John Mayall - Blues From Laurel Canyon Album

Tracklist

1	2401	3:42
2	Medicine Man	2:43
3	Miss James	2:30
4	First Time Alone Guitar – Peter Green	4:49
5	The Bear	4:40
6	Ready To Ride	3:32
7	Fly Tomorrow	8:59
8	Long Gone Midnight	3:27
9	Walking On Sunset	2:50
10	Vacation	2:47
11	Laurel Canyon Home	4:33
12	Somebody's Acting Like A Child	3:27

Versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
LK 4972, LK.4972	John Mayall	Blues From Laurel Canyon ‎(LP, Album, Mono)	Decca, Decca	LK 4972, LK.4972	UK	1968
LK 4972	John Mayall	Blues From Laurel Canyon ‎(LP, Album, TP)	Decca	LK 4972	UK	1968
ESKC 4972	John Mayall	Blues From Laurel Canyon ‎(8-Trk, Album)	Decca	ESKC 4972	UK	1968
PS 545	John Mayall	Blues From Laurel Canyon ‎(LP, Album, M/Print, Bes)	London Records	PS 545	US	1968
ESKC 4972	John Mayall	Blues From Laurel Canyon ‎(8-Trk, Album)	Decca	ESKC 4972	Belgium	1968

Credits

• Bass Guitar – Stephen
• Drums, Tabla – Colin
• Engineer – Derek Varnals
• Engineer [Assistant] – Adrian Martins
• Lead Guitar, Slide Guitar [Hawaiian] – Mick
• Liner Notes, Design, Artwork By, Composed By – John Mayall
• Mastered By – B
• Other [Fan Club Secretary] – Miss Doreen Pettifer
• Performer – Colin Allen, John Mayall, Mick Taylor, Stephen Thompson
• Photography By – Dominique Tarle
• Photography By [All Colour Photographs] – Steve LaVere
• Photography By [Black And White Mayall Portrait] – Rob Bosboom
• Producer – John Mayall, Mike Vernon

Notes

First cat.nr. on cover, second on label.

Dark blue 'unboxed' Decca labels with silver lettering.
Made in England by The Decca Record Co.Ltd. London (Upper rim text)

℗1968

Outer laminated gatefold sleeve.

Recorded in three days at Decca Studios West Hampstead on the 26th, 27th and 28th of August 1968.
All colour photographs taken in Laurel Canyon , Los Angeles.

Lyrics © 1968 St. George Music Ltd.

© 1968, The Decca Record Company Limited, London.
Printed in England by Robert Stace.
Laminated with 'Clarifoll' made by British Celanese Limited.

Barcodes

• Matrix / Runout (Runout stamp side A): ZAL-8532-1W
• Matrix / Runout (Runout stamp side B): ZAL-8533-1W
• Matrix / Runout (A-side label matrix ,inverted & reversed): (ZAL.8532)
• Matrix / Runout (B-side label matrix ,inverted & reversed): (ZAL.8533)
• Other (A & B-side label): J/T

Companies

• Copyright (c) – The Decca Record Company Limited
• Copyright (c) – St. George Music Ltd.
• Recorded At – Decca Studios
• Mastered At – Decca Studios
• Made By – British Celanese Limited
• Printed By – Robert Stace

Short intro

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 , 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. Dedicated to Giannis Andreadis I do not own the copyright to this recording so if it needs to be removed, I will remove it. If you like this From Laurel Canyon - John Mayall, The Bluesbreakers. Лента с персональными рекомендациями и музыкальными новинками, радио, подборки на любой вкус, удобное управление своей коллекцией. Blues from Laurel Canyon - John Mayall. Лента с персональными рекомендациями и музыкальными новинками, радио, подборки на любой вкус, удобное управление своей. 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. Songs in album John Mayall - Blues From Laurel Canyon 1968. John Mayall - Vacation. John Mayall - Walking On Sunset. John Mayall - Laurel Canyon Home. John Mayall - 2401. John Mayall - Ready To Ride. John Mayall - Medicine Man. John Mayall - Somebody's Acting Like A Child. Listen free to John Mayall Blues From Laurel Canyon Vacation, Walking On Sunset and more. 12 tracks 47:59. John Mayall entered the UK charts with Blues From Laurel Canyon, his first so-called solo record since retiring the Bluesbreakers, on 18 January 1969. John Mayall embarked on a new chapter in his storied career in the first weeks of 1969, when he entered the UK charts with his first solo record since retiring the band name the Bluesbreakers. Recorded in London by the great guitarist and frontman, the album was inspired by an area thousands of miles from his birthplace in Macclesfield. It was titled Blues From Laurel Canyon, after the California locale that would become his adopted home. Listen to Blues From Laurel Canyon right now. Blues From Laurel Canyon is John Mayall's original blues masterpiece. All of the songs were written by Mayall, and they all reflect traditional American while addressing an experience Mayall on a short vacation to the states. I highly recommend this album to anyone who wants to learn about John Mayall, as well as get a taste of 'original' blues music from an Englishman. Mick Taylor shines on the guitar, and John Mayall's vocals are better than ever. He's never been a giant among blues vocalists, but on this album he does very well. Read more. 5 people found this helpfu. John Mayall. Blues From Laurel Canyon. Not available in United States. Album release date: 9 October 1989