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Radio Broadcast 8.3 - A professional recording that could be better with some final mastering. Right now it sounds like it needs some multi-band compression but it is technically a good sounding tape. -
Volume 2: All EXCELLENT! Must haves without question. -
Volume 1: All EXCELLENT! Must haves without question. -
Audience 8.5 - Certainly has to be considered as one of the clearest of the ’68 aud recordings out there. The other great thing about this one is the performance is very good, Jeff is on point throughout the gig. -
Audience 7.4 - Noisy recording from very close to stage, but it’s so raw and energetic you get sucked into it immediately. A jolly good show! Clear, loud, and tons of fun to listen to. -
Audience 8.4 - This is the August ’72 show and the sound is pretty decent with clarity, average depth and dynamics but regardless it’s a very enjoyable listen. Perhaps it could be said this is one of the better ’72 tapes in circulation. -
Volume 3: Audience 7.6 - Bass is pumping at the expense of everything else unless the music pauses now and then which makes guitar front and center for a moment. It’s somewhat muddy, but you do hear everything happening, and the ears do adjust. It’s the worst of the three night stand. Good, at times, and worth having nonetheless. -
Volume 2: Audience 8.2 - Sounds like taper attended the first two nights and had different seats each time because this one, while pretty strong, shows a rather overloaded bass signal that does not distort the tape as much as it crowds the sound field in the middle. This places guitar secondary in the mix, and vocals third. Drums sound good. The overall mix is what I would call decent for 1969 audience but not as clear as the first night. -
Volume 1: Audience 8.4 - Very clear, especially Jeff, with Rod pushed to the background. Tends toward “shrill” with the cymbals but because it is a “hot” show with decent clarity we overlook some of the minor gripes. -
Audience 9.6 - As good as I have heard - clear as a bell, and full, up front, balanced sound. A must have! Jeff Beck with The Jan Hammer Group July 23, 1976 (1976-07-23) Arrowhead Stadium Kansas City, Missouri USA 01) [04:43] Oh Yeah 02) [07:42] Sister 03) [00:29] Band Introductions 04) [08:26] Darkness / Earth In Search of a Sun 05) [04:34] Play With Me 06) [06:35] Freeway Jam 07) [07:14] Scatterbrain 08) [08:21] Earth (Still Our Only Home) 09) [05:01] Diamond Dust 10) [04:31] You Know What I Mean Total [57:37] Note: Jeff joins the The Jan Hammer Group during Track 4. Jeff Beck - guitar Jan Hammer - moog and Oberheim synthesizers. Tony "Thunder" Smith - drums, vocals Fernando Saunders - bass, vocals Steve Kindler - violin -
Audience 9.2 - This recording is very clean and very bright, it does not favor the bass but what you’ll find is that the guitar sounds like it’s right next to you (which for the taper maybe it was). That is what is going to bring you into this show anyway – it’s all here, it’s a great recording with excellent airspace (atmosphere) allowing the sounds to breath.Jeff Beck & Johnny Depp Grand Sierra Theatre Reno, NV November 12, 2022 Disc 1 01. Freeway Jam 02. Loose Cannon 03. Midnight Walker 04. Big Block 05. Caroline, No 06. You Know You Know 07. Me and the Devil Blues 08. Star Cycle 09. Brush With the Blues Disc 2 10. You Never Know 11. Cause We've Ended as Lovers 12. Rumble 13. This is a Song for Miss Hedy Lamarr 14. Isolation 15. Time 16. Venus in Furs 17. A Day in the Life 18. Corpus Christi Carol 19. Little Wing 20. The Death and Resurrection Show 21. Good Night Band line-up Jeff Beck : Guitar Anika Nilles : Drums Rhonda Smith : Bass Vanessa Freebairn-Smith : Cello Robert Adam Stevenson : Keyboards Johnny Depp : Vocals/Guitar -
