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01 |
Crocodile Walk |
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02:20 |
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02 |
My Baby Is Sweeter |
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03:05 |
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03 |
Crawling Up A Hill - Version One |
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02:19 |
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04 |
Mama, Talk To Your Daughter |
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02:43 |
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05 |
Alabama Blues |
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02:34 |
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06 |
Out Of Reach |
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04:46 |
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07 |
Greeny |
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03:57 |
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08 |
Curly |
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04:53 |
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09 |
Missing You |
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02:01 |
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10 |
Please Don't Tell |
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02:30 |
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11 |
Your Funeral And My Trial |
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03:58 |
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12 |
Suspicions (Part One) |
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02:50 |
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13 |
Knockers Step Forward |
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03:16 |
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14 |
Hide And Seek |
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02:22 |
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| Country |
United Kingdom |
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DDD |
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Stereo |
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Deram 844 028-2, 1990
Date of Release 1971
AMG EXPERT REVIEW: A grab bag of rare tracks from the '60s, some of which stand among Mayall's finest. His debut 1964 single "Crawling up a Hill" is one of his best originals; this comp also includes a couple of 1964-65 flipsides that were never otherwise issued in the U.S. The eight songs featuring Peter Green include some top-notch material that outpaces much of the only album recorded by the Green lineup (A Hard Road), particularly the Green originals "Missing You" and "Out of Reach," a great B-side with devastating, icy guitar lines and downbeat lyrics that ranks as one of the great lost blues-rock cuts of the '60s. The set is filled out with a few songs from the Mick Taylor era, the highlight being the vicious instrumental "Knockers Step Forward." Look for the CD reissue and not the early-'70s double U.S. album of the same name, which includes a lot of superfluous material and omits the three 1964-65 songs from British 45s. - Richie Unterberger
1. Crocodile Walk (Mayall) - 2:14
2. My Baby Is Sweeter (Dixon) - 2:59
3. Crawling up a Hill [Version 1] (Mayall) - 2:15
4. Mama Talk to Your Daughter (Atkins/Lenoir) - 2:58
5. Alabama Blues (Lenoir) - 2:29
6. Out of Reach (Green) - 4:42
7. Greeny (Green) - 3:54
8. Curly (Green) - 4:50
9. Missing You (Green) - 1:57
10. Please Don't Tell (Mayall) - 2:26
11. Your Funeral and My Trial (Williamson) - 3:55
12. Suspicions, Pt. 1 (Mayall) - 2:47
13. Knockers Step Forward (Mayall/Taylor) - 3:12
14. Hide and Seek (Mayall) - 2:22
John Mayall - Organ, Guitar, Harmonica, Keyboards, Vocals
Mick Taylor - Guitar
Henry Lowther - Trumpet
Keef Hartley - Drums
Mike Vernon - Producer
John McVie - Bass
Aynsley Dunbar - Drums
Eric Clapton - Guitar
Gus Dudgeon - Engineer
Hughie Flint - Drums
Peter Green - Guitar, Harmonica, Vocals
Martin Hart - Drums
Dick Heckstall-Smith - Saxophone, Sax (Soprano), Sax (Tenor)
Jon Hiseman - Drums
Chris Mercer - Saxophone, Sax (Tenor)
Bill Price - Engineer
Tony Reeves - Bass
Derek Varnals - Engineer
Bernie Watson - Guitar
John Tracy - Liner Notes
John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers
Roger Dean - Guitar
CD Deram 844028-2
1971 LP London 2PS-600
1971 Decca 844028
