After leaving The Yardbirds in late 1966, Jeff Beck had released three commercial singles, two in 1967 featuring Beck on lead vocals, and one without vocals in 1968. All had been hits on the British singles chart,[1] and all were characterized by songs aimed at the pop chart on the A-side at the behest of producer Mickie Most.[2] Harder rock and blues-based numbers were featured on the b-sides, and for music on the album, Beck opted to pursue the latter course.
Recording sessions for the album took place over four days, the 14th and 15th and the 25th and 26th of May, 1968.[3] Nine tracks were taken from these sessions, including eclectic covers of "Ol' Man River" by Jerome Kern, the traditional ballad "Greensleeves," the modern ballad "Morning Dew" by Bonnie Dobson, acknowledgment of two giants of Chicago blues in songs by Willie Dixon, Muddy Waters' "You Shook Me" and Howlin' Wolf's "I Ain't Superstitious," the album starting off with a song from Beck's old band, "Shapes of Things." Three originals were credited to "Jeffrey Rod," a pseudonym for Beck and Stewart, all reworkings of previous blues songs: "Let Me Love You" the song of the same title by Buddy Guy; "Rock My Plimsoul" from "Rock Me Baby" by B.B. King; and "Blues Deluxe" similar to another song by B.B. King, "Gambler's Blues."[4] "Plimsoul" had already been recorded for the b-side to the 1967 single "Tallyman," and the tenth track, an instrumental featuring Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, Keith Moon, and future Beck group pianist Nicky Hopkins, "Beck's Bolero," had been edited and remixed for stereo from the earlier b-side to "Hi Ho Silver Lining." Due to contractual conflicts, Moon had been credited on the original album as "You Know Who."
Tracks
1. Shapes Of Things
2. Let Me Love You
3. Morning Dew
4. You Shook Me
5. Ol' Man River
6. Greensleeves
7. Rock My Plimsoul
8. Beck's Bolero
9. Blues Deluxe
10. I Ain't Superstitious
...
Jeff Beck — guitars; vocals on "Hi Ho Silver Lining" and "Tallyman;" bass on "Ol' Man River"
Rod Stewart — vocals
Ronnie Wood — bass
Micky Waller — drums
[edit]Additional personnel
Madeline Bell — vocals on "I've Been Drinking"
John Carter and Ken Lewis — backing vocals on "Tallyman"
Clem Cattini — drums on "Hi Ho Silver Lining"
Aynsley Dunbar — drums on "Tallyman" and "Rock My Plimsoul" b-side
Nicky Hopkins — piano on "Morning Dew," "You Shook Me" master take, "Beck's Bolero," and "Blues Deluxe"
John Paul Jones — bass on "Hi Ho Silver Lining" and "Beck's Bolero;" Hammond organ on "Ol' Man River" and "You Shook Me"; arrangements on "Hi Ho Silver Lining"
Keith Moon — drums on "Beck's Bolero;" tympani on "Ol' Man River"
Jimmy Page — twelve string guitar on "Beck's Bolero"
Mysterious Scottish bloke — bagpipes on "Morning Dew"
Unknown studio orchestra — instruments on "Love Is Blue"
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.
6/8/11
Truth- Beck, Page, Moon, Jones and more
After leaving The Yardbirds in late 1966, Jeff Beck had released three commercial singles, two in 1967 featuring Beck on lead vocals, and one without vocals in 1968. All had been hits on the British singles chart,[1] and all were characterized by songs aimed at the pop chart on the A-side at the behest of producer Mickie Most.[2] Harder rock and blues-based numbers were featured on the b-sides, and for music on the album, Beck opted to pursue the latter course.
Recording sessions for the album took place over four days, the 14th and 15th and the 25th and 26th of May, 1968.[3] Nine tracks were taken from these sessions, including eclectic covers of "Ol' Man River" by Jerome Kern, the traditional ballad "Greensleeves," the modern ballad "Morning Dew" by Bonnie Dobson, acknowledgment of two giants of Chicago blues in songs by Willie Dixon, Muddy Waters' "You Shook Me" and Howlin' Wolf's "I Ain't Superstitious," the album starting off with a song from Beck's old band, "Shapes of Things." Three originals were credited to "Jeffrey Rod," a pseudonym for Beck and Stewart, all reworkings of previous blues songs: "Let Me Love You" the song of the same title by Buddy Guy; "Rock My Plimsoul" from "Rock Me Baby" by B.B. King; and "Blues Deluxe" similar to another song by B.B. King, "Gambler's Blues."[4] "Plimsoul" had already been recorded for the b-side to the 1967 single "Tallyman," and the tenth track, an instrumental featuring Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, Keith Moon, and future Beck group pianist Nicky Hopkins, "Beck's Bolero," had been edited and remixed for stereo from the earlier b-side to "Hi Ho Silver Lining." Due to contractual conflicts, Moon had been credited on the original album as "You Know Who."
Tracks
1. Shapes Of Things
2. Let Me Love You
3. Morning Dew
4. You Shook Me
5. Ol' Man River
6. Greensleeves
7. Rock My Plimsoul
8. Beck's Bolero
9. Blues Deluxe
10. I Ain't Superstitious
...
Jeff Beck — guitars; vocals on "Hi Ho Silver Lining" and "Tallyman;" bass on "Ol' Man River"
Rod Stewart — vocals
Ronnie Wood — bass
Micky Waller — drums
[edit]Additional personnel
Madeline Bell — vocals on "I've Been Drinking"
John Carter and Ken Lewis — backing vocals on "Tallyman"
Clem Cattini — drums on "Hi Ho Silver Lining"
Aynsley Dunbar — drums on "Tallyman" and "Rock My Plimsoul" b-side
Nicky Hopkins — piano on "Morning Dew," "You Shook Me" master take, "Beck's Bolero," and "Blues Deluxe"
John Paul Jones — bass on "Hi Ho Silver Lining" and "Beck's Bolero;" Hammond organ on "Ol' Man River" and "You Shook Me"; arrangements on "Hi Ho Silver Lining"
Keith Moon — drums on "Beck's Bolero;" tympani on "Ol' Man River"
Jimmy Page — twelve string guitar on "Beck's Bolero"
Mysterious Scottish bloke — bagpipes on "Morning Dew"
Unknown studio orchestra — instruments on "Love Is Blue"
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.
