Tag: Bluesbreakers
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John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers, Bare Wires, 1968 on Decca
French pressing from 1968. This was the fourth Bluesbreaker’s LP, and the last of the peak 60s era (the name was used again for other releases in the 80s, 90s, and 2000s) with a lineup including Mick Taylor, Mayall, Tony Reeves, and Jon Hiseman – a bit more jazz influenced than some of the earlier…
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John Mayall, The Turning Point, 1969 on Polydor.
John Mayall, The Turning Point, 1969 on Polydor. I’m a huge fan ofJohn Mayall across many decades – this is his “new band” (after the breakup of the Bluesbreakers) recorded live at the Fillmore East in 1969 with Jon Mark, Steve Thompson, and Johnny Almond. It’s what he called “low volume music” – no drums,…
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Various Artists, History of British Blues (Volume One), 1973 on Sire
Various Artists, History of British Blues (Volume One), 1973 on Sire Great compilation I picked up at @mystery_train_records in Gloucester Includes Peter Green and John McVie with John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers but also some lesser known folks