Blues Breakers [Gold CD]
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This 1966 landmark album, along with the debut Butterfield Blues Band record that shipped the previous year, launched the blues-rock revolution of the mid-'60s. Eric Clapton, who'd skipped out on the Yardbirds to explore his deep-blues muse, was given every opportunity to shine on flash-guitar numbers like Otis Rush's "All Your Love" and Freddy King's "Hideaway." And Clapton's easy-rolling cover of Robert Johnson's "Ramblin' on My Mind" marked his debut as a lead vocalist. John Mayall may have been overshadowed by his blazing attaché, but he and the Hughie Flint/John McVie rhythm section hold their own throughout. There are better '60s blues albums, but few had greater impact. --Steve Stolder --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.
Album Description
Reissue of their classic 1966 album with Clapton, with both mono & stereo versions of it on one disc, for a total of 24 tracks. All cuts are 24 bit remasters. Also features the original cover art. 1998 Deram release. 2001. --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.
Blues Breakers, Music, John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, Eric Clapton, Blues, Blues Music, Blues-Rock, British Blues, Gold Discs, Modern Electric Blues, Pop, Rock
Average customer rating:
- 4.5 stars A good introduction to Blues for newbies
- Historic Recording
- John Mayall
- soberbio
- Ouch my heart, everything and more....
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Bluesbreakers with Eric Clapton
John Mayall & the Blues Breakers
Manufacturer: Polydor / Umgd
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ASIN: B00005K9QP
Release Date: 2001-06-05 |
Tracks:
- All Your Love
- Hideaway
- Little Girl
- Another Man
- Double Crossing Time
- What'd I Say
- Key To Love
- Parchman Farm
- Have You Heard
- Ramblin' On My Mind
- Steppin' Out
- It Ain't Right
- Lonely Years
- Bernard Jenkins
Customer Reviews:
4.5 stars A good introduction to Blues for newbies.......2007-02-25
Nothing new can be said about Mayall/Clapton. I will say that if you are spreading your wings and want to try something Bluesy-you can't lose with this one. It's hella sexy.
Historic Recording.......2007-01-18
If you play electric blues guitar, this is a historic, must have recording. The sound is good, the choice of songs is pretty good, and you can see that Clapton was working up to his best work (IMHO) in Cream.
John Mayall.......2007-01-10
he can't do a bad one!! and this is the original end all be all british blues group!!!
soberbio.......2006-09-28
estamos en chicago? o es un espejismo...fredie king? otis rush?..NO: son borregos ingleses haciendo la mejor musica que puedas imaginar....estamos hablando de casi 40 años atras....cuando estos tipos descorcharon todo el blues y lo arrojaron en la cara a toda una generacion que lo desconocia.. versiones con polenta demoledora, el famoso tono de clapton aqui tiene su bautismo....realmente si no fue el principio de todo..estuvo cerca!!!!!!!!
Ouch my heart, everything and more...........2006-06-20
OHHHH what can you say?? I'm 22 and i'm embarassed about the age we live in. If you want to escape, here is your heroin. No need for sedatives, this music stands the test of time on its own. To read a bad review about this album angered me a lil (understatement), however confirmed that there are two types of people in this world, those who have a rhythm and those who don't. I was cursed with the blues and this album makes my soul float, WOW! If your reading this do not question my sincerity that this album is beyond marvelous. King Eric waltzes and shows the true soul of a bluesman, not with overly ridiculous Van Halen solos, but with an integrity attached to the 'real' blues. I've been playing guitar for 9 years, and this is how the blues should be played, this is without acknowledging its obvious revolutionary influence. BUY IT!!!!!!!!!!
Average customer rating:
- Killer set of tunes!
- Touches A Nerve
- One of my favorite Mayall albums.
- Jazzy, use of horns with a touch of the avant -garde
- I was hopping for better
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Bare Wires
John Mayall & the Blues Breakers
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ASIN: B0000047Q8
Release Date: 1995-04-16 |
Tracks:
- Barewires-Suite: Barewires/Where Did I Belong,...
