#RIPJeffBeck

[britrockaholic2]

BECK'S BOLERO (1967) by the Jeff Beck Group - with backwards guitar ending

“This instrumental track was recorded in 1966 by Jeff Beck (lead guitars), Jimmy Page (12 string rhythm), John Paul Jones (bass), Keith Moon (drums) and Nicky Hopkins (piano). I had the extended version of this with backwards guitar at the end as the flip side of Beck's single, Hi Ho Silver Lining (1967). However it is best known as a track on Beck's album Truth (1968), minus this end bit. Here is the complete track. 

The following is paraphrased from Douglas J Noble's article written based on his interview with Beck: So how did Jimmy Page come to write 'Beck's Bolero'? 'Well, with some difficulty and largely without me! ..... I went over to Jim's house and he had this 12-string Fender and he loved the idea of using a bolero-type rhythm for a rock record. He was playing the bolero rhythm and I played the melody on top of it, but then I said, "Jim, you've got to break away from the bolero beat - you can't go on like that for ever!". So we stopped it dead in the middle of the song - like the Yardbirds would do on 'For Your Love' - then we stuck that riff into the middle......I was using a Les Paul for the lead guitar and for the backwards slide guitar through a Vox AC30 - it was the only amp I had and it was covered with beer! Actually, I think it was the beer that gave it it's sound! You can hear Moon screaming in the middle of the record over the drum break. If you listen after the drum break you can only hear the cymbal afterwards 'cause he knocked the mic over! Wonderful!' 

As I understand it, the track was recorded with all musicians playing at the same time, as Beck is reported to have said there was 'leaking' into one another's microphones.  He also suggested that there were 3 or 4 songs came out of it of which only Bolero saw the light of day and one other had a finished melody.  No others were released.   

Unfortunately there are no videos of the song, or photos of the session, so I have created a slide show for it. Comments are invited on this video but please no 'my guitarist is better than your guitarist'.

UPDATE: Just heard the sad news today (12 Jan '23) that Jeff passed away.  So sad.  R.I.P. “

--wilson mcphert

[ttexed]

The Yardbirds - Lost Woman

When I was a kid, I liked groups, and sometimes liked the guitarist in those groups cos of the way they looked, or the way they moved when I saw them on TV.  Jeff Beck was the first guitarist where I noticed the way he sounded, or rather that he was making sounds with the guitar that I'd never heard anyone else make before. And on top of that, he looked and dressed and moved really cool too. Now looking back, I know lots of other people were getting unique sounds out of the guitar before or in the same period as Beck, but he was the first one to make me notice. #RIPJeffBeck https://youtu.be/ZyA59k1w-pc

[t-tex-edwards]

For one week only, then it comes down. Here is a live track from 1999, T. Tex Edwards & The Toetags performing a Yardbirds tune. RIP Jeff Beck. https://ttexedwards.bandcamp.com/track/evil-hearted-you

T. Tex Edwards - vocals Davy Jones (RIP) & John "Breakfastime" Hancock - guitars Hunter Darby - bass Steve McCarthy - drums

Recorded live at The Continental Club 1999 by Buzz Moran. Photo by Dan Allen.

[uarpak]

Çok büyük gitaristti... Bir daha böyle gitar çalmaya cesaret edebilecek birisi daha gelir mi, sanmam... #RIPJeffBeck https://www.instagram.com/p/CnSyL2DIliNv-D36mESlHU23k4zcusf-tydp4g0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[rycardocostah]

Thanks Jeff Beck (1944 • 2023) 😢✨🎸🙏🏻 . . . . #jeffbeck #thebestguitarristever #ripjeffbeck https://www.instagram.com/p/CnS0763tHT2/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[popegregory72]

Currently playing. #jeffbeck #withthejanhammergrouplive #janhammergroup #ripjeffbeck https://www.instagram.com/p/CoQcDIjOoF0S_-72V0bS_RhG7nHlVRTEcAPyM40/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[elizaneals]

#REPOST from #NYC #Photographer #JosephRosen 📸 "It was a good night for ROCK in NYC. I'm headed to horizontal verrrry soon, but here's a shout out to a great musical night. My pal Kirk Yano produced and was the musical director for a superb musical tribute to Jeff Beck at the City Winery. It was a wonderful tribute to a musical icon. I'm fading now. Please tag, share and enjoy. More to follow. Respect to all and RIP Mr. Beck." 💜 #NewYorkCity #CityWinery #JeffBeck #TributeShow #AllStarBand #MusicLove #GiveItUp #SpreadLove #remeber #1966 #RipJeffBeck 💧 https://www.instagram.com/p/CnkE3ZRO9FO/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[tayjoplinbaratella]

Jeff Beck #jeffbeck #ripjeffbeck #rip #guitar #guitarmen #guitarist #theyardbirds #thejeffbeckgroup #thehoneydrippers #rockandroll #rockandrollhalloffame https://www.instagram.com/p/CnacM5aLLEl/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[march-brown]

アナログ版でよく聴いていたJeff BeckのBlow By Blow 訃報を受け、CDを購入しました。 ありがとうJeff Beck 安らかにお眠り下さい(-人-) #RestInPeace #RIP #RIPJeffBeck #JeffBeck #ジェフベック (Kyoto, Japón) https://www.instagram.com/p/CnYXMNZvR2x/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[ricisidro]

#JeffBeck @jeffbeckmusic dies suddenly of bacterial meningitis, amidst unfounded Covid-19 vaccine claims. #RIPJeffBeck https://www.instagram.com/p/CnVFVf2JVNO/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[canadianstud]

JEFF BECK TRIBUTE 1944 - 2023

[britrockaholic2]

via denim delinquent

[johnmcnicholas]

Gonna spend time with these two great records this weekend. #ripjeffbeck #jeffbeck https://www.instagram.com/p/CnUsmtEO3lq/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[onurdiribas]

R.I.P. Legendary Guitarist Jeff Beck (24 June 1944 - 10 January 2023) #rip #jeffbeck #ripjeffbeck https://www.instagram.com/p/CnTwhqtoVnq/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[natemichaelsart]

Jeff Beck 1944-2023 Drawn with Sharpie Markers on 8”x10” Toned Paper #jeffbeck #ripjeffbeck #guitarmaster #guitarist #legend #icon https://www.instagram.com/p/CnTZoxrsM4Q/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[edurocker-bravura]

.... ✪ R.I.P Jeff Beck ✪ . Eu usava essa música de fundo para vinhetas no meu programa "Old Time Billy" que vinculava na rádio local (NDA) do Jabaquara e região na época! Obrigado pela sua música! 🎶🎼 . #4everstyle #jeffbeck #rockandroll #rockabilly #guitarist #guitar #guitarra #oldies #rockin #dancerock #dancerocknroll #ripjeffbeck https://www.instagram.com/p/CnTNms3Oexl/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=