Wired is a Jazz album by Jeff Beck, originally released in 1976. On Gatefold: 169 pressings tracked, owned by 50 collectors.
About
For the follow-up to 1975’s landmark <i>Blow By Blow</i>, Jeff Beck teamed up with fusion keyboardist Jan Hammer to tackle a diverse selection of material. Overseen by Beatles studio guru George Martin, <i>Wired</i> exists at a crossroads of ‘70s funk, fusion, and instrumental rock. In some moments it appeals to fans of Weather Report; in others Funkadelic or Stevie Wonder. One thing is certain: Hammer’s prior experience playing against John McLaughlin in Mahavishnu Orchestra made him a perfect match for Beck’s mercurial expertise. Their chemistry really comes out in the tightly interwoven funk of “Led Boots” and “Blue Wind,” but Hammer also knows when to lay back and let Beck’s lyrical side take center stage. The album ends with a stripped-down, piano-backed ballad entitled “Love Is Green,” but a bluesy, late-night reading of Charles Mingus’ “Goodbye Pork Pie Hat” is the album’s crown jewel.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Led Boots3:59
- A2Come Dancing5:54
- A3Goodbye Pork Pie Hat5:26
- A4Head For Backstage Pass2:41
Side B
- B1Blue Wind5:49
- B2Sophie6:27
- B3Play With Me4:06
- B4Love Is Green2:28
Sound DNA
- Jazz
- Jazz Fusion
- layered
- driving
- cerebral
Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.
An Equator production.
Recorded at Air Studios & Trident Studios, London
Cherokee Studios, Hollywood, California
Mixed at Caribou Studios, Nederland, Colorado
Sound Labs, Hollywood, California
Shorepak by Shorewood Packaging Co. Ltd., England
[Catalogue numbers:]
EPC 86012 on the sleeve, S EPC 86012 on the labels.
CBS Records are the exclusive licensees for the UK
Runouts are stamped.
US & Canada cat. no. is in parentheses.
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Ed GreeneDRUMS
- Jan HammerDRUMS DRUMS, SYNTHESIZER KEYBOARDS , DRUMS
- Jeff BeckGUITAR ACOUSTIC GUITAR LEAD GUITAR
- Max MiddletonCLARINET, ELECTRIC PIANO CLAVICHORD , ELECTRIC PIANO CLAVINET , ELECTRIC PIANO
- Narada Michael WaldenDRUMS DRUMS, PIANO PIANO
- Richard BaileyDRUMS
- Wilbur BascombBASS BASS GUITAR BASS, WRITTEN-BY
50 collectors on Gatefold own this · 169 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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