John Mayall Plays John Mayall Explained

John Mayall Plays John Mayall
Type:	live
Artist:	John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers
Cover:	cover_-_plays_john_mayall.jpg
Recorded:	7 December 1964
Venue:	Klooks Kleek, West Hampstead, London
Genre:	Blues, rhythm and blues
Length:	34:50
Label:	Decca
Producer:	Tony Clarke
Next Title:	Blues Breakers with Eric Clapton
Next Year:	1966

John Mayall Plays John Mayall is a live album and the first release by John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, issued in 1965 on Decca Records. It was recorded live at the Klooks Kleek club in West Hampstead, London, on 7 December 1964.^[1] Guitarist Roger Dean stated that sound cables were run for 100 yards out of the window of the club to Decca Studios,^[2] which was two buildings away.

Track listing

All tracks written by John Mayall except where otherwise indicated.

1. "Crawling Up a Hill" - 2:21
2. "I Wanna Teach You Everything" - 3:05
3. "When I'm Gone" (Smokey Robinson) - 3:08
4. "I Need Your Love" (Walter Spriggs, Willie Spriggs) - 4:08
5. "The Hoot Owl" - 2:35
6. "R&B Time" ["[[Night Train (Jimmy Forrest composition)|Night Train]]" (Jimmy Forrest, Lewis C. Simpkins, Oscar Washington) / "Lucille" (Al Collins, Richard Penniman)] - 2:15
7. "Crocodile Walk" - 2:26
8. "What's the Matter with You" - 2:34
9. "Doreen" - 2:46
10. "Runaway" - 2:25
11. "Heartache" - 2:57
12. "Chicago Line" - 4:10

2006 Decca Remastered Edition bonus tracks

1. "Crawling Up a Hill" - 2:15
2. "Mr. James" - 2:49
3. "Crocodile Walk" - 2:14
4. "Blues City Shakedown" - 2:22
5. "My Baby Is Sweeter" - 2:59

Personnel

John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers

• John Mayall – vocals, harmonica, "cembalett" (Cembalet electric piano), organ, 9-string guitar
• Roger Dean – guitar
• John McVie – bass guitar
• Hughie Flint – drums

with:

• Nigel Stanger – tenor saxophone, slide saxophone

Notes and References

1. Book: Bacon, Tony. London Live: From the Yardbirds to Pink Floyd to the Sex Pistols: The Inside Story of Live Bands in the Capital's Trail-blazing Music Clubs. 1999. Hal Leonard. 9780879305727. 71.
2. Web site: Roger Dean interview . Users.skynet.be . 2016-07-28 . 1 February 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180201045019/http://users.skynet.be/rockofages/Rogerdeaninterview/ . dead .