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John Mayall- LIVE AT THE MARQUEE 1969: Limited Edition- CD- 1999/1999/2019-
- St. George Music Ltd./Eagle Rock Entertainment Ltd./Edel Germany GmbH/earMUSIC- 4029759133612- 400 grn
Live archive release from the British blues legend. Mayall was in the midst of a six-album run of stateside hits when this riveting performance at the Marquee was recorded. For a true fan of UK blues legend John Mayall, this 1969 show at London’s famed Marquee Club will prove to be a most interesting relic from his post-Bluesbreakers era in the late ’60s. Though billed as a “Limited Edition”, this otherwise straight reissue from EDEL/earMUSIC initial 2019 release of this show, originally recorded for posterity for a documentary on Mayall featured in theaters in the early ’70s, harbors pretty much the same set as The Turning Point, a phenomenal live album from Bill Graham’s Fillmore East that sonically dwarfs this otherwise tinny and bootleg-ish document. However, while you can certainly argue the case against picking up this album, especially if you already have a copy of The Turning Point, this Marquee show offers up its own salvageable surprises for hardcore Mayall heads, which offers up a quintessential taste of the Laurel Canyon folk-blues sound Mayall honed after he left London for the Golden State.
PERSONNEL: John Mayall - Vocals, Harmonica, Slide Guitar, Guitar [6-String], Tambourine; Jon Mark - Acoustic Guitar; Johnny Almond - Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Flute; Steve Thompson - Bass.
This set was recorded at a June 30, 1969, performance at London's famous Marquee club. At that time, Mayall had just formed and started gigging with the drumless band that would play on what was (other than the Bluesbreakers' sole album with Eric Clapton) probably his most popular recording, The Turning Point. The set happened to be recorded because Mayall and his band were being filmed for a documentary, also called The Turning Point, which though released in the early '70s has rarely been shown. So far, all sounds good as far as signs indicating that this CD might be an interesting relic for Mayall fans. It's not, though, primarily because the sound is pretty crummy, on the order of an average live bootleg of the era. Actually, the instruments come through with fair (though not good) clarity, but the vocals are tinny, distant, and often indistinct. What's more, all seven of the these tracks (including two versions of "California") are available, with virtually the same arrangements and immensely superior sound, on the expanded CD version of the official album The Turning Point, recorded a mere two weeks later. Unless you're dying to hear the brief bit of "Sunshine Of Your Love" that crops up in "So Hard To Share," there's no reason to pick this up when The Turning Point essentially captures the same band and the same set at the same moment in time, but with much better sound.
Recorded Live At The Marquee Club, London On 30th June 1969.
Issued In A Gatefold Cardboard Sleeve With Hype Sticker On Front Cover Includes 8-Page Booklet.
Made In Germany.
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