Size: 137,3 + 173,8 MB
Time: 58:41 + 74:39
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1992
Styles: Blues
Art: Full
CD 1:
1. Crawling Up A Hill (2:16)
2. My Baby Is Sweeter (3:01)
3. Crocodile Walk (2:15)
4. Blues City Shakedown (2:21)
5. I'm Your Witchdoctor (2:11)
6. Telephone Blues (3:59)
7. Bernard Jenkins (3:49)
8. All Your Love (3:34)
9. Double Crossing Time (3:02)
10. Key To Love (2:08)
11. Parchman Farm (2:21)
12. Looking Back (2:36)
13. So Many Roads (4:45)
14. Sitting In The Rain (2:58)
15. A Hard Road (3:09)
16. Dust My Blues (2:47)
17. The Supernatural (2:55)
18. Another Kind Of Love (3:04)
19. Leaping Christine (2:24)
20. Burn Out Your Blind Eyes (2:56)
CD 2:
1. All My Life (4:25)
2. Ridin' On The L & N (2:28)
3. Eagle Eye (2:53)
4. It Hurts Me Too (2:55)
5. Double Trouble (3:21)
6. Sonny Boy Blow (3:48)
7. Broken Wings (4:13)
8. Oh, Pretty Woman (3:32)
9. The Death Of J.B. Lenoir (4:16)
10. Man Of Stone (2:25)
11. Checkin' On My Baby (3:56)
12. Suspicions (Part One) (2:48)
13. Jenny (4:36)
14. Picture On The Wall (3:04)
15. No Reply (3:05)
16. She's Too Young (2:22)
17. Sandy (3:46)
18. Walking On Sunset (2:56)
19. The Bear (4:43)
20. Fly Tomorrow (8:59)
This two-hour-plus compilation of the first five years of the history of John Mayall and his band the Bluesbreakers in their many permutations covers all the expected bases and then some. Eric Clapton, Peter Green, and Mick Taylor are all represented, but so are Bernie Watson and Roger Dean, both of whom preceded Clapton in the guitarist's spot in the band. What's more, they're not bad; they may not have been the assertive soloist that Clapton came to embody, but Dean plays a pretty hot solo on "Crocodile Walk," which was good enough to make the A-side of a single in 1965. Moreover, there was more to any of the Mayall bands than their guitarists, and Mayall's blues harmonica is showcased throughout, on tracks such as "Crawling Up a Hill" and "Blues City Shakedown."
The familiar Immediate and Decca/London sides featuring Clapton are here, though the lion's share of space on this set is devoted to the Peter Green version of the lineup, spread over two discs. Other highlights include a handful of tracks from 1967 featuring Paul Butterfield, and a handful of cuts featuring Green working in a lineup that includes saxmen John Almond and Nick Newell as well as trumpeter Henry Lowther. The Mick Taylor lineup, which also includes Dick Heckstall-Smith as one of the reedmen, takes up the bulk of the second disc and shows no diminution of the group's authoritative approach to the blues.
Indeed, the Clapton sides represented on this collection, being the most familiar and widely circulated, may well prove to be the least interesting; distilling down the best work of everyone else, including Mayall, on the other hand, is a welcome service and makes this package particularly useful, and short of a Mayall box - an unlikely prospect - this is as good an overview as you're likely to see of his early work. /Bruce Eder, AllMusic
(For personnel and recording details, see artwork included.)
The familiar Immediate and Decca/London sides featuring Clapton are here, though the lion's share of space on this set is devoted to the Peter Green version of the lineup, spread over two discs. Other highlights include a handful of tracks from 1967 featuring Paul Butterfield, and a handful of cuts featuring Green working in a lineup that includes saxmen John Almond and Nick Newell as well as trumpeter Henry Lowther. The Mick Taylor lineup, which also includes Dick Heckstall-Smith as one of the reedmen, takes up the bulk of the second disc and shows no diminution of the group's authoritative approach to the blues.
Indeed, the Clapton sides represented on this collection, being the most familiar and widely circulated, may well prove to be the least interesting; distilling down the best work of everyone else, including Mayall, on the other hand, is a welcome service and makes this package particularly useful, and short of a Mayall box - an unlikely prospect - this is as good an overview as you're likely to see of his early work. /Bruce Eder, AllMusic
(For personnel and recording details, see artwork included.)
