Sourced from the Magnificent-Sounding, Original U.K. Mono Masters, this Classic LP is pressed on 180 Gram Vinyl!
1967s Crusade finds John Mayall welcoming another soon-to-be-famous young guitarist 18-year-old fretboard phenom Mick Taylor, who would soon become a key member of the Rolling Stones to the Bluesbreakers fold. With John McVie on bass and Hughie Flint and Keef Hartley sharing drumming duties, Mayall tackles an adventurous 12-song set that encompasses several Mayall originals and Taylors instrumental showcase Snowy Wood, as well as numbers by such notables as Willie Dixon, Eddie Kirkland and Sonny Boy Williamson. Regarded by many fans as the final third of the influential electric-blues trilogy that began with Blues Breakers and A Hard Road, Crusade followed its predecessors into the British Top Ten, while continuing to open young American ears to the timeless power of the blues.
Following the one-two punch of Bluesbreakers and A Hard Road, John Mayall cemented his status as blues-rock royality with 1967's Crusade. Finding a promising protege in 18-year-old guitar prodigy Mick Taylor, Mayall and the soon-to-be Stone created the astonishing guitar work captured in these grooves. The album's fretboard frenzy was a career high point for both artists and remains a powerful influence on each successive generation of budding guitarists who rediscover it.
Sourced from the magnificent-sounding, original U.K. mono masters, this classic LP is pressed on 180 gram vinyl and includes the complete original cover art. Mono edition.
Features:
180g Vinyl
From the pristine U.K. mono masters
Complete original artwork and photos
Musicians:
John Mayall, vocals, organ, piano, harmonica, bottle neck guitar
Mick Taylor, lead guitar
John McVie, bass guitar
Keef Hartley, drums
Chris Mercer, tenor sax
Rip Kant, baritone sax
Selections:
Side One:
1. Oh, Pretty Woman
2. Stand Back Baby
3. My Time After Awhile
4. Snowy Wood
5. Man Of Stone
6. Tears In My Eyes
Side Two:
1. Driving Sideways
2. The Death Of J.B. Lenoir
3. I Can't Quit You Baby
4. Streamline
5. Me And My Woman
6. Checking Up On My Baby
1967s Crusade finds John Mayall welcoming another soon-to-be-famous young guitarist 18-year-old fretboard phenom Mick Taylor, who would soon become a key member of the Rolling Stones to the Bluesbreakers fold. With John McVie on bass and Hughie Flint and Keef Hartley sharing drumming duties, Mayall tackles an adventurous 12-song set that encompasses several Mayall originals and Taylors instrumental showcase Snowy Wood, as well as numbers by such notables as Willie Dixon, Eddie Kirkland and Sonny Boy Williamson. Regarded by many fans as the final third of the influential electric-blues trilogy that began with Blues Breakers and A Hard Road, Crusade followed its predecessors into the British Top Ten, while continuing to open young American ears to the timeless power of the blues.
Following the one-two punch of Bluesbreakers and A Hard Road, John Mayall cemented his status as blues-rock royality with 1967's Crusade. Finding a promising protege in 18-year-old guitar prodigy Mick Taylor, Mayall and the soon-to-be Stone created the astonishing guitar work captured in these grooves. The album's fretboard frenzy was a career high point for both artists and remains a powerful influence on each successive generation of budding guitarists who rediscover it.
Sourced from the magnificent-sounding, original U.K. mono masters, this classic LP is pressed on 180 gram vinyl and includes the complete original cover art. Mono edition.
Features:
180g Vinyl
From the pristine U.K. mono masters
Complete original artwork and photos
Musicians:
John Mayall, vocals, organ, piano, harmonica, bottle neck guitar
Mick Taylor, lead guitar
John McVie, bass guitar
Keef Hartley, drums
Chris Mercer, tenor sax
Rip Kant, baritone sax
Selections:
Side One:
1. Oh, Pretty Woman
2. Stand Back Baby
3. My Time After Awhile
4. Snowy Wood
5. Man Of Stone
6. Tears In My Eyes
Side Two:
1. Driving Sideways
2. The Death Of J.B. Lenoir
3. I Can't Quit You Baby
4. Streamline
5. Me And My Woman
6. Checking Up On My Baby
