John Mayall - A Sense Of Place

Album: A Sense Of Place
Size: 93,3 MB
Time: 40:28
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1990
Styles: Blues
Art: Front

1. I Want To Go (2:18)
2. Congo Square (4:41)
3. Send Me Down To Vicksburg (2:13)
4. Without Her (3:36)
5. Sensitive Kind (5:18)
6. Jacksboro Highway (4:07)
7. Let's Work Together (3:20)
8. I Can't Complain (4:15)
9. Black Cat Moan (3:51)
10. Sugarcane (2:49)
11. All My Life (3:56)

John Mayall is most famous for picking great musicians, including more than half of Cream and Fleetwood Mac, as members of his Bluesbreakers, that would go on to have successful solo careers. But he’s a competent singer (somewhat nasally sounding however) and a good blues pianist and harmonica player himself as well. And he is a decent composer and arranger and he has a great talent for picking songs to cover. What’s not to like? During the early nineties he had a sort of renaissance, like many of the 60’s greats and this one sort of started it commercially. The next three albums for the Silvertone label would expand on this.

This latest incarnation of the Bluesbreakers consisted of Coco Montoya on guitar, Freebo on bass (only on 3 out of 11 songs however, on 8 tracks the bass is played by ‘additional musician’ Bobby Haynes) and Joe Yuele on drums, with Sonny Landreth guesting on slide. It all comes together nicely on "Sensitive Kind" (J.J. Cale cover), where Coco and Sonny play together great, with Sonny’s slide sounding like a dobro some of the time. John should have played acoustic piano, but it’s ok as it is.

"Let’s Work Together" is better known as "Let’s Stick Together", and here it gets a duo treatment - just John singing, playing piano and blowing that harmonica, with Sonny providing tasteful slide accompaniment. In a way this is generic blues, with blues being a rather generic genre of itself already. Do not look for innovation here. But everything is not just performed professionally, they play enthusiastically, with gusto. And the variety of styles is quite nice. /Roland Bruynesteyn

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John Mayall's Bluesbreakers - The Power Of The Blues, Part II

Album: The Power Of The Blues, Part II
Size: 128,1 MB
Time: 55:38
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2025
Styles: Blues
Art: Front, back

1. Intro: Layla (1:25)
2. I Ain't Got You (4:01)
3. Cold, Cold Feeling (9:17)
4. She Can Do It (4:48)
5. One Life To Live (5:09)
6. All Your Love (4:53)
7. Oh Pretty Woman (7:33)
8. Somebody's Acting Like A Child (6:12)
9. It's My Own Fault (12:17)

Fantastic live recording featuring Walter Trout and Coco Montoya, recorded live in April 1987 in Frankfurt (Germany). John Mayall's death, on July 22, 2024, aged ninety, devastated blues fans throughout the world. As a harmonica player, keyboard player and guitarist Mayall was accomplished but as a bandleader he was extraordinary, with a remarkable gift for identifying talented musicians and creating a context that enabled their talents to flourish.

In the 1960s alone his band The Bluesbreakers variously included Eric Clapton and Jack Bruce, who went on to form Cream; Peter Green, Mick Fleetwood and John McVie, who went on to form Fleetwood Mac; Mick Taylor, who went on to join The Rolling Stones; Jon Hiseman, Tony Reeves and Dick Heckstall-Smith, who went on to form Colosseum; Andy Fraser, who went on to form Free; and so on and so on. Mayall had several British chart albums in the 1960s, including Blues Breakers With Eric Clapton, surely the most influential British blues album ever. But in the 1970s he began to struggle. 'There was a period I couldn't even get a record deal although we continued to play live as much as always,' he said.

Reuniting with earlier band members Mick Taylor, John McVie and Colin Allen for a tour seemed to refocus Mayall and in 1984 he formed the Bluesbreakers lineup that features on The Power Of The Blues Part II, featuring guitarists Walter Trout and Coco Montoya. Both Trout and Montoya hugely admired Mayall's bandleading skills with Trout telling 'You won't find a more accomplished bandleader. What I learned from watching him was that being a bandleader is a talent in itself. He was fun and humorous.'

The Trout/Montoya Bluesbreakers inevitably ran its course. Drummer Joe Yuele stayed with Mayall until 2008 but Trout and Montoya left in 1989 and 1993 respectively to lead their own bands. Bassist Bobby Haynes also left in 1990 to form a jazz band before his death on July 31, 2018, aged 83. John Mayall is a 2024 Inductee to the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame and will receive a Musical Influence Award.

(For personnel details, see artwork included.)

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John Mayall's Bluesbreakers - Live In 1967 Vol. 3

Size: 93.4 MB
Time: 40:17
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2023
Styles: Electric Blues, British Blues
Art: Full

01. Brand New Start (4:15)
02. Tears In My Eyes (6:58)
03. Stand Back Baby (2:39)
04. Greeny (7:33)
05. Talk To Your Daughter (2:58)
06. Your Funeral And My Trial (4:06)
07. The Stumble (4:54)
08. Double Trouble (6:51)

The Godfather of British Blues, John Mayall, is proud to announce the upcoming release of his newly restored album, John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, Live in 1967 – Volume Three. It is the 3rd and final Volume in the series. This recording features the original lineup of Fleetwood Mac – Peter Green, John McVie, and Mick Fleetwood. 2016’s Live in 1967 – Volume Two was hailed as a “welcome second helping” by Rolling Stone.

One of the most influential bands in Classic Rock history, recorded by dedicated fan Tom Huissen who took his one-channel reel-to-reel tape recorder to five London clubs in 1967, these historical performances were unheard of for fifty years. Recently, Mayall obtained the tapes & began restoring them with technical assistance from Eric Corne of Forty Below Records. Corne adds, “While the source recording was very rough and the final result is certainly not hi-fidelity, it does succeed in allowing us to hear how spectacular these performances are.” Over a 2-year period, the band also featured Eric Clapton and Mick Taylor of The Rolling Stones.

Mayall, who turned 89 last November, earned his 2nd Grammy® nomination in 2023 for his last album, The Sun is Shining Down. The Sun is Shining Down was Mayall’s 5th studio album co-produced with Eric Corne, for Forty Below Records, a fruitful partnership that began with 2014’s A Special Life. Mayall’s recent Forty Below releases have featured a diverse group of guests, including Joe Walsh, Todd Rundgren, Little Steven Van Zandt, Joe Bonamassa, Marcus King, Rush’s Alex Lifeson, and The Heartbreakers’ Mike Campbell.

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John Mayall - London Blues 1964-1969 (2 CD)

Album: London Blues 1964-1969
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.)

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John Mayall - A Special Life

Album: A Special Life
Size: 113,2 MB
Time: 48:42
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2014
Styles: Blues
Art: Full

1. Why Did You Go Last Night (4:54)
2. Speak Of The Devil (3:26)
3. That's All Right (3:19)
4. World Gone Crazy (4:15)
5. Floodin' In California (4:37)
6. Big Town Playboy (4:19)
7. A Special Life (4:10)
8. I Just Got To Know (4:08)
9. Heartache (4:48)
10. Like A Fool (4:03)
11. Just A Memory (6:39)

John Mayall has been doing this blues thing now for over five decades (he released his first single in 1964), exploring the form in all of its incarnations, from gutbucket country blues to the more urbane jazz side of things, and amazingly, he’s always sounded pretty much like John Mayall, a blues everyman who has always surrounded himself with the best bands and players, a big part of the reason he is still a successful touring act in his eighties. Mayall’s put out 60 some albums since 1964, and while he’s slowed down a bit in recent years, he’s still good for a new album or live set every couple of years or so.

