my own rip from original LP using Samplitude Pro X (Suite) 12.4.1.246 (64 bit) with Dr. dac Prime Audiotrak soundcard by ESI (analog-analog) and a Rega Performance pack RP1 Phonograph

Jeff Beck   ‎– Wired 24bit/96khz 
Label: 
CBS/Sony ‎– JJSL-30107 
Format: 
Vinyl, LP, Album 

Country: 
 Singapore  
Released: 
 1976  
Genre: 
Jazz, Rock, Funk / Soul 
Style: 
Jazz-Rock, Funk 

Tracklist .


A1    Led Boots     4:01  
A2    Come Dancing     5:51  
A3    Goodbye Pork Pie Hat     5:27  
A4    Head For Backstage Pass     2:41  
B1    Blue Wind     5:49  
B2    Sophie     6:28  
B3    Play With Me     4:07  
B4    Love Is Green     2:30  


Credits 

Bass – Wilbur Bascomb 
Clarinet, Electric Piano – Max Middleton 
Drums – Ed Green*, Richard Bailey 
Engineer [Assistant] – Mark Guercio 
Engineer [Mixing] – Geoff Emerick, John Mills (2) 
Engineer [Recording] – Dennis McKay, John Arias*, John Mills (2), Pete Henderson 
Guitar – Jeff Beck 
Keyboards [Synthesizers], Drums – Jan Hammer 
Piano, Drums – Narada Michael Walden 
Producer – George Martin 
Producer [Assistant] – Chris Bond 
 

Notes 

An Equator production. 
Recorded at Air Studios & Trident Studios, London 
Cherokee Studios, Hollywood, California 
Mixed at Caribou Studios, Nederland ,Colorado 
Sound Labs, Hollywood ,California 

Manufactured and distributed in Singapore by EMI (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. 
 

Barcode and Other Identifiers 

Matrix / Runout (Side 1): JJSL-30107A
Matrix / Runout (Side 2): JJSL-30107B

from Allmusic.com
Review by Mark Kirschenmann  


Released in 1976, Jeff Beck's Wired contains some of the best jazz-rock fusion of the period. Wired is generally more muscular, albeit less-unique than its predecessor, Blow by Blow. Joining keyboardist Max Middleton, drummer Richard Bailey, and producer George Martin from the Blow by Blow sessions are drummer Narada Michael Walden, bassist Wilbur Bascomb, and keyboardist Jan Hammer. Beck contributed no original material to Wired, instead relying on the considerable talents of his supporting cast. Perhaps this explains why Wired is not as cohesive as Blow by Blow, seemingly more assembled from component parts. Walden's powerful drumming propels much of Wired, particularly Middleton's explosive opener, "Led Boots," where Beck erupts into a stunning solo of volcanic intensity. Walden also contributes four compositions, including the funk-infused "Come Dancing," which adds an unnamed horn section. While Walden's "Sophie" is overly long and marred by Hammer's arena rock clichés, his "Play With Me" is spirited and Hammer's soloing more melodic. Acoustic guitar and piano predominate the closing ballad, "Love Is Green"; Beck's electric solo gracefully massages the quiet timbres. Wired is well balanced by looser, riff-oriented material and Walden's more intricate compositions. Walden and Hammer give Wired a '70s-era jazz-rock flavor that is indicative of their work with the Mahavishnu Orchestra. Bascomb's throw-down, "Head for Backstage Pass," finds Bailey skillfully navigating the mixed meters while Beck counters with a dazzling, gritty solo. Hammer's "Blue Wind" features an infectious riff over which Beck and Hammer trade heated salvos. As good as "Blue Wind" is, it would have benefited from the Walden/Bascomb rhythm section and a horn arrangement by Martin. One of Wired's finest tracks is an arrangement of Charles Mingus' "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat." Beck's playing is particularly alluring: cleanly ringing tones, weeping bends, and sculpted feedback form a resonant palette. Bailey and Middleton lend supple support. Within a two-year span, the twin towers Blow by Blow and Wired set a standard for instrumental rock that even Beck has found difficult to match. On Wired, with first-rate material and collaborators on hand, one of rock's most compelling guitarists is in top form