Blues Breakers

by John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers

Blues Breakers cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 22 July 1966
  • Label: Decca
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 1:14:04
  • Community rating: 3.6/5 from 2 ratings

Artists on this release: Ray Charles, L.C. Frazier, Robert Johnson, Willie Dixon, John McVie, Sonny Thompson, Mose Allison, Dennis Healey, Hughie Flint, Freddie King, Johnny Almond, Walter Jacobs, Alan Skidmore, Otis Rush

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Nicknamed the 'Beano' album, this release catalyzed the British blues boom through Eric Clapton's aggressive, overdriven guitar tone achieved by pairing a Gibson Les Paul with a Marshall amplifier. The rhythm section provides a steady, Chicago-style foundation that highlights Clapton鈥檚 fluid soloing over Mayall's vocal and keyboard work.

Genres

Descriptors: repetitive, technical, melodic

Tracklist

  1. All Your Love (3:35)
  2. Hideaway (3:13)
  3. Little Girl (2:33)
  4. Another Man (1:44)
  5. Double Crossing Time (3:00)
  6. What'd I Say (4:25)
  7. Key To Love (2:05)
  8. Parchman Farm (2:18)
  9. Have You Heard (5:53)
  10. Ramblin' On My Mind (3:06)
  11. Steppin' Out (2:27)
  12. It Ain't Right (2:38)
  13. All Your Love (3:32)
  14. Hideaway (3:13)
  15. Little Girl (2:33)
  16. Another Man (1:43)
  17. Double Crossing Time (3:00)
  18. What'd I Say (4:25)
  19. Key To Love (2:05)
  20. Parchman Farm (2:20)
  21. Have You Heard (5:53)
  22. Ramblin' On My Mind (3:05)
  23. Steppin' Out (2:26)
  24. It Ain't Right (2:40)

Credits

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