- I'm A Stranger
- No Reply
- Hartley Quits
- Killing Time
- She's Too Young
- Sandy
Customer Reviews:
Killer set of tunes!.......2007-02-28
First of all, this album is just plain extraordinary. Secondly, some reviewer down below says this is the only Mayall and the Bluesbreakers album with guitarist Mick Taylor. I think Taylor has been on like 4 or 5 different Mayall albums over the years, my favorite of which is *Crusade* Micks first recording with the band in which he really shines on the guitar, much to the same level as Clapton did on the *Beano* Bluesbreaker album. Shame nobody has reviewed it here on Amazon yet so there's your first five star rating for that album. Bare Wires is a trippy, mesmerizing album that is just astounding and at times scary. The sheer level of musicianship involved is evident all over. Jon Hiseman is a wicked evil drum wizard with a killer groove and fantastic chops. Mick Taylor, already proven on Crusade takes things a step or three further and really delivers the goods on this album. The rest of the band is superb, probably Mayalls best lineup ever right here. But don't take my word for it, GET IT and then go out and get *Crusade*!!
Touches A Nerve.......2006-07-11
When I was in college, you just weren't any fun at parties if you didn't have a good Bob Dylan impression in your pocket, as well as a good John Mayall impression. Mayall's singing was so overtly unnatural that he was a perfect target, it seemed he was straining for every note. That said, Bare Wires is the album where he stays within his range most effectively. The result is that for once one does not have to politely avert one's eyes when he sings.
Bare Wires is certainly Mayall's most unusual album, and in many ways his finest. In addition to the standard blues fare for which he is famous it includes strange and brooding experimental numbers like Bare Wires, Fire, I Know Now, and Sandy. Invariably surrounded by other terrific musicians, this effort boasts one of Mayall's best bands ever, including an outstanding horn section - Chris Mercer and Dick Heckstall-Smith. Henry Lowther adds some particularly eerie, and appropriate, grace notes with his fiddle and coronet. Jon Hiseman is excellent on drums and Tony Reeves anchors the effort well on his bass.
Mayall plays guitar, piano, and harmonica, writes, arranges, sings, and probably puts up the posters too. But he is a not a virtuoso at any of them. His greatness lies in his dedication to the blues and his ability to find and groom talent. For many years Mayall's band was an unofficial Blues Graduate School, turning out such legends-in-the-making as Eric Clapton and Peter Green. When Bare Wires was recorded, Mick Taylor was the new hot thing. (Mayall had originally found Taylor through a newspaper ad when he was only 18, long before his stint with the Rolling Stones.)
The one time I saw Mayall, at the Fillmore East, he had Taylor with him. The kid was putting on a clinic, he was out of his head. That same energy and flare are present throughout Barewires, even on slow numbers like Killing Time. But when you get to the upbeat tracks like Start Walking and Hartley Quits, you'll see why many consider Taylor every bit as good as Clapton, which is saying something. A marvelously obscure and curious CD certain to delight the true collector.
One of my favorite Mayall albums........2005-12-09
Mayall is a throwback to the "big band leaders" of the early 40s. His greatest talent was recognizing and assembling great musicians; directing and leading those musicians; and arranging and creating great musical compositions. This album highlights all of those strengths and in my opinion is his best. I'm a big fan of Mayall and have all of his early works, 1980 and earlier. I rediscovered this album after I started switching my collection over to CDs...I had long lost or "misplaced" the vinyl. Oddly enough, I guess my aging has changed my taste a bit, because I now put Barewires at the top of the Mayall collection. There is more use of horns and the music is more--I guess "moody" is the right term. I love the suite; it has all the ups and downs of life..."I'm a Stranger" is one of the best songs done by Mayall, it has everything. "No reply", "Hartley Quits" lots of good cuts on this one. This album is so smooth; it's great for a laid back evening of cooling the soul! Jazz/Blues, when done right, isn't a struggle to listen to and this album can be listened to with your eyes closed and your brain set on idle...
