Tag: John Mayall
This was the debut studio album for Mayall and the Bluesbreakers but credited to John Mayall with Eric Clapton. The band here includes Mayall, Clapton, John McVie, Hughie…
Mayall is joined here by Larry Taylor, Freddy Robinson, Ron Selico, Clifford Solomon and Blue Mitchell – adding sax and trumpet to his traditional blues approach. Recoded in…
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…
More blues without drums from Mayall accompanied by Jerry McGee on dobro & guitar and Larry Taylor (from Canned Heat) on bass. Recorded in 1971 in LA. Via…
John Mayall, The Blues Alone, 1967 on London Records. Drums on some tracks from Kerf Hartley otherwise all Mayall.
John Mayall, Empty Rooms, 1970 on Polydor. With Steve Thompson, Johnny Almond, Jon Mark – follow up to Turning Point
John Mayall, Back To The Roots, 1971 on Polydor. 2xLP collection – I think this was the first record I heard from John Mayall – hooked from the…
John Mayall, U.S.A. Union, 1970 on Polydor. The great British bluesman recording in L.A. with Harvey Mandel, and Larry Taylor from Canned Heat and violinist Don Harris –…
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…
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…
The first Bluesbreakers album in a post-Clapton world. Best cut I think is the “Someday after a while (you’ll be sorry)” on side 2. Via Mystery Train Records