John Mayall Plays John Mayall

Live album by John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers

Released

March 26, 1965^[1]

Recorded

7 December 1964 at Klooks Kleek^[2]

Genre

Blues, rhythm and blues

Length

34:50

John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers chronology

John Mayall Plays John Mayall
(1965)

Blues Breakers with Eric Clapton
(1966)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

John Mayall Plays John Mayall is the debut album by John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, released in 1965, Decca LK 4680. This album was recorded live at Klooks Kleek on 7 December 1964.^[3] Roger Dean stated in an interview that they ran cables out of the window of the club, to the Decca Studio about 100 yards away for this recording.^[4]

Track listing

"Crawling Up a Hill" (John Mayall) - 2:21
"I Wanna Teach You Everything" (Mayall) - 3:05
"When I'm Gone" (Smokey Robinson) - 3:08
"I Need Your Love" (Walter Spriggs, Willie Spriggs) - 4:08
"The Hoot Owl" (Mayall) - 2:35
"R&B Time" - Consisting of Night Train (Jimmy Forrest, Lewis C. Simpkins, Oscar Washington) / Lucille (Albert Collins, Richard Penniman) - 2:15
"Crocodile Walk" (Mayall) - 2:26
"What's the Matter with You" (Mayall) - 2:34
"Doreen" (Mayall) - 2:46
"Runaway" ( (Mayall))- 2:25
"Heartache" (Mayall) - 2:57
"Chicago Line" (Mayall) - 4:10

Personnel

John Mayall - Vocals, harmonica, cembalett, organ, 9 string guitar
Roger Dean - Guitar
John McVie - Bass guitar
Hughie Flint - Drums
Nigel Stanger - Saxophone

References

1 2 Unterberger, Richie. "John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers: John Mayall Plays John Mayall > Review" at AllMusic. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
↑ "John Mayall – John Mayall Plays John Mayall". discogs.com. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
↑ Bacon, Tony (1999). London Live: From the Yardbirds to Pink Floyd to the Sex Pistols: The Inside Story of Live Bands in the Capital's Trail-blazing Music Clubs. Hal Leonard. p. 71. ISBN 9780879305727.
↑ http://users.skynet.be/rockofages/Rogerdeaninterview/

John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers

John Mayall Eric Clapton Jack Bruce Peter Green John McVie Mick Fleetwood Hughie Flint Mick Taylor Colin Allen Don "Sugarcane" Harris Harvey Mandel Larry Taylor Aynsley Dunbar Dick Heckstall-Smith Andy Fraser Roger Dean Alan Skidmore Keef Hartley Jon Hiseman Rick Vito Henry Lowther Tony Reeves Rocky Athas Jay Davenport Greg Rzab

Studio albums	Blues Breakers with Eric Clapton (1966) A Hard Road (1967) Crusade (1967) Bare Wires (1968) Blues from Laurel Canyon (1968) Wake Up Call (1993) Road Dogs (2005)

John Mayall solo	The Blues Alone (1967) Empty Rooms (1969) USA Union (1970) Memories (1971) Back to the Roots (1971) Ten Years Are Gone (1973) Spinning Coin (1995) Tough (2009) A Special Life (2014)

Live and compilation albums	John Mayall Plays John Mayall (1965) Looking Back (1969) The Turning Point (1969) Thru the Years (1971) Jazz Blues Fusion (1972) The 1982 Reunion Concert (1992) 70th Birthday Concert (2003) Live from Austin, TX (2007)

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