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Tracklist & Credits:
1-1 Crawling Up A Hill
Bass – John McVie
Drums – Martin Hart
Guitar – Bernie Watson
Vocals, Organ, Harmonica – John Mayall
Written-By – Mayall
2:15
1-2 My Baby Is Sweeter
Bass – John McVie
Drums – Hughie Flint
Guitar – Roger Dean=
Vocals, Organ, Piano, Harmonica – John Mayall
Written-By – Dixon
3:00
1-3 Crocodile Walk
Bass – John McVie
Drums – Hughie Flint
Guitar – Roger Dean
Vocals, Organ, Piano, Harmonica – John Mayall
Written-By – Mayall
2:14
1-4 Blues City Shakedown
Bass – John McVie
Drums – Hughie Flint
Guitar – Roger Dean
Vocals, Organ, Piano, Harmonica – John Mayall
Written-By – Mayall
2:19
1-5 I'm Your Witchdoctor
Bass – John McVie
Drums – Hughie Flint
Guitar – Eric Clapton
Vocals, Organ, Harmonica – John Mayall
Written-By – Mayall
2:09
1-6 Telephone Blues
Bass – John McVie
Drums – Hughie Flint
Guitar – Eric Clapton
Vocals, Organ, Harmonica – John Mayall
Written-By – Mayall
3:56
1-7 Bernard Jenkins
Guitar – Eric Clapton
Piano – John Mayall
Written-By – Clapton
3:46
1-8 All Your Love
Bass – John McVie
Drums – Hughie Flint
Guitar – Eric Clapton
Vocals, Organ, Piano, Harmonica – John Mayall
Written-By – Rush, Dixon
3:32
1-9 Double Crossing Time
Baritone Saxophone – Johnny Almond
Bass – John McVie
Drums – Hughie Flint
Guitar – Eric Clapton
Vocals, Organ, Piano, Harmonica – John Mayall
Written-By – Clapton, Mayall
3:00
1-10 Key To Love
Baritone Saxophone – Johnny Almond
Bass – John McVie
Drums – Hughie Flint
Guitar – Eric Clapton
Tenor Saxophone – Alan Skidmore
Trumpet – Dennis Healey
Vocals, Organ, Piano, Harmonica – John Mayall
Written-By – Mayall
2:05
1-11 Parchman Farm
Bass – John McVie
Drums – Hughie Flint
Guitar – Eric Clapton
Vocals, Organ, Piano, Harmonica – John Mayall
Written-By – Allison
2:20
1-12Looking Back
Baritone Saxophone – Johnny Almond
Bass – John McVie
Drums – Aynsley Dunbar
Guitar – Peter Green
Tenor Saxophone – Nick Newell
Trumpet – Henry Lowther
Vocals, Guitar – John Mayall
Written-By – Watson
2:35
1-13 So Many Roads
Baritone Saxophone – Johnny Almond
Bass – John McVie
Drums – Aynsley Dunbar
Guitar – Peter Green
Tenor Saxophone – Nick Newell
Trumpet – Henry Lowther
Vocals, Guitar – John Mayall
Written-By – Paul
4:43
1-14 Sitting In The Rain
Bass – John McVie
Guitar – Peter Green
Percussion – Aynsley Dunbar
Vocals, Guitar – John Mayall
Written-By – Mayall
2:56
1-15 A Hard Road
Alto Saxophone – Ray Warleigh
Baritone Saxophone – Johnny Almond
Bass – John McVie
Drums – Aynsley Dunbar
Guitar – Peter Green
Tenor Saxophone – Alan Skidmore
Vocals, Organ, Piano, Harmonica – John Mayall
Written-By – Mayall
3:06
1-16 Dust My Blues
Alto Saxophone – Ray Warleigh
Baritone Saxophone – Johnny Almond
Bass – John McVie
Drums – Aynsley Dunbar
Guitar – Peter Green
Tenor Saxophone – Alan Skidmore
Vocals, Organ, Piano, Harmonica – John Mayall
Written-By – James, Josea
2:44
1-17 The Supernatural
Alto Saxophone – Ray Warleigh
Baritone Saxophone – Johnny Almond
Bass – John McVie
Drums – Aynsley Dunbar
Guitar – Peter Green
Tenor Saxophone – Alan Skidmore
Vocals, Organ, Piano, Harmonica – John Mayall
Written-By – Green
2:53
1-18 Another Kinda Love
Alto Saxophone – Ray Warleigh
Baritone Saxophone – Johnny Almond
Bass – John McVie
Drums – Aynsley Dunbar
Guitar – Peter Green
Tenor Saxophone – Alan Skidmore
Vocals, Organ, Piano, Harmonica – John Mayall
Written-By – Mayall
3:01
1-19 Leaping Christine
Alto Saxophone – Ray Warleigh
Baritone Saxophone – Johnny Almond
Bass – John McVie
Drums – Aynsley Dunbar
Guitar – Peter Green
Tenor Saxophone – Alan Skidmore
Vocals, Organ, Piano, Harmonica – John Mayall
Written-By – Mayall
2:20
1-20 Burn Out Your Blind Eyes
Vocals, Guitar [9 String] – John Mayall
Written-By – Mayall
2:56
Tracklist & Credits:
2-1 All My Life
Bass – John McVie
Drums – Aynsley Dunbar
Guitar – Peter Green
Harmonica – Paul Butterfield
Vocals, Guitar [9 String], Piano – John Mayall
Written-By – Robinson
2:56
2-2 Ridin' On The L & N