A Special Life, recorded in November 2013 at Entourage Studios in North Hollywood, features Mayall’s current band — guitarist Rocky Athas, bassist Greg Rzab and drummer Jay Davenport — with singer and accordion player C.J. Chenier sitting in on a couple of tracks. It’s a typical Mayall album, featuring a couple of classic blues covers (including Albert King’s “Floodin’ in California” here) and several Mayall originals (most of which unfortunately fall lyrically into the generic), all punctuated by piercing harmonica runs and solid ensemble playing. The opener, a cover of Clifton Chenier’s “Why Did You Go Last Night,” is one of the highlights, a Jimmy Reed-like shuffle given warmth, poignancy, and depth by Clifton’s son C.J.’s accordion swells.

Although it is built on a fairly generic blues progression in D, Mayall’s own “World Gone Crazy” stands out because of its subject matter, which pretty much puts the responsibility for war at the feet of religions, most of which are rigidly intolerant of other religions. It’s certainly not one’s run of the mill blues theme. This is what Mayall does. He plays blues right down the middle of the road, never straying too far from the classic Chicago blues model, but he adds embellishments now and then, and when they work, he gently bumps the blues into an interesting side alley. /Steve Leggett, AllMusic

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John Mayall - The Latest Edition

Album: The Latest Edition
Size: 90,6 MB
Time: 39:04
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1974/2009
Styles: Electric blues
Art: Full

1. Gasoline Blues (3:46)
2. Perfect Peace (3:51)
3. Going To Take My Time (2:58)
4. Deep Down Feelings (4:44)
5. Troubled Times (4:11)
6. The Pusher Man (4:07)
7. One Of The Few (2:46)
8. Love Song (5:31)
9. Little Kitten (2:36)
10. A Crazy Game (4:30)

The title makes a virtue of necessity, as John Mayall introduces another all-new lineup (actually, bassist Larry Taylor is returning from an older edition). Two guitarists, Hightide Harris and Randy Resnick, lead the band in more of an up-tempo R&B style than has been used in much of Mayall's music during the past several years, starting with the timely "Gasoline Blues" (1974 was the year of the gas lines, remember?) and going on to "Troubled Times" (which advises impeaching President Nixon). Still, this was a lackluster set, which is only appropriate since it was Mayall's swan song with Polydor, and the album became his first to miss the charts in the U.S. since 1967. /William Ruhlmann, AllMusic

(For personnel details, see artwork included.)

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John Mayall - The Sun Is Shining Down

Size: 107.2 MB
Time: 45:34
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2022
Styles: Electric Blues, Blues Rock
Art: Front

01. Hungry And Ready (Feat. Melvin Taylor) (4:58)
02. Can't Take No More (Feat. Marcus King) (3:44)
03. I'm As Good As Gone (4:21)
04. Got To Find A Better Way (Feat. Scarlet Rivera) (4:58)
05. Chills And Thrills (Feat. Mike Campbell) (5:19)
06. One Special Lady (Feat. Jake Shimabukuro) (4:16)
07. A Quitter Never Wins (4:31)
08. Deep Blue Sea (Feat. Scarlet Rivera) (4:23)
09. Driving Wheel (Feat. Melvin Taylor) (3:39)
10. The Sun Is Shining Down (Feat. Carolyn Wonderland) (5:20)

When it comes to the British Blues scene, nobody has even come close to torching it to the magnitude that John Mayall has. In a career now spanning over 60 years, his band have kindled the careers of bountiful fledgling musical talents – Mick Taylor, Peter Green, and a certain Mr. Clapton just to name a few.

Even at the ripe age of 88, the “Godfather of the British Blues” shows no signs of reflecting the warm rays that toast his signature jazz-blues fusion sound. You won’t find a musician out there in the blues hemisphere that wouldn’t triple jump at the prospect of rubbing shoulders alongside a man imbued in blues royalty. The Sun Is Shining Down is no exception when it comes to Mayall’s strict recruitment policy that prides itself on the cream of the crop.

With special guests including The Heartbreakers’ Mike Campbell, rising guitar virtuoso Marcus King, Chicago Blues icon Melvin Taylor, Scarlet Rivera (famously a member of Bob Dylan’s Rolling Thunder Revue), and Hawaiian ukulele artist Jake Shimabukuro, it’s as aloof from the bottom of the well as one has come to expect from a man with an uncanny ear for talent and a deep-rooted obsession for the genre.
As an artist who provides the link between Cream, Fleetwood Mac, and the Rolling Stones, it’s safe to say his seat in musical history is already reserved. If you had any qualms about Mayall’s appetite to keep producing the goods, then the opening track “Hungry And Ready” will soon put any premonitions you had to bed. Mayall sounds energized – his voice still cuts the mustard, and if you needed reminding (like the writer here) he’s one hell of a harmonica player. Taylor also illustrates his class with some wonderfully fluid lead playing.

“Take No More” brings forth the innocence of youth as King takes center stage. Known for his soaring humbucker tone, he smokes and sizzles throughout this soulful Mayall original, without the slightest glimpse of being overawed. “Chills and Thrills” gives me funky goosebumps as Campbell proves himself a master of understated guitar. Not one to waste a note, his tasty fretwork is so melodic that you would think he’s a mainstay in among the star-studded cast.

I don’t often get to mention the electric ukulele, but the skill of Shimabukuro on “One Special Lady” is nothing short of mesmerizing. It brings a rich and fuller sound, that balances perfectly alongside the backing band par excellence.

On the fittingly titled “A Quitter Never Wins”, Mayall deservedly hogs the limelight as he goes at it solo without a guest to sprinkle over fairy dust. Wrapping up with the title track “The Sun Is Shining Down”, Carolyn Wonderland (approaching her fourth year as the band’s lead guitarist) plays beautifully on this mid-tempo number that leaves me feeling all red sky at night, shepherd’s delight.
I don’t think any superlatives exist that can do justice to John Mayall’s contribution to blues music. At his stage in life and given all he’s achieved, you have to take off your shoes (as well as tip your hat) to the level of work he’s still putting out there.

