PLEASE NOTE: I will also be putting up master tapes by Prince (30IPS tape), Phil Upchurch (rough mixes and alternate versions on a 7.5IPS tape), Lynyrd Skynyrd (15IPS tapes), R.B. Greaves (rough mixes on a 15IPS tape), Beck Begert & Appice (2 sets of different rough mixes, an unreleased track and a alternate version on 15IPS tapes), The Pretenders (30IPS tape), and others in separate auctions this week, so please make sure you take a look and listen to all of them, and DON'T MISS OUT on these AMAZING opportunities!!!!!

This is a 1/4" 10.5" 15IPS reel to reel rough mix master tape on a plastic reel in a Scotch tape box, by Jeff Beck, Tim Bogert and Carmine Appice apparently recorded at Ter-Mar Recording Studios for their self-titled album, "Beck, Bogert & Appice", originally released in 1973. The Ter-Mar Recording Studios in Chicago, were the recording studios owned by Chess Records, and in fact were named after Phil and Leonard Chess' sons, Terry and Marshall. What's COOL about this master tape, is that you can clearly hear that these are ROUGH MIXES!!! What does that mean? It means that some of these are mixes that are prior to the final mix, usually meant for the artists or producer to take home after recording has reached a certain point of completion, so that they can listen to what has been recorded so far, and allowing them to listen with fresh ears at a later date, so they can gain some insight into whether the recordings stand up as they currently are, if they need further finessing with the addition of overdubs/effects, or if they should be scrapped and rerecorded. And with the unreleased song, "Chant", they decided not to include it on the final album release at all or apparantly not even working towards completing it. As you can imagine, there's the possibility of major to minor differences in the production, from lack of or difference in effects/vocals/instrumentation to different positioning of the vocals/instruments within the soundfield, as well as the possiblity of studio banter that may occur before the track starts or after the track ends, shout outs during the song or even different running times of the songs, which weren't included on the final album release. In my listings of the details of each song below, I try to explain what I hear as being the differences between these rough mixes and the final album release, so please make sure you read them to get a better understanding, as well as listening to all seven of the song clips attached below.

I found on the web, that Beck, Bogert & Appice began recording mid-December through just before Christmas, 1972 at the Ter-Mar/Chess Studios, and restarted recording in early January, 1973, when they moved their recording sessions to a studio in Los Angeles. In light of the handwriting on the spine and back of this Ter-Mar master tape tape box appearing to be written by the same person as the 5-song rough mix master tape, which is up this week in a separate auction, it's possible that both came from recording sessions done at the Ter-Mar Recording Studios or possibly that the information written on both master tapes were written by the same engineer or producer. It appears that the reason this 7-song master tape recorded at the Ter-Mar Recording Studios was found in Los Angeles, is that it actually made the physical trip with the band, engineer or producer from Chicago to Los Angeles when the sessions were moved.

The most important thing to mention here, is that this master tape runs at 15IPS (inches per second), which is the second highest recording/playback speed used in laying down master tapes for the highest quality of reproduction and archiving. Although you're hearing an MP3 in the clips below, it doesn't do the pure sound of this master tape justice, but I'm sure you'll find these songs to sound extremely DIRECT, BRIGHT and VIBRANT when played off this 15IPS Master Tape!!! Overall, the sound quality is AMAZING, and I'll bet it will be the best sounding source for these songs you'll ever hear, just like if you were standing beside the band, engineer and producer in the control room of the studio at the time of these amazing recording sessions!!! As you'll hear in the seven sound clips attached below, this master tape sounds fantastic!!! Master tapes are usually locked away in a vault somewhere, but here's your opportunity to add this to your collection, as what can only be described as an ULTIMATE COLLECTOR'S ITEM!!!!! Having never heard this band's album before listening to the seven songs on this master tape, makes me realize that they were one HOT rockin', soulful band, so give the sound clips below a listen to hear their AMAZING work on this master tape!

