JOHN MAYALL Blues From Laurel Canyon 1968 UK DECCA 1st STEREO NEAR MINT
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JOHN MAYALL Blues From Laurel Canyon 1968 UK DECCA 1st STEREO NEAR MINT
JOHN MAYALLBlues From Laurel Canyon
(an outsiders musical impression of Los Angeles)
1968 UK DECCA (SKL 4972) FIRST *STEREO*
LOVELY ORIGINAL COPY WHICH PLAYS BEAUTIFULLY THROUGHOUT
PRESSED WITH THE BLUE DECCA UNBOXED LOGO LABELS
MATRIX: ZAL-8532-1W / ZAL-8533-1W
HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL OUTER LAMINATED, SINGLE FOLD-OVER, GATEFOLD SLEEVE “Printed in England by Robert Stace"
COMPLETE WITH ORIGINAL POLY LINED DECCA COMPANY INNER SLEEVE DATED NOVEMBER 1968 ('11-68')
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. "Vacation," the album's opener, reminds one exactly why this artist is so celebrated for his songwriting ability.
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 barely a spindle trace to be seen
VINYL Visual: NEAR MINT
Both surfaces shine like new with nothing but some harmless brush marks/hairlines
VINYL Audio: NEAR MINT
Beautiful copy which plays pretty much perfectly throughout.
Some low-level surface in a couple of places but this will no doubt disappear after a clean/few spins.
A very strong NEAR MINT
SLEEVE: MINT
As crisp, clean, sharp and fresh as the day it was made
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