Whether Mayall holds promise for a few more sunrises remains to be seen, but mercifully there’s no glimmer of him swanning off into the sunset anytime soon. Keep on shining John. The Review: 8.5/10 ~Breton Towler

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John Mayall - Rolling With The Blues (2 CD)

Album: Rolling With The Blues
Size: 175,8 + 166,3 MB
Time: 76:21 + 72:18
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2003/2021
Styles: Electric blues
Art: Full

CD 1:
1. Band Introduction (Narrative) (1:00)
2. Got You On My Mind (12:13)
3. No Smoking (8:07)
4. No Holds Barred (7:23)
5. Band Intro (Narrative) (1:40)
6. Feels Good In Frankfurt (11:43)
7. Next Time Around (11:26)
8. Freddie's Request (Narrative) (0:31)
9. Sad To Be Alone (6:32)
10. Red Presents Blue Mitchell (Narrative) (1:04)
11. Filthy Mcnasty (7:55)
12. Make My Bed Tonight (6:41)

CD 2:
1. Mexico City (10:17)
2. Gone From The Canyon (4:44)
3. Caught In The Middle (9:58)
4. John Lee Boogie (8:45)
5. Emergency Boogie (4:34)
6. Rolling With The Blues (9:06)
7. Howlin' Moon (6:32)
8. Room To Move (6:39)
9. Sitting Here Alone (6:27)
10. The Stumble (5:13)

Rolling with the Blues chronicles seven John Mayall concerts played between 1972 and 1982. Mayall had given up trying to maintain and support a regular backing group by the early '70s, and was instead working with different configurations for specific gigs. For the 1972 Frankfurt show that opens this two-disc set, Mayall works with a lineup of Keef Hartley on drums, Blue Mitchell on trumpet, Clifford Solomon on sax, Freddy Robinson on guitar, and Victor Gaskin on upright bass. Red Holloway replaces Solomon on sax for a second show in Frankfurt a year later in 1973.

A 1980 show in Huntington Beach, CA, finds James Quill Smith on guitar. Two 1982 concerts, one in Minneapolis and one in Chicago, feature John McVie of Fleetwood Mac on bass, while two shows in Italy later in the year, one in Rome and one in Lugo, sport a stripped-down lineup of Mick Taylor, Steve Thompson, and Colin Allen. For all these personnel differences, the sound is remarkably consistent and the live recordings are quite balanced, although things red-line occasionally and now and then there are some obvious dropouts, but nothing too serious.

Among the highlights are the over 12-minute jazz blues "Got You on My Mind" and a scuffling "No Holds Barred" from the 1972 Frankfurt show and an appropriately ragged John Lee Hooker homage, "John Lee Boogie," from the 1980 Huntington Beach performance. /Steve Leggett, AllMusic

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John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers - The First Generation 1965-1974

Size: 3.66 GB
Time: 26:36:33
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2021
Styles: Electric Blues, Blues Rock
Art: Front & Back

CD 01: John Mayall Plays John Mayall
01 Crawling Up A Hill (2.15)
02 I Wanna Teach You Everything (3.17)
03 When I'm Gone (3.12)
04 I Need Your Love (4.20)
05 The Hoot Owl (2.41)
06 R&B Time: Night Train/Lucille (2.23)
07 Crocodile Walk (2.32)
08 What's The Matter With You (2.39)
09 Doreen (3.00)
10 Runaway (2.31)
10 Runaway (2.42)
11 Heartache (3.07)
12 Chicago Line (4.43)
13 Crocodile Walk (Single Version) (Bonus Track) (2.14)

CD 02: I'm Your Witchdoctor
01 I'm Your Witchdoctor (2.10)
02 Telephone Blues (3.56)

CD 03: Lonely Years
01 Lonely Years (3.17)
02 Bernard Jenkins (3.47)

CD 04: Bluesbreakers (Mono)
01 All Your Love (3.33)
02 Hideaway (3.14)
03 Little Girl (2.36)
04 Another Man (1.42)
05 Double Crossing Time (3.01)
06 What'd I Say (4.26)
07 Key To Love (2.05)
08 Parchman Farm (2.21)
09 Have You Heard (5.52)
10 Ramblin' On My Mind (3.07)
11 Steppin' Out (2.27)
12 It Ain't Right (2.41)

CD 05: Bluesbreakers (Stereo Bonus Tracks)
01 All Your Love (3.33)
02 Hideaway (3.14)
03 Little Girl (2.36)
04 Another Man (1.42)
05 Double Crossing Time (3.01)
06 What'd I Say (4.26)
07 Key To Love (2.05)
08 Parchman Farm (2.21)
09 Have You Heard (5.52)
10 Ramblin' On My Mind (3.07)
11 Steppin' Out (2.27)
12 It Ain't Right (2.41)
13 Intro Into Maudie (Bonus Track) (2.25)
14 It Hurts To Be In Love (Bonus Track) (3.21)
15 Have You Ever Loved A Woman (Bonus Track) (6.42)
16 Bye Bye Bird (Bonus Track) (3.49)
17 I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man (Bonus Track) (3.53)

CD 06: All My Life (EP With Paul Butterfield)
01 All My Life (4.19)
02 Ridin' On The L and N (2.24)
03 Little By Little (2.44)
04 Eagle Eye (2.49)

CD 07: A Hard Road
01 A Hard Road (3.10)
02 It's Over (2.47)
03 You Don't Love Me (2.40)
04 The Stumble (2.50)
05 Another Kinda Love (3.06)
06 Hit The Highway (2.10)
07 Leaping Christine (2.18)
08 Dust My Blues (2.43)
09 There's Always Work (1.38)
10 The Same Way (2.07)
11 The Supernatural (2.57)
12 Top Of The Hill (2.34)
13 Some Day After Awhile (You'll Be Sorry) (2.57)
14 Living Alone (2.20)

CD 08: Crusade
01. Oh, Pretty Woman (3.34)
02 Stand Back Baby (1.43)
03 My Time After Awhile (5.07)
04 Snowy Wood (3.35)
05 Man Of Stone (2.25)
06 Tears In My Eyes (4.15)
07 Driving Sideways (3.55)
08 The Death Of J.B. Lenoir (4.18)
09 I Can't Quit You Baby (4.28)
10 Streamline (3.12)
11 Me And My Woman (4.00)
12 Checkin' Up On My Baby (3.55)
13 Rubber Duck (Bonus Track) (3.45)

CD 09: The Blues Alone
01. Brand New Start (3.22)
02 Please Don't Tell (2.26)
03 Down The Line (3.43)
04 Sonny Boy Blow (3.49)
05 Marsha's Mood (3.13)
06 No More Tears (3.11)
07 Catch That Train (2.17)
08 Cancelling Out (4.19)
09 Harp Man (2.42)
10 Brown Sugar (3.44)
11 Broken Wings (4.16)
12 Don't Kick Me (3.11)
13 Brand New Start (First Version) (Bonus Track) (2.58)
14 Marsha's Mood (First Version) (Bonus Track) (3.15)

CD 10: Diary Of A Band Vol. 1
01 Blood On The Night (9.04)
02 Edmonton – Cooks Ferry Inn (Impromptu) (2.56)
03 I Can't Quit You Baby (10.03)
04 Medley: Anzio Annie, Snowy Wood, The Lesson, Keef Hartley & John Interviews (9.38)
05 My Own Fault (11.27)
06 God Save The Queen (2.53)

CD 11: Diary Of A Band Vol. 2
01 Gimme Some Lovin / The Train (13.20)
02 Crying Shame (10.52)
03 Local Boys Makes Good – Speech Only / Impromptu (4.00)
04 Help Me (7.10)
05 Blues In B Flat (4.44)
06 Soul Of A Short Fat Man (6.11)

