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Diary of a Band 1 & 2 Audio CD – Import, August 7, 2007

by John Mayall (Artist, Composer), Willie Dixon (Composer), Mick Taylor (Composer),

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2007 Digitally Remastered Edition of the Two Live Albums by Sir John and his Magic Band of Bluesmen that were Originally Released in 1968.

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English
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Bertus
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August 7, 2007
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5.52 x 0.42 x 5.01 inches
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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B000RHKAS8
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Bertus; Imported ed. edition (August 7, 2007)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 4.1 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.52 x 0.42 x 5.01 inches

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Overall this disc is a classic British blues recording....

Reviewed in the United States on December 9, 2018

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Incredible album from Mayall and band. The musicianship of this recording is off the charts. The sound is very good all instruments and vocals being recorded very well. Disc one is absolutely classic Mayall. God, "I Can't Quit You Baby" is worth the price of this album. Mick Taylor is a absolute guitar god here. Dick-Heckstall Smith's sax is simply stunning. I could have done without the chatter between cuts but the music definitely overshadows that chatter. This incarnation of Mayall's band is superb and lives up to any hype. Taylor's age of 18 years is unbelievable to contemplate, he is brilliant. Mayall's vocals here are truly good, heart felt. This is English blues at its best.

Disc two begins with some great Mayall harp on "The Train" and shows why he should be regarded as one of the greats on blues harmonica, and his keys are great also. Dick-Heckstall Smith's sax is also stellar here. Mick Taylor continues his brilliance on this disc as well. "Crying Shame" continues in this vein with Taylor's guitar and Heckstsall Smith's sax playing a prominent role. I have not forgotten the drums and bass both of which are fantastic on this album providing excellent backing here, Keef Hartley being simply great on drums. "Help Me Baby" is a great track being almost boogie. Overall this disc is a classic British blues recording, exhibiting total mastery of the genre.

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Mike

Good but frustrating live LP

Reviewed in the United States on April 20, 2010

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Decca wanted to record the Bluesbreakers in the environment in which they excelled: live. John Mayall didn't want a recording crew following the band around because he thought it would prohibit them from just loosening up and jamming and put too much pressure on them. So the agreed middle ground was that John would take a tape recorder with him on tour and this is essentially the "best of." John sent some 60 odd hours gathered over two months to Mike Vernon to make into an LP. You get some snippets and interviews with the band and a little side banter along with the music, which is fun. That being said, the material is great at times, but as a previous reviewer noted it is also frustrating at times. For instance, on "Medley" on disc one, you get a fade in somewhere in the middle of the tracks and they fade out just when Mick seems to be heating up. The sound quality is less than stellar. "I Can't Quit You Baby," "My Own Fault," and "The Train" are a few good long jams clocking in at over 10 minutes each, and John plays some good harp on Sonny Boy's "Help Me." Overall there is plenty of good material here to make this a worthwhile purchase. But for a two month touring period in late 1967 I just wish the recordings would have been more thorough and of higher quality (coming from someone who wasn't around back then and wishes he could've been there). If you're a fan of Mick Taylor and John Mayall's other albums of this period, I recommend getting this.

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Stephen S. Frey

Mick Taylor

Reviewed in the United States on October 12, 2008

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The introduction of an 18 year old Mick Taylor and the sweet sound of his guitar riffs are worth getting this CD for me. He was amazing with the Stones afterward in his career. He would play a guitar lead and when you thought it was played out he would keep going and elevate it. I'm wondering why the $16 used price for this CD and it might be because of him. And Mick Taylor quit, quit the Rolling Stones. Mayall is Mayall with the mouth harp, very good.

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Tom Skinner

John Mayall's Bluesbreakers live

Reviewed in the United States on January 23, 2014

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awesome collection from John Mayall's Bluesbreakers with Mick Taylor on guitar. they sure don't make music like this anymore! live solos excepts by Taylor & I can't Quit you Baby worth the price of admission!

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David R. Greenland

History Not Quality

Reviewed in the United States on July 3, 2020

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I knew the sound quality was marginal (to say the least) when I ordered it, but what gives this set value is its historical importance--snippets of dialogue, some terrific performances. Not truly bad, not truly great.

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DavidM

Memories

Reviewed in the United States on March 1, 2017

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Memories of the early 70's when I saw Mayall play most of this material live

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jkp371

Showed what Mick Taylor could do.

Reviewed in the United States on June 14, 2016

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The real value of this album was it showed the true talent of Mick Taylor before he replace Brian Jones and became the door mate of a drugged out Keith Richards. It no wonder that the Mick Taylor days with the Stones, are the best of their career. It was shame that some of the songs are not complete and the sound quality was not that good. "I Can't Quit You Baby," and "Help Me" is the highlight of the album to me. I could do without the background chatter.

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B.Salim

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United States on July 16, 2015

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Thanks for discovering Mick Taylor...turned the Stones into a valid musical entity for a few albums.