Jazzy, use of horns with a touch of the avant -garde .......2005-07-31
I remember when this came out .. 1968. everyone was blending tracks together a'la Sgt Pepper . Mayall's Bare Wires Suite is his Sgt Pepper! This is a set of music that has stood the test of time...a real classic British Blues disc .There are wonderful horns by Henry Lowther ,and the Late, great Dick Heckstall-Smith (R.I.P Dick) Jon Hisemans inventive drumming shines throughout this recording , Jon was with the last line -up of the ill -fated Graham Bond Organisation , along with Dick, prior to joining the Mayall Band . Mick Taylor had appeared on the Crusade album prior to this , and would be retained for the next album featuring a stripped down line up of just a four piece .('Blues from Laurel Canyon'which had one track featuring Peter Green.) Obviously , especially as they had not yet 'Cracked America' A large band like this would be impossible to keep on the road for very long , even back then ..Another album with this line -up would have been really something special. This is STILL one of Johns best...
I was hopping for better.......2004-12-28
John Mayall and his blues breakers put outquite a few good albums in the late 60's and early 70's and all featured and new and amazing guitar player. Eric Clapton and Peter Green all went on to succesful bands and solo carears after bluesbreakers and so did Mick Taylor, who just happens to play on this album. After this album we didnt really hear much from Mick Taylor for a while but in the early 70's Taylor joined the Rolling Stones after Brian Jones died. Bare Wires is the only album Mick Taylor recorded with John Mayall. Mayall vocals are at the best of his carear on this album and it really shows on tracks like 'I'm a Stranger' and of course Mick Taylors guitar sourse throughout the whole album.
The album opens with 'Barewires-Suite' which is a montage of songs that lasts for 22 minutes its filled with tone of solos by the band but none show out like Mick Taylors do about half way through tha suite has goes into an amazing knock your socks off solo, it shows that Green, and Clapton had nothing on him. Next is 'Im a Stranger' which as I meantioned before shows some of Mayalls best vocal abilities, but other then that this isnt a really impressive song. 'No Reply' is a cool wah-wah pedel fueled blues song full of high energy and great vocals. 'Hartley Quites' is Mick Taylors shining moment, this song shows some of Micks best soloing, never again did he play with such passion and conviction, this track alone out shines the entire album with Eric Clapton. Listen to this and try and tell me Mick Taylor isnt one of the most underrated guitar players of all time! I dare you! 'Killing Time' is a slower piano driven blues song with great slide guitar by mick and awesome vocals by Mayall, it almost sounds western. 'Shes Too Young' is a fun saxaphone filled blues song with lots of rythem changes and lots of energy, this is the fastest song on the album and one of the better tracks as well. The albums ends with 'Sandy' which is slower and full of great slide guitar work, kinda tradidtional and its really cool because Mayall sounds like Jake Bruce of Cream at times, deffinatley the best song to close the album.
So while this may not be the best album by John Mayall and His Bluesbreakers it is still a very good album full of great musician ship. If you are someone looking or a album with great guitar work I would recomend this. Also if you are a big fan of Mick Taylors I would highly recomend this as well as Goats Head Soup by The Rolling Stones, and If you like this album be sure to pick up Hard road by Mayall featuring Peter Green and Bluesbreakers with Eric Clapton, both are very good high quiality albums.
Average customer rating:
- Classic work that should be in any rock and roll fan's collection
- Clapton's best ever
- Remastered Stereo and Mono Mixes
- Clapton's got the blues...
- Definitive Version
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Blues Breakers With Eric Clapton
Bluesbreakers
Manufacturer: Polygram Records
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ASIN: B000001F2H
Release Date: 1990-10-25 |
Tracks:
- All Your Love
- Hideaway
- Little Girl
- Another Man
- Double Crossing Time
- What'd I Say
- Key To Love
- Parchman Farm
- Have You Heard
- Ramblin' On My Mind
- Steppin' Out
- It Ain't Right
Amazon.com
This 1966 landmark album, along with the debut Butterfield Blues Band record that shipped the previous year, launched the blues-rock revolution of the mid-'60s. Eric Clapton, who'd skipped out on the Yardbirds to explore his deep-blues muse, was given every opportunity to shine on flash-guitar numbers like Otis Rush's "All Your Love" and Freddy King's "Hideaway." And Clapton's easy-rolling cover of Robert Johnson's "Ramblin' on My Mind" marked his debut as a lead vocalist. John Mayall may have been overshadowed by his blazing attaché, but he and the Hughie Flint/John McVie rhythm section hold their own throughout. There are better '60s blues albums, but few had greater impact. --Steve Stolder
Customer Reviews:
Classic work that should be in any rock and roll fan's collection.......2006-12-21
This is a masterpiece from many angles. It is a bona fide, kick &%$, rock album, it is tremedous example of smoking blues guitar, and, of course, it is lesson number one for Brittish blues.