Audience 9.0 - This is a very good recording that delivers most of what you need, but for someone who perhaps understands the nuances of sound they may have wished for hearing this from a little bit closer with more clarity. That is nitpicking though – I think this sounds very very decent. The main attraction is Jeff Beck’s guitar playing and Johnny Depp’s accompaniment and you get that all very nicely. JEFF BECK Sentrum Scene, Oslo, Norge July 02, 2022 (Early Show) 01. -The Pump 02. -Starcycle 03. -You Know You Know 04. -Stratus 05. -Mightnight Walker 06. -Big Block 07. -No, Caroline 08. -Brush With The blues 09. -'Cause We Ended As Lovers 10. -You Never Know Disc 2 11. -Rumble 12. -This Is A Song For Miss Hedy Lamarr 13. -Isolation 14. -Time 15. -What's Goin' On 16. -Little Wing 17. -The Death And Resurrection Show 18. -Corpus Christi Carol 19. -A Day In The Life - Ovation Lineup: Jeff Beck: Guitar and Introductions Anika Nilles: Drums Rhonda Smith: Bass Vanessa Freebairn-Smith: Cello Robert Adam Stevenson. Keyboards and Johnny Depp -
Audience 9.4 - Depth, clear, dynamic and good stage mix…the only regret is the shortened Nadia and Hedy Lamarr, but I can live with that. Jeff Beck 2022-06-03 Royal Concert Hall Glasgow, SCO Disc 1 01 -Star Cycle 02 -You Know You Know 03 -Stratus 04 -Nadia 05 -Rumble 06 -Midnight Walker 07 -Big Block 08 -Caroline, No 09 -Brush With The Blues 10 -Hedy Lamarr* 11 -Isolation* Disc 2 12 -Time* 13 -What's Goin' On* 14 -Let It Be Me* 15 -Little Wing* 16 -The Death And Resurrection Show* 17 -'Cause We've Ended As Lovers 18 -Corpus Christi Carol 19 -A Day In The Life* Jeff Beck: Guitar and Introductions Anika Nilles: Drums Rhonda Smith (Prince, Chaka Khan, Beyoncé, George Clinton): Bass Vanessa Freebairn-Smith (Sonus Quartet): Cello Robert Adam Stevenson. Keyboards *Johnny Depp (Actor): Vocals/Guitar on 10 to 16 & 19 Opening Act on this tour was Sharon Corr. -
Audience 8.7 - A solid recording, some flaws including tape noise that lurks in the background at all times but only really makes its presence known when music is very quiet. Middle frequencies get just a touch crowded, still it is pretty clear, this is a very good, but not great, recording. Jeff Beck with The Jan Hammer Group May 29, 1976 (1976-05-29) Community Concourse San Diego, California USA 01) [00:21] Introduction 02) [05:13] Oh Yeah 03) [06:39] Country Eastern Music 04) [00:52] Band Introductions 05) [06:55] Darkness / In Search of the Sun 06) [04:43] You Know What I Mean 07) [07:14] Scatterbrain 08) [05:26] Freeway Jam 08) [05:12] Jan Hammer song ? 10) [07:07] Diamond Dust 11) [06:29] Full Moon Boogie 12) [08:09] Sophie 13) [04:37] Led Boots 14) [06:12] Blue Wind Total [1:15:19] Note: Jeff joins the The Jan Hammer Group during Track 5. Jeff Beck - guitar Jan Hammer - moog and Oberheim synthesizers. Tony "Thunder" Smith - drums, vocals Fernando Saunders - bass, vocals Steve Kindler - violin -
