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The Best Of John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers: As It All Began
John Mayall:  The Best Of John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers: As It All Began

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Released: 1998
Label: Polydor
Selection #: 121768
Twenty English blues gems! W/Eric Clapton, Mick Taylor, Mick Fleetwood, Peter Green, John McVie, more.
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1 Crawling Up a Hill N/A N/A
2 Mr. James N/A N/A
3 Heartache [Live] N/A N/A
4 Crocodile Walk N/A N/A
5 Blues City Shakedown N/A N/A
6 Lonely Years N/A N/A
7 Bernard Jenkins N/A N/A
8 All Your Love N/A N/A
9 Parchman Farm N/A N/A
10 Looking Back N/A N/A
11 A Hard Road N/A N/A
12 Eagle Eye N/A N/A
13 Double Trouble N/A N/A
14 Broken Wings N/A N/A
15 The Death of J.B. Lenoir N/A N/A
16 Me and My Woman N/A N/A
17 Suspicions, Pt. 1 N/A N/A
18 Picture on the Wall N/A N/A
19 Miss James N/A N/A
20 Start Walkin' [Live] N/A N/A
  
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"As It All Began: The Best of John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers 1964-1968" is an excellent 20-track retrospective, capturing Mayall's band at their peak. The Bluesbreakers went through several different lineups during those four years, with musicians the caliber of Eric Clapton, Mick Taylor, Paul Butterfield, Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, and Peter Green floating through the group. Hardcore fans of any of those musicians, or of British blues, will naturally want to familiarize themselves with the original albums, but "As It All Began" is a fine sampler for the casual fan, featuring such staples as "Lonely Years," "Bernard Jenkins," "All Your Love," "Parchman Farm," "Double Trouble," "The Death of J.B. Lenoir," and "Miss James." Even at 20 tracks, there are a number of fine moments missing from this collection, but "As It All Began" remains the best available single-disc overview of the Bluesbreakers' prime period. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

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