Eric Clapton established himself as the slinger on this album. He was unsettled with the pop yearnings of the Yardbirds and desired to pursue his blues calling. He also was one of the first guitarists to pick up a Gibson Les Paul and use it for blues music. He loved the fat tone and lasting sustain.
There are no highlights on this because every song is a winner. "All your love" starts out slow, established Mayall's soulful singing, and then picks up the pace with Clapton lighting it all up with a scorching solo.
"Hideaway" is an instrumental standard that is used commercially for an array of projects.
Ray Charle's "What'd I say" is amped up and much more muscular than what you may be used to hearing.
"Parchman Farm" is a showcase for John Mayall's harp playing and boy... does he ever get soulful. I think that is the high point of the cd.
All the songs here have received tons of radio airplay so they are all familiar sounding.
You cannot go wrong with this essential work. Blues fans, rock fans Clapton fans and guitar fans...this should be in your collection!
Clapton's best ever.......2006-06-03
When I was growing up as part of the Woodstock generation, this album, mostly a collection of blues covers, was one of my favorites. In late 60s New York, Clapton, along with Michael Bloomfield of the Paul Butterfield band and Danny Kalb of the Blues Project, were the top three stars in the "white boy blues" firmament. This album is historic, because it introduced Clapton, Mayall, and ace bassist John MacVie, later of Fleetwood Mac, and helped to ignite a blues mania among the rock-listening public. (Though Clapton had been a member of the Yardbirds, he was not known as such in America because he had left just as the band was hitting the charts, eventually replaced by then-unknown Jimmy Page.) Mayall's various bands not only introduced Clapton, but also Peter Green, founder of Fleetwood Mac, and Mick Taylor, later of the Stones -- all exceptional guitarists. As a vocalist, Mayall is, well, Mayall - odd, but enjoyable. But his reedy vocals and keyboard playing mainly serve to set up some of the best solos Clapton has ever played. Displaying the thick, chilling tone, perfect attack, and dramatic construction that were hallmarks of his early playing, Clapton's solos here are jewels of the blues guitarist's art, displaying the influence of Freddie King and B.B. King, but with perhaps even greater intensity than his mentors. If you like blues guitar, this album's for you. If you like Clapton's playing here, you would also like his playing on Fresh Cream, which is closest in tone and approach to this. In fact, most of his playing with Cream sounds more like this album than his later playing, which is partly a result of moving to more poppish material, but may also reflect his changing from a Gibson to a Stratocaster (guitar jocks correct me if I am wrong!) And if you like the British blues genre you should also check out very early Fleetwood Mac with Peter Green and Jeremy Spencer, which has some great guitar playing and better vocals, covering a similar repertoire.
Remastered Stereo and Mono Mixes .......2004-08-20
Clapton's Les Paul/Marshall combo was revolutionary when this album was released. Some people may prefer the thinner sounding Strat on his solo recordings, but this is the ultimate tone for me, including the SG he played in Cream. Not only is the stereo version on this remastered CD, but original mono mix also appears with some very noticeable differences.
Clapton's got the blues..........2004-05-30
John Mayall's Bluesbreakers With Eric Clapton (1966.)
In 1965, Eric Clapton bid farewell to the Yardbirds. The band's sound, in Clapton's eyes, was becoming too poppy and commercial - certainly not the kind of music that he had a desire to play. Following his departure of that group, he joined forces with an up and coming blues rocker named John Mayall. Mayall was an excellent performer of blues rock, but he really hadn't had any popularity or success yet. With Eric Clapton in his band, which he now dubbed the Bluesbreakers, would he create an excellent album that was well-received? Read on for my review.
