Blues Breakers with Eric Clapton

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Bluesbreakers It is a 1966 blues album, accredited to John Mayall with Eric Clapton.

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April 26, 1965 [4] The bluesbreakers in their new formation, including in addition to the leader, John Mcvie, Hugie Flint and the latest arrival Eric Clapton, carried out some engravings ( Crawling Up A Hill , Crocodile Walk , Bye Bye Bird and a first version of Hideaway [4] ) in the BBC studies, for the radio program Saturday Club [4] , from which they were broadcast on 1st May following [4] .

During the new month [5] , the group entered the recording room to engrave with the Immediate Records by Andrew Loog Oldham, the first tracks ( I’m Your Witchdoctor , Telephone Blues It is On Top Of The World [5] ), who went to constitute their first singles, then published in October [6] , of the production of which Jimmy Page took care of.
Precisely with the latter to the rhythmic guitar [7] , Clapton took part in this same period in some Jam Session, from which the following tracks arose: Snake Drive , Tribute to Elmore , West Coast Idea , Freight Loader , Draggin’ My Tail , Choker It is Miles Road [7] ; They were subsequently included, together with the aforementioned songs of bluesbreakers, on two collective collections of various British Blues artists, also made by Immediate [8] in 1968 ( Blues Anytime Vol.1-3. An Anthology Of British Blues [9] [ten] [11] , Reintitolate An Anthology Of British Blues vol.1 e 2 for the American market [twelfth] ), and then scattered on various subsequent anthologies, including The History of Eric Clapton [5] of 1972.

Clapton abandoned for about 2 and a half months (August – October 1965) the band, to go and play around the world, with a group of musician friends [13] named The Glands [14] ; In this period of time it was replaced by Geoff Krivit [4] .
With a training that also included Jack Bruce instead of the momentarily resigned Mcvie [4] , on October 25 Mayall and members went back to the BBC studies again [4] here they engraved here I’m Your Witchdoctor , Cheating Woman , Big Town Playboy , a first version of Parchman Farm It is Nowhere To Turn [4] , on air also this time by Saturday Club Five days later (October 30) [4] .

With Clapton’s return in November (after about a week in which Peter Green took his place [4] ), and the stable one of Mcvie in December [4] , the bluesbreakers began to intensify their live performances, obtaining a progressive cohesion, which would soon transform them into one of the most exciting and acclaimed live bands in the English musical environment of the time [15] . The writing dates back to this period Clapton Is God (trad. it. Clapton is God ) [16] , praising the instrumental talent of the guitarist, made with spray paint, and appeared for the first time on a wall on the metro station in the London district of Islington [16] , and soon replicated in other areas of the British capital, by the most avid fans of the complex [16] .

Thanks to the substantial consent of the public and criticism, aroused by the publication of I’m Your Witchdoctor [15] , together with the great live success achieved by the band [17] , Mike Vernon, former co -founder with Neil Slaven of the musical magazine R & B Monthly [15] , then became a producer for the Decca Records, managed to convince the managers of the latter to write the bluesbreakers again again [15] , after the contractual termination generated by the poor sales of their debut album (John Mayall Plays John Mayall) [15] .

In the following January Slowhand And the only Mayall carried out some session with the pianist Blues Champion Jack Dupree for the aforementioned record label: the songs arose Calcutta Blues , Shim Sham Shimmy It is Third Degree , of which the last two were included in the album From New Orleans To Chicago (1966) [18] , while the first was then included in the collective anthology Raw Blues (1967) [19] . In the latter collection they also include Lonely Years and the instrumental Bernard Jenkins , both also engraved by the Eric and John about a month later [5] [20] , and initially published as individuals in August of the same year [6] .

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(E. Clapton) [17] .

The bluesbreakers engraved the album, which would give them international celebrity, in April 1966 [15] , in a single day (even if unknown), at least according to Clapton’s memories [17] . The recordings were made to Studio 2 decca [15] , seeking in the intentions of the four musicians and producer Mike Vernon, to approach as much as possible, both in the lineup and in the arrangements, to what was a typical live performance of the band at the time [15] ; The engraving operations were thus rather flowing [15] .

Remain faithful to the live set of Mayall and members, however, was equivalent to preserving, if not to enhance, the peculiar sound characteristics of Clapton’s guitar, who had made the group famous for the intensity and spectacularity of their performances: Slowhand He was in fact accustomed to playing live, taking advantage of the potential of his amplifier Marshall to the maximum, and he was unreamovly determined to replicate certain volumes of sound in the studio [15] .
The solution of the guitarist inevitably generated strong contrasts with the technician of Sala Gus Dudgeon.
In fact, Elton John’s future record producer, despite being more open mentality than his colleagues [15] , on average more elderly of him [15] , did not agree with Clapton, in particular on the distance from the amplifier, to which to place the microphone, which should have captured the outgoing sound [15] : Eric wanted it was as close as possible, while the other was opposed, because acting in this way, a volume of distortion too high would have generated to obtain a good recording [17] . In the end, thanks to the diplomatic intervention of Vernon [15] , Clapton had the best [15] : inspired by the characteristics of the guitar listened mainly to Freddie King’s records [17] , he obtained, as regards his instrument, the most powerful sound ever heard before in the engravings published until then.