Audience 8.6 - I don’t quite know what to make of this tape – it is very clear but with some kind of slight crispness in the middle to high band that suggests the microphone being used was not up to the task. That being said, it’s still a pretty good recording, and with a class mic it would have been a 9.0 or better. Well worth getting, that is my final assessment. Band: Jeff Beck with Jan Hammer Group Date: Dec 8, 1976 Venue: Where House, New Orleans Disc #1 01) Darkness / Earth In Search Of A Sun 9:00 02) You Know What I Mean 4:38 03) Freeway Jam 7:54 04) Goodbye Pork Pie Hat 5:09 05) Earth(Still Our Only Home) 5:59 06) Drums, Keyboard Solo - Earth(Reprised) 7:43 07) Scatterbrain 7:40 Disc #2 01) Bass Solo 4:41 02) Come Dancing 8:23 03) She's A Woman 5:31 04) Diamond Dust 7:20 05) Full Moon Boogie 7:42 06) Blue Wind / Train Kept A Rollin' 4:49 Total time 01:26:38 Jeff Beck (with Jan Hammer) Tour Jeff Beck(guitar) Jan Hammer(keyboards) Fernando Saunders(bass) Steve Kindler(violin,synthesizers and guitars) Tony Smith(drums) -
Audience 9.2 - Both shows represented here are very similar and probably done by the same crew, in roughly the same vicinity because both are close to the P.A. (and not distorted!). In fact, both are exactly the kind of audience tapes I like the most – brutally powerful with just enough atmosphere to get the feel of the day. When I say powerful, I mean this stuff is comin’ at ya! Love it to death! Jeff Beck Oakland Stadium Day On The Green 4 Oakland,California June 5-6,1976 Band: Jeff Beck-Guitar Jan Hammer-Keys Tony Smith-Drums,Vocals Fernando Saunders-Bass Steven Kindler-Violin Disc 1 June 5th, 1976 1-Oh Yeah 2-Country And Eastern Music 3-Darkness - Earth In Search Of A Sun 4-You Know What I Mean 5-Freeway Jam 6-Sophie 7-Earth (Still Our Only Home) 8-Diamond Dust 9-Full Moon Boogie 10-Led Boots Disc 2 June 6th, 1976 1-Intro 2-Oh Yeah 3-Country and Eastern Music 4-Darkness-Earth in Search of a Sun - You Know What I mean 5-Freeway Jam 6-Sophie 7-Diamond Dust 8-The Groove 9-Blue Wind 10-Full Moon Boogie -
Audience 8.7 - A huge surprise this was to me, being the first gig with Jan Hammer in 1976 and at the Roundhouse, which was not known as being hospitable for taping (acoustics) but this tape is pretty good! The surprise of the year. Jeff Beck/Jan Hammer Group Roundhouse London, UK May 23th, 1976 *First Gig! *Announced as "Jeff Beck Band" *Supporting Alvin Lee Jeff Beck Guitar Jan Hammer Keyboards Tony Smith Drums, Vocals Fernando Saunders Bass Steven Kindler Violin? T1 -Intro >:40 T2 -Country & Eastern Music 7:27 T3 -You Know What I Mean 3:06 T4 -Freeway Jam 5:22 T5 -Earth [Still Our Only Home] 4:53 T6 -Diamond Dust 7:56 T7 -Full Moon Boogie 8:05 T8 -Led Boots 2:47 -
Audience 7.7 - A little crowded but at times it clears up a bit, it’s actually pretty decent and Jeff is very much up front in this one. Well worth getting. -
Audience 9.3 - Turn it up, it just gets better and better. A wide open stereo sound field lets the music breath and soar. -
CD 1 - Audience 8.4 - A lively, jumping tape that is a fun listen but the limitations include some minor over-saturation which surprisingly does not ruin anything, but keeps the rating in the mid 80’s technically speaking. I like this recording personally, I find it exhilarating! CD CD 2 - Audience 8.8 - A very well made recording with a great balance to it, a warmth and tone that is pleasing to the ears. Lovely! CD 3 - Audience 8.2 - A tape with a preponderance of low end, to the point where you can’t ignore it, not that it is particularly muddy, just that it is bass heavy. I do get the other instruments thankfully, but like I said…bass. CD 4 - Same as disc 3, but I will say this much, on songs where the bass work is minimized, it sounds excellent. -
Audience 8.4 - A pretty loud recording, and not super defined but it’s VERY good nonetheless and well worth hearing. It certainly has a very immediate and live feel to it, even after all these years it’s as if it happened yesterday. -
