JOHN MAYALL & THE BLUESBREAKERS - A Hard Road (2023 Reissue) - LP - 180g Vinyl

LP - 180g Black Vinyl. This re- issue faithfully replicates the original 1967 Decca Records UK stereo release.

Hailing from Macclesfeld, Cheshire, and growing up in Cheadle Hulme, John Mayall had already made a name for himself on the Manchester blues scene before relocating to London in 1963 at the urging of Alexis Korner In the summer of 1966 Clapton left, partnering off with sometime Bluesbreaker Jack Bruce to form Cream. Mayall did not look back, re-employing East London guitarist Peter Green, who had previously flled in for Clapton. Undoubtedly equal to Clapton, with a marked difference in style, Green's signature sound enlivens 1967's A Hard Road. Hughie Flint had been replaced by Aynsley Dunbar on drums, and the trademark take on Chicago blues became heavier. 

Tracklist:

Side A
1. Pretty Woman
2. Stand Back Baby
3. My Time After Awhile
4. Snowy Wood
5. Man Of Stone
6. Tears In My Eyes

Side B
1. Driving Sideways
2. The Death Of J. B. Lenoir
3. I Can Quit You Baby
4. Streamline
5. Me And My Woman
6. Checkin' Up On My Baby