Here's the info written in red/brown pen on the Ter-Mar tracksheet that's taped to the back cover of the tape box, along with the other important info I discovered that you'll need to know about this rough mix master tape:

On the spine it says - Beck Bogart Appice (they actually spelled Tim Bogert's last name wrong here)

Ter-Mar Recording Studios, 2030 South Calumet Ave., Chicago, Illinois 60616

Program - Beck, Bogert, Appice - (they spelled Tim Bogert's last name right here)

1. I'm So Proud - no time is listed on the tape box, I timed the entire take at 4:45 and I found the time noted online for the released version as 4:11. It appears that this is an early version of the song that was later released on their self-titled album, "Beck, Bogert & Appice". To make this even more AMAZING, the version on this rough mix master tape features different guitar parts by Jeff Beck throughout, a different guitar solo, a bit of a different positioning of the drums in the soundfield, the total or near lack of echo on the lead and background voices, from 2:04 to 3:16 Jeff Beck's lead guitar being mixed way down, an attempted start of a stopped guitar slide at 3:22, and starting at the 3:26 mark during the outro and fade the bass oddly is panned strictly to the left channel leaving the amazing drums, vocals, and guitars to play out through the fade even though the bass had been previously panned into the both channels!!!!! Oh, and EVEN BETTER THAN THAT, the version found on this Ter-Mar rough mix master tape appears to my ear to have much more of a soulful, lap steel guitar prescence that gives it an overall gorgeous, Sunday morning gospely vibe, and making up for the nearly 34 additional seconds between the version on this Ter-Mar rough mix master tape and the version released on the album, is the fact that in the outro fade of the version on the album release has the word "Proud" repeated 11 times, and on the version on this rough mix master tape the word "Proud" is repeated 18 times!!! There's enough of a distinct difference between this 7-song Ter Mar rough mix master tape, the 5- song rough mix master tape and the final album release version, that thanks to my years working in a recording studio, it leads me to believe that the version of this song found on this 7-song Ter Mar rough mix master tape is more of a "basics" take with less overdubs and none or very little effects/echo, than the 5-song rough mix master tape, which is a bit more polished with overdubs and effects/echo, which then led to the final mix that was created album release version. I believe that the two rough mix master tapes that I have up for auction this week in separate auctions, will make for a great opportunity to analyze the process that Beck, Bogert & Appice went through to create this classic song and album!!!!! ***** I've included a 2:31 long clip below featuring several segments edited together from the song found on this master tape, so you can get an idea of what you'll hear on this rough mix master tape *****

2. Lose Myself (With You) - no time is listed on the tape box, I timed the entire take at 3:20, and I found the time noted online for the released version as 3:18. It appears that this track was retitled "Lose Myself With You", and appears to be an early version of the song that was later released on their self-titled album, "Beck, Bogert & Appice". To make this even more AMAZING, the version on this rough mix master tape DOES include the two drum fills during the intro that were heard on the final album release, but thanks to Jeff Beck's intro guitar licks rattling Carmine Appice's snares on his snare drum throughout the intro, points to the fact that the two drum fills during the intro were an overdub, which can also be determined by listening the the distinct difference in sound between those two intro drum fills and the rest of the drums in the song. Not to mention that the two sets of four drum hits in the first drum fill has echo on it that extends/fades after the last hit, versus the echo of the three hits of the second drum fill ending abruptly before the whole band kicks in, points to it being an overdub!!! Oh, and EVEN BETTER THAN THAT, the version found on this Ter-Mar rough mix master tape features different guitar parts by Jeff Beck mostly without echo (with an especially loud solo part from 2:19 - 2:30), there's a tamborine mixed to the same side as the bass that's running for nearly the entire length of the song (which only appears from 1:45 - 2:22 on the CD release), the guitar swell missing at the 51-second mark in the clip attached below, different positioning of the drums in the soundfield, the guitars missing during the last stop at the end of the song, and the single 3-chorded riff found on the CD, is played twice on this Ter-Mar rough mix master tape with a bit of delay effect instead and NO deep echoas found on the released version!!! ***** I've included a 1:49 long clip below featuring several segments edited together from the song found on this master tape, so you can get an idea of what you'll hear on this rough mix master tape *****