CD 12: Bare Wires
01 Bare Wires Suite (23.07)
02 I'm A Stranger (5.13)
03 No Reply (3.09)
04 Hartley Quits (2.55)
05 Killing Time (4.46)
06 She's Too Young (2.21)
07 Sandy (3.45)
08 Intro – Look At The Girl (Bonus Track) (6.43)
09 Start Walkin' (Bonus Track) (8.23)

CD 13: Blues From Laurel Canyon
01 Vacation (2.47)
02 Walking on Sunset (2.50)
03 Laurel Canyon Home (4.33)
04 2401 (3.42)
05 Ready To Ride (3.32)
06 Medicine Man (2.43)
07 Somebody's Acting Like A Child (3.27)
08 The Bear (4.40)
09 Miss James (2.30)
10 First Time Alone (5.03)
11 Long Gone Midnight (3.27)
12 Fly Tomorrow (8.59)
13 2401 (Single Version) (Bonus Track) (3.55)
14 Wish You Were Mine (Live) (Bonus Track) (8.35)

CD 14: Looking Back
01 Mr James (2.51)
02 Blues City Shake Down (2.19)
03 They Call It Stormy Monday (4.33)
04 So Many Roads (4.44)
05 Looking Back (2.34)
06 Sitting In The Rain (2.56)
07 It Hurts Me Too (2.54)
08 Double Trouble (3.18)
09 Suspicions (5.26)
10 Jenny (4.35)
11 Picture On The Wall (3.00)

CD 15:The Turning Point
01 The Laws Must Change (7.22)
02 Saw Mill Gulch Road (4.36)
03 I'm Gonna Fight For You J.B. (5.25)
04 So Hard To Share (7.02)
05 California (9.30)
06 Thoughts About Roxanne (8.20)
07 Room To Move (5.01)
08 Sleeping By Her Side (Bonus Track) (5.10)
09 Don't Waste My Time (Bonus Track) (4.54)
10 Can't Sleep This Night (Bonus Track) (6.19)

CD 16: Empty Rooms
01 Don't Waste My Time (3.10)
02 Plan Your Revolution (2.35)
03 Don't Pick A Flower (3.52)
04. Something New (4.37)
05 People Cling Together (2.52)
06 Waiting For The Right Time (5.33)
07 Thinking Of My Woman (2.27)
08 Counting The Days (5.31)
09 When I Go (4.44)
10 Many Miles Apart (2.55)
11 To A Princess (3.31)
12 Lying In My Bed (4.20)

CD 17: USA Union
01 Nature's Disappearing (5.56)
02 You Must Be Crazy (3.55)
03 Night Flyer (5.35)
04 Off The Road (2.47)
05 Possessive Emotions (5.20)
06 Where Did My Legs Go (3.55)
07 Took The Car (4.05)
08 Crying (6.27)
09 My Pretty Girl (4.27)
10 Deep Blue Sea (5.10)

CD 18: Back To The Roots Vol. 1
01 Prisons On The Road (4.16)
02 My Children (5.08)
03 Accidental Suicide (6.15)
04 Groupie Girl (3.52)
05 Blue Fox (3.41)
06 Home Again (4.55)
07 Television Eye (7.31)
08 Marriage Madness (3.34)
09 Looking At Tomorrow (6.53)
10 Dream With Me (5.19)
11 Full Speed Ahead (5.20)
12 Mr Censor Man (4.42)
13 Force Of Nature (6.32)
14 Boogie Albert (2.16)

CD 19: Back To The Roots Vol. 2
01 Goodbye December (5.23)
02 Unanswered Questions (4.40)
03 Devil's Tricks (7.45)
04 Travelling (4.38)
05 Accidental Suicide (remix) (Bonus Track) (6.22)
06 Force Of Nature (remix) (Bonus Track) (5.27)
07 Boogie Albert (remix) (Bonus Track) (2.14)
08 Television Eye (remix) (Bonus Track) (6.04)
09 Prisons On The Road (remix) (Bonus Track) (4.17)
10 Home Again (remix) (Bonus Track) (4.57)
11 Mr Censor Man (remix) (Bonus Track) (4.41)
12 Looking At Tomorrow (remix) (Bonus Track) (6.54)

CD 20: Thru The Years
01 Crocodile Walk (2.32)
02 My Baby Is Sweeter (2.59)
03 Crawling Up A Hill (2.15)
04 Mama, Talk To Your Daughter (2.40)
05 Alabama Blues (2.29)
06 Out Of Reach (4.42)
07 Greeny (3.54)
08 Curly (4.50)
9 Missing You (1.57)
10 Please Don't Tell (2.26)
11 Your Funeral And My Trial (3.56)
12 Suspicions (3.45)
13 Knockers Step Forward (3.12)
14 Hide And Seek (2.22)
CD 21: Memories
01 Memories (5.01)
02 Wish I Knew A Woman (5.17)
03 The City (4.54)
04 Home In A Tree (3.20)
05 Separate Ways (4.12)
06 The Fighting Line (4.03)
07 Grandad (4.36)
08 Back From Korea (5.09)
09 Nobody Cares (3.56)
10 Play The Harp (5.22)

CD 22: Jazz Blues Fusion
01 Country Road (7.17)
02 Mess Around (2.50)
03 Good Times Boogie (9.18)
04 Change Your Ways (3.46)
05 Dry Throat (6.40)
06 Exercise In C (8.33)
07 Got To Be This Way (6.54)

CD 23: Moving On
01 Worried Mind (8.40)
02 Keep Our Country Green (3.31)
03 Christmas 71 (4.54)
04 Things Go Wrong (6.30)
05 Do It (8.50)
06 Moving On (4.19)
07 Red Sky (3.50)
08 Reasons (2.55)
09 High Pressure Living (6.20)

CD 24: Ten Years Are Gone Vol. 1
01 Ten Years Are Gone (4.27)
02 Driving Till The Break Of Day (5.03)
03 Drifting (4.40)
04 Better Pass You By (5.12)
05 California Campground (3.17)
06 Undecided (2.55)
07 Good Looking Stranger (4.25)
08 I Still Care (4.17)
09 Don't Hang Me Up (4.10)

CD 25: Ten Years Are Gone Vol. 2
01 Introduction (2.05)
02 Sitting Here Thinking (7.58)
03 Harmonica Free Form (11.36)
04 Burning Sun (5.10)
05 Dark Of The Night (17.41)

CD 26: The Latest Edition 01 Gasoline Blues (3.41)
02 Perfect Peace (3.50)
03 Going To Take My Time (2.55)
04 Deepdown Feelings (4.42)
05 Troubled Times (4.11)
06 The Pusher Man (4.05)
07 One Of The Few (2.44)
08 Love Song (5.39)
09 Little Kitten (2.35)
10 A Crazy Game (4.35)

