Beck, Bogert & Appice/WA, USA 1973 Upgrade

A new superb live album of the legendary super trio has been born. The new masterpiece is engraved with “Seattle performance on April 26, 1973”. Jeff Beck’s first visit to Japan was in May 1973, so it was a concert about three weeks before. This is the best audience recording. It is a new excavation of a recording that was previously unknown, but it is a sudden appearance and a well-established masterpiece. In fact, it is a master that the prestigious JEMS released to the world as the D&D Archive Series. “D&D” refers to the legendary recording duo Dave Departee & Donn Amick, who were active in Seattle in the 1970s. JEMS archives dozens of masters of this duo. It seems that the speed of excavation has slowed down recently, but this work is one of the latest excavations that shines among them. Furthermore, it is a new excavation and the generation is the ultimate. The source was the oldest existing 1st Gene cassette. It was the final playback after 45 years of trial, but it was decided to remain forever at the last minute. When it comes to new excavations after so much time has passed, it is natural that the recorder and the lineage are unknown, but it is rare to know so clearly. It arrived only through the hands of people who are called prestigious and masterful in the rock archive world. It is a live album that was born to become a masterpiece. The sound that flows from this work is wonderful to prove such a history with sound. It is no doubt an audience recording that absorbed the sound of the venue slightly, but the delicacy and vividness of the details are speechless. Carmine’s hitting sound is clear to each one of the cymbals being hit, and Bogart’s bass is clear even though it swells. Of course, Jeff’s mischievous guitar that teases the super rhythm section is also super clear. Furthermore, even the audience noise is miraculous. You can enjoy the natural realism of zero artificiality, and every single applause is clear. However, the balance is as wonderful as an official work that has been precisely mixed, and does not interfere with the subtleties of the performance sound at all. It is so delicate, and the sound is extremely glossy and beautiful. The freshness of the 1st generation cassette is endless, and it is incredibly stable that it was the final playback. The only momentary noise due to tape deterioration occurs at 1:07 of “Sweet Sweet Surrender”, but other than that, the beautiful sound continues endlessly with no dubbing marks, twists or distortions. In this work, such a miraculous master has been further brushed up. In fact, JEMS placed emphasis on the truth of the excavation and did not perform any noise reduction or mastering. Although I hesitated to tamper with the miracle brilliance, unfortunately the public sound source was about a semitone lower in pitch. That is also the truth of the 1st generation tape, but in this work, I took the “truth of the scene” more than that. The pitch was accurately corrected and the reverberating range was relaxed. It was decided to deliver a more realistic reproduction of the “sound that was heard at the scene.” The show depicted with such a sound is… truly a legendary scene. The set is very similar to the upcoming performance in Japan, but the performance itself is even more intense and lively than the masterpiece “LIVE IN JAPAN”. The performance, which makes the traditional official album look hazy, is spelled out with a superb sound. BECK, BOGERT & APPICE, who engraved a fleeting yet dazzling brilliance in rock history. This is an amazing live album that suddenly appeared 45 years after that legend. The “sound” spun by a master of performance, captured by a master of recording, and left forever by a prestigious archive. It is a wonderful piece of music, but more than that, it is the pinnacle of the act of “leaving music behind”. It is also the crystallization of that passion. The best newly excavated live album that rock vintage can depict. ★ Corrected the pitch slightly lower than a semitone. (The distortion has been corrected to the point where it changes the impression) *The reverberating range has been softened to make it easier to listen to. Live at Paramount Northwest, Seattle, WA. USA 26th April 1973 (75:01) 1. Superstition 2. Livin’ Alone 3. I’m So Proud 4. Lady 5. Morning Dew 6. Drum Solo/Morning Dew(reprise) 7. Sweet Sweet Surrender 8. Lose Myself With You 9. Bass and Drum Jam/Lose Myself With You 10. Black Cat Moan 11. You Shook Me/Black Cat Moan 12. Why Should I Care 13. Plynth 14. Shotgun 15. Jeff’s Boogie