JOHN MAYALL Blues From Laurel Canyon 1968 UK DECCA 1st *MONO*
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JOHN MAYALL Blues From Laurel Canyon 1968 UK DECCA 1st *MONO*
JOHN MAYALLBlues From Laurel Canyon
(an outsiders musical impression of Los Angeles)
UK DECCA (LK 4972) FIRST *MONO* PRESSING (December 1968)
EXCELLENT ORIGINAL COPY WHICH HAS SEEN LITTLE USE AND SOUNDS GREAT
PRESSED WITH THE FIRST UK DECCA UNBOXED LABELS
MATRIX: ARL - 8532 -1B / ARL - 8533 -1B
MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1/M and 1/A
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL OUTER LAMINATED SINGLE FOLD-OVER GATEFOLD SLEEVE “Printed in England by Robert Stace"
COMPLETE WITH ORIGINAL RED MONO POLY-LINED DECCA COMPANY INNER SLEEVE DATED DECEMBER 1968 ('12/68')
Mayall's first post-Bluesbreakers album saw the man returning to his roots after the jazz/blues fusion that was Bare Wires.
Blues From Laurel Canyon is a blues album, through and through.
Testimony to this is the fact that there's a guitar solo only 50 seconds into the opening track. Indeed, Mayall dispersed the entire brass section for Blues From Laurel Canyon, and instead chose the solid but relatively limited backing of Mick Taylor (guitar), Colin Allen (drums), and Stephen Thompson (bass).
Instantly, it is apparent that John Mayall hasn't lost his touch with the blues.
The staggering Mick Taylor (here still in his teens) truly proves his worth as a blues guitarist, while Stephen Thompson (also in his late teens) works superbly with one of the genre's most interesting drummers, Colin Allen.
Blues From Laurel Canyon is as unerring as Bluesbreakers With Eric Clapton, and equally as musically interesting.
Not only is this one of the finest John Mayall albums, it is also a highlight in the blues genus
Side 1:
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)
Side 2:
The Bear (4:40)
Miss James (2:30)
First Time Alone (4:49)
Long Gone Midnight (3:27)
Fly Tomorrow (8:59)
LABELS: NEAR MINT
Clean, unmarked labels with less than a handful of light spindle traces per side
VINYL Visual: NEAR MINT
Both surfaces shine like new and even under bright light there is barely a wispy hairline to be seen
VINYL Audio: NEAR MINT/VERY GOOD+
Plays beautifully throughout with little to fault.
A few clicks noted on the quietest central sections of Side Two but otherwise sounds great with a crisp, sharp, crystal clear *MONO* cut
SLEEVE: EXCELLENT+
The gatefold is clean and unmarked with little to fault, just a touch of light wear on the corners
POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW ANTI-STATIC LINERS, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: £5.00 (Recorded Delivery)
UK: £11.00 (Royal Mail Special Delivery Next Day by 1pm)
EUROPE: Airmail: £15.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £18.00 (International Signed For delivery)
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