CD 27: BBC Recordings (1964-1968) Vol. 1
01 Crawling Up A Hill (2.06)
02 Heartache (2.48)
03 Crocodile Walk (2.22)
04 Bye Bye Bird (2.47)
05 I'm Your Witchdoctor (2.08)
06 Cheatin' Woman (2.01)
07 Big Town Playboy (2.47)
08 Parchman Farm (2.49)
09 Nowhere To Turn (1.40)
10 Little Girl (2.45)
11 Hideaway (3.20)
12 Tears In My Eyes (4.28)
13 Parchman Farm (2.20)
14 Burning My Fingers (2.20)
15 All Your Love (3.20)
16 Stepping Out (3.12)
17 On Top Of The World (2.32)
18 Key To Love (2.01)
19 Leaping Christine (1.55)
20 Sitting In The Rain (2.53)
21 Curly (2.48)
22 Ridin' On The L And N (2.19)
23 Dust My Blues (2.15)

CD 28: BBC Recordings (1964-1968) Vol. 2
01 No More Tears (2.15)
02 Curly (2.02)
03 The Last Time (2.48)
04 Suspicions (3.55)
05 Worried Love (3.26)
06 Supermarket Day (2.44)
07 Snowy Wood (3.21)
08 Jenny (4.33)
09 Sweet Sixteen (5.16)
10 Interview with Alexis Korner (1.35)
11 Another Man's Land (4.05)
12 Picture On The Wall (2.58)
13 Knockers Step Forward (3.15)
14 The Last Time (3.22)
15 Rock Me Baby (4.22)
16 Oh, Pretty Woman (2.26)
17 Long Gone Midnight (3.12)
18 It Hurts Me To Leave (3.09)

CD 29: Bromley Technical College 1967
01 Brand New Start (4.48)
02 Tears In My Eyes (7.29)
03 Bye Bye Bird (6.02)
04 Mama, Talk To Your Daughter (2.23)
05 Double Trouble (6.24)
06 Your Funeral And My Trial (5.31)
07 Stand Back Baby (2.43)
08 Some Day After Awhile (You'll Be Sorry) (5.11)
09 Looking Back (2.42)

CD 30: Live 1967
01 Chicago Line (unedited) (6.53)
02 Your Funeral And My Trial (5.21)
03 Four Million Knobs (3.12)
04 Mama, Talk To Your Daughter (6.42)
05 Intro/Chicago Line (7.25)
06 Hi Heel Sneakers (3.32)
07 San-Ho-Zay (4.35)
08 Curly (7.33)
09 Mama, Talk To Your Daughter (2.58)
10 Telephone Blues (2.40)
11 Brand New Start (4.14)
12 Your Funeral And My Trial (4.07)
13 Bad Boy (2.31)
14 The Stumble (4.42)

CD 31: 7th National Jazz And Blues Festival 1967
01 Driving Sideways (4.19)
02 I Can't Quit You Baby (4.51)
03 Sonny Boy Blow (4.34)
04 Stand Back Baby (2.59)
05 Oh, Pretty Woman (3.55)
06 It's My Own Fault (7.46)
07 Ridin' On The L And N (3.00)

CD 32: Gothenburg 1968
01 Oh Baby (4.47)
02 Baby You're Wrong (7.42)
03 Worried About You (8.52)
04 Somebody's Acting Like A Child (3.24)
05 Ooh Wee Baby (Don't Know What To Do) (3.51)
06 It Hurts Me To Leave (5.52)
07 Hey Little Girl (Walking Down The Street) (7.38)

CD 33: Berlin 1969
01 Intro (0.42)
02 Variation on Somebody's Acting Like A Child (7.02)
03 Baby Child (6.27)
04 Checkin' Up On My Baby (5.17)
05 When I Lost My Baby Child (9.18)
06 2401 (5.38)
07 Treat Me This Way (4.11)
08 Goin' Down The Road (5.39)
09 Ready To Ride (7.12)
10 Help Me Baby (5.48)
11 When I See My Baby (4.35)

CD 34: Bremen 1969
01 Got A Pretty Baby (5.53)
02 Checkin' Up On My Baby (5.14)
03 Parchman Farm (14.07)
04 The Time Has Come (6.06)
05 2401 (5.32)

CD 35: Fillmore West 1970
01 Everybody Wants To Know (6.23)
02 Band Intros (0.42)
04 What's The Matter With You (11.10)
05 Travelling Man (10.42)
06 I've Got To Be With You Tonight (7.01)
07 Honey Hush (8.48)

John Mayall’s The First Generation 1965-1974 is an enormous 35CD box set that documents the early career of ‘The Godfather of British Blues’, with remastered studio albums, unreleased BBC recordings, previously unheard live gigs and more.

Featuring Eric Clapton, Peter Green, Mick Taylor, Harvey Mandel, Blue Mitchell, Jon Mark and many more outstanding musicians, the 35 discs in this mammoth package include three CD singles and eight previously unreleased discs, alongside newly remastered versions of the original Decca & Polydor albums.

For a short but compelling time in the ’60s and ’70s, John Mayall recognised raw talent, took it in, nurtured it, and everyone thrived and benefitted as a result. Many of the best musicians of the period passed through the ranks of John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers. All are on show here in this set with an abundance of musical highlights.

The unreleased concerts include Windsor 1967, Gothenburg 1968, Berlin 1969 and San Francisco 1970 and the 28 unreleased BBC tracks feature none other than Eric Clapton, Peter Green and Mick Taylor!

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John Mayall - The Last Of The British Blues

Year: 1978
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 40:24
Size: 94,1 MB
Styles: Electric blues, blues-rock
Scans: Full

1. Tucson Lady (4:38)
2. Parchman Farm (4:03)
3. There's Only Now (4:03)
4. The Teaser (4:14)
5. Hideaway (3:17)
6. The Bear (4:43)
7. Lonely Birthday (3:54)
8. Lowdown Blues (4:42)
9. Another Man (2:16)
10. It Must Be Three (4:31)

This was the last of the six albums John Mayall originally made for Blue Thumb/ABC Records between 1975 and 1978, about which he has said, "ABC released six of my albums as a tax write-off. A week after they were released you couldn't find them in any store." It's a live album on which Mayall fronts a quartet consisting of guitarist James Quill Smith (who sings lead on several songs), bassist Steve Thompson, and drummer Soko Richardson.

