JOHN MAYALL

JOHN MAYALL

* (AND THE BLUESBREAKERS) x (John MAYALL'S BLUESBREAKERS)

+ (as BLUESBREAKERS) # (AND THE BLUES BREAKERS WITH ERIC CLAPTON)

~ (John MAYALL AND ERIC CLAPTON)

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Blues, R&B

John Mayall (b. 29/11/1933) (vocals, keyboards, harmonica)   A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,J,K,L,M,N...(see: Eddie Boyd/Canned Heat/Champion Jack Dupree)

Bernie Watson (b. 1944) (guitar)   A...(see: Cyril Davies)

John McVie (b. 26/11/1945) (bass)   A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H...(see: Duster Bennett/Eddie Boyd/Fleetwood Mac/Christine Perfect/Gordon Smith/Otis Spann)

Martin Hart (drums) A

Roger Dean (b. 16/3/1943 - d. 3/8/2008) (guitar)   B,C...(see: Nu-Notes/Russ Sainty)

Hughie Flint (b. 15/3/1941) (drums)   B,C,D...(see: Georgie Fame/Alexis Korner)

Nigel Stanger (tenor sax, slide sax) C

Eric Clapton (b. 30/3/1945) (guitar)   D...(see: Beatles/Blind Faith/Cream/Delaney And Bonnie/Champion Jack Dupree/George Harrison/John Lennon/Jackie Lomax/Billy Preston/
Martha Velez/Sonny Boy Williamson & The Yardbirds/Yardbirds)

Peter Green (Peter Greenbaum) (b. 29/10/1946 - d. 25/7/2020) (guitar)   E,F,G...(see: Duster Bennett/Eddie Boyd/Brunning Sunflower Blues Band/Fleetwood Mac/Peter B's/
Gordon Smith/Otis Spann)

Aynsley Dunbar (b. 10/1/1946) (drums)   E,F...(see: Eddie Boyd/Michael Chapman/Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation/Champion Jack Dupree/Stu James And The Mojos/Mojos/
Keith West/Tucker Zimmerman)

Paul Butterfield (b. 17/12/1942 - d. 4/5/1987) (vocals, harmonica)   F...(see: Butterfield Blues Band)

Mick Fleetwood (b. 24/6/1942) (drums)   G...(see: Duster Bennett/Bo Street Runners/Eddie Boyd/Cheynes/Fleetwood Mac/Peter B's/Shotgun Express/Gordon Smith/Tramp)

Mick Taylor (b. 17/1/1949) (guitar)   H,I,J,K...(see: Champion Jack Dupree/Gods (Thor, Hermes, Olympus, Mars)/Keef Hartley/Juniors/Rolling Stones)

Keef Hartley (b. 8/4/1944 - d. 26/11/2011) (drums)   H,I,M...(see: Artwoods/Champion Jack Dupree/Keef Hartley/Freddie Starr)

Chris Mercer (sax) H,I,J...(see: Keef Hartley/Juicy Lucy/Locomotive/Misunderstood/Martha Velez/Wynder K. Frog)

Rip Kant (sax) H

Paul Williams (Paul William Yarlett) (b. 19/9/1940 - d. 1/3/2019) (bass)   I...(see: Zoot Money/Alan Price/Paul Williams)

Keith Tillman (bass)   I...(see: Dave Kelly/Stone's Masonry/Sweet Pain)

Dick Heckstall-Smith (b. 26/9/1934 - d. 17/12/2004) (sax)   I,J...(see: Graham Bond Organisation/Pete Brown And His Battered Ornaments/Jack Bruce/Colosseum/Deviants/
Davy Graham/Alexis Korner/Locomotive/Sweet Pain/Wynder K. Frog)

Tony Reeves (b. 18/4/1943) (bass)   J...(see: Marc Brierley/Colosseum/Davy Graham/Tinderbox)

Jon Hiseman (Phillip John Hiseman) (b. 21/6/1944 - d. 12/6/2018) (drums)   J...(see: Graham Bond Organisation/Jack Bruce/Colosseum/Davy Graham)

