Recording
"Beck's Bolero" was recorded at IBC Studios in London on 16 May 1966, and involved some controversy and secrecy among its performers. John Entwistle of The Who, originally scheduled to play bass, could not attend, so John Paul Jones (then a well-respected London session musician, later a member of Led Zeppelin with Page) was called in as a last-minute replacement. Beck, Page, fellow session player Hopkins, Jones, and Entwistle's bandmate Moon planned to record a whole album, but contractual obligations prevented them from recording together again. "Beck's Bolero" became the only recording from the session to be released.
Beck played a Gibson Les Paul for the lead guitar parts and the backwards slide parts through a Vox AC30 amplifier. Jimmy Page played a Fender XII 12-string electric guitar for the rhythm guitar parts.
Moon came to the session in disguise so no one would know he was playing with a band other than The Who. Beck later claimed that Pete Townshend "glared like daggers at me" after he found out about the recording sessions.
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