be Staying Here With You, People Get Ready, Morning Dew / Drums Solo Disc 2 (59:53):  Sweet Sweet Surrender, Lose Myself With You / Bass Solo, Black Cat Moan, Jeff’s Boogie, Why Should I Care, Plynth / Shotgun, Going Down, Oleo, Boogie The Beck, Bogert & Appice project [...]

Beck-Fast (Tarantura TCDJBG-1) Palace Theater, Waterbury, CT – May 17th, 1972 (79:11): Introduction, Ice Cream Cakes, Morning Dew, Keyboards Solo, Going Down, Tonight I’ll Be Staying Here With You, Glad All Over, Definitely Maybe, Jeff’s Boogie, Situation, New Ways, Plynth, drum solo, Train Train, Let Me Love You, Got The Feeling With the scarcity of [...]

It’s A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (Heart Breakers HB-935-1/2) Kanagawa Kemnin Hall, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan – May 25th, 1999 Disc 1 (49:27):  What Mama Said, Psycho Sam, Brush With The Blues, Star Cycle, Savoy, Blast From The East, A Day In The Life, Declan, THX 138, The Pump Disc 2 (54:50):  Led Boots / drum [...]

Free Way Rice Pudding Jam (Be Twisted-18/19) Palladium, New York, NY – October 8th, 1976 Disc 1 (41:39):  Darkness / Earth In Search Of A Sun, You Know What I Mean?, Freeway Jam, Goodbye Pork Pie Hat, Earth, Scatterbrain Disc 2 (43:28):  Come Dancing, She’s A Woman, Diamond Dust, Full Moon Boogie (incl. Rice Pudding), Blue [...]

Heavy Winds 1978 (Scorpio JB-781128k-290) slipcover (left) and front cover (right) Jeff Beck’s notable temperament is the source for much of his creativity onstage.  It’s also the cause for his desire to expand his musical vocabulary and expression with other artists.  The Jeff Beck Group is one such project, which was followed by works with [...]

 Live At Sapporo Green Dome (Empress Valley Supreme Disc EVSD-333/334) Sapporo Green Dome, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan – December 14th, 1980 Disc 3 (42:04):  Star Cycle, El Becko, Too Much To Lose, The Pump, Cause We’ve Ended As Lovers, Space Boogie, The Final Peace, Led Boots Disc 4 (46:05):  Freeway Jam, Diamond Dust, Scatterbrain, Blue Wind Jeff Beck’s show in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan was the [...]

Nights Of Emotion (no label) Jeff Beck has capped of another successful year with the announcement on December 1st, 2010 that he is nominated for five Grammy awards including Emotion And Commotion for best album.  Along with the  praise garnished for the LP have been many adventurous, sterling live performances throughout the world.  Nights Of Emotion presents two shows from [...]

Here And Go (Tarantura TCDJB -11- 1,2)  1st Day Of Rocupation ‘80  Budokan Dai Hall, Tokyo, Japan – December 4, 1980 – 6:30PM  Disc 1: (47:17) Intro, Star Cycle, El Becko, Too Much To Lose, The Pump, Cause We’ve Ended As Lovers, Space Boogie, Led Boots, Freeway Jam  Disc 2: (50:09) MC, Diamond Dust, Scatterbrain, Drum [...]

Cyclone (no label) In some ways Jeff Beck’s 1980 release There And Backis the end of his commitment to the fusion idiom he helped define early in the decade.  Even though Jan Hammer, with whom he had his most fruitful collaboration in the middle part of the decade, wasn’t part of his band, he wrote and [...]

Sound Market ’86(Wardour-083) After participating in the 1983 ARMS tour with Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page and a multitude of others Jeff Beck went silent in terms of live performance.  He played a handful of shows with Rod Stewart in 1984 and worked on his LP Flash.  His return to the stage included two live appearances in [...]