Henry Lowther (Thomas Lowther) (b. 11/7/1941) (trumpet)   J...(see: Marc Brierley/Jack Bruce/Keef Hartley/Locomotive/Manfred Mann/Wynder K. Frog)

Steve Thompson (bass) K,N

Colin Allen (b. 9/5/1938) (drums) K...(see: Dantalian's Chariot/Zoot Money/Top Topham/Paul Williams)

Jon Mark (John Burchell) (b. 8/5/1943) (guitar)   L,N...(see: Jon Mark/Sweet Thursday)

Johnny Almond (b. 20/7/1946 - d. 18/11/2009) (sax)   L,N...(see: Johnny Almond Music Machine/Champion Jack Dupree/Zoot Money/Alan Price/Martha Velez/Paul Williams)

Larry Taylor (Samuel Lawrence Taylor) (b. 26/6/1942 - d. 19/8/2019) (bass)   N...(see: Canned Heat/Monkees)

45s

1964

A* Crawling Up A Hill (John Mayall)
A* Mr. James (John Mayall)

Decca F 11900

Price guide : 3
Demo : 3

1965

B* Crocodile Walk (John Mayall)
B* Blues City Shakedown (John Mayall)

Decca F 12120

Price band : 2
Demo : 2

D* I'm Your Witchdoctor (John Mayall)
D* Telephone Blues (John Mayall)

Immediate IM 012

Price band : 3
Demo : N/A

1966

D~ Lonely Years (John Mayall)
D~ Bernard Jenkins (Eric Clapton)

Purdah 45 3502

Price band : 6
Demo : N/A

D Parchman Farm (Mose Allison)
D* Key To Love (John Mayall)

Decca F 12490

Price band : 2
Demo : 3

Ex Looking Back (Johnny 'Guitar' Watson)
Ex So Many Roads (Marshall Paul)

Decca F 12506

Price band : 2
Demo : 2

1967

Ex Sitting In The Rain (John Mayall)
Ex Out Of Reach (Peter Green)

Decca F 12545

Price band : 2
Demo : 2

E+ Curly (Peter Green)
E+ Rubber Duck (Peter Green, Aynsley Dunbar)

Decca F 12588

Price band : 2
Demo : 3

Gx Double Trouble (Otis Rush)
Gx It Hurts Me Too (Mel London)

Decca F 12621

Price band : 2
Demo : 2

D# I'm Your Witchdoctor (John Mayall)
D# Telephone Blues (John Mayall)

Immediate IM 051

Price band : 2
Demo : 3

Ix Suspicions (Part One) (John Mayall)
Ix Suspicions (Part Two) (John Mayall)

Decca F 12684

Price band : 2
Demo : 2

1968

I Jenny (John Mayall)
I Picture On The Wall (John Mayall)

Decca F 12732

Price band : 1
Demo : 2

Jx No Reply (John Mayall, Mick Taylor)
Jx She's Too Young (John Mayall)

Decca F 12792

Price band : 1
Demo : 2

K The Bear (John Mayall)
K 2401 (John Mayall)

Decca F 12846

Price band : 1
Demo : 2

1969

N Don't Waste My Time (John Mayall)
N Don't Pick A Flower (John Mayall)

Polydor 56544

Price band : 1
Demo : N/A

1967

John Mayall's Bluesbreakers With Paul Butterfield

Line up : F

Decca DFE-R 8673

Price band : 3

A-1. All My Life (Jimmie Lee Robinson)
2. Riding On The L & N (Dan Burley, Lionel Hampton)

B-1. Little By Little (Mel London, Junior Wells)
2. Eagle Eye (John Mayall)

LPs

1965

John Mayall Plays John Mayall

Line up : C*

Decca LK 4680

Price band : Mono : 4
Stereo : N/A

A-1. Crawling Up A Hill (John Mayall)
2. I Wanna Teach You Everything (John Mayall)
3. When I'm Gone (John Mayall)
4. I Need Your Love (John Mayall)
5. The Hoot Owl (John Mayall)
6. R. & B. Time:
Night Train (Jimmy Forrest, Lewis Simpkins, Oscar Washington)
Lucille (Al Collins, Richard Penniman (Little Richard))