Side a [ change | Modifica Wikitesto ]

  1. All Your Love (Otis Rush / Willie Dixon) – 3:38
  2. Hideaway (Freddie King / Sonny Thompson) – 3:18
  3. Little Girl (John Mayall) – 2:38
  4. Another Man (Trad. Arr. John Mayall) – 1:48
  5. Double Crossing Time (John Mayall / Eric Clapton) – 3:05
  6. What’d I Say (Ray Charles) – half past four

Side B [ change | Modifica Wikitesto ]

  1. Key to Love (John Mayall) – 2:10
  2. Parchman Farm (Mose Allison) – 2:23
  3. Have You Heard (John Mayall) – 5:57
  4. Ramblin’ on My Mind (Robert Johnson) – 3:10
  5. Steppin’ Out (L.C. Frazier) – 2:31
  6. It Ain’t Right (Little Walter) – 2:40
Double edition of the 2006, published by Decca Records 984 180-1
CD 1 (The Original Mono Album and 1969 Stereo Mix & Mono Mix, April 1966)
  1. All Your Love – 3:35 (Otis Rush)
  2. Hideaway – 3:14 (Freddie King, Sonny Thompson)
  3. Little Girl – 2:33 (John Mayall)
  4. Another Man – 1:44 (Traditional song, arrangement by J. Mayall)
  5. Double Crossing Time – 3:02 (John Mayall, Eric Clapton)
  6. What’d I Say – 4:26 (Ray Charles)
  7. Key to Love – 2:06 (John Mayall)
  8. Parchman Farm – 2:19 (Mosé Allison)
  9. Have You Heard – 5:54 (John Mayall)
  10. Ramblin’ on My Mind – 3:07 (Robert Johnson)
  11. Steppin’ Out – 2:28 (L.C. Frazier)
  12. It Ain’t Right – 2:41 (Little Walter)
  13. All Your Love – 3:35 (Otis Rush) – Bonus Track – Stereo Mix (November 1969)
  14. Hideaway – 3:14 (Freddie King, Sonny Thompson) – Bonus Track – Stereo Mix (November 1969)
  15. Little Girl – 2:33 (John Mayall) – Bonus Track – Stereo Mix (November 1969)
  16. Another Man – 1:45 (Traditional song, arrangement by J. Mayall) – Bonus Track – Stereo Mix (November 1969)
  17. Double Crossing Time – 3:01 (John Mayall, Eric Clapton) – Bonus Track – Stereo Mix (November 1969)
  18. What’d I Say – 4:26 (Ray Charles) – Bonus Track – Stereo Mix (November 1969)
  19. Key to Love – 2:05 (J. Mayall) – Bonus Track – Stereo Mix (November 1969)
  20. Parchman Farm – 2:21 (Mosé Allison) – Bonus Track – Stereo Mix (November 1969)
  21. Have You Heard – 5:52 (J. Mayall) – Bonus Track – Stereo Mix (November 1969)
  22. Ramblin’ on My Mind – 3:07 (Robert Johnson) – Bonus Track – Stereo Mix (November 1969)
  23. Steppin’ Out – 2:27 (L.C. Frazier) – Bonus Track – Stereo Mix (November 1969)
  24. It Ain’t Right – 2:41 (Little Walter) – Bonus Track – Stereo Mix (November 1969)
CD 2 (Bonus Disc)
  1. Crawling Up a Hill – 2:06 (J. Mayall) – BBC Saturday Club Session – 26th April 1965
  2. Crocodile Walk – 2:22 (J. Mayall) – BBC Saturday Club Session – 26th April 1965
  3. Bye Bye Bird – 2:47 (Sonny Boy Williamson, Willie Dixon) – BBC Saturday Club Session – 26th April 1965
  4. I’m Your Witchdoctor – 2:09 (J. Mayall) – Immediate 45 IM012 – Released October 1965
  5. Telephone Blues – 3:56 (J. Mayall) – Immediate 45 IM012 – Released October 1965
  6. Bernard Jenkins – 3:47 (Eric Clapton) – Purdah 45 3502 – Recorded October 1965, Released August 1966
  7. Lonely Years – 3:17 (J. Mayall) – Purdah 45 3502 – Recorded October 1965, Released August 1966
  8. Cheatin’ Woman – 2:01 (J. Mayall) – BBC Saturday Club Session – 25th October 1965
  9. Nowhere to Turn – 1:40 (J. Mayall) – BBC Saturday Club Session – 25th October 1965
  10. I’m Your Witchdoctor – 2:08 (J. Mayall) – BBC Saturday Club Session – 25th October 1965
  11. On Top of the World (Tk 2) – 2:49 (J. Mayall) – Recorded 2nd December 1965, at Pye Studios (Unreleased Stereo Mix)
  12. Key to Love – 2:01 (J. Mayall) – BBC Saturday Club Session – 14th March 1965
  13. On Top of the World – 2:32 (J. Mayall) – BBC Saturday Club Session – 14th March 1965
  14. They Call It Stormy Monday – 4:33 (T-Bone Walker) – Recorded Live at Flamingo Club, London 17th March 1966
  15. Intro into Maudie – 2:25 (J. Mayall (Intro), John Lee Hooker (Maudie)) – Recorded Live at Flamingo Club, London, 30th April 1966
  16. It Hurts to Be in Love – 3:21 (Julius Dixon, Rudolph Toomba) – Recorded Live at Flamingo Club, London, 30th April 1966
  17. Have You Ever Loved a Woman – 6:42 (Billy Myles) – Recorded Live at Flamingo Club, London, 30th April 1966
  18. Bye Bye Bird – 3:49 (Sonny Boy Williamson, Willie Dixon) – Recorded Live at Flamingo Club, London, 30th April 1966
  19. Hoochie Coochie Man – 3:53 (Willie Dixon) – Recorded Live at Flamingo Club, London, 30th April 1966

