Sunday, April 2, 2023

The Jeff Beck Group - BBC In Concert, Paris Theatre, London, Britain, 6-29-1972

In 1967, lead guitarist Jeff Beck formed the Jeff Beck Group, with Rod Stewart as lead vocalist. This band was critically and commercially successful, putting out two albums. But the band broke up in mid-1969. Shortly after that, Beck was in a car accident and had to recouperate for about a year. When he finished, he created a new Jeff Beck Group with entirely different personnel. The new lead vocalist was Bobby Tench.

That is the version of the band on this album. It's lucky the band played this concert for the BBC, because they didn't leave much behind in the way of excellent sounding live recordings. But this one does sound excellent. 

The Jeff Beck Group broke up for good in July 1972, just one month after this concert. After that, Beck lost the "Group" and performed under his own name.

Strangely, although Beck was active at the BBC in the 1960s with the Yardbirds and then the first Jeff Beck Group, he seems to have done very little with the BBC after this. I found a mention of a Beck concert for the BBC in 1980. A recording of it must exist, because it's mentioned at the discogs.com database. But I've never come across it. If you know of it, or other BBC recordings from him, please let me know.

This album is 60 minutes long.

01 talk (Jeff Beck Group)
02 Ice Cream Cakes (Jeff Beck Group)
03 talk (Jeff Beck Group)
04 Morning Dew (Jeff Beck Group)
05 Going Down (Jeff Beck Group)
06 talk (Jeff Beck Group)
07 Definitely Maybe [Instrumental] (Jeff Beck Group)
08 talk (Jeff Beck Group)
09 Tonight I'll Be Staying Here with You (Jeff Beck Group)
10 talk (Jeff Beck Group)
11 New Was - Plynth [Water Down the Drain] - Train Train (Jeff Beck Group)
12 talk (Jeff Beck Group)
13 Ain't No Sunshine (Jeff Beck Group)
14 talk (Jeff Beck Group)
15 Got the Feeling (Jeff Beck Group)
16 talk (Jeff Beck Group)
17 Let Me Love You (Jeff Beck Group)

https://www.upload.ee/files/15275986/JeffB_1972_BBConcertParisTheatre__6-29-1972_atse.zip.html

The cover photo was taken at the Crystal Palace in London in 1972.

1 comment:

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