B-1. Crocodile Walk (John Mayall)
2. What's The Matter With You (John Mayall)
3. Doreen (John Mayall)
4. Runaway (John Mayall)
5. Heartache (John Mayall)
6. Chicago Line (John Mayall)

(Recorded live at Klooks Kleek, Hampstead, London, Monday 7th December 1964)

1966

Blues Breakers With Eric Clapton

Line up : D#

Decca LK 4804
SKL 4804

Stereo not released until 1969

Price band : Mono : 4
Stereo : 3

A-1. All Your Love (Otis Rush, Willie Dixon)
2. Hideaway (Freddie King, Sonny Thompson)
3. Little Girl (John Mayall)
4. Another Man (arranged by John Mayall)
5. Double Crossing Time (John Mayall, Eric Clapton)
6. What'd I Say (Ray Charles)

B-1. Key To Love (John Mayall)
2. Parchman Farm (Mose Allison)
3. Have You Heard (John Mayall)
4. Ramblin' On My Mind (Robert Johnson)
5. Steppin' Out (L. C. Frazier (Memphis Slim))
6. It Ain't Right (Walter Jacobs (Little Walter))

1967

A Hard Road

Line up : E*

Decca LK 4853
SKL 4853

Price band : Mono : 3
Stereo : 3

A-1. A Hard Road (John Mayall)
2. It's Over (John Mayall)
3. You Don't Love Me (Willie Cobbs)
4. The Stumble (Freddie King, Sonny Thompson)
5. Another Kinda Love (John Mayall)
6. Hit The Highway (John Mayall)
7. Leaping Christine (John Mayall)

B-1. Dust My Blues (Elmore James)
2. There's Always Work (John Mayall)
3. The Same Way (Peter Green)
4. The Supernatural (Peter Green)
5. Top Of The Hill (John Mayall)
6. Someday After Awhile (You'll Be Sorry) (Freddie King)
7. Living Alone (John Mayall)

Crusade

Line up : Hx

Decca LK 4890
SKL 4890

Price band : Mono : 3
Stereo : 3

A-1. Oh, Pretty Woman (A. C. Williams, Albert King)
2. Stand Back Baby (John Mayall)
3. My Time After A While (Robert Geddins, Buddy Guy)
4. Snowy Wood (John Mayall, Mick Taylor)
5. Man Of Stone (Eddie Kirkland)
6. Tears In My Eyes (John Mayall)

B-1. Driving Sideways (Freddie King)
2. The Death Of J. B. Lenoir (John Mayall)
3. I Can't Quit You Baby (Willie Dixon, Otis Rush)
4. Streamline (John Mayall)
5. Me And My Woman (Gene Barge, Little Joe Blue)
6. Checking On My Baby (Sonny Boy Williamson)

(Several incorrect writing credits appear on the original album:
Track A-1 was written by A. C. Williams
Track A-3 was written by Robert Geddins and Ronald Badger
Track B-3 was written by Willie Dixon
Track B-5 was written by Gene Barge)

The Blues Alone

Line up : M

Ace Of Clubs ACL 1243
SCL 1243

Price band : Mono : 2
Stereo : 2

A-1. Brand New Start (John Mayall)
2. Please Don't Tell (John Mayall)
3. Down The Line (John Mayall)
4. Sonny Boy Blow (John Mayall)
5. Marsha's Mood (John Mayall)
6. No More Tears (John Mayall)

B-1. Catch That Train (John Mayall)
2. Cancelling Out (John Mayall)
3. Harp Man (John Mayall)
4. Brown Sugar (John Mayall)
5. Broken Wings (John Mayall)
6. Don't Kick Me (John Mayall)

1968

The Diary Of A Band Volume One

Line up : I

Decca LK 4918
SKL 4918

Price band : Mono : 2
Stereo : 2

A-1. Blood On The Night (John Mayall)
2. Edmonton - Cooks Ferry Inn (speech only - impromptu)
3. I Can Quit You Baby (Willie Dixon)

