Release of Blow by Blow

Date: March 29, 1975 • Location: Rome, Italy

Jeff Beck released Blow by Blow, his most successful album in the U.S., reaching the top five and selling over one million copies.

Geoffrey Arnold Beck 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.