180-Gram Black Vinyl Reissue

Beck’s fifth studio album was originally released in 1976. While he was as innovative as Jimmy Page, as tasteful as Eric Clapton, and nearly as visionary as Jimi Hendrix, Jeff Beck never achieved the same commercial success as any of those contemporaries. A rare breed of guitarist, Beck is not only compelling for what he played, but for how he played it. While some guitar players use racks of gear to create sound, Beck preferred a simple, natural approach that emphasizes manual dexterity over gadgets. Beck played the entire guitar — using his fingers instead of a guitar pick for greater speed and control over the fretboard, Beck added deft twists of the volume and tone knobs to shape the notes as he played them and further bent sounds into a rubbery tangle with his controlled cruelty on the whammy bar.

Released: 8/31/10