01	Vacation						02:47
	02	Walking On Sunset						02:53
	03	Laurel Canyon Home						04:29
	04	2401						03:50
	05	Ready To Ride						03:34
	06	Medicine Man						02:45
	07	Somebody's Acting Like A Child						03:19
	08	The Bear						04:40
	09	Miss James						02:24
	10	First Time Alone						05:10
	11	Long Gone Midnight						03:29
	12	Fly Tomorrow						09:05

Blues from Laurel Canyon is an outsider's impression of Los Angeles

John Mayall
Mick Taylor - plays lead guitar and hawaiian guitar
Stephen Thompson - plays bass guitar
Colin Allen - plays drums and tablas

All tracks composed by John Mayall
Produced by Mike Vernon / John Mayall
Engineer - Derek Varnals


Blues From Laurel Canyon
Artist John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers
Album Title Blues From Laurel Canyon
Date of Release 1968 (release) inprint
AMG Rating
Genre Rock
Styles British Blues, Blues-Rock
Time 47:59
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AMG EXPERT REVIEW: Mayall's first post-Bluesbreakers album saw the man returning to his roots after the jazz/blues fusion that was Bare Wires. Blues From Laurel Canyon is a blues album, through and through. Testimony to this is the fact that there's a guitar solo only 50 seconds into the opening track. Indeed, Mayall dispersed the entire brass section for Blues From Laurel Canyon, and instead chose the solid but relatively limited backing of Mick Taylor (guitar), Colin Allen (drums), and Stephen Thompson (bass). Instantly, it is apparent that John Mayall hasn't lost his touch with the blues. "Vacation," the album's opener, reminds one exactly why this artist is so celebrated for his songwriting ability. The staggering Mick Taylor (here still in his teens) truly proves his worth as a blues guitarist, while Stephen Thompson (also in his late teens) works superbly with one of the genre's most interesting drummers, Colin Allen. Blues From Laurel Canyon is as unerring as Bluesbreakers With Eric Clapton, and equally as musically interesting. Not only is this one of the finest John Mayall albums, it is also a highlight in the blues genus. — Ben Davies

1. Vacation (Mayall) - 2:47
2. Walking on Sunset (Mayall) - 2:50
3. Laurel Canyon Home (Mayall) - 4:33
4. 2401 (Mayall) - 3:42
5. Ready to Ride (Mayall) - 3:32
6. Medicine Man (Mayall) - 2:43
7. Somebody's Acting Like a Child (Mayall) - 3:27
8. The Bear (Mayall) - 4:40
9. Miss James (Mayall) - 2:30
10. First Time Alone (Mayall) - 4:49
11. Long Gone Midnight (Mayall) - 3:27
12. Fly Tomorrow (Mayall) - 8:59



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John Mayall - Guitar, Vocals, Producer
Mick Taylor - Guitar, Hawaiian Guitar
Mike Vernon - Producer
Colin Allen - Drums, Tabla
Anthony Hawkins - Remastering
Adrian Martins - Assistant Engineer
Julie Thompson - Assistant Coordinator
Derek Varnals - Engineer
John Tracy - Liner Notes, Coordination, Research
Shoot That Tiger! - Design
Stephen Thompson - Bass
Steve Thompson - Guitar (Bass)

CD Deram 820539-2
1969 LP London PS-545