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  • The album is also known by the name of Beano because, on the main cover, Eric Clapton is reading the “Beano” comics. Clapton, in his biography he said he was reading the comic books, because he felt not very cooperative during the shot of the various photos. [ without source ]
  1. ^ from the official website of Eric Clapton [first] .
  2. ^ Data obtained from the retrocopertina of the 1998 album cd of the album.
  3. ^ a b ( IN ) Blues Breakers with Eric Clapton . are AllMusic , All Media Network.
  4. ^ a b c d It is f g h i j k ( IN ) from the site Chrome Oxide , section John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers [2] . URL consulted on April 26, 2015.
  5. ^ a b c d ( IN ) from the Clapton Recording History on the site Wrong.msu.su [3] . URL consulted on April 26, 2015.
  6. ^ a b ( IN ) Dal Fansite Eric Clapton – The Unofficial Site , section The Eric Clapton Lyric Archive [4] . URL consulted on April 26, 2015.
  7. ^ a b ( IN ) from the teaching site for guitar 12bar Blues Guitar , section Blues Breakers – “Beano” [5] . URL consulted on April 26, 2015.
  8. ^ Pag.21 de The hammer of the gods by Stephen Davis, Italian version with translation from the English of Guido Chiesa, Arcana Editrice, 2nd edition Padua 1995 ISBN 88-7966-065-9.
  9. ^ ( IN ) from the card of Blues Anytime Vol.1 (original UK edition), on Discogs [6] .
  10. ^ ( IN ) from the card of Blues Anytime Vol.2 (original UK edition), on Discogs [7] .
  11. ^ ( IN ) from the card of Blues Anytime Vol.3 (original UK edition), on Discogs [8] .
  12. ^ ( IN ) from the card of Anthology Of British Blues vol.2 (original US edition), on Discogs [9]
  13. ^ ( IN ) The John Mayall’s Blues Breakers , section Band History And Lineups SUL Fansite Where’s Eric [ten] .
  14. ^ ( IN ) Dal Fansite Where’s Eric , section 1962 to 1972: Eric Clapton Band History and Lineups [11] .
  15. ^ a b c d It is f g h i j k l m n O ( IN ) from the commemorative article by Paul Trynka, on the magazine of May 1998 Mojo , reported in the booklet of the Rethastered Retaled in CD of the 1998 album.
  16. ^ a b c ( IN ) Dal Fansite Where’s Eric , section Biographical Information – Eric Clapton [twelfth] .
  17. ^ a b c d It is and The Godfather of British Blues (2004), documentary directed by Peter Gibson.
  18. ^ ( IN ) from the album card (original UK edition of 1966, Decca – LK 4747) on Discogs [13] .
  19. ^ ( IN ) from the album card (original UK edition of 1967, Ace of Clubs – SCL 1220) on Discogs [14] .
  20. ^ According to the site Chrome Oxide , the incision period of the individual Lonely Years / Bernard Jenkins It is uncertain: either on June 1965 or February 1966 [15] .
  21. ^ ( IN ) Blues Breakers with Eric Clapton . are Discogs , Zink Media. URL consulted on June 24, 2014 .
  22. ^ a b c data obtained from the retrocopertina of the vinyl edition.
  23. ^ from the 1966 USA edition album card on the site Discogs [16] .

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