Label: Decca – UMCLP035, Universal Music Recordings – UMCLP035
Format:
Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue
Country: Worldwide
Released: 30 Jun 2023
Genre: Rock, Blues
Style: Blues Rock
A1 Vacation 2:47
A2 Walking On Sunset 2:50
A3 Laurel Canyon Home 4:33
A4 2401 3:42
A5 Ready To Ride 3:32
A6 Medicine Man 2:43
A7 Somebody's Acting Like A Child 3:27
B1 The Bear 4:40
B2 Miss James 2:30
B3 First Time Alone 4:49
B4 Long Gone Midnight 3:27
B5 Fly Tomorrow 8:59
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.
Following the breakup of The Bluesbreakers in 1968, Mayall took a three week break in LA, and it proved an eye-opener for him. As a result, Blues From Laurel Canyon was a concept album of sorts, a view of a Brit Abroad at a time when it wasn't de rigueur to travel. 2401 especially is an incredible confection – acknowledging Cream, foreseeing Led Zeppelin; Mick Taylor's slide guitar would soon be heard in the Rolling Stones. Fly Tomorrow is a nine-minute blues-rock tour de force. This re-issue faithfully replicates the original 1968 Decca Records UK stereo release with gatefold sleeve and is pressed onto high quality 180g vinyl.