Bass – John McVie
Drums – Aynsley Dunbar
Guitar – Peter Green
Harmonica – Paul Butterfield
Vocals, Guitar [9 String], Piano – John Mayall
Written-By – Burley, Hampton
2:26
2-3 Eagle Eye
Bass – John McVie
Drums – Aynsley Dunbar
Guitar – Peter Green
Harmonica – Paul Butterfield
Vocals, Guitar [9 String], Piano – John Mayall
Written-By – Mayall
2:50
2-4 It Hurts Me Too
Bass – John McVie
Drums – Mick Fleetwood
Guitar – Peter Green
Vocals, Guitar [9 String], Organ, Piano – John Mayall
Written-By – London
2:53
2-5 Double Trouble
Bass – John McVie
Drums – Mick Fleetwood
Guitar – Peter Green
Vocals, Guitar [9 String], Organ, Piano – John Mayall
Written-By – Rush
3:18
2-6 Sonny Boy Blow
Drums – Keef Hartley
Vocals, Organ, Piano, Harmonica – John Mayall
Written-By – Mayall
3:46
2-7 Broken Wings
Drums – Keef Hartley
Vocals, Organ, Piano, Harmonica – John Mayall
Written-By – Mayall
4:12
2-8 Oh, Pretty Woman
Baritone Saxophone – Rip Kant
Bass – John McVie
Drums – Keef Hartley
Guitar – Mick Taylor
Tenor Saxophone – Chris Mercer
Vocals, Organ, Piano, Guitar, Harmonica – John Mayall
Written-By – Williams
3:29
2-9 The Death Of J. B. Lenoir
Baritone Saxophone – Rip Kant
Bass – John McVie
Drums – Keef Hartley
Guitar – Mick Taylor
Tenor Saxophone – Chris Mercer
Vocals, Organ, Piano, Guitar, Harmonica – John Mayall
Written-By – Mayall
4:12
2-10 Man Of Stone
Baritone Saxophone – Rip Kant
Bass – John McVie
Drums – Keef Hartley
Guitar – Mick Taylor
Tenor Saxophone – Chris Mercer
Vocals, Organ, Piano, Guitar, Harmonica – John Mayall
Written-By – Kirkland*
2:22
2-11 Checkin' On My Baby
Baritone Saxophone – Rip Kant
Bass – John McVie
Drums – Keef Hartley
Guitar – Mick Taylor
Tenor Saxophone – Chris Mercer
Vocals, Organ, Piano, Guitar, Harmonica – John Mayall
Written-By – Williamson
3:55
2-12 Suspicions (Part One)
Bass – Paul Williams
Drums – Keef Hartley
Guitar – Mick Taylor
Tenor Saxophone – Chris Mercer
Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – Dick Heckstall-Smith
Vocals, Guitar – John Mayall
Written-By – Mayall
2:44
2-13 Jenny
Drums – Keef Hartley
Guitar – Peter Green
Vocals, Guitar – John Mayall
Written-By – Mayall
4:33
2-14 Picture On The Wall
Drums – Keef Hartley
Guitar – Peter Green
Vocals, Guitar, Piano – John Mayall
Written-By – Mayall
3:01
2-15 No Reply
Bass – Tony Reeves
Cornet, Violin – Henry Lowther
Drums – Jon Hiseman
Guitar – Mick Taylor
Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone – Chris Mercer
Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – Dick Heckstall-Smith
Vocals, Organ, Piano, Guitar, Harmonica, Written-By – John Mayall
Written-By – Taylor
3:05
2-16 She's Too Young
Bass – Tony Reeves
Cornet, Violin – Henry Lowther
Drums – Jon Hiseman
Guitar – Mick Taylor
Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone – Chris Mercer
Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – Dick Heckstall-Smith
Vocals, Organ, Piano, Guitar, Harmonica – John Mayall
Written-By – Mayall
2:19
2-17 Sandy
Bass – Tony Reeves
Cornet, Violin – Henry Lowther
Drums – Jon Hiseman
Guitar – Mick Taylor
Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone – Chris Mercer
Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – Dick Heckstall-Smith
Vocals, Organ, Piano, Guitar, Harmonica – John Mayall
Written-By – Mayall*
3:45
2-18 Walking On Sunset
Bass – Steve Thompson
Drums – Colin Allen
Guitar – Mick Taylor
Vocals, Organ, Piano, Guitar, Harmonica – John Mayall
Written-By – Mayall
2:56
2-19 The Bear
Bass – Steve Thompson
Drums – Colin Allen
Guitar – Mick Taylor
Vocals, Organ, Piano, Guitar, Harmonica – John Mayall
Written-By – Mayall
4:41
2-20 Fly Tomorrow
Bass – Steve Thompson
Drums – Colin Allen
Guitar – Mick Taylor
Vocals, Organ, Piano, Guitar, Harmonica – John Mayall
Written-By – Mayall
8:59
Thanks Daba for adding that info. Still, it's already available in the cover art included for the post. Good work though. :)
Thanks Rooster
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