JEFF BECK - Truth - MOFI - MFSL - Vinyl 45RPM - INSTANT SOLD OUT - Limited #4000

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Jeff Beck – Truth

Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab - 45rpm

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Jeff Beck – Truth - MOFI Mobile Fidelity 180g –45rpm Vinyl 2 LP. Limited Edition- 4000 copies & numbered #. Condition is"New". Shipped with USPS Media Mail.
Mastered on MobileFidelity's World-Renowned Mastering System and Pressed at RTI: LP Breathes withSumptuous Warmth.

Thecore lineup – Jeff Beck, Rod Stewart, Mickey Waller, Ron Wood – responsible forthe groundbreaking performances Truth alone qualifies as a watershedaccomplishment. That the 1968 landmark predated and impacted Led Zeppelin'sdebut; involved members of Zeppelin, the Faces, and the Who; continues to becited by many experts as the blueprint for hard rock; and unspools withindescribable guitar wizardry and primal energy put it into rarefied territory.Among the most influential sets ever released, Beck's solo debut has neverspoken with more truth than on this exceptional analog reissue.

Masteredfrom the original master tapes and limited to 4,000 numbered copies, MobileFidelity's 180g 45RPM 2LP vinyl set puts you in Abbey Road and Olympic SoundStudios with the band. Free of the haze, thinness, and constrained nature ofmany prior editions, it presents the music with three-dimensional depth,revealing texture, and unmistakable liveliness. Just as crucially, and in linewith Beck's request in the original liner notes, this audiophile release can beplayed loud without harshness and distortion. Truth is not for the fainthearted;it will help take your system to its limits.

Steeped in blues,swing, heaviness, and firepower, Beck's six-string voodoo pushed conventionsand boundaries at the time – and still does now. As scribe Gene Santoro writesin his essay for Beckology, "The guitar may slashand burn or sigh an aching melody, blaze a fusillade or arc a lyrical air – butfrom the touch, the phrasing, you know it's him." And Mobile Fidelity'smeticulously engineered reissue lets you identify Beck with unsurpassedcertainty and intimacy. You can practically hear his fingertips on the fretswhile savoring the endless tones echoing from his notes, sustains, bends,glissandos, slides, and major and minor chords.

Of course, Beck'scharismatic contributions aren't the only dramatically elevated features. Truth towersabove nearly every other one of the British icon's records due to thecohesiveness of its songs and chemistry shared by the band members – as well asseveral choice guests. The full measure of Waller's foundation-bustingpercussive thunder, for example, can now be enjoyed without limitations. DittoWood's steadying rhythms, and the grit and grain present in Stewart'sdeliveries. The latter's fabled combination of ragged looseness, soulfulshouting, and organic rasp first make their appearance on Truth –and would soon help him land his gig with the Faces, not to mention catapulthim to global stardom.

Such commercial successmay have eluded Truth,yet few platters remain more revered by listeners, critics, and fellowmusicians. Considering it also involves Rolling Stones session/touring pianistNicky Hopkins, Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page, Zeppelin bassist John Paul Jones,and Who drummer Keith Moon – and includes a roof-shaking rendition of WillieDixon's "You Shook Me" that inspired Page, given Zeppelin included iton its debut months later – the sheer importance and scope of Truth cannotbe over-exaggerated. Neither can the brilliance of the performances orinventiveness of Beck's approaches.

He slylytraces back to his days in the Yardbirds with an acrobatic rendition of"Shapes on Things" that opens the album and puts listeners on noticethat things have changed. Slow, chilling interpretations of "MorningDew" and "Ol' Man River" ache with regret. A solo acousticversion of the traditional "Greensleeves" conveys grace and delicacy,while Beck and company demonstrate they can turn on a dime the very next momentwith "Rock My Plimsoul." And that's saying nothing of Beck'ssignature piece, the wordless "Beck's Bolero," a tense powder kegfurther ignited by Page and Moon, with the latter yelling halfway through andsmashing the microphone, leading to what you can now hear in stellar clarity –a tidal wave of cymbals dominating the percussion.

By itself,the song justifies Truth, as does theseven-and-half-minute "Blues Deluxe," which stands up with any bluesfrom any era, and showcases Hopkins' massive personality on the 88s. And lestwe forget, Beck turns his guitar into a carnival of animal and human voices on"I Ain't Superstitious," with Stewart responding to everyone. Fromstart to finish, there's not a single lapse. And that's the straight truth.

1.     Shapesof Things

2.     LetMe Love You

3.     MorningDew

4.     YouShook Me

5.     Ol'Man River

6.     Greensleeves

7.     RockMy Plimsoul

8.     Beck'sBolero

9.     BluesDeluxe

10. IAin't Superstitious

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