3. Superstition - no time is listed on the tape box, I timed the entire take at 4:17, and I found the time noted online for the released version as 4:17. It appears that this is an early version of the song that was later released on their self-titled album, "Beck, Bogert & Appice". To make this even more AMAZING, the version on this Ter-Mar rough mix master tape features some additional guitar parts by Jeff Beck, the bass panned into the left channel, the whole drum kit panned to right channel with the cymbals and hi-hat mixed lightly into the left channel, and "Come on" called out at the 1:08 mark in the clip attached below, what appears to be a rhythmic pattern mixed into the left channel that could either be individually or a mixed together hand claps, drum sticks on the rims of the drums or muted guitar picking running throughout most of the song, the monster guitar solo from 3:20 - 3:58 MISSING, and an odd guitar or guitar cable sound at the 4:05 mark in the song!!! ***** I've included a 2:36 long clip below featuring several segments edited together from the song found on this master tape, so you can get an idea of what you'll hear on this rough mix master tape *****

4. Why Should I Care - no time is listed on the tape box, I timed it at 4:18 and I found the time noted online for the released version as 3:31. It appears that this is an early version of the song that was later released on their self-titled album, "Beck, Bogert & Appice". To make this even more AMAZING, the version on this rough mix master tape features different guitar parts by Jeff Beck throughout, it sounds as if ALL if not most of Tim Bogert's bass on this song was replaced for the released version, a "Yeah" called out at the 20-second mark in the clip attached below, a "Yeah" sung at the beginning of the guitar solo at the 1:01 mark in the clip attached below, the guitar solo played as a single non- harmonized part versus the harmonized verion of the released album, what seems to be an overdubbed grabbed splash cymbal on every beat from 1:32 - 2:17, NO handclaps throughout the guitar solo as found on the 5-track rough mix master tape, the whole drum kit panned to right channel with the cymbals and hi-hat panned lightly into the left channel, the bass panned to the left channel, the vocals at the 2:50 mark include the lyrics "So why, should I care aboutcha", and lightly sung in the left channel "when I was lost..." of which ONLY "So why" is included on the released album, the guitar riff at the 3:29 - 3:33 point that is included on the released album is mixed so low on this Ter-Mar rough mix master tape, and is NOT followed by 4 staccato, chicken cluck-like guitar notes over the last drum riff as found ONLY on the 5-song rough mix master tape I have up this week in a separate auction!!! ***** I've included a 2:11 long clip below featuring several segments edited together from the song found on this master tape, so you can get an idea of what you'll hear on this rough mix master tape *****

5. Lady - no time is listed on the tape box, I timed it at 5:36 and I found the time noted online for the released version as 5:32. It appears that this is an early version of the song that was later released on their self-titled album, "Beck, Bogert & Appice". To make this even more AMAZING, the version on this rough mix master tape features different guitar parts by Jeff Beck and different placement of those guitar parts within the soundfield throughout, the bass panned to the left channel, the whole drum kit panned to right channel with the drum kit coming through very faintly into the left channel, and at the 4:36 mark Jeff Beck's upward benting feedback note is incomplete just before the tuneable tom solo starts!!! ***** I've included a 2:23 long clip below featuring several segments edited together from the song found on this master tape, so you can get an idea of what you'll hear on this rough mix master tape *****

