John Mayall

[MikeHunt]

If you are a fan of early 60s British blues rock, this 2CD set is a MUST for your collection.

Easily the best John Mayall release of his early years .

The master recordings were tied up in litigation of some sort, so this stunning collection remained unreleased until sometime in the mid-90's.

If you enjoyed The Beano album w/ Clapton...this will floor you.

Smooth confident easy-going ....the band is in top form.

Good clean mix.

Let's see now ...who was on this album....Eric Clapton....Peter Green....Mick Taylor..John McVie...Mick Fleetwood..and many other noteables.

(If so inclined ..you can fill in the blanks at allmusic.com)

Both CDs are good.

Not a bad tune anywhere.

It was a pleasure to discover this hidden treasure ,so many years after it was recorded.

This was truely a supergroup .....probably one of the first.

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[method77]

/me runs out to his nearest p2p shop

[Kooperman]

Is that this album?

http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&u...l=A1v861vf8zzua

[MikeHunt]

I believe it is.

sorry ...my CD didnt come with a proper cover...LOL..

Paul Butterfield as well...wow...what a lineup...did you read that list of names???

[Kooperman]

Nor did mine, lol...but I second the recommendation!

Here's another Mayall I heartily recommend....a stripped down gem!

http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&u...l=Aveom968o3ep3

[DudeAsInCool]

I noticed they mentioned this guy in their similar artist column below:

Roy Buchanan: Sweet Dreams: The Anthology

He turned down The Rolling Stones and a chance at stardom. He just liked playing the guitar :)

[MikeHunt]

Kooperman...The Turning Point is awsome..w/ Jon Mark & John Almond.

What a lot of people didn't know at the time was that there was no drummer on the album....and it was recorded Live.

One of the BEST all time Live recorded albums.

Try also: Jazz Blues Fusion album by John Mayall.

It is an equal to Turning Point

[MikeHunt]

DudeAsIn Cool...agreed ....Roy Buchanan ...another gem 2 CD set.

I actually bought it...lol

[Kooperman]

Kooperman...The Turning Point is awsome..w/ Jon Mark & John Almond.

What a lot of people didn't know at the time was that there was no drummer on the album....and it was recorded Live.

One of the BEST all time Live recorded albums.

Try also: Jazz Blues Fusion album by John Mayall.

It is an equal to Turning Point

You're very right Mike....got that one too. Mayall has made a lot of amazing albums over the years.

[MikeHunt]

Mayall has made perhaps too many albums.

Many uneven.

If I had to pick his 3 best ...it would be these 3 ...maybe 'Beano' as well

[Kooperman]

You mentioned Mark-Almond...they made a few great quiet, jazzy albums too. Hard to find, but well worth it. Rhino's Best Of album contains the cream of their crop and is a better listen than old scratchy vinyl.

[MikeHunt]

Mark-Almond Band....aahhh...The City ...NY State of Mind..(still my fav version)...nice mellow stuff.

They always remind me of a friend who went to buy their album...and actually bought Marc Almond ...that disco guy...Tainted Love ...etc .

When he realized his error and went back to the record store to return it...they refused ...he got so mad that he broke the vinyl in half and flung it at the record store employee....yippie