Name: Beck-Ola
Brand: Jeff Beck

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Catalogue number

19658804901

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Black

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Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2023-09-15

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier US

Sony

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

196588049019

Total Cap

Black LP

Artist

Jeff Beck

Genre US

60s & 70s

Label US

Legacy

Jeff Beck is a British guitarist who was born on June 24, 1944, in Wallington, Surrey, United Kingdom. He gained recognition as a member of The Yardbirds and was inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame with them in 1992. In 2009, he was also honored as a solo artist. With his unique style and virtuosic playing, Beck has influenced countless musicians across genres. His music resonates with fans of rock, blues, and jazz alike.
Throughout his career, Jeff Beck has collaborated with various artists and bands such as Derek & The Dominos and Blind Faith. His discography includes both solo albums and projects like "Beck, Bogert & Appice." Known for his innovative guitar techniques and experimental soundscapes, Beck continues to push boundaries in the world of music.
Some similar artists to Jeff Beck include Robin Trower, John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers, Rory Gallagher, and Jimmy Page. These musicians share a passion for blues-infused rock and have contributed significantly to the genre's evolution. Fans of these artists are likely to appreciate Jeff Beck's distinctive sound and groundbreaking approach to guitar playing.

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Jeff Beck’s position in the pantheon of great electric guitarists is indisputable. As visionary a musician as Jimi Hendrix, Beck made his name as the second of three hall of fame stringbenders for the legendary Yardbirds (following in the “Slowhand” shoes of Eric Clapton and preceding the pre-Zep/session gigging Jimmy Page). Known for his blistering leads and the wild chances he took as one of the first axemen to widely employ feedback during a solo, Beck immediately launched his solo career upon leaving the Yardbirds in 1967. Together with vocalist Rod Stewart and multi-instrumentalist Ron Wood on bass, he cut a pair of albums that expanded on the greatness of his previous work. A year after Truth, Beck &amp; company returned with the even thicker sound of Beck-Ola, an album often sited as one of heavy metal’s firestarters. Along with Stewart, Wood and pile-driving new drummer Tony Newman, the album features the inspired addition of storied session man Nicky Hopkins on keyboards. Hopkins added welcome texture to the album’s seven tracks, most notably on the Hopkins-composed “Girl From Mill Valley.” Elsewhere, group tears through two Elvis Presley covers and four band compositions with an intensity that practically leaps from the stylus to the speakers.Could a band this heavy, this hard-hitting last? Unfortunately no, it could not. Following the completion of the album, the group splintered on the eve of the Woodstock festival with Stewart and Wood leaving to join the Faces. Of course, Beck went on to future triumphs in a variety of genres and styles and Stewart and Wood found wider fame and fortune as well. How fortunate, then, that we have this time capsule from June, 1969, to document their seminal collaboration.&nbsp;

Beck-Ola

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Discover Beck-Ola by Jeff Beck. A heavy metal firestarter from 1969, featuring blistering leads and inspired keyboard work by Nicky Hopkins. Available in LP format from Legacy.