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jEcHp

Influenceur

Reviewed in France on July 4, 2023

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Tout est parfait avec John.

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on the road

Reviewed in Italy on April 5, 2018

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Imperdibile per gli appassionati del vecchio John : live, on the road, talvolta imperfetto dal punto di vista della qualità dell'audio, ma con un anima blues che vibra e musicisti strepitosi

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Gallagher

Godfather of British Blues

Reviewed in Germany on November 22, 2015

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Bei diesem Album handelt es sich um eine ungewöhnliche Veröffentlichung. Es ist dem Albumtitel nach, das Tagebuch über eine Tour mit der Band. Ich würde es als eine Tour-Dokumentation bezeichnen. Man hört Livemusik und zwischendrin Interviewschnipsel. Das gefällt sicherlich nicht jedem. Wer beim Kauf dieses Albums ein Livekonzert erwartet, wird vielleicht enttäuscht sein. Ich bin aber begeistert. Livekonzerte - auch von John Mayall - habe ich einige. Das hier ist schon besonders. An einer Stelle - so interpretiere ich das jedenfalls - höre ich, wie John Mayall auf der Bühne Michael (Mick) Taylor den Fans vorstellt und ihn ermutigt nach vorne zu kommen, es sei seine Chance. Mick Taylor war noch sehr jung. Er wurde erst nach seinem anschließenden Wechsel zu den Rolling Stones bekannt. Man hört hier Keef Hartley, John Hiseman und Dick Heckstall-Smith (beide später bei Colosseum). Es ist spannend hier zuzuhören. Die Musik ist zum großen Teil toll. Fürchterlich ist allerdings "God save the Queen". Das klingt grauenhaft schräg. War wohl lustig gemeint, naja ... . Die Klangqualität ist durchaus gut. Ich kann dieses Album Blues- und Mayall-Fans sehr empfehlen.

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Manuel Grosso Galvan

DIARIO SONORO DE UNA BANDA DE GIRA

Reviewed in Spain on May 4, 2015

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Editado originalmente en dos discos, con identicas portadas, Vol.1 y Vol 2, ofrece lo que promete, algo mas que un disco en vivo. Seleccion de cerca de 60 horas de grabacion de una gira de Mayall al final de los 60 con Mick Taylor. Grabado por la propia banda y sin ningun artificio para evitar estar condicionados es frsco y por momento divertido, como la version de God Save the Queen en un pub, o los musicos improvisando de cachondeo despues de un mal concierto, junto a estas curiosidades estupendos temas magnificamente ejecutados con las limitaciones sonoras logicas. Un muy curioso disco, bueno dos, en dos CD

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WayneB

REAL, LIVE BLUES WITH MICK TAYLOR AND JOHN MAYALL

Reviewed in Canada on February 4, 2013

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I first got this pairing in 1970, when my then girlfriend's parents brought it home (to Canada) for me from a visit to London. And I've had various copies of it ever since, including CD. But this one I've added because both discs are in the one package, and it comes with a booklet. First, ignore the 'expanded' bit; that refers only to the addition of said booklet, which consists of random photos (incl. an onstage of the 'Bare Wires' line-up with Jon Hiseman on drums), the original liner notes, plus a historical essay on Mr. Mayall and his Bluesbreakers. As for the 'remastered' bit...Hey, this is '...selected highspots from 60 hours of Bluesbreakers club recording in 1967', so it will never be high fidelity. That said, it is 'real'... very real, and therein lies the appeal. There is band banter with the audience between numbers, there are questions from the press about new boy Mick Taylor and mention that Peter Green left the band to form his own group, Fleetwood Mac. There is even a ramshackle version of 'God Save the Queen'. But along with 'I Can't Quit You Baby' and others featuring young Taylor, the 'Medley - Anzio Annie/Snowy Wood/The Lesson' is worth the price of entry. Clapton certainly set the template on the 'Bluesbreakers' ('Beano') album, and Green followed with his own, more 'Supernatural' style (later imitated by Carlos Santana, who even named one of his albums after Green's signature tune'), but young (18) Micky Taylor not only sustained the Clapton/Green legacy, he had a tone and a touch of his own, twisting simple blues licks inside out in the most compelling manner, as can be heard on 'Medley' (and to fantastic effect of the 'Bare Wires' album tracks 'I Started Walking' and 'Hartley Quits').
But this is exactly what it claims to be; a diary of a band. And that alone makes it exceptionally unique and worthwhile. For all of you who feel the blues has become to overproduced and slick, or too cliché and hackneyed, with guitarists playing too many notes and shredding too fast (Gary Moore and Joe Bonamassa...both Clapton/Green/Taylor fans are - sorry - guilty there), this - set is for you. I suggest also these Mayall titles: 'John Mayall/Eric Clapton - Blues Breakers'; 'The Hard Road - expanded version'; 'Crusade'; 'Bare Wires'; 'Blues from Laurel Canyon'; and 'Primal Solos'.

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