John Mayall Blues Breakers With Eric Clapton CD - Import

 Finally somewhat got it right!
I've owned 3 different versions of this over the last 10 years & never really understood all the fuss until I forked out the bucks for this. This is the correct mono mix. The drums really kick, the guitar speaks highly to yeah, the bass thumps real good, especially for '65 & Mayall is mixed just perfect. The stereo mix is what sounds like what I always called "fake" stereo. I think Disraeli Gears was the first real stereo album. That said, all the Universal UK remasters sound outstanding & are worth the money. Right now, a few of them are available for order for a little over $10 each.
Submitted by billkey (rogers, ar usa) 
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 Guitar Heaven By Eric Clapton!
Few albums have had greater impact than John Mayall’s 1966 landmark “Blues Breakers With Eric Clapton.” Released by the Decca label in Britain on 22 July 1966, literally days after Clapton left the Bluesbreakers and just a week before Cream’s debut, it went all the way to #6, a pretty mean feat, since Mayall’s band had never had a hit single. This may have been a first in Britain. Of course, this is the album that set the blues and guitar worlds aflame and established Eric Clapton’s name worldwide as the most passionate of musical interpreters. If you haven’t yet heard “Beano” -- as it is affectionately known, because Clapton is pictured reading a “Beano” comic book on its cover -- then you ain’t heard nuthin’ yet! This is the stuff of legends. From the album’s first notes, you realize that you’re in guitar heaven, as “Slowhand” shows us the way electric guitar can and should be played. Clapton’s virtuoso playing is white hot throughout. Playing with a maturity beyond his 21 years, the young Eric Clapton so influenced the guitar world that Gibson eventually reissued the Les Paul model -- out-of-production since 1960 -- which Clapton then played. John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers served -- and serves still today -- as a finishing school for great musicians and sidemen (Clapton, Peter Green, Mick Taylor, Walter Trout, Coco Montoya, John McVie, Jack Bruce, Aynsley Dunbar, Mick Fleetwood and others). Mayall’s proselytizing the blues (he’s 73 years old!), his songwriting skills, and his other musical talents should not be ignored nor taken lightly.
Submitted by deltanick (Ellicott City, Maryland, USA) 
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 Seminal Brit Blues CD
Nicknamed the "Beano" album because Clapton was reading Beano magazine on the cover, these CDs showcase Clapton playing at his searing, blues best the tunes that made him want to be a guitarist, at a time when his nickname in England was "God" and he had not yet become so laid back as to be complacent. Remastering job is excellent, as is the music on the bonus CD and the accompanying booklet. Mayall on vocals and harmonica are top notch as well, and the accompanying "Blues Breakers," while not exceptional, are more than adequate to provide a competent rhythmic foundation.
Submitted by Gary (Baltimore, MD)
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 Awesome
This breaks the blues lid high off! Great nostalgic guitar riffs; the way blues is meant to be heard!
Submitted by Lita (Anaheim, CA)
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 Blue Break the barrier
Although some of the audio is a bit 'tinny,' from the 1966 recording, the later recordings are solid, raw, and powerfully concise. This is a masterpiece of the beginnings of blue. All my friends are envious!
Submitted by Lita (Anaheim, CA)
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