Jeff Beck's Guitar Shop

Jeff Beck's Guitar Shop
Cover art by Mark Ryden
Studio album by
Jeff Beck
ReleasedOctober 1989 (1989-10)
StudioThe Sol, Cookham[1]
Genre
Length39:51
LabelEpic
Producer
Jeff Beck chronology
Flash
(1985) 		Jeff Beck's Guitar Shop
(1989) 		Beckology
(1991)
Singles from Jeff Beck's Guitar Shop
  1. "Day in the House" / "Guitar Shop"
    Released: 23 October 1989[2]
  2. "Stand on It"
    Released: 1989[3]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]

Jeff Beck's Guitar Shop is the sixth studio album by guitarist Jeff Beck, released in October 1989 through Epic Records.[4] The album reached No. 49 on the U.S. Billboard 200[3] and won the award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance at the 1990 Grammys.[5][3] This was Beck's second album to win that award, after Flash (1985).

"Stand on It" was released as a single and reached No. 35 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock chart. "Sling Shot" was featured in the 1990 horror comedy film Gremlins 2: The New Batch. Several other tracks were used as part of the soundtrack for the 1990 South Atlantic Raiders episodes of the British comedy series The Comic Strip Presents.

In a further move from his previous jazz fusion stylings, Beck adopts a more straightforward instrumental rock approach on Guitar Shop, save for two tracks ("Guitar Shop" and "Day in the House") on which drummer Terry Bozzio provides quirky spoken vocals.

Following Beck's death in 2023, guitarist Brian May described "Where Were You" as "possibly the most beautiful bit of guitar music ever recorded, probably alongside Jimi Hendrix's 'Little Wing'".[6]

Track listing

No.TitleMusicLength
1."Guitar Shop"Jeff Beck, Terry Bozzio, Tony Hymas5:03
2."Savoy"Beck, Bozzio, Hymas3:52
3."Behind the Veil"Hymas4:55
4."Big Block"Beck, Bozzio, Hymas4:09
5."Where Were You"Beck, Bozzio, Hymas3:17
6."Stand on It"Beck, Hymas4:59
7."Day in the House"Beck, Bozzio, Hymas5:04
8."Two Rivers"Beck, Bozzio, Hymas5:25
9."Sling Shot"Beck, Hymas3:07
Total length:39:51

Personnel

Technical
  • Leif Mases – engineering, mixing, production
  • Dick Beetham – engineering assistance
  • Neil Amor – engineering assistance
  • James Allen Jones – engineering assistance
  • Chris Drohan – engineering assistance
  • Ian Gillespie – mastering

Charts

Chart (1989) Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[7] 97
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[8] 75
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[9] 9
US Billboard 200[10] 49

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[11] Gold 100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Awards

Event Title Award Result
1990 Grammys Jeff Beck's Guitar Shop Best Rock Instrumental Performance Won[5]

References

  1. ^ a b Rosen, Steven (1989). "Jeff Beck Interview (1989)". Modern Guitars Magazine. Archived from the original on 5 January 2011. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  2. ^ "New Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 21 October 1989. p. 61. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
  3. ^ a b c "Jeff Beck - Jeff Beck's Guitar Shop (1989) | Awards". AllMusic. RhythmOne. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  4. ^ a b Astarita, Glenn. "Jeff Beck's Guitar Shop - Jeff Beck". AllMusic. RhythmOne. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  5. ^ a b "32nd Grammy Awards - 1990". Rock on the Net. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  6. ^ "Queen's Brian May Names Jeff Beck Song He Calls 'Possibly the Most Beautiful Bit of Guitar Music Ever Recorded'". Ultimate Guitar. 13 January 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  7. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  8. ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 6565". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  9. ^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
  10. ^ "Jeff Beck Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  11. ^ "Japanese album certifications – Jeff Beck – Jeff Beck's Guitar Shop" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Select 1994年11月 on the drop-down menu