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Record ID
1748
Artist
John Mayall
Title
Bluesbreaking
Field / Genre
Blues
Year Recorded
1966
Label
Bootleg
Pressing
Am
Rating
****
Discs
1
Media
CD
Date Bought
30 Jan 2006
Cost
¤0.00
Cover Name
—
Review
<p>From the liner notes: 3BR presents the "rest of the story" ... the complete known-to-exist recordings of the legendary John Mayall's Bluesbreakers featuring Eric Clapton. Live performances, singles, and the rare BBC recordings are collected in one place for the first time. "Contains previously unissued BBC tracks, and the cover art includes previously unpublished photos". The ultimate release for fans of EC's early years.</p><p>You may be interested to learn that an "original, not a CD-R" copy of this compilation was sold on eBay for $102.50; curious, since this was never a commercial enterprise. Ironically, Cross Border Records have a bootleg of this, entitled "Primal Seed"!</p><p>Having learnt of the diligence taken in seeking out this rare material and preparing it for its final form, I think this album is priceless and we owe a great debt of gratitude to those anonymously involved.</p><p>I am informed that the Artwork photographs belonged to Eric Clapton. They were left behind in a London flat when he moved after the formation of Cream. They are now in the possession of an American woman who spent significant time in the UK in 1964 and 1966, while she was a university student. It is thought that she spent the summer of 1964 there, and some months in 1966 right after she graduated. Clapton had moved in with a bunch of American "chicks" after he returned from his "Greek Odyssey" (he'd known them since his Yardbird days, when they spent the summer of 1964 in London). He left after Cream was formed, either during the summer or early autumn.</p>