Customer Reviews
With Bonus Tracks Galore! - By: Alan Burridge, 19 Aug 2008 
The womanin our local corner shop often has her Rod Stewart T-shirts on.
"Have you got the Jeff Beck albums yet?" I ask.
She smiles benignly as if to say; "Idiot! What would my Roddy be doing on a Jeff Beck album, I do wish he'd stop asking me that!"
Jeff Beck's first album after leaving The Yardbirds, & after enjoying (?) 2 or 3 chart singles on which HE took the lead vocals this album was an absolute blessing to hear; this was what we expected from a band fronted by him! And yes, regardless of my disbelieveing corner shop lady, her Roddy sings on all the original album tracks, & makes an especially fine job on every one of them, & would surprise quite a few of those disbeliever'sin the process with 'Ol Man River' for starters.
And as if the first 10 tracks were not enough for a more than satisfying first album from The Jeff Beck Group, here we have 8 bonus tracks consisting of B-sides, mono mixes, AND Jeff's 3 chart singlesin 'Hi-Ho Silver Lining,' 'Tallyman' & the totally instrumental 'Love Is Blue.'
We must be grateful that we had TWO albums from this band before Rod & Ron Wood split to join up with The Faces, but it was their destiny as much as it was Jeff Beck's to do his jazz-rock thing; though for most of his fans, his blues is far more to our taste & it's where he belongs.
better than original - By: A. H. Thouless, 07 Nov 2007 
I am a bit of a Blues fan but have the original version of this on LP,perhaps I didn't realise at the time how much of a blues album it was as being a teenager got into pop-rock but time has changed me.
The bonus tracks are great & for me they should have been on the original as they are the best tracks on the cd.Rod Stewarts voice is about the best I have heard it & Beck's guitar playing has so much feel to it on the slower tracks.
More than classic rock - By: Harry Stag, 26 Mar 2006 Although everything that has been saidin the other reviews is absolutely true, what hasn't been mentioned is the degree of light & shade within the album. Ol' Man River is not an obvious choice for a heavy rock band, yet the performance is surperb, with masterful vocals & some tasty slide playing from Beck. The canned applause on Blues Deluxe is a little irritating, but the execution is excellent once again. Beck's acoustic performance of Greensleaves is a nice change of pace, while Beck's Bolero shows the sheer musicality of the band & their collaborators (Jimmy Page & Keith Moon on this particular track). There's good stuffin the bonus tracks especially I've Been Drinking. It's worth pointing out that this should probably be seen as a band album, with Beck first among equals. Rod Stewart's contribution is just to important to be ignored, & his phenomenal singing throughout just goes to show that he wasn't always naff. An excellent album, with some worthwhile bonus tracks.
What an album - By: Rune Larsen, 10 Aug 2005 Well, well, well. I have read a lot about this album, but despite the fact that I am a big JB fan I have never own the album until now. And what a waste of time.
The album is even better than expected, & even the sound quality is rather good despite the age of the recordings. All the musicians does a brilliant job, not strange most of them went on to become rather famous.
I wonder how fare this group could have gone if the work on this album have been continued. If you listen to early Led Zeppelin the similarity is obvious.
I can only give this album, including the bonus tracks, my very very best recommendations.
Wow! Wow! and wow! again... - By: mitchgibbo, 26 Jun 2005 The re-release of this lost classic has me frothing at the mouth. Featuring a young (24 year old) Jeff Beck, a then relatively unknown Rod Stewart,a future Rolling Stonein the form of Ronnie Wood this album set the blue print for others to follow, most noteably the mighty Led Zeppelin.
Beck shows on this that he is capable of turning his hand to anything, from blues, folk & jazz to out & out psychedelia & on the way produces a record that would soon become a masterclassin musicianship.
Cobbled together to "record some of the rubbish we'd been playing live", Beck & cohorts recorded one of the most influential albums of the era, possibly of all time, & the beauty of it is that although rapidly approaching 40 years old, this album remains immensely listenable, with Beck showing a wonderful mastery of his instrument & Rod the Mod revelingin the role as the best white blues singer around.
Truly a stunning album
