Looking Back

by John Mayall

Looking Back cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: August 1969
  • Label: Decca
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 39:28
  • Community rating: 3.75/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

This essential compilation gathers key single releases, B-sides, and previously unissued tracks featuring the legendary, rapidly shifting lineups of the British blues patriarch's ensembles. Crucially highlighting the explosive, incredibly virtuosic guitar work of both Eric Clapton and Peter Green, the collection serves as a vital historical document of the fierce, highly amplified origins of the UK blues-rock explosion.

Genres

Descriptors: rhythmic, distorted, narrative, personal, traditional

Tracklist

  1. Mr. James (2:52)
  2. Blues City Shake Down (2:21)
  3. They Call It Stormy Monday (4:34)
  4. So Many Roads (4:44)
  5. Looking Back (2:35)
  6. Sitting In The Rain (2:57)
  7. It Hurts Me Too (2:55)
  8. Double Trouble (3:20)
  9. Suspicions - Part 2 (5:27)
  10. Jenny (4:36)
  11. Picture On The Wall (3:02)

Credits

  • Gerhard Schulze - lacquer cut by [runout etching i]
  • Malcolm Pool - bass
  • Keef Hartley - drums
  • Eric Clapton - guitar, vocals, guitar, written-by
  • Tony McPhee - guitar
  • Champion Jack Dupree - vocals
  • Bill Shortt - washboard
  • Eddie Boyd - written-by

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