Live 1969 is a live album by John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers.
This was released as The Turning Point Soundtrack in the USA.
Live Albums By John Mayall
I don’t think you can overemphasise the importance of John Mayall in the development of British blues and blues rock. He has a remarkable talent for finding great guitar playing to play with his Bluesbreakers band. In the 1960s he helped Eric Clapton (before Cream), Peter Green (before Fleetwood Mac) and Mick Taylor (before The Rolling Stones) to establish their reputations.
Live Albums By John Mayall
It’s useful to see the studio albums before looking in detail at the live albums.
The studio albums from the 1960s and ’70s are:
1966 Blues Breakers with Eric Clapton
1967 A Hard Road
1967 Crusade
1967 The Blues Alone
1968 Bare Wires
1968 Blues from Laurel Canyon
1970 Empty Rooms
1970 USA Union
1971 Back to the Roots
1971 Memories
1974 The Latest Edition
1975 New Year, New Band, New Company
1975 Notice to Appear
1976 Banquet in Blues
1977 A Hard Core Package
1979 Bottom Line
Live Albums By John Mayall
There are a large number of live albums released. Here are the recordings featured so far:
1969 The Turning Point
1971 Jazz Blues Fusion
2003 70th Birthday Concert
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Buying Albums By John Mayall
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The Best Live Albums Of All Time
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Live 1969 is a live album by John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers.
This was released as The Turning Point Soundtrack in the USA.
Live At The BBC is a compilation of live recordings by John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers.
The songs came from the following sources:
Tracks 1 to 6 recorded for Sat Club 26/4/65
Tracks 7 & 8 recorded for Sat Club 14/3/66
Tracks 9 to 12 recorded for Sat Club 23/1/67
Tracks 13 and 14 recorded for OGWT 21/10/75
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Live In London is a live album and DVD by John Mayall.
It was recorded at the Leicester Square Theatre in London on 1st November 201.
Live At The Marquee 1969 is a live album by John Mayall.
It was recorded at The Marquee Club, London, June 30, 1969.
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Ten Years Are Gone is a two CD album by John Mayall where he first CD is recorded in the studio and the second CD is live in concert.
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Return Of The Bluesbreakers is a part studio and part live album by John Mayall.
Of interest to me are the five live tracks (tracks 6 to 10) recorded live at The Wax Museum, Washington DC in 1982 or 1983 with Mick Taylor on lead guitar.
For full details of who plays what on the live and studio tracks, please see discogs.
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John Mayall Plays John Mayall Live At Klooks Kleek is a live album.
It was recorded at Klooks Kleek, Hampstead, London on Monday 7th December 1964.
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The Diary of a Band is a live album by John Mayall. The Bluesbreakers included a very young Mick Taylor who went on to play with The Rolling Stones on their best albums.
The album was originally split into volumes 1 and 2 when it was issued on the original vinyl.
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John Mayall has been the main influence on the development of British blues and blues rock since the mid 1960s with his ability to find star guitarists starting with Eric Clapton, Peter Green and Mick Taylor.
While his guitarists often went on to great fame and success after they left the Bluesbreakers, his own catalogue of live albums should not be ignored.
I find myself playing his 70th Birthday Concert album regularly, where he reflects on his career and is joined by Clapton and Taylor. It’s not groundbreaking in the way some of his earlier albums are but I really enjoy it.
I have a readers poll to help guide you to the best of his releases.
John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers Live In ’67 is an archive released live album that was only released in 2015.
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