To put it simply, if you're going to listen to this album expecting it to sound like the Eric Clapton that you know and love, you may as well not listen to it at all. This is blues rock, plain and simple - NOT the mainstream rock that Clapton fans tend to know and love him for. But, if you're a Clapton fan and you've got an open mind, or if you're just looking for some of the best blues rock out there, this release is for you. After disbanding from the Yardbirds, Eric Clapton must have felt that he needed to find his roots to be able to continue rocking. And on this album, he finds them. For many classic rock artists, the blues were very important, and that couldn't be more true of Eric Clapton. On this album, he and John Mayall serve up an onslaught of classic blues covers, as well as their own unique compositions. Through and through, Mayall and Clapton managed to create one of the finest blues-rock hybrid albums out there.
THIS TEXT REFERS EXCLUSIVELY TO THE "BLUES CLASSICS" REISSUE - NOT the import version. This album was recently remastered and rereleased as a part of the Blues Classics series of album reissues. In addition to the remastering process, this release of the album also includes expanded liner notes, as well as two bonus tracks. The bonus tracks were originally single-only cuts, so it's good to finally have them on an album and on CD. There are several different reissues of this album available, and this Blues Classics reissue is one of the best ones.
When John Mayall and Eric Clapton joined forces, they proved that they were one hell of a blues-rock combo. It's just a shame that their partnership was so short lived - Eric Clapton wanted to start his own band, which he did later that year (I'm referring to Cream, for those of you who don't know.) But, the legacy of their short-lived partnership lived on in the form of this album. No fan of blues-based rock should be without this release.
Definitive Version.......2003-04-13
This remastered release features both mono and stereo versions of each cut, and the differences are astounding. Eric Clapton did some his most inspired playing with John Mayall.
Average customer rating:
- Classic work that should be in any rock and roll fan's collection
- Clapton's best ever
- Remastered Stereo and Mono Mixes
- Clapton's got the blues...
- Definitive Version
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Blues Breakers With Eric Clapton
John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers
Manufacturer: Deram
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ASIN: B0000249ZZ
Release Date: 1966-01-01 |
Tracks:
- All Your Love [Mono Mix]
- Hideaway [Mono Mix]
- Little Girl [Mono Mix]
- Another Man [Mono Mix]
- Double Crossing Time [Mono Mix]
- What'd I Say [Mono Mix]
- Key to Love [Mono Mix]
- Parchman Farm [Mono Mix]
- Have You Heard [Mono Mix]
- Rambling on My Mind [Mono Mix]
- Steppin' Out [Mono Mix]
- It Ain't Right [Mono Mix]
- All Your Love [Stereo Mix]
- Hideaway [Stereo Mix]
- Little Girl [Stereo Mix]
- Another Man [Stereo Mix]
- Double Crossing Time [Stereo Mix]
- What'd I Say [Stereo Mix]
- Key to Love [Stereo Mix]
- Parchman Farm [Stereo Mix]
- Have You Heard [Stereo Mix]
- Rambling on My Mind [Stereo Mix]
- Steppin' Out [Stereo Mix]
- It Ain't Right [Stereo Mix]
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- Crawling Up a Hill
- Crocodile Walk
- Bye Bye Bird
- I'm Your Witchdoctor
- Telephone Blues
- Bernard Jenkins
- Lonely Years
- Cheatin' Woman
- Nowhere to Turn
- I'm Your Witchdoctor
- On Top of the World [Stereo Mix]
- Key to Love
- On Top of the World
- They Call It Stormy Monday
- Intro into Maudie
- It Hurts to Be in Love
- Have You Ever Loved a Woman
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Amazon.com
This 1966 landmark album, along with the debut Butterfield Blues Band record that shipped the previous year, launched the blues-rock revolution of the mid-'60s. Eric Clapton, who'd skipped out on the Yardbirds to explore his deep-blues muse, was given every opportunity to shine on flash-guitar numbers like Otis Rush's "All Your Love" and Freddy King's "Hideaway." And Clapton's easy-rolling cover of Robert Johnson's "Ramblin' on My Mind" marked his debut as a lead vocalist. John Mayall may have been overshadowed by his blazing attaché, but he and the Hughie Flint/John McVie rhythm section hold their own throughout. There are better '60s blues albums, but few had greater impact. --Steve Stolder
Customer Reviews:
Classic work that should be in any rock and roll fan's collection.......2006-12-21
This is a masterpiece from many angles. It is a bona fide, kick &%$, rock album, it is tremedous example of smoking blues guitar, and, of course, it is lesson number one for Brittish blues.
