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Truth by  ReleasedJuly 1968 (USA)
November 1968 (UK)Recorded16 May 1966; 14–26 May 1968Studio,  and , London Length40:16 (UK),  (US) chronologyTruth
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Truth is the debut studio album by English guitarist , released in 29 July 1968 in the  on  and in the  on . It introduced the talents of his backing band , specifically  and , to a larger audience, and peaked at number 15 on the .

Content and background

After leaving  in late 1966,  had released three commercial , two in 1967 featuring himself on lead vocals, and one without vocals in 1968. All had been hits on the British singles chart, and all were characterized by songs aimed at the pop chart on the  at the behest of producer . Harder rock and -based numbers were featured on the , and for music on the album, Beck opted to pursue the latter course.

 for the album took place over four days, 14–15 May and 25–26 May 1968. Nine eclectic tracks were taken from these sessions, including covers of "" by , the  melody "", and  "", a 1966 hit single for . Beck acknowledged two giants of  in songs by  –  "" and  "". The album started with a song from Beck's old band: "". Three originals were credited to "Jeffrey Rod", a pseudonym for Beck and Stewart, all reworkings of previous blues songs: "Let Me Love You" the song of the same title by ; "Rock My Plimsoul" from "" by ; and "Blues Deluxe" similar to another song by B.B. King, "Gambler's Blues". "Plimsoul" had already been recorded for the B-side to the 1967 single "Tallyman", and the tenth track, an instrumental featuring , , , and future Beck group pianist , "", had been edited and remixed for  from the earlier B-side to "". Due to contractual conflicts, Moon had been credited on the original album as "You Know Who".

Reception and legacy Retrospective professional reviewsReview scoresSourceRating6/104.5/5

Reviewing for  in 1968,  called Truth a "classic" and a contemporary version of the 1966  LP, saying the Beck group "swing like mad on this record."

Truth has since been regarded as a seminal work of  because of its use of blues toward a  approach. According to  and , "although some have claimed that this disc was the first metal album, the sound actually leaned more towards a heavy brand of blues rock."  magazine ranked Truth eighth on its list of the 30 greatest British blues rock albums; an accompanying blurb read, "it was an album that not only helped establish the British blues rock sound, but featured many of its best exponents."  of  has listed it as his favorite album on  online magazine, stating, "I knew Jeff Beck's Truth album inside out..." The album's title inspired the name of  band .

Blues guitarist  recorded a studio version of "Blues Deluxe" on his 2003 album  and recorded live versions on  (2005), and  (2009). Bonamassa also played "Beck's Bolero", "Let Me Love You Baby" (and "Spanish Boots" and "Plynth (Water Down the Drain)" from the  album) in his Salute to the British Blues Explosion tour featuring the music of Beck, Clapton and Page in July 2016.

Track listing Side oneNo.TitleWriter(s)Length1."", , 3:222."Let Me Love You", 4:443.""4:404."", 2:335."", 4:01Side twoNo.TitleWriter(s)Length1.""Traditional1:502."Rock My Plimsoul"Jeff Beck, Rod Stewart4:133.""2:544."Blues Deluxe"Jeff Beck, Rod Stewart7:335.""4:53