Jeff Beck – Flash
(Epic Records 1985 26112)
Matrix No’s: A1/B1 – UK Pressing
Sleeve in Nr MINT condition
– a little wear to edges/corners
Vinyl in Nr MINT condition
(there are some light surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality)
Geoffrey Arnold Beck (24 June 1944 – 10 January 2023) was an English guitarist. He rose to prominence as a member of the rock band the Yardbirds, and afterwards founded and fronted the Jeff Beck Group and Beck, Bogert & Appice. In 1975, he switched to an instrumental style with focus on an innovative sound, and his releases spanned genres and styles ranging from blues rock, hard rock, jazz fusion and a blend of guitar-rock and electronica.
Flash is the fifth studio album by guitarist Jeff Beck, released in July 1985 by Epic/CBS Records. The album reached No. 39 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart as well as reaching the top 60 in four other countries.
Two singles also charted, the first being a reunion with singer Rod Stewart (from the Jeff Beck Group) for a cover of “People Get Ready” by Curtis Mayfield/The Impressions, which reached No. 5 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock and No. 48 on the Hot 100, as well as the top 40 in four other countries. The second single, “Gets Us All in the End”, reached No. 20 on Mainstream Rock. The instrumental “Escape” went on to win the award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance at the 1986 Grammys, which was to be Beck’s first of many such awards.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | “Ambitious” | Nile Rodgers | 4:38 |
| 2. | “Gets Us All in the End” | Arthur Baker, Tina B | 6:06 |
| 3. | “Escape” | Jan Hammer | 4:41 |
| 4. | “People Get Ready” (featuring Rod Stewart) | Curtis Mayfield | 4:54 |
| 5. | “Stop, Look and Listen” | Rodgers | 4:27 |
| 6. | “Get Workin'” | Rodgers | 3:35 |
| 7. | “Ecstasy” | David Bendeth, Simon Climie | 3:31 |
| 8. | “Night After Night” | Rodgers | 3:42 |
| 9. | “You Know, We Know” | Tony Hymas | 5:35 |
| Total length: | 41:09 | ||
Personnel
- Jeff Beck – lead vocals (tracks 6, 8), guitar, producer (tracks 3, 4, 9, 11)
- Jimmy Hall – lead vocals (tracks 1, 2, 5, 7, 10), backing vocals
- Rod Stewart – lead vocals (track 4)
- Karen Lawrence – lead vocals (track 11)[4]
- Jan Hammer – Fairlight CMI (track 3)
- Tony Hymas – keyboard (track 9), producer (track 9)
- Duane Hitchings – keyboard
- Robert Sabino – keyboard
- Carmine Appice – drums
- Jimmy Bralower – drums
- Barry DeSouza – drums
- Tony “Thunder” Smith – drums
- Jay Burnett – percussion
- Doug Wimbish – bass
- Tina B – backing vocals
- Curtis King – backing vocals
- David Simms – backing vocals
- Frank Simms – backing vocals
- George Simms – backing vocals
- David Spinner – backing vocals
Technical
- David Charles – engineering
- Jason Corsaro – engineering
- Eddie DeLena – engineering
- Rob Eaton – engineering
- Chris Lord-Alge – engineering
- Tom Lord-Alge – engineering
- Eric Mohler – engineering
- Tony Tavener – engineering
- Nigel Walker – engineering
- Andy Wallace – engineering
- Nile Rodgers – producer (tracks 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 10)
- Arthur Baker – producer (tracks 2, 7)
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