{"product_id":"the-jeff-beck-group-in-concert-for-the-bbc-1972","title":"THE JEFF BECK GROUP - In Concert For The BBC 1972","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLP - Black Vinyl. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHaving documented \u003cstrong\u003eJeff Beck\u003c\/strong\u003e’s activities in 1967 (\u003cstrong\u003eR\u0026amp;B28\u003c\/strong\u003e) and 1968 (\u003cstrong\u003eR\u0026amp;B86\u003c\/strong\u003e) we now turn our attention to 1972 and the second incarnation of \u003cstrong\u003eThe Jeff Beck Group\u003c\/strong\u003e. Following an enforced period of inactivity caused by a car accident – immortalised in the Faces’ song \u003cem\u003eRear Wheel Skid\u003c\/em\u003e – Beck put together an entirely new group. \u003cstrong\u003eMax Middleton\u003c\/strong\u003e on keyboards brought a more jazzy feel to the band, whilst the addition of drummer Cozy Powell ensured a powerful beat. Replacing \u003cstrong\u003eRod Stewart\u003c\/strong\u003e on vocals proved more of a challenge. After a false start with \u003cstrong\u003eAlex Ligertwood\u003c\/strong\u003e, Beck settled on the relatively unknown \u003cstrong\u003eBob Tench\u003c\/strong\u003e. This line up would record two LPs, \u003cem\u003eRough And Ready\u003c\/em\u003e (released October 1971) and \u003cem\u003eJeff Beck Group\u003c\/em\u003e (May 1972). There was also an LP of cover versions recorded at the Motown studios in Detroit which was never released due to Beck’s unhappiness with the results.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRolling Stone magazine gave this version of The Jeff Beck Group a mixed reception. \u003cem\u003eRough And Ready\u003c\/em\u003e was described by \u003cstrong\u003eStephen Davies\u003c\/strong\u003e as “a surprisingly fine piece of work from a man who wasn’t really expected to come back.” \u003cstrong\u003eJohn Mendelsohn\u003c\/strong\u003e was a lot less impressed with Jeff Beck Group. Although he describes Beck as a “peerless rock and roll guitarist” he criticises the record by saying that Beck “showcases his brilliantly idiosyncratic instrumental style in the context of a band upon which he himself has imposed severe stylistic restrictions.”\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOpening number \u003cem\u003eIce Cream Cakes\u003c\/em\u003e performed the same function on Jeff Beck Group and features a lyrical solo from Beck, the song ending with a call-and-response session between Beck and Middleton. \u003cem\u003eMorning Dew\u003c\/em\u003e provides a comparison with the first Jeff Beck Group who recorded a cover of this \u003cstrong\u003eBonnie Dobson\u003c\/strong\u003e song on their \u003cem\u003eTruth\u003c\/em\u003e LP (1968). Vocally Tench is less prominent than Rod Stewart but Middleton’s acoustic piano underpins the song effectively. Eventually the band drop away to leave Middleton playing unaccompanied which provides the bridge into \u003cem\u003eGoing Down\u003c\/em\u003e. This song was written by Memphis musician \u003cstrong\u003eDon Nix\u003c\/strong\u003e for his band \u003cstrong\u003eMoloch\u003c\/strong\u003e: after Beck recorded it for Jeff Beck Group it would be covered by many other groups including Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin, the Who and the Rolling Stones. Don Nix later admitted that the song was autobiographical, detailing how he fell out of a two-storey window and landed in a rubbish bin. The lengthy \u003cem\u003eNew Ways\u003c\/em\u003e \/ \u003cem\u003eTrain Train\u003c\/em\u003e medley features a short solo from Powell, followed by a duet with Beck and Tench singing a snatch of the venerable \u003cem\u003ePlynth\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSide two starts with an extended \u003cem\u003eDefinitely Maybe\u003c\/em\u003e, an elegant instrumental before it was an Oasis LP. \u003cem\u003eAin’t No Sunshine\u003c\/em\u003e was never released on a Jeff Beck Group LP, a missed opportunity since this Bill Withers song is well suited to Tench’s vocal style. Middleton switches to electric piano for a more soulful feel. \u003cem\u003eGot The Feeling\u003c\/em\u003e gives Chaman the chance to solo and showcases Beck’s dexterity on wah wah. Finally an up-tempo \u003cem\u003eLet Me Love You\u003c\/em\u003e again harks back to \u003cem\u003eTruth\u003c\/em\u003e. Beck echoes Tench’s vocal line whilst the audience sing and clap along before a stinging Beck solo brings the song and the concert to a rousing conclusion.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSoon after this concert Beck’s management announced that the second Jeff Beck Group was no more. Apparently “the fusion of the musical styles of the various members has been successful within the terms of individual musicians, but they didn’t feel it had led to the creation of a new musical style with the strength they had originally sought.” What had actually happened was that the rhythm section of Vanilla Fudge had become available allowing the ever-restless Beck to form a power trio with \u003cstrong\u003eTim Bogert\u003c\/strong\u003e on bass and drummer \u003cstrong\u003eCarmin Appice\u003c\/strong\u003e. Many other collaborations with other musicians followed and even today Beck seeks out new sounds and new musical partnerships, of which \u003cstrong\u003eJohnny Depp\u003c\/strong\u003e is the most recent. But there never was another Jeff Beck Group.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSleevenotes:\u003c\/strong\u003e Raine Parc-Biloux \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"1960s Records","offers":[{"title":"LP - Vinyl","offer_id":42843848442017,"sku":"SDZ-36474","price":14.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/products\/Jeff_Beck_Group_-_In_Concert_For_The_BBC_1972.jpg?v=1674496946","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/the-jeff-beck-group-in-concert-for-the-bbc-1972","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}