Eric Clapton established himself as the slinger on this album. He was unsettled with the pop yearnings of the Yardbirds and desired to pursue his blues calling. He also was one of the first guitarists to pick up a Gibson Les Paul and use it for blues music. He loved the fat tone and lasting sustain.
There are no highlights on this because every song is a winner. "All your love" starts out slow, established Mayall's soulful singing, and then picks up the pace with Clapton lighting it all up with a scorching solo.
"Hideaway" is an instrumental standard that is used commercially for an array of projects.
Ray Charle's "What'd I say" is amped up and much more muscular than what you may be used to hearing.
"Parchman Farm" is a showcase for John Mayall's harp playing and boy... does he ever get soulful. I think that is the high point of the cd.
All the songs here have received tons of radio airplay so they are all familiar sounding.
You cannot go wrong with this essential work. Blues fans, rock fans Clapton fans and guitar fans...this should be in your collection!
Clapton's best ever.......2006-06-03
When I was growing up as part of the Woodstock generation, this album, mostly a collection of blues covers, was one of my favorites. In late 60s New York, Clapton, along with Michael Bloomfield of the Paul Butterfield band and Danny Kalb of the Blues Project, were the top three stars in the "white boy blues" firmament. This album is historic, because it introduced Clapton, Mayall, and ace bassist John MacVie, later of Fleetwood Mac, and helped to ignite a blues mania among the rock-listening public. (Though Clapton had been a member of the Yardbirds, he was not known as such in America because he had left just as the band was hitting the charts, eventually replaced by then-unknown Jimmy Page.) Mayall's various bands not only introduced Clapton, but also Peter Green, founder of Fleetwood Mac, and Mick Taylor, later of the Stones -- all exceptional guitarists. As a vocalist, Mayall is, well, Mayall - odd, but enjoyable. But his reedy vocals and keyboard playing mainly serve to set up some of the best solos Clapton has ever played. Displaying the thick, chilling tone, perfect attack, and dramatic construction that were hallmarks of his early playing, Clapton's solos here are jewels of the blues guitarist's art, displaying the influence of Freddie King and B.B. King, but with perhaps even greater intensity than his mentors. If you like blues guitar, this album's for you. If you like Clapton's playing here, you would also like his playing on Fresh Cream, which is closest in tone and approach to this. In fact, most of his playing with Cream sounds more like this album than his later playing, which is partly a result of moving to more poppish material, but may also reflect his changing from a Gibson to a Stratocaster (guitar jocks correct me if I am wrong!) And if you like the British blues genre you should also check out very early Fleetwood Mac with Peter Green and Jeremy Spencer, which has some great guitar playing and better vocals, covering a similar repertoire.
Remastered Stereo and Mono Mixes .......2004-08-20
Clapton's Les Paul/Marshall combo was revolutionary when this album was released. Some people may prefer the thinner sounding Strat on his solo recordings, but this is the ultimate tone for me, including the SG he played in Cream. Not only is the stereo version on this remastered CD, but original mono mix also appears with some very noticeable differences.
Clapton's got the blues..........2004-05-30
John Mayall's Bluesbreakers With Eric Clapton (1966.)
In 1965, Eric Clapton bid farewell to the Yardbirds. The band's sound, in Clapton's eyes, was becoming too poppy and commercial - certainly not the kind of music that he had a desire to play. Following his departure of that group, he joined forces with an up and coming blues rocker named John Mayall. Mayall was an excellent performer of blues rock, but he really hadn't had any popularity or success yet. With Eric Clapton in his band, which he now dubbed the Bluesbreakers, would he create an excellent album that was well-received? Read on for my review.
To put it simply, if you're going to listen to this album expecting it to sound like the Eric Clapton that you know and love, you may as well not listen to it at all. This is blues rock, plain and simple - NOT the mainstream rock that Clapton fans tend to know and love him for. But, if you're a Clapton fan and you've got an open mind, or if you're just looking for some of the best blues rock out there, this release is for you. After disbanding from the Yardbirds, Eric Clapton must have felt that he needed to find his roots to be able to continue rocking. And on this album, he finds them. For many classic rock artists, the blues were very important, and that couldn't be more true of Eric Clapton. On this album, he and John Mayall serve up an onslaught of classic blues covers, as well as their own unique compositions. Through and through, Mayall and Clapton managed to create one of the finest blues-rock hybrid albums out there.
