180 Gram Vinyl! Truly Iconic Album! Expanded Musical Conception - Mayall Treads Jazz Territory!
John Mayall's Bluesbreakers were the undisputed flag-bearers of the British Blues movement during the mid sixties. The band saw many configurations, spawning talents like Eric Clapton, Mick Taylor, Peter Green, John McVie and Mick Fleetwood. Bare Wires is their fifth album, recorded in 1968 with (a.o.) Mick Taylor on guitar, Jon Hiseman on drums, Dick Heckstall-Smith on sax and Tony Reeves on bass. The latter three started Prog Rock band Colloseum a little later - Reeves went on to work with Sandy Denny and John Martyn. Bare Wires is a truly iconic album, as it went down as the album where Mayall treaded Jazz territory, making it a record with historical importance.
"Bare Wires was the first Bluesbreakers album of new studio material since A Hard Road, released 16 months before. In that time, the band had turned over entirely, expanding to become a septet. Mayall's musical conception had also expanded -- ...[with] more jazz influences than usual and featured introspective lyrics... The album was Mayall's most successful ever in the U.K., hitting number three." - William Ruhlmann, allmusic.com
Features:
180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl Pressing
Classic Album
Import LP
Gatefold Jacket
Musicians:
John Mayall, vocals, guitar, harmonica, harmonium, harpsichord, keyboards, piano
Jon Hiseman, drums, percussion
Mick Taylor, guitar, Hawaiian guitar
Dick Heckstall-Smith, soprano sax, tenor sax
Tony Reeves, bass
Chris Mercer, baritone sax, tenor sax
Henry Lowther, cornet, trumpet, violin
Selections:
Side 1:
1. Bare Wires
2. Where Did I Belong
3. I Started Walking
4. Open A New Door
5. Fire
6. I Know Now
7. Look In The Mirror
Side 2:
1. I'm A Stranger
2. No Reply
3. Hartley Quits
4. Killing Time
5. She's Too Young
6. Sandy
John Mayall's Bluesbreakers were the undisputed flag-bearers of the British Blues movement during the mid sixties. The band saw many configurations, spawning talents like Eric Clapton, Mick Taylor, Peter Green, John McVie and Mick Fleetwood. Bare Wires is their fifth album, recorded in 1968 with (a.o.) Mick Taylor on guitar, Jon Hiseman on drums, Dick Heckstall-Smith on sax and Tony Reeves on bass. The latter three started Prog Rock band Colloseum a little later - Reeves went on to work with Sandy Denny and John Martyn. Bare Wires is a truly iconic album, as it went down as the album where Mayall treaded Jazz territory, making it a record with historical importance.
"Bare Wires was the first Bluesbreakers album of new studio material since A Hard Road, released 16 months before. In that time, the band had turned over entirely, expanding to become a septet. Mayall's musical conception had also expanded -- ...[with] more jazz influences than usual and featured introspective lyrics... The album was Mayall's most successful ever in the U.K., hitting number three." - William Ruhlmann, allmusic.com
Features:
180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl Pressing
Classic Album
Import LP
Gatefold Jacket
Musicians:
John Mayall, vocals, guitar, harmonica, harmonium, harpsichord, keyboards, piano
Jon Hiseman, drums, percussion
Mick Taylor, guitar, Hawaiian guitar
Dick Heckstall-Smith, soprano sax, tenor sax
Tony Reeves, bass
Chris Mercer, baritone sax, tenor sax
Henry Lowther, cornet, trumpet, violin
Selections:
Side 1:
1. Bare Wires
2. Where Did I Belong
3. I Started Walking
4. Open A New Door
5. Fire
6. I Know Now
7. Look In The Mirror
Side 2:
1. I'm A Stranger
2. No Reply
3. Hartley Quits
4. Killing Time
5. She's Too Young
6. Sandy
