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As It All Began: The Best of John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers 1964-1968 is an excellent 20-track retrospective, capturing Mayall's band at their peak. The Bluesbreakers went through several different lineups during those four years, with musicians the caliber of Eric Clapton, Mick Taylor, Paul Butterfield, Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, and Peter Green floating through the group. Hardcore fans of any of those musicians, or of British blues, will naturally want to familiarize themselves with the original albums, but As It All Began is a fine sampler for the casual fan, featuring such staples as "Lonely Years," "Bernard Jenkins," "All Your Love," "Parchman Farm," "Double Trouble," "The Death of J.B. Lenoir," and "Miss James." Even at 20 tracks, there are a number of fine moments missing from this collection, but As It All Began remains the best available single-disc overview of the Bluesbreakers' prime period.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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JOHN MCVIE, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - John Mayall, Acoustic Guitar, Organ, Vocals, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers, MainArtist - Tony Clarke, Producer - Hughie Flint, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Roger Dean, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Nigel Stanger, Saxophones, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1965 Decca Music Group Limited
Mike Vernon, Producer - John Mayall, Producer, ComposerLyricist - John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers, MainArtist
℗ 1964 Decca Music Group Limited
JOHN MCVIE, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - John Mayall, Composer, Acoustic Guitar, Organ, Vocals, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers, MainArtist - Tony Clarke, Producer - Hughie Flint, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Roger Dean, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Nigel Stanger, Saxophones, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1965 Decca Music Group Limited
John Mayall, ComposerLyricist - John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers, MainArtist
℗ 1965 Decca Music Group Limited
Mike Vernon, Producer - John Mayall, Producer, ComposerLyricist - John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers, MainArtist
℗ 1965 Decca Music Group Limited
Eric Clapton, MainArtist - Mike Vernon, Producer - John Mayall, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1966 Decca Music Group Limited
Eric Clapton, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Mike Vernon, Producer - John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers, MainArtist
℗ 1966 Decca Music Group Limited
Mike Vernon, Producer - Otis Rush, ComposerLyricist - Gus Dudgeon, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers, MainArtist
℗ 1966 Decca Music Group Limited
Eric Clapton, Participant - Mike Vernon, Producer - Mose Allison, ComposerLyricist - Gus Dudgeon, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers, MainArtist - Randy Cierley, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1966 Decca Music Group Limited
Mike Vernon, Producer - John Mayall, Producer - John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers, MainArtist - Johnny Guitar Watson, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1966 Decca Music Group Limited
Mike Vernon, Producer - John Mayall, ComposerLyricist - John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers, MainArtist
℗ 1967 Decca Music Group Limited
Mike Vernon, Producer - John Mayall, ComposerLyricist - John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers, MainArtist
℗ 1967 Decca Music Group Limited
Mike Vernon, Producer - Otis Rush, ComposerLyricist - John Mayall, Producer - John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers, MainArtist
℗ 1967 Decca Music Group Limited
Mike Vernon, Producer - Gus Dudgeon, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Mayall, Composer, MainArtist - David Grinsted, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1967 Decca Music Group Limited
Mike Vernon, Producer - John Mayall, Composer - John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers, MainArtist
℗ 1967 Decca Music Group Limited
Mick Taylor, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Vernon, Producer - Chris Mercer, Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - JOHN MCVIE, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Gus Dudgeon, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gene Barge, Composer - John Mayall, Guitar, Organ, Piano, Vocals, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers, MainArtist - Keef Hartley, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Harry Fisher, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rip Kant, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1967 Decca Music Group Limited
Mike Vernon, Producer - John Mayall, ComposerLyricist - John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers, MainArtist
℗ 1967 Decca Music Group Limited
John Mayall, ComposerLyricist - John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers, MainArtist
℗ 1968 Decca Music Group Limited
Mike Vernon, Producer - John Mayall, Producer, ComposerLyricist - John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers, MainArtist
℗ 1968 Decca Music Group Limited
Mike Vernon, Producer - John Mayall, ComposerLyricist - John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers, MainArtist
℗ 1977 Decca Music Group Limited
Album review
As It All Began: The Best of John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers 1964-1968 is an excellent 20-track retrospective, capturing Mayall's band at their peak. The Bluesbreakers went through several different lineups during those four years, with musicians the caliber of Eric Clapton, Mick Taylor, Paul Butterfield, Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, and Peter Green floating through the group. Hardcore fans of any of those musicians, or of British blues, will naturally want to familiarize themselves with the original albums, but As It All Began is a fine sampler for the casual fan, featuring such staples as "Lonely Years," "Bernard Jenkins," "All Your Love," "Parchman Farm," "Double Trouble," "The Death of J.B. Lenoir," and "Miss James." Even at 20 tracks, there are a number of fine moments missing from this collection, but As It All Began remains the best available single-disc overview of the Bluesbreakers' prime period.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 20 track(s)
- Total length: 01:06:41
- Main artists: John Mayall The Bluesbreakers Eric Clapton
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Decca Music Group Ltd.
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 1997 Decca Music Group Limited This Compilation ℗ 1997 Decca Music Group Limited
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