Review: This 1968 debut from UK guitar visionary Jeff Beck still lands with the force of a revelation. Backed by a then-unknown Rod Stewart on vocals and Ronnie Wood on bass, it fused blues standard interpretations with proto-heavy rock swagger, laying groundwork for what would become metal. 'You Shook Me' and 'I Ain't Superstitious' are molten blues workouts, while 'Beck's Bolero'-a wild, multi-sectioned instrumental co-written with Jimmy Page-remains a startling piece of production and arrangement. The soulful grind of 'Let Me Love You' and the stretched-out ache of 'Blues De Luxe' show off Beck's ability to balance touch with raw volume. Reissued here on remastered orange wax, it's a reminder of a time when British blues rock was at its most electrifying.
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