6. Living Alone - no time is listed on the tape box, I timed it at 4:09 and I found the time noted online for the released version as 4:12. It appears that this track was retitled "Livin' Alone", and appears to be an early version of the song that was later released on their self-titled album, "Beck, Bogert & Appice". To make this even more AMAZING, the version on this rough mix master tape has some major distinctions in the intro compared to the released album version. Clearly the entire song is playing back a little slower and at a slightly lower pitch than the version released on the album. Is the speed/pitch on this rough mix master tape the orignal speed/pitch this song was recorded at and then for the final album release was sped/pitched up?? I just don't know the answer to that, but there's a clear distinction between this Ter-Mar rough mix master tape and the final released version. Oh, and EVEN BETTER THAN THAT, the version found on this Ter-Mar rough mix master tape appears to my ears to feature an intro that is very different than the released album version. This includes what appears to be a completely different performed recording of the first 7-seconds of the intro, which is the same point where Jeff Beck's lead guitar changes tone entirely and during which includes that amazing bass chord by Tim Bogert than what is found on the final album release. The intro found on this Ter-Mar rough mix master tape DOES NOT include the doubled/tripled Jeff Beck - Led Zepplin sounding guitar riffs or the wild pussy cat meow guitar slide over the mini-drum solo. Also, someone calls out "Yeah" in the left channel at the beginning of the drum solo at the 1:18 mark in the clip attached below, with something else said in the left channel possibly the word "dance" just before the whole band kicks back in at the end of the drum solo at the 1:30 mark int he clip attached below. --- BREAKING NEWS --- I just took the time to do a thorough side by side audio comparison, and to my ears there are so many differences in what is played by Jeff Beck, Tim Bogert and Carmine Appice throughout this take, that I truly believe that this Ter-Mar rough mix master tape and the final released version are two ENTIRELY DIFFERENT TAKES AND MIXES!!!!! But what makes that really ODD and EXCITING is that bands, engineers and producers never or rarely work up two different takes to completion including all overdubs and vocals, because it just doesn't make sense! In fact, in light of the differences between this Ter-Mar rough mix master tape take and the released album take, and even if they had edited and overdubbed one recording to make two distinct compete takes, it just doesn't even make sense for the band, engineer and producer to spend that amount of time and money to do all that added work. As you can see, this really has me worked up, and in fact quite stupified, but this truly does appear to possibly be an UNRELEASED ALTERNATE take of this song, making for an AMAZING FIND!!!!! In fact, I really think that this Ter-Mar rough mix master tape take has a much harder and more appealing boogie groove to it, but that's what my ears and brain are telling me, see what you think. ***** I've included a 2:28 long clip below featuring several segments edited together from the song found on this master tape, so you can get an idea of what you'll hear on this rough mix master tape *****

7. Chant - no time is listed on the tape box, I timed it at 3:26 and since this song was UNRELEASED, there's no way to know the length of a final version, if a final version was ever reached. But in light of Jeff Beck's random guitar noises during the bass intro, the 2-measure/4-second break at the 2:06 mark, and Jeff Beck calling out either instructions or frustration to Carmine Appice at the very end of the song, this possibly is the most complete version available, which possibly made it only as far as this "basic" take. It appears that this is an early version of the song that just never made it onto released version of their self-titled album, "Beck, Bogert & Appice". This song is an instrumental, and possibly a demo jam, which really shows how tight this trio really was when they just kicked it in the studio. To make this even more AMAZING, the version on this Ter-Mar rough mix master tape shows this FUNKY rock trio really workin' it out on this take, with a solid funk groove during the verses, and taking it to very funky heights during the three breaks/choruses, where Tim Bogert's three different bass solos give Jeff Beck's wah guitar solos a run for their money, and I believe Tim Bogert wins! Interestingly, this seems to be the only Beck, Bogert & Appice song on the two rough mix master tapes that I have up for auction this week in separate auctions that seem to have highly isolated and dry/uneffected/un- echoed guitar, bass and drum parts. In light of Carmine Appice doing drumstick hits in the stops, it really does lead me to think that this was possibly a first take demo jam, but oddly, there's no drumstick hits during the 2-measure/4-second break at the 2:06 mark, for maybe they just did the visual nod, and they all hit it on the downbeat. Oh, and EVEN BETTER THAN THAT, the version found on this Ter-Mar rough mix master tape includes at the very end after the band stops playing, it appears that either Jeff Beck or Tim Bogert say "Appice, I was playing the down thing", as either an instruction to the drummer or in frustration that the song didn't continue (I digitally chopped this spoken part in the clip attached below). Just that little bit adds a lot to this UNRELEASED song!!! ***** I've included a 1:39 long clip below featuring several segments edited together from the song found on this master tape, so you can get an idea of what you'll hear on this rough mix master tape *****

