Eric Clapton was a rising star when he recorded this potent and scruffy album with British blues singer/songwriter John Mayall in 1966. Mayall’s tunes, including the brass-fortified “Key to Love,” the slow-burning “Double Crossing Time,” and barroom rave-up “Little Girl,” lift on Clapton’s fluid, gritty licks. The band channels some Beatles on Ray Charles’ R&B standard “What’d I Say,” before tackling with noisy accuracy Mose Allison and Bukka White’s gnarly prison anthem “Parchman Farm.” Meanwhile, Clapton makes his lead-vocal debut on a languorous rendition of Robert Johnson’s “Ramblin’ on My Mind.”
Tracklisting
- All Your Love (3:35)
- Hideaway (3:14)
- Little Girl (2:33)
- Another Man (1:44)
- Double Crossing Time (3:02)
- What’d I Say (4:26)
- Key To Love (2:06)
- Parchman Farm (2:19)
- Have You Heard (5:44)
- Ramblin’ On My Mind (3:07)
- Steppin’ Out (2:28)
- It Ain’t Right (2:41)
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Key | Value |
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Wikipedia URL | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blues_Breakers_with_Eric_Clapton |
Format | Vinyl LP Album Reissue Repress Mono (180 Gram) |
Label | Decca |
Catalog Number | 0042280008611 |
Notes | Repress of [r4292610], but, in this release no limited edition and remastering mentioned anywhere ℗ & © 1966 The Decca Record Company Limited, London, A Universal Music Company Recorded At The Decca Studios No. 2, West Hampstead, London. April 1966. 180 gram Remastered Limited Edition Includes A Voucher To Download MP3 Version Of The Album. Issued as part of the ‘Back To Black 60th Vinyl Anniversary’ series The MP3 downloads include both the mono and stereo mixes. |
Discogs URL | John Mayall - Blues Breakers |