John Mayall's Blues Breakers - A Hard Road w/ 3 bonus tracks
John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers
A Hard Road
Vinyl Lovers 9901758 - re-issue import LP
1967's A Hard Road proved to be every bit as powerful and innovative as its predecessor, thanks in large part to Mayall's discovery of Clapton's equally brilliant replacement, Peter Green. A one-of-a-kind player with a highly distinctive sound, Green makes his instrumental presence felt throughout A Hard Road, while delivering compelling lead vocals on "You Don't Love Me" and "The Same Way." With sterling support from bassist John McVie and drummer Aynsley Dunbar, the material here features such Mayall originals as "Hit the Highway," "Leaping Christine" and the title track, along with standout interpretations of tunes by Freddie King, Elmore James and Willie Cobbs. The legendarily haunting Green-penned instrumental "The Supernatural" previews the guitarist's groundbreaking work with the original incarnation of Fleetwood Mac, which he and fellow Bluesbreaker John McVie would form a few months later.
The Vinyl Lovers Edition contains bonus tracks not found on the original LP.
Vintage Guitar Magazine - December 2011
Mayall's Guitar-Hero School
Includes:
A Hard Road
It's Over
You Don't Love Me
The Stumble
Another Kind of Love
Hit the Highway
Leaping Christine
Looking Back **
Dust My Blues
There's Always Work
The Same Way
The Supernatural
Top of the Hill
Someday After a While (You'll be Sorry)
Living Alone
So Many Roads **
Mama Talk to Your Daughter **
** = Bonus tracks
NEW SEALED re-issue import LP