THIS TEXT REFERS EXCLUSIVELY TO THE "BLUES CLASSICS" REISSUE - NOT the import version. This album was recently remastered and rereleased as a part of the Blues Classics series of album reissues. In addition to the remastering process, this release of the album also includes expanded liner notes, as well as two bonus tracks. The bonus tracks were originally single-only cuts, so it's good to finally have them on an album and on CD. There are several different reissues of this album available, and this Blues Classics reissue is one of the best ones.
When John Mayall and Eric Clapton joined forces, they proved that they were one hell of a blues-rock combo. It's just a shame that their partnership was so short lived - Eric Clapton wanted to start his own band, which he did later that year (I'm referring to Cream, for those of you who don't know.) But, the legacy of their short-lived partnership lived on in the form of this album. No fan of blues-based rock should be without this release.
Definitive Version.......2003-04-13
This remastered release features both mono and stereo versions of each cut, and the differences are astounding. Eric Clapton did some his most inspired playing with John Mayall.
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Blues Breakers with Eric Clapton
john mayall , and the Bluesbreakers
Manufacturer: London
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B000JQ1JB4 |
Product Description
1.all your love.2.hideaway.3.little girl.4.another man.5.double crossing time.6.what'd i say.7.key to love.8.parchman farm.9.have you heard.10.ramblin on my mind.11.steppin out.12.it ain't right
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Guitar Heaven by Eric Clapton! By DeltaNick.......2007-01-09
Few albums have had greater impact than John Mayall's 1966 landmark "Blues Breakers With Eric Clapton." Released by the Decca label in Britain on 22 July 1966, literally days after Clapton left the Bluesbreakers and just a week before Cream's debut, it went all the way to #6, a pretty mean feat, since Mayall's band had never had a hit single. This may have been a first in Britain.
Of course, this is the album that set the blues and guitar worlds aflame and established Eric Clapton's name worldwide as the most passionate of musical interpreters. If you haven't yet heard "Beano" -- as it is affectionately known, because Clapton is pictured reading a "Beano" comic book on its cover -- then you ain't heard nuthin' yet! This is the stuff of legends.
From the album's first notes, you realize that you're in guitar heaven, as "Slowhand" shows us the way electric guitar can and should be played. Clapton's virtuoso playing is white hot throughout. Playing with a maturity beyond his 21 years, the young Eric Clapton so influenced the guitar world that Gibson eventually reissued the Les Paul model -- out-of-production since 1960 -- which Clapton then played.
John Mayall's Bluesbreakers served -- and serves still today -- as a finishing school for great musicians and sidemen (Clapton, Peter Green, Mick Taylor, Walter Trout, Coco Montoya, John McVie, Jack Bruce, Aynsley Dunbar, Mick Fleetwood and others). Mayall's proselytizing the blues (he's 73 years old!), his songwriting skills, and his other musical talents should not be ignored nor taken lightly.
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& the Blues Breakers With Eric Clapt
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
Pop Rock
| Pop
| Styles
| Music
ASIN: B000F6YPNW
Release Date: 2006-06-27 |
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Guitar Heaven by Eric Clapton! By DeltaNick.......2007-01-09
Few albums have had greater impact than John Mayall's 1966 landmark "Blues Breakers With Eric Clapton." Released by the Decca label in Britain on 22 July 1966, literally days after Clapton left the Bluesbreakers and just a week before Cream's debut, it went all the way to #6, a pretty mean feat, since Mayall's band had never had a hit single. This may have been a first in Britain.
Of course, this is the album that set the blues and guitar worlds aflame and established Eric Clapton's name worldwide as the most passionate of musical interpreters. If you haven't yet heard "Beano" -- as it is affectionately known, because Clapton is pictured reading a "Beano" comic book on its cover -- then you ain't heard nuthin' yet! This is the stuff of legends.
