Blues from Laurel Canyon

Blues from Laurel Canyon is a 1968 album by John Mayall, featuring British blues music. It was his first album after the breakup of his band the Bluesbreakers in May 1968,[3] although others claim it was on 14 July 1968. It was also his last album with Decca before moving to Polydor.

Blues from Laurel Canyon
Studio album by
John Mayall
ReleasedNovember 1968
Recorded26–28 August 1968
StudioDecca Studios, London
GenreElectric blues
Length47:59 (original)
61:11 (2007 reissue)
LabelDecca (UK)
London (U.S.)
ProducerMike Vernon, John Mayall
John Mayall chronology
Bare Wires
(1968)		 Blues from Laurel Canyon
(1968)		 The Turning Point
(1969)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings[2]

Background

John Mayall sings and plays harmonica, organ and guitar on the album. The other band members are a young Mick Taylor (guitar), Colin Allen (drums) and Stephen Thompson (bass). The guitarist Peter Green is featured on the track "First Time Alone". The engineer was Derek Varnals. All the songs on the album were written by Mayall.

The title of the album derives from Laurel Canyon, California, United States (in the Los Angeles area) where John Mayall subsequently lived from 1969 to 1979. It forms a record of his visit there before moving to the U.S. on a more permanent basis. The area was favoured by many musicians at the time. It was recorded at Decca Studios in West Hampstead, London, England between 26 and 28 August 1968, and was released on the Decca label. The album peaked at number 33 in the UK Albums Chart.[4]

A remastered and expanded version of this album was released in the United Kingdom in August 2007.

Track listing

All songs written by John Mayall — timings included.

Original tracks
  1. "Vacation" – 2:47
  2. "Walking on Sunset" – 2:50
  3. "Laurel Canyon Home" – 4:33
  4. "2401" – 3:42
  5. "Ready to Ride" – 3:32
  6. "Medicine Man" – 2:43
  7. "Somebody's Acting Like a Child" – 3:27
  8. "The Bear" – 4:40
  9. "Miss James" – 2:30
  10. "First Time Alone" – 4:49
  11. "Long Gone Midnight" – 3:27
  12. "Fly Tomorrow" – 9:00

Bonus tracks
  1. "2401" – 3:56 (Single version)
  2. "Wish You Were Mine" – 8:36 (Live '68, previously on Primal Solos)

Personnel
Technical
  • Derek Varnals - engineer
  • Adrian Martins - assistant engineer
  • Dominique Tarlé, Stephen C. LaVere, Rob Bosboom - photography

References
  1. Davies, Ben. Blues from Laurel Canyon at AllMusic
  2. Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 428. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.
  3. Christopher Hjort, Strange Brew : Eric Clapton & the British Blues Boom, 1965-1970, Jawbone Press, 2007, 352 pp. ISBN 978-1-906002-00-8
  4. "JOHN MAYALL | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
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