I played this master tape on my Otari MX-5050 B-II-2 reel-to-reel tape deck, with the output going directly from the tape machine and into my soundcard without any pre-amping, effects, EQ or noise reduction, and from there I selected segments of each song to give you an idea of what's on this master tape, and created the sound clips attached below. Just to be clear, what you hear in the sound clips attached below I created in my computer through digital editing, and that I DID NOT physically edit the tapes myself in any way, so what you'll hear in the clips below is a hint at the full musical glory of what is on the rough mix master tape offered in this auction. Thanks to there being no paper leader tape at the end of Chant, you'll be able to hear the behind-the-scenes/in-studio banter between the band!!! Although, because there's paper leader tape between the other six songs, each one starts and ends without any superfluous behind-the-scenes/in-studio parts. The actual tape appears to be in fine condition in light of being possibly nearly 39-years old , and as I'm sure you'll be able to hear in the clips attached below, the sound quality of the recordings have survived very well. While I was playing these master tapes to create the clips, I was wearing close-cupped headphones, and I DID NOT hear high-end dropouts at all on any of the seven songs on this master tape.

In light of some of the songs on this master tape featuring studio banter or parts that were left off the released version of the CD, I cut out some random parts of the studio banter in the sound clips attached below, so that the winning bidder will be the one who will hear the complete takes, and not find that clips have been borrowed from my sound clips below and posted on the web for the whole world to hear. I believe this is the best and most fair way to handle this on behalf of the winning bidder. In my listings of the details of each song below, I'll try to explain what I hear as being the differences between these rough mixes and the final album release, so please make sure you read them to get a better understanding, as well as listening to all seven of the song clips attached below.

I got this master tape out of a storage unit find, and in the 7-years I've owned them, I've kept it stored in my smoke-free home, away from light, heat, moisture and humidity, and always standing straight up and down. The Scotch storage box has done its job over the years, by protecting the tape, but the box clearly shows storage wear, as well as the front and back covers having come completely separated at the spine, and the two seams of the bottom edge of the front cover being completely split. PLEASE NOTE: In the 7-years I've owned these master tapes, this is the first time that I've ever played this master tape, doing one physical play of each song to record it into my computer.

PLEASE NOTE: THIS AUCTION DOES NOT TRANSFER OWNERSHIP OF ANY COPYRIGHTS, REPRODUCTION RIGHTS OR ANY OTHER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS OF THESE RECORDINGS OR SONGS. THIS MASTER TAPE IS BEING OFFERED AS A PHYSICAL PIECE OF MUSIC MEMORABILIA. CALL IT A ONE-OF-A- KIND BECK, BOGERT & APPICE COLLECTOR'S ITEM. DON'T PASS THIS UP, MAKE SURE YOU BID ON THIS ROUGH MIX MASTER TAPE TODAY!!!

PLEASE MAKE SURE, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE DETAILS OF THIS AUCTION (AUDIO, TECHNICAL, SHIPPING COSTS, ETC.), PLEASE CONTACT ME NO LATER THAN 24-HOURS BEFORE THE END OF THE AUCTION, SO THAT I CAN ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS BEFORE THE AUCTION ENDS!!!!!