John Mayall - Blues From Laurel Canyon - Decca LK.4972 (Mono)
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Bought from new soon after release, rarely played after 1974 when I discovered reggae, Contains original inner sleeve. Part of my collection that has been stored in cool conditions throughout, and will need a good clean before you play it. Photo is of actual cover. Record will be dispatched in a Vinyl LP Record Box Mailer, corrugated and strong, to prevent damage.
Blues from Laurel Canyon is a 1968 album by John Mayall, featuring British blues music. It was his first album after the breakup of his band the Bluesbreakers in May 1968 [2], though others claim it was on 14 July 1968. It was also his last album with Decca before moving to Polydor.
John Mayall sings and plays harmonica, organ and guitar on the album. The other band members are a young Mick Taylor (guitar), Colin Allen (drums) and Stephen Thompson (bass). The guitarist Peter Green is featured on the track First Time Alone. The engineer was Derek Varnals. All the songs on the album were written by Mayall.
The title of the album derives from Laurel Canyon, California, United States (in the Los Angeles area) where John Mayall subsequently lived from 1969 to 1979. It forms a record of his visit there before moving to the US on a more permanent basis. The area was favoured by many musicians at the time. It was recorded at Decca Studios in West Hampstead, London, England between 26 and 28 August 1968, and was released on the Decca label.
The album was innovative for its time, especially by the standards of blues recordings. The first track opens with a recording of a jet airliner landing, dissolving into the driving rhythm of the song. There were no visible track divisions on the vinyl album. Some songs fade or segue into the next track, others stop on a chord which is immediately followed by the introduction of the next track. Tabla drums are used, as is the technique of hitting guitar strings with a drumstick. The final track is a long song which moves into an extended lead guitar solo underscored by Mayall's Hammond organ, fading into a simple unaccompanied guitar figure which repeats until it too fades.
Tracklist
Vacation 2:47 Walking On Sunset 2:50 Laurel Canyon Home 4:33 2401 3:42 Ready To Ride 3:32 Medicine Man 2:43 Somebody's Acting Like A Child 3:27 The Bear 4:40 Miss James 2:30 First Time Alone 4:49 Long Gone Midnight 3:27 Fly Tomorrow 8:59price rating
