Reception and Legacy
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Truth is regarded as a seminal work of heavy metal because of its use of blues toward a hard rock approach. This was confirmed in 2010 by Rhapsody, which called the album one of the all-time best "proto-metal" records. Tom Scholz of Boston has listed it as his favorite album on Gibson's online magazine, stating, "I knew Jeff Beck's Truth album inside out..." The album's title inspired the name of Iowa band Truth and Janey. Blues guitarist Joe Bonamassa recorded a studio version of "Blues Deluxe" on his eponymous 2003 album Blues Deluxe and recorded live versions on Live at Rockpalast (2005), and Live from the Royal Albert Hall (2009).
On 10 October 2006, Legacy Records remastered and reissued the album for compact disc with eight bonus tracks. Included were two earlier takes of "You Shook Me" and "Blues Deluxe," the latter without the overdubbed applause, and the six tracks making up the three singles by Beck. The b-side to the 1968 single "Love Is Blue," "I've Been Drinking," was another "Jeffrey Rod" special, this time reconfiguring the Johnny Mercer song "Drinking Again."
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