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John Mayall: Nobody Told Me (LP)

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The pioneer

His debut appeared more than 50 years ago. He is considered a pioneer of British blues, and it was not for nothing that he was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame: John Mayall.

But he still doesn't think about quitting. On the contrary: his new album is called "Nobody Told Me". And for that the musician brought a whole team of top-class colleagues into the studio.

John Mayall with an impressive guest list

None other than blues legend John Mayall is back in 2019 with a brand new album from the studio: "Nobody Told Me" is the name of the record for which the Briton got some support.

Guitar virtuosos such as Steven Van Zandt (Little Steven), Alex Lifeson (Rush), Joe Bonamassa, Todd Rundgren, Larry McCray and Carolyn Wonderland as well as Greg Rzab on bass guitar, Jay Davenport on drums and Billy Watts (Lucinda Williams) on rhythm guitar will be there.

Together they recorded ten tracks for "Nobody Told Me" at The Foo Fighters Studio 606 on the legendary Sound City Neve console.

The production was taken over by Mayall and Eric Corne, the founder of Forty Below Records.

Don't say nobody told you!

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Interpret: John Mayall
Album titlle: Nobody Told Me (LP)
Genre Blues
Geschwindigkeit 33 U/min
Vinyl record size LP (12 Inch)
Record Grading Mint (M)
Sleeve Grading Mint (M)
Artikelart LP
Label Forty Below Records
EAN: 0020286227618
weight in Kg 0.25

Mayall, John - Nobody Told Me (LP) LP 1
01	What Have I Done Wrong (& Joe Bonamassa)	John Mayall
02	The Moon Is Full (& Larry Mccray)	John Mayall
03	Evil And Here To Stay (& Alex Lifeson)	John Mayall
04	That's What Love Will Make You Do (& Todd Rundgren)	John Mayall
05	Distant Lonesome Train (& Carolyn Wonderland)	John Mayall
06	Delta Hurricane (& Joe Bonamassa)	John Mayall
07	The Hurt Inside (& Larry McCray)	John Mayall
08	It's So Tough (& Steven Van Zandt)	John Mayall
09	Nobody Told Me (& Carolyn Wonderland)	John Mayall

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John Mayall's Bluesbreakers

When Eric Clapton left the Yardbirds in the wake of their 1965 breakthrough hit For Your Love for going too pop, he quickly gravitated to the godfather of the British blues scene, John Mayall, and his Bluesbreakers.

Born November 29, 1933 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, Mayall was inspired by his dad's extensive record collection. He became proficient on guitar, piano, and harmonica as he progressed, spending four years in art school and a stint in the Army during the Korean War. In 1962, Mayall opened for Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated, Korner subsequently mentoring the relative newcomer. In early '63, Mayall, by then in London, formed his first line-up of Bluesbreakers. Decca staff producer Mike Vernon helmed their debut single Crawling Up A Hill in 1964, which sold 500 copies.

After many personnel changes, Mayall's rhythm section solidified with bassist John McVie and drummer Hughie Flint. Decca cut their first album, a live set, that year (Roger Dean was their guitarist, with Mayall on piano and harp), and another studio single, Crocodile Walk, before letting the Bluesbreakers go. Clapton joined the ranks in April of '65, Jimmy Page producing I'm Your Witchdoctor with the new line-up for Immediate before they reunited with Vernon in April of '66 to cut a full-length studio LP for Decca.

'Blues Breakers With Eric Clapton' was the name of that incendiary affair, loaded with well-chosen American blues covers (Clapton shared Mayall's purist tendencies) and a handful of originals including Have You Heard, written by Mayall about his then-girlfriend Christine. Clapton fed his solid-bodied Gibson Les Paul (he switched from a Telecaster after seeing Freddy King cradling one on an album cover) through a powerful Marshall amp, affording him sonic superiority. Alan Skidmore's jazzy tenor sax opens the luxuriously downbeat Have You Heard, Mayall on organ and impassioned vocal, but it's Clapton's blasting, Freddy-influenced axe that ignites it.

The album was a smash in Great Britain, peaking at #6, but that didn't stop Eric from splitting to form Cream with bassist Jack Bruce (another Bluesbreakers alumnus) and drummer Ginger Baker just after its release that July. Peter Green had already served a brief stint with the Bluesbreakers, and he rejoined in time for the band's next LP, 1967's 'A Hard Road.' When Green left later that year along with drummer Mick Fleetwood to form Fleetwood Mac (McVie quickly followed), Mayall turned to yet another promising young British guitarist, Mick Taylor.

Mayall modernized his approach during the late '60s, freely experimenting with extended jazz-rock formats. At the dawn of the '70s, he relocated to California. No matter where he resided, Mayall retained his uncanny knack for unearthing terrific players: guitarist Harvey Mandel and electric violinist Don 'Sugarcane' Harris were in his first U.S. band. Mayall remains musically active and on the road, that knack having yet to desert him: guitarists Coco Montoya, Walter Trout, and Buddy Whittington have passed through the ranks in more recent times.

Bill Dahl
Chicago, Illinois

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