Audience 8.9 - One thing for certain, you can’t knock this recording for not having enough wide open and bright atmosphere! Holy crap it’s got that in spades, at maybe at a little expense of the lower register – although the bass is present in a sort of brassy and sassy kind of way. If you want to hear that guitar detail and don’t mind that the recording favors that sort of mid band/upper high range of sound and less emphasis on deep bottom end (most people would prefer not being overloaded with bass as it tends to muddy the sound) than you will like this a lot. I did not miss having phatness in the bottom end because I cranked up my bass on the EQ and lo-and-behold there was bass! Jeff Beck Group (with Jan Hammer) Palace Theatre Waterbury, Connecticut October 12, 1976 01 - Earth (Still Our Only Home) 02 - Scatterbrain 03 - You Know What I Mean 04 - Bass Solo - Come Dancing 05 - She's A Woman 06 - Diamond Dust 07 - Full Moon Boogie 08 - Blue Wind 09 - Led Boots Jeff Beck - guitar Jan Hammer - keyboards Fernando Saunders - bass Tony Smith - drums Steve Kindler - violin -
Audience 8.6 - Pretty hot levels on this one, but it is clear and good balance of instruments with plenty of low end and highs (slightly overloaded but not distorted). -
Audience 9.4 - Famous for its clarity and dynamics, this well recorded gig is probably a must-have for anyone into this period Jeff Beck, or any period for that matter. Jeff Beck with Stanley Clarke Budokan Hall, Tokyo, Japan December 2, 1978. Disc 1 01. -Opening 02. -Darkness 03. -Star Cycle 04. -Freeway Jam 05. -Cat Moves 06. -Goodbye Pork Pie Hat 07. -School Days 08. -Journey To Love Disc 2 01. -Lopsy Lu 02. -Diamond Dust 03. -Scatterbrain 04. -Rock 'n Roll Jelly 05. -'Cause We've Ended As Lovers 06. -Blue Wind 07. -Superstition Jeff Beck - Guitars Stanley Clarke - Bass Tony Hymas - Keyboards Simon Phillips - Drums -
Soundboard 8.9 - Great recording that is guitar centric with vocals a little behind the action. The June 15th fragment is a funky SDBRD feed with guitar panned hard right and vocals hard left. It’s also a bit harsh or I should say “biting” but it’s still a joy to hear. Jeff sounds incredible! -
Audience 8.8 - Another great tape made by someone obviously knowing what they were doing. There are a couple of cuts here and there, not deal breakers by any means but full disclosure. Anyway, a solid, in the pocket recording of a sizzling gig with great interplay between Jobson and Beck. -
Audience 7.8 - Good and clear but missing some fatness in the bottom. Still a good one and the band is hot. -
Audience 8.7 - a good recording with some signs of age, and a minor buzz that occurs only occasionally which is not related to the stage sound. Thankfully it’s not prominent during the actual music. The show itself is very tight, Beck is in good form. Very worthwhile! -
Audience 7.0 - Compressed, all squeezed up in the center…problem is there is just so precious few 1972 recordings and many consider this period to be very important in Beck’s career. -
Pro Studio 9.7 and SDBRD 9.4 - Only the cleanest and best source material is used in this set. I would recommend this as a good starting point for a 70’s era Jeff Beck collector. -
Audience 7.1 - A mediocre recording with some tape hiss present, and bass distortion that is present but thankfully is very minimal. Guitar work is great and is not buried in the mix. With some remastering this could be a lot better. The performance is worth the price of admission- definitely one of his better shows.
