Item : JEFF BECK GROUP - DETROIT NOVEMBER 1968(1CD)
Condition : NEW
Live at Grande Ballroom, Detroit, MI, USA 3rd November 1968 TRULY AMAZING/PERFECT SOUND(UPGRADE)
In 1968, the Jeff Beck Group released their first album "TRUTH" and toured the US energetically in the second half of the year to solidify their popularity. As a result, a surprising number of high-quality audience recordings remain for the time of 1968, and the best quality recording of all was the masterpiece "DOIN' THAT CRAZY THING" released more than 10 years ago. It has also been difficult to obtain for a long time. "DALLAS 1968" is still on sale as an upgraded version reborn by "GRAF ZEPPELIN", who was also involved in the production of this masterpiece.
A masterpiece that is on par with Dallas is "ROCK MY PLIMSOUL", which was also considered a great masterpiece more than ten years ago. It was a great recording of Detroit in November with a wonderful vintage audience, but it has been harder to get hold of than "DOIN' THAT..." for a long time, and coupled with the cover design typical of the first Jeff Beck Group, it was a great album that was highly praised by enthusiasts. With the release of "DALLAS 1968", people were asking if they could give this a new brush-up... Just as such voices were pouring in, the untimely news of Beck's death arrived. What should we do if this great recording is not re-released? The timing changed.
In terms of sound quality, it does not reach the spaciousness and on-sound image of Dallas, the only stereo recording audience of JBG#1's 1968 audience, but instead, the Detroit, a bold vintage audience unique to mono, is very easy to hear. That's why I would like to start by saying that the re-release was mastered by "GRAF ZEPPELIN"... but the original sound source that was in circulation at the time of the release of "ROCK MY PLIMSOUL" had a slight reverb-like effect added to it. This was clearly a process applied to create a wider sound for the mono vintage audience.
Fortunately, a flat version without such gimmicks is now in circulation. Therefore, this release is not a "remaster" from the same sound source as before, but a completely "upper version" that has been released after reviewing the sound source from scratch. In addition, the copy used for "ROCK MY PLIMSOUL" had some faint crackling noise in places, but this version has no such noise.
As mentioned earlier, the sound image is not as close as Dallas, but instead it is very clear and has a good view, and the solid texture unique to mono has been greatly improved in this release. It has evolved into an upper version that conveys the band's intense performance at this time more realistically.
The fall US tour was a time of big change with the addition of Nicky Hopkins. Even on this day, the tremendous presence of his piano was conveyed from the opening song "Shapes Of Things". The recording captures his heavy keyboard playing, which is a great thing. The group itself has also evolved its set list since Dallas in July, and the "new music that combines rock and R&B" that Beck was trying to create with the help of him and Rod Stewart has suddenly released a sophisticated sound.
On the other hand, it was the next album "BECK-OLA" that established JBG's style of hard rock sound, and there is no doubt that Nicky's piano played an important role in this transitional period. Above all, Beck himself has evolved significantly since his performance in Dallas in July, when he retained a psychedelic color, inspired by his piano playing, and this recording captures the unique stage of 1968 JBG, where Rod, who wanted to be an R&B singer, was involved in this new rock sound.
The long-awaited reissue of the 1968 JBG masterpiece vintage audience has finally been reborn as the definitive version, remastered by "GRAF ZEPPELIN". Enjoy the heavy rock sound that only they could achieve at that time with the solid mono sound, and listen to it at full volume from your speakers!
--------------------------------------------------------
REMASTERED BY GRAF ZEPPELIN
(Additional Notes)
★The third day of a three-day concert on November 1st and 2nd, 1968
★There was also a performance in Detroit on July 5th and 6th of the same year
(Remastering Notes)
★New mastering from the original material in circulation
★Phase corrected and converted to mono. Originally a mono sound source, but the existing sound source had reverb-like reverberation processing added, so this should be easier to listen to
★Pitch correction
★Frequent crackling noises were removed at the pitch point. It's much easier to listen to.
★Sound distortion correction in places
--------------------------------------------------------
(59:10)
01. Shapes Of Things
02. You Shook Me
03. Let Me Love You
04. Blues Deluxe
05. Jeff's Boogie
06. Rock My Plimsoul
07. Natural Woman
08. Rice Pudding
09. Sweet Little Angel
10. I Ain't Superstitious
Jeff Beck - Guitar
Rod Stewart - Vocals
Nicky Hopkins - Keyboards
Ron Wood - Bass
Mick Waller - Drums