JEFF BECK / American Tour 1971 Winterland (2CDR)

CD01:
01: Tuning
02: Going Down
03: Ice Cream Cakes
04: Morning Dew
05: Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You
06: I Got To Have A Song
07: Jody
08: Jeff's Boogie
09: New Ways > Train Train
10: Ain't No Sunshine

CD02:
11: Got The Feeling
12: Situation
-(August 22, 1971: Ruisrock Festival, Runsala Parken, Turku, Finland)-
13: I Got To Have A Song
14: I've Been Used
15: Situation

-(December 14, 1971: BBC Studios, London, England)-
16: Going Down
17: Got The Feeling

Lineup:
Bob Tench: Vocals
Jeff Beck: Guitar
Max Middleton: Keyboards
Clive Chaman: Bass
Cozy Powell: Drums

This release features a live recording of Jeff Beck's US tour from October 31, 1971, at the Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco, California. While the first incarnation of the Jeff Beck Group (JBG) was popular thanks to star players like Rod Stewart and Ronnie Wood, the second incarnation featured on this disc—including the then-unknown Cozy Powell (who would go on to become a world-famous drummer) and the highly skilled Max Middleton—boasted a compelling lineup that delivered technically superb performances. Jeff is in top form here, showcasing a powerful guitar style filled with a raw intensity unique to this era. Bonus tracks include three songs from the Finland show during that year's European tour and two songs from a studio performance at the BBC studios in London, all sourced from soundboard (SBD) recordings. Although the main show is an audience recording, it captures a vivid sense of atmosphere and clarity, allowing the listener to experience the performance directly.