John Mayall Albums - Blues from Laurel Canyon, the Blues Alone, the Turning Point, Crusade, the 1982 Reunion Concert, USA Union (Paperback)

Commentary (music and lyrics not included). Chapters: Blues From Laurel Canyon, the Blues Alone, the Turning Point, Crusade, the 1982 Reunion Concert, Usa Union, Bottom Line(album), Back to the Roots, Live From Austin, Tx, Ten Years Are Gone, Empty Rooms, Bare Wires, Moving On, John Mayall Plays John Mayall, Jazz Blues Fusion, Tough. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 46. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: 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 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. Other musicians include a young Mick Taylor (guitar), Colin Allen (drums) and Stephen Thompson (bass). The guitarist Peter Green featured on the track First Time Alone. The engineer was Derek Varnals. All the songs on the album were written by John Mayall. 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 title of the album derives from Laurel Canyon, California, USA (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. 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...http: //booksllc.net/?id=8903059