B-1. Medley : Keef Hartley Interview (speech only - impromptu)
Anzio Annie (Mick Taylor)
Hartley Interview Cont.
John Mayall Interview (conclusion)
Snowy Wood (Mick Taylor, John Mayall)
Mayall Interview Cont.
The Lesson (Mick Taylor)
2. My Own Fault (John Mayall)
3. God Save The Queen (John Bull)

The Diary Of A Band Volume Two

Line up : I

Decca LK 4919
SKL 4919

Price band : Mono : 2
Stereo : 2

A-1. The Train (John Mayall)
2. Crying Shame (John Mayall)

B-1. Local Boy Makes Good! (speech only - impromptu)
2. Help Me (Ralph Bass, Willie Dixon)
3. Blues In Bb (John Mayall)
4. Soul Of A Short Fat Man (John Mayall, Keef Hartley)

Bare Wires

Line up : Jx

Decca LK 4945
SKL 4945

Price band : Mono : 4
Stereo : 3

A-1. Bare Wires (John Mayall)
2. Where Did I Belong (John Mayall)
3. I Started Walking (John Mayall)
4. Open Up A New Door (John Mayall)
5. Fire (John Mayall)
6. I Know Now (John Mayall)
7. Look In The Mirror (John Mayall)

B-1. I'm A Stranger (John Mayall)
2. No Reply (John Mayall, Mick Taylor)
3. Hartley Quits (Mick Taylor)
4. Killing Time (John Mayall)
5. She's Too Young (John Mayall)
6. Sandy (John Mayall)

Blues From Laurel Canyon

Line up : K

Decca LK 4972
SKL 4972

Price band : Mono : 3
Stereo : 3

A-1. Vacation (John Mayall)
2. Walking On Sunset (John Mayall)
3. Laurel Canyon Home (John Mayall)
4. 2401 (John Mayall)
5. Ready To Ride (John Mayall)
6. Medicine Man (John Mayall)
7. Somebody's Acting Like A Child (John Mayall)

B-1. The Bear (John Mayall)
2. Miss James (John Mayall)
3. First Time Alone (John Mayall)
4. Long Gone Midnight (John Mayall)
5. Fly Tomorrow (John Mayall)

1969

Looking Back

69 LP A,B,D,F,G,H,I,J

Decca LK 5010
SKL 5010

Price band : Mono : 2
Stereo : 2

A-1. Mr James (John Mayall)
2. Blues City Shakedown (John Mayall)
3. Stormy Monday (T-Bone Walker)
4. So Many Roads (Marshall Paul)
5. Looking Back (Johnny 'Guitar' Watson)
6. Sitting In The Rain (John Mayall)

B-1. It Hurts Me Too (Mel London)
2. Double Trouble (Otis Rush)
3. Suspicions (Part Two) (John Mayall)
4. Jenny (John Mayall)
5. Picture On The Wall (John Mayall)

The Turning Point

Line up : L

Polydor 583 571

Price band : Mono : N/A
Stereo : 2

foldout lyric insert

A-1. The Laws Must Change (John Mayall)
2. Saw Mill Gulch Road (John Mayall)
3. I'm Gonna Fight For You (John Mayall)
4. So Hard To Share (John Mayall)

B-1. California (Steve Thompson, John Mayall)
2. Thoughts About Roxanne (Steve Thompson, John Mayall)
3. Room To Move (John Mayall)

Empty Rooms

Line up : N

Polydor 583 580

Price band : Mono : N/A
Stereo : 2

foldout lyric insert

A-1. Don't Waste My Time (Steve Thompson, John Mayall)
2. Plan Your Revolution (John Mayall)
3. Don't Pick A Flower (Jon Mark, John Mayall)
4. Something New (Jon Mark, John Mayall)
5. People Cling Together (John Mayall)
6. Waiting For The Right Time (Jon Mark, John Mayall)

B-1. Thinking Of My Woman (John Mayall)
2. Counting The Days (John Mayall)
3. When I Go (John Mayall)
4. Many Miles Apart (John Mayall)
5. To A Princess (John Mayall)
6. Lying In My Bed (John Mayall)

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