The approach is rock-oriented, and the set list includes such Bluesbreakers favorites as Mose Allison's "Parchman Farm," and Freddie King's "Hideaway" (taken at a frantic tempo), along with the usual complement of generic Mayall originals, among them, a remake of "The Bear," from Blues From Laurel Canyon. /William Ruhlmann, AllMusic

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VA - Discover British Blues On Decca & Deram Records

Size: 375,2 MB
Time: 163:54
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2020
Styles: British Blues, Blues Rock
Art: Front

01. John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers - Curly (4:53)
02. Eddie Boyd & His Blues Band - Key To The Highway (2:34)
03. John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers - The Super-Natural (2:55)
04. Otis Spann - Pretty Girls Everywhere (2:51)
05. Eddie Boyd & His Blues Band - Blue Coat Man (2:32)
06. Champion Jack Dupree - Third Degree (3:17)
07. John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers, Eric Clapton - Steppin' Out (Mono Instrumental) (2:28)
08. Savoy Brown - Train To Nowhere (4:16)
09. Curtis Jones - Roll Me Over (2:37)
10. Zoot Money's Big Roll Band - Get On The Right Track Baby (1:52)
11. Alexis Korner Skiffle Group, Ronnie Jones - Night Time Is The Right Time (4:19)
12. Mae Mercer - Sweet Little Angel (3:21)
13. The Graham Bond Organisation, Jack Bruce, Ginger Baker - Strut Around (2:36)
14. John Mayall & Steve Anglo - Long Night (2:02)
15. Davy Graham - Goin' Down Slow (2:30)
16. Savoy Brown - Taste And Try, Before You Buy (2:26)
17. Keef Hartley Band - Me And My Woman (5:02)
18. Eddie Boyd & His Blues Band - Dust My Broom (2:39)
19. Champion Jack Dupree & His Blues Band, Mickey Baker - Barrelhouse Woman (2:02)
20. Rod Stewart - I'm Gonna Move To The Outskirts Of Town (2:55)
21. John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers - Double Trouble (Stereo Album Version) (3:22)
22. Champion Jack Dupree - 24 Hours (4:06)
23. Alexis Korner Skiffle GroupAlexis Korner's Blues Incorporated - Early In The Morning (2:58)
24. Savoy Brown Blues Band - Let Me Love You Baby (3:04)
25. John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers - I Need Your Love (Live At Klooks Kleek, London 1964) (4:19)
26. Dave Berry - Hoochie Coochie Man (3:11)
27. The Graham Bond Organisation - Long Legged Baby (2:15)
28. Rod Stewart - Good Morning Little Schoolgirl (2:05)
29. Steve Aldo - Baby What You Want Me To Do (3:46)
30. John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers - Out Of Reach (4:41)
31. Amen Corner - Gin House Blues (3:14)
32. Eddie Boyd & His Blues Band - Too Bad Part 1 (2:45)
33. John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers - Greeny (3:54)
34. Savoy Brown - Someday People (4:33)
35. Ten Years After - Spoonful (6:03)
36. Ten Years After - Feel It For Me (2:39)
37. Davy Graham - Good Morning Blues (5:23)
38. Davy Graham - Freight Train Blues (4:04)
39. Ten Years After - Hear Me Calling (5:44)
40. Keef Hartley Band - Born To Die (9:58)
41. Keef Hartley Band - Too Much Thinking (5:31)
42. Ten Years After - Rock Your Mama (2:59)
43. John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers - Sandy (3:47)
44. Savoy Brown - Louisiana Blues (Live) (9:05)

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John Mayall - Road Show Blues aka Big Man Blues

Size: 90,1 MB
Time: 38:15
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1981
Styles: Electric Blues, Blues Rock
Art: Full

01. Why Worry (3:10)
02. Road Show (4:18)
03. Mama Talk Yo Your Daughter (3:50)
04. A Big Man (4:46)
05. Lost And Gone (2:38)
06. Mexico City (5:56)
07. John Lee Boogie (4:07)
08. Reaching For A Mountain (4:19)
09. Baby What You Want Me To Do (5:07)

Road Show Blues was John Mayall's third album for the U.K.'s DJM Records, following Bottom Line and No More Interviews. At this time, his backup band included guitarist/singer James Quill Smith, bassist Kevin McCormick, drummer Soko Richardson, and singer Maggie Parker. Two cuts, Jimmy Reed's "Baby, What You Want Me to Do" and Mayall's "Mexico City," were recorded live. The band is a tight unit in support of the leader, who sings and plays fiercely. By the time that this album, the last in Mayall's DJM contract, was recorded, his career was in decline, and the disc was not released in the U.S. at the time. It would be another five years before he made another. Through some corporate legerdemain, the record has bounced around from one company to another and been reissued several times under different titles. These reissues include The Adventures of John Mayall, Road Show, and Lost and Gone. Of course, the Mayall fan needs only one, but it does make a worthy addition to the catalog. ~William Ruhlmann

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John Mayall - New Year, New Band, New Company

Size: 103,4 MB
Time: 43:56
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1975/1993
Styles: Electric Blues, Blues Rock
Art: Full

01. Sitting On The Outside (6:06)
02. Can't Get Home (4:08)
03. Step In The Sun (3:17)
04. To Match The Wind (4:36)
05. Sweet Scorpio (3:21)
06. Driving On (2:28)
07. Taxman Blues (3:15)
08. So Much To Do (6:29)
09. My Train Time (4:47)
10. Respectfully Yours (5:24)

On the 1975 release New Year new Band New Company John Mayall turns a new leaf, from blues-rock to Southern hippie country funk-rock. He enlists Dee McKinnie for female co-lead vocals, which blend nicely with Mayall's nasal tone for the wild in the woods effect. Also on board for the session is Don "Sugarcane" Harris, whose psych-funk fiddle fills out the mix nicely!

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John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers - Live At The BBC

Year: 2007
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 36:58
Size: 86,3 MB
Styles: Electric blues
Scans: Full

1. Crawling Up A Hill (2:09)
2. Crocodile Walk (2:25)
3. Bye Bye Bird (2:50)
4. I'm Your Witchdoctor (2:12)
5. Cheating Woman (2:04)
6. Nowhere To Turn (1:43)
7. On Top Of The World (2:34)
8. Key To Love (2:03)
9. No More Tears (2:20)
10. Riding On The L And N (2:20)
11. Sitting In The Rain (2:54)
12. Leaping Christine (1:57)
13. So Much To Do (5:31)
14. Taxman Blues (3:50)

On its own terms, most of this 14-track compilation of 1965-1967 recordings for BBC sessions (all but one of them dating from 1965-1967) is a worthwhile collection of supplementary work by John Mayall's best Bluesbreakers lineups. If you're a serious Mayall fan, however, be aware that you might have already bought this material in some form or another in the year or so previous to the release of this CD in early 2007. For the dozen 1965-1967 cuts all appear as bonus material on the 2006 U.K. expanded CD editions of the John Mayall Plays John Mayall, Bluesbreakers with Eric Clapton, and A Hard Road albums, all of which also include bonus tracks from non-LP singles, studio outtakes, and the like.

If for some reason you do want to zero in on the BBC material exclusively, this has some decent live performances with both the Eric Clapton and Peter Green lineups of the Bluesbreakers. (The liner notes also admit it's likely that the three tracks from October 25, 1965 feature not only Jack Bruce on bass during his brief Bluesbreakers stint, but also guitarist Jeff Kribit (sometimes spelled Geoff Krivit in other sources), who was in the group during a brief spell when Clapton left the band to go to Greece.) The BBC takes here of songs that also appear on Mayall's official '60s releases aren't as good as the studio versions (and are sometimes very similar), but are still well done, though on the five tracks on which Clapton appears, he doesn't seem to be playing with as much fire as he was capable of mustering.

