| Jeff Beck | Primary Artist, Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Electric Guitar, Steel Guitar, Vocals |
| Jimmy Page | 12-string Guitar, Guitar (12 String Electric) |
| Rod Stewart | Vocals |
| Ron Wood | Bass Guitar |
| John Carter | Background Vocals |
| Madeline Bell | Background Vocals |
| Nicky Hopkins | Piano |
| Keith Moon | Drums, Timpani |
| John Paul Jones | Organ, Bass Guitar |
| Aynsley Dunbar | Drums |
| Clem Cattini | Drums |
| Mickey Waller | Drums |
| Ken Lewis | Background Vocals |
| Ken Lewis | Background Vocals |
| Mysterious Scottish Bloke | Bagpipes |
| Willie Dixon | Composer |
| Jimmy Page | Composer |
| Graham Gouldman | Composer |
| Jerome Kern | Composer |
| Scott English | Composer |
| Oscar Hammerstein II | Composer |
| Peter Mew | Remastering |
| Mickie Most | Producer |
| Dave Siddle | Engineer |
| Hugh Gilmour | Reissue Design |
| Traditional | Composer |
| Jeffrey Rod | Arranger, Composer |
Todd-Ray
Posted October 1, 2010
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I was not very familiar with Jeff Beck's early work besides his time with the Yardbirds. It is great to have one of his earliest albums remastered and reissued. The sound is great and the music is fantastic. It is somewhat eye opening to see how good this music is considering it doesn't get much attention these days, nor did it apparently get too much back in the day either. I do hear where Led Zepplin stole a few tricks and ideas for their first few albums. The booklet notes and track annotation are both good; there are a decent number of photos spread throughout, as well. Also, there's a good helping of bonus tracks including the hit non-album single Hi-Ho Silver Linning. I'm somewhat curious as to the reissue of the next Jeff Beck Group album but a little skeptical, too, as I believe the music isn't quite as good. These types of releases, however, should be the norm by which classic albums and those like Truth, which aren't given their due, are reissued. Maybe the reissue will now turn it into a classic.
Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.Yes, this is a Jeff Beck album but it is the vocal performance of Rod Stewart that makes this such a great album. Rod is the singer throughout the album and he does a truly memorable job with this odd selection of songs. The same is true of the other Beck/Stewart album: Beck-Ola.
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Posted October 26, 2008
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Editorial Reviews
All Music Guide - Bruce Eder
Jeff Beck's Truth -- which was already regarded as the pioneering heavy metal blues album of its era, beating Led Zeppelin to the punch by about six months -- got a lot better with this British import remastered reissue, which puts all prior editions of the CD to shame. EMI Records have remastered the original LP in 24-bit digital, which puts Beck's guitar and John Paul Jones' organ on "You Shook Me" practically in your lap, and the amp on the former almost up against your ear, and Mickey Waller's drums and Ron Wood's bass on "Shapes of Things" into a position of similar intimacy, so you can almost hear the action on the bass strings. And Rod Stewart's voice is not only ...