Ross
Senior Member
I’ve been slowly digitizing the vinyl collection, and I’ve now reached the Ms. Recorded 3 Mayall LPs: Bluesbreakers with Eric Clapton (1965), Hard Road (1966) and Crusade (1967). I was a big JM fan in my youth, and I loved hearing these 3 fine recordings again. Mayall enjoyed a long career, due to first-rate musicianship, relentless self-promotion and the ability to recruit top players despite high turnover. But to me none of his later work equalled these 3 albums. Standout guitar work by Clapton, Peter Green (Hard Road) and Mick Taylor (Crusade). John McVie on bass for all 3, with Hugh Flint, Aynsley Dunbar & Keef Hartley on drums. Come to think of it, most of these guys had long successful careers!