Mayall, John - Blues From Laurel Canyon

NEW VINYL LP ON UNIVERSAL 2004

180 GRAM VINYL.

Mayall's first post-Bluesbreakers album saw the man returning to his roots after the jazz/blues fusion that was Bare Wires. Blues from Laurel Canyon is a blues album, through and through. Testimony to this is the fact that there's a guitar solo only 50 seconds into the opening track. Indeed, Mayall dispersed the entire brass section for Blues from Laurel Canyon, and instead chose the solid but relatively limited backing of Mick Taylor (guitar), Colin Allen (drums), and Stephen Thompson (bass). Instantly.

Tracklist

Vacation     2:47
Walking On Sunset     2:50
Laurel Canyon Home     4:33
2401     3:42
Ready To Ride     3:32
Medicine Man     2:43
Somebody's Acting Like A Child     3:27
The Bear     4:40
Miss James     2:30
First Time Alone     4:49
Long Gone Midnight     3:27
Fly Tomorrow     8:59