Of special interest are a few songs that Mayall didn't put on his official '60s recordings in any form, including a cover of Willie Dixon and Sonny Boy Williamson's "Bye Bye Bird" and (from the October 1965 session) two decent original Mayall compositions, "Cheating Woman" and "Nowhere to Turn." Also note that while Mayall was leading the Peter Green version of the Bluesbreakers on the four songs from a January 23, 1967 session, it's Mayall playing alone on one of these tracks, "No More Tears," which would appear on his The Blues Alone LP. The two songs that end the CD are from an October 21, 1975 session, and are of far less interest than the other material, dating from a time where Mayall was a few years past his creative peak and leading a much less interesting band. /Richie Unterberger, AllMusic

(For sessions details, see artwork included.)

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John Mayall - A Hard Core Package/The Last Of The British Blues (2 CD Ed.)

As the elder statesman of British blues, it is John Mayall's lot to be more renowned as a bandleader and mentor than as a performer in his own right. Throughout the '60s, his band, the Bluesbreakers, acted as a finishing school for the leading British blues-rock musicians of the era. Guitarists Eric Clapton, Peter Green, and Mick Taylor joined his band in a remarkable succession in the mid-'60s, honing their chops with Mayall before going on to join Cream, Fleetwood Mac, and the Rolling Stones, respectively. John McVie and Mick Fleetwood, Jack Bruce, Aynsley Dunbar, Dick Heckstall-Smith, Andy Fraser (of Free), John Almond, and Jon Mark also played and recorded with Mayall for varying lengths of times in the '60s.

In America at least, Mayall continued to be pretty popular in the early '70s. His band was no more stable than ever; at various points some American musicians flitted in and out of the Bluesbreakers, including Harvey Mandel, Canned Heat bassist Larry Taylor, and Don "Sugarcane" Harris. Although he's released numerous albums since and remained a prodigiously busy and reasonably popular live act, his post-1970 output generally hasn't matched the quality of his '60s work. /Excerpts from John Mayall bio by Richie Unterberger, AllMusic

Album: A Hard Core Package/The Last Of The British Blues
Year: 1977/1978/2000
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 41:39
Size: 96,4 MB
Styles: Electric blues, blues-rock
Scans: Full

CD 1 - A Hard Core Package (1977):
1. Rock And Roll Hobo (3:33)
2. Do I Please You (4:04)
3. Disconnected Line (5:06)
4. An Old Sweet Picture (3:58)
5. The Last Time (4:47)
6. Make Up Your Mind (3:30)
7. Arizona Bound (3:07)
8. Now And Then (4:24)
9. Goodnight Dreams (4:37)
10. Give Me A Chance (4:29)

CD 2 - The Last Of The British Blues (1978):
1. Tucson Lady (4:37)
2. Parchman Farm (4:02)
3. There's Only Now (4:01)
4. The Teaser (4:13)
5. Hideaway (3:14)
6. The Bear (4:41)
7. Lonely Birthday (3:54)
8. Lowdown Blues (4:41)
9. Another Man (2:15)
10. It Must Be Three (4:27)

(For personnel details, see artwork included.)

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John Mayall - Nobody Told Me

Size: 113,3 MB
Time: 48:11
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2019
Styles: Electric Blues, Blues Rock
Art: Front

01. What Have I Done Wrong (Feat. Joe Bonamassa) (3:55)
02. The Moon Is Full (Feat. Larry McCray) (4:54)
03. Evil And Here To Stay (Feat. Alex Lifeson) (4:48)
04. That's What Love Will Make You Do (Feat. Todd Rundgren) (3:54)
05. Distant Lonesome Train (Feat. Carolyn Wonderland) (4:33)
06. Delta Hurricane (Feat. Joe Bonamassa) (4:58)
07. The Hurt Inside (Feat. Larry McCray) (5:36)
08. It's So Tough (Feat. Steven Van Zandt) (4:19)
09. Like It Like You Do (Feat. Carolyn Wonderland) (3:46)
10. Nobody Told Me (Feat. Carolyn Wonderland) (7:22)

The album boasts an impressive and diverse list of guest guitarists, all personal favorites of Mayall’s including Todd Rundgren, Little Steven Van Zandt of The E Street Band, Alex Lifeson from Rush, Joe Bonamassa, Larry McCray and Carolyn Wonderland who will be joining the band on tour. Also, on hand are Mayall’s dynamic Chicago rhythm section of Greg Rzab on bass guitar and Jay Davenport on drums, along with Billy Watts (Lucinda Williams) on rhythm guitar and Mayall’s regular horn section, moonlighting from their day job in The Late Show with Conan O’Brien’s house band.

The album was recorded at The Foo Fighters’ Studio 606 on the same legendary Sound City Neve console his one-time protégés from Fleetwood Mac used to record parts of the best-selling Rumours album.

“This project has been a true labor of love for me and I can’t wait for people to hear the fireworks that took place,” beams Mayall. Nobody Told Me is an apt title for the blues icon who suffered a recent unexpected health scare shortly after recording the album. But, the seemingly ageless road dog, who famously takes no days off and carries his own gear on tour, has been given a clean bill of health and plans to return to his usual grueling touring schedule to support the release.

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John Mayall - Notice To Appear

Year: 1975
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 40:14
Size: 93,0 MB
Styles: Electric blues
Scans: Full

1. Lil Boogie In The Afternoon (2:48)
2. Mess Of Love (4:35)
3. That Love (4:21)
4. The Boy Most Likely To Succeed (3:41)
5. Who's Next, Who's Now (4:20)
6. Hale To The Man Who Lives Alone (4:21)
7. There Will Be A Way (4:30)
8. Just Knowing You Is A Pleasure (4:00)
9. A Hard Day's Night (3:46)
10. Old Time Blues (3:49)

Born November 29, 1933 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, Mayall was inspired by his dad's extensive record collection. He became proficient on guitar, piano, and harmonica as he progressed, spending four years in art school and a stint in the Army during the Korean War. In 1962, Mayall opened for Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated, Korner subsequently mentoring the relative newcomer. In early '63, Mayall, by then in London, formed his first line-up of Bluesbreakers. Decca staff producer Mike Vernon helmed their debut single Crawling Up A Hill in 1964, which sold 500 copies.

After many personnel changes, Mayall's rhythm section solidified with bassist John McVie and drummer Hughie Flint. Decca cut their first album, a live set, that year (Roger Dean was their guitarist, with Mayall on piano and harp), and another studio single, Crocodile Walk, before letting the Bluesbreakers go. Clapton joined the ranks in April of '65, Jimmy Page producing I'm Your Witchdoctor with the new line-up for Immediate before they reunited with Vernon in April of '66 to cut a full-length studio LP for Decca.

'Blues Breakers With Eric Clapton' was the name of that incendiary affair, loaded with well-chosen American blues covers (Clapton shared Mayall's purist tendencies) and a handful of originals including Have You Heard, written by Mayall about his then-girlfriend Christine. Clapton fed his solid-bodied Gibson Les Paul (he switched from a Telecaster after seeing Freddy King cradling one on an album cover) through a powerful Marshall amp, affording him sonic superiority. Alan Skidmore's jazzy tenor sax opens the luxuriously downbeat Have You Heard, Mayall on organ and impassioned vocal, but it's Clapton's blasting, Freddy-influenced axe that ignites it.