From the album's first notes, you realize that you're in guitar heaven, as "Slowhand" shows us the way electric guitar can and should be played. Clapton's virtuoso playing is white hot throughout. Playing with a maturity beyond his 21 years, the young Eric Clapton so influenced the guitar world that Gibson eventually reissued the Les Paul model -- out-of-production since 1960 -- which Clapton then played.
John Mayall's Bluesbreakers served -- and serves still today -- as a finishing school for great musicians and sidemen (Clapton, Peter Green, Mick Taylor, Walter Trout, Coco Montoya, John McVie, Jack Bruce, Aynsley Dunbar, Mick Fleetwood and others). Mayall's proselytizing the blues (he's 73 years old!), his songwriting skills, and his other musical talents should not be ignored nor taken lightly.
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Bring It On!
Blues Rush
Manufacturer: Niobium LLC
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
General
| Blues
| Styles
| Music
ASIN: B000CA83X4
Release Date: 2004-02-03 |
Tracks:
- Got My Mojo Workin
- Stormy Monday
- Born Under a Bad Sign
- Rock Me Baby
- Oh Darlin, You Know I Love You
- Wang Dang Doodle
- I'm Tore Down
- Funky Groove
- Do You Feel It
- Bring It On
- Palace of the King
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Blues Breakers
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
General
| Compilations
| Rock
| Styles
| Music
ASIN: B00004S3TM
Release Date: 2006-10-17 |
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British Blues Breakers
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Pazzazz
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
General
| Blues
| Styles
| Music
General
| Compilations
| Blues
| Styles
| Music
Blues Rock
| Rock
| Styles
| Music
British Invasion
| Classic Rock
| Styles
| Music
Blues
| Imports
| Stores
| Music
4-for-3 Classic Rock
| 4-for-3 Music
| Stores
| Music
4-for-3 Pop
| 4-for-3 Music
| Stores
| Music
4-for-3 All Music
| 4-for-3 Music
| Stores
| Music
4-for-3 Blues
| 4-for-3 Music
| Stores
| Music
ASIN: B0002Y2EN0
Release Date: 2004-10-04 |
Tracks:
- I'm Your Witch Doctor - John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers,
- Man of the World - Fleetwood Mac
- I'm a Man - The Yardbirds
- Baby What's Wrong - The Downliners Sect
- Boom Boom - The Animals
- They Call It Stormy Monday Blues, Pt. 1 - Chris Farlowe
- L.A. Breakdown - Jimmy Page
- Train Time - Jack Brue,
- Tribute to Elmore - Eric Clapton
- Steelin' - All-Stars, Jeff Beck
- I Tried
- Freight Loader - Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page
- Look Down at My Woman - Jeremy Spencer
- Cry Me a River - Steampacket
- Dimples - The Spencer Davis Group
Album Description
Import exclusive various artists compilation. 2004.
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Grand Strand Gold Volume 2
Buddy Skippe , The Clovers , Gary P. Bass , Legendary Dukes , The Tams , Dynamic Breakers , The Swingin' Medallions , Fabulous Kays , and J.D. Cash
Manufacturer: Ripete Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
General
| Blues
| Styles
| Music
General
| Rock
| Styles
| Music
ASIN: B000B415E0 |
Product Description
1. Part Time Party Time Man
2. Sweet Virginia Breeze -
3. I've Still Got Sand in My Shoes
4. Boogie the Joint - Buddy Skipper
5. Don't Play That Song - The Clovers
6. (They Call It) Mr. Dollar's
7. Open the Door to Your Heart - Gary P. Bass
8. I Still Do - Legendary Dukes
9. Jesus Is Yoru Ticket to Heaven - The Tams
10. Take Out Some Insurance - Dynamic Breakers
11. I Want to Be Your Guy - The Swingin' Medallions
12. Soul'd Out - Fabulous Kays
13. Triple Shot of Rhtyhm and Blues - J.D. Cash
14. Whatever You Do (Whatever You Say)
15. There Ain't Nothing Like Shaggin' - The Tams
16. Do You Believe (In Love at Firs Sight)
17. You Are Always on My Mind - The Tempests
18. I'm Gonna Make Her Mine - The Swingin' Medallions
19. Love You Like I Never Loved Before - Entertainers
20. Big Butt Woman - Grand Strand
21. I Can See Clearly Now - The Embers
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