John Mayall The First Generation 1965-1974 – A great introduction to the blues
The story of how white English boys sold black American blues back to America, creating hard rock and heavy metal in the process, has been told many times. Mayall – who sang and played harmonica, organ and guitar – was more interested in capturing the purity and authenticity of the music. This mammoth 35-disc box set packs in every album from his formative years, starting with 1965's live album John Mayall Plays John Mayall, which includes Crawling Up A Hill, later covered by Katie Melua. The gold standard was 1966's follow-up Blues Breakers With Eric Clapton (known as "the Beano album" b...
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