The album was a smash in Great Britain, peaking at #6, but that didn't stop Eric from splitting to form Cream with bassist Jack Bruce (another Bluesbreakers alumnus) and drummer Ginger Baker just after its release that July. Peter Green had already served a brief stint with the Bluesbreakers, and he rejoined in time for the band's next LP, 1967's 'A Hard Road.' When Green left later that year along with drummer Mick Fleetwood to form Fleetwood Mac (McVie quickly followed), Mayall turned to yet another promising young British guitarist, Mick Taylor.

Mayall modernized his approach during the late '60s, freely experimenting with extended jazz-rock formats. At the dawn of the '70s, he relocated to California. No matter where he resided, Mayall retained his uncanny knack for unearthing terrific players: guitarist Harvey Mandel and electric violinist Don 'Sugarcane' Harris were in his first U.S. band. Mayall remains musically active and on the road, that knack having yet to desert him: guitarists Coco Montoya, Walter Trout, and Buddy Whittington have passed through the ranks in more recent times. /Bill Dahl

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John Mayall - Live At The Marquee 1969

Year: 1999
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 59:11
Size: 136,2 MB
Styles: Electric blues
Scans: Full

1. Can't Sleep This Night (7:17)
2. So Hard To Share (8:39)
3. Don't Waste My Time (4:47)
4. I'm Gonna Fight For You JB (5:16)
5. The Laws Must Change (8:43)
6. California (1) (11:00)
7. California (2) (13:27)

This set was recorded at a June 30, 1969, performance at London's famous Marquee club. At that time, Mayall had just formed and started gigging with the drumless band that would play on what was (other than the Bluesbreakers' sole album with Eric Clapton) probably his most popular recording, The Turning Point. The set happened to be recorded because Mayall and his band were being filmed for a documentary, also called The Turning Point, which though released in the early '70s has rarely been shown. So far, all sounds good as far as signs indicating that this CD might be an interesting relic for Mayall fans. It's not, though, primarily because the sound is pretty crummy, on the order of an average live bootleg of the era.

Actually, the instruments come through with fair (though not good) clarity, but the vocals are tinny, distant, and often indistinct. What's more, all seven of the these tracks (including two versions of "California") are available, with virtually the same arrangements and immensely superior sound, on the expanded CD version of the official album The Turning Point, recorded a mere two weeks later. Unless you're dying to hear the brief bit of "Sunshine of Your Love" that crops up in "So Hard to Share," there's no reason to pick this up when The Turning Point essentially captures the same band and the same set at the same moment in time, but with much better sound. /Richie Unterberger, AllMusic

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VA - Eric Clapton Life In 12 Bars (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Size: 177,3+184,5 MB
Time: 75:29+78:52
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2018
Styles: Blues Rock
Art: Front

CD 1:
01. Big Bill Broonzy - Backwater Blues ( 4:08)
02. Muddy Waters - My Life Is Ruined ( 2:37)
03. Muddy Waters - I've Got My Mojo Working (Live At Newport Jazz Festival 1960) ( 4:23)
04. Yardbirds - I Wish You Would ( 2:16)
05. Yardbirds - For Your Love ( 2:28)
06. John Mayall - Steppin' Out ( 2:27)
07. John Mayall - All Your Love ( 3:33)
08. Cream - I Feel Free ( 2:50)
09. Cream - Strange Brew ( 2:46)
10. Cream - Sunshine Of Your Love ( 4:12)
11. Aretha Franklin - Good To Me As I Am To You ( 3:55)
12. Cream - Crossroads (Live) ( 4:14)
13. The Beatles - While My Guitar Gently Weeps (Remastered 2009) ( 4:43)
14. Cream - Badge ( 2:46)
15. Cream - White Room (Live) ( 5:48)
16. Cream - Spoonful (Live At Forum) (17:25)
17. Blind Faith - Presence Of The Lord ( 4:49)

CD 2:
01. Delaney & Bonnie & Friends - Coming Home (Live At Fairfield Halls) (Feat. Eric Clapton) (7:49)
02. Eric Clapton - After Midnight (Eric Clapton Mix) (3:19)
03. Eric Clapton - Let It Rain (Eric Clapton Mix) (5:16)
04. Derek & The Dominos - High (3:08)
05. George Harrison - My Sweet Lord (4:37)
06. Derek & The Dominos - Thorn Tree In The Garden (40Th Anniversary Version) (2:54)
07. Derek & The Dominos - Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out (40Th Anniversary Version) (5:05)
08. Derek & The Dominos - Bell Bottom Blues (40Th Anniversary Version) (5:05)
09. Derek & The Dominos - Layla (40Th Anniversary Version) (7:09)
10. Derek & The Dominos - Little Wing (Live At Filmore East) (6:33)
11. Derek & The Dominos - Got To Get Better In A Little While (40Th Anniversary Version) (6:07)
12. Eric Clapton - I Shot The Sheriff (Full Length Version) (6:49)
13. Eric Clapton - Little Queenie (Live At Long Beach Arena) (6:16)
14. Eric Clapton - Mainline Florida (4:05)
15. Eric Clapton - Tears In Heaven (From Rush Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (4:31)

The Official Soundtrack to the new Eric Clapton documentary ‘Life In 12 Bars’, directed by Oscar-winner Lili Fini Zanuck. The documentary about the legendary 18-time Grammy winner premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival before Showtime bought the US TV rights. The 32-track double CD features 4 previously unreleased songs, and includes tracks by Clapton, Yardbirds, Derek & the Dominoes, Cream, John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers, Blind Faith, The Beatles, Aretha Franklin and Muddy Waters.

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John Mayall - Room To Move 1969-1974 (2 CD)

Year: 1992
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 78:07 + 75:19
Size: 180,2 + 173,8 MB
Styles: Electric blues, jazzy blues
Scans: Full

CD 1:
1. The Laws Must Change (6:27)
2. California (9:21)
3. Room To Move (5:16)
4. Don't Waste My Time (3:12)
5. Counting The Days (5:33)
6. When I Go (4:48)
7. To A Princess (3:34)
8. Nature's Disappearing (5:57)
9. Took The Car (4:08)
10. My Pretty Girl (4:23)
11. Prisons On The Road (4:18)
12. Accidental Suicide (6:18)
13. Boogie Albert (2:15)
14. Television Eye (7:32)
15. Home Again (4:57)

CD 2:
1. Memories (5:03)
2. Nobody Cares (3:58)
3. Bad Luck Time (4:04)
4. Country Road (7:16)
5. Dry Throat (6:42)
6. Worried Mind (8:55)
7. Red Sky (3:55)
8. Ten Years Are Gone (4:49)
9. Driving Till The Break Of Day (5:06)
10. Better Pass You By (5:16)
11. I Still Care (4:22)
12. Brand New Band (4:22)
13. Gasoline Blues (3:45)
14. Going To Take My Time (2:58)
15. Deep Down Feelings (4:42)

The majority of Mayall and the Bluesbreakers' best material from the early '70s is collected on this 29-track, double-disc set. Although Clapton appears on a couple of songs, the playing on Room to Move isn't as universally breathtaking as it is on London Blues, but the collection is thoroughly listenable, and it does feature many fine musicians. /Stephen Thomas Erlewine, AllMusic

(For personnel details, see booklet info.)

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