Peter Green John Mayall Bluesbreakers

[SnidelyWhiplash]

PG may have been the UKs premier blues player

He most definitely was. Even EC has stated such...

 

[tweedphan]

I saw Fleetwood Mac a few times as a 4 piece - pre Danny Kirwan. One night Jeremy Spencer was ill and they played as a trio. Magic !! He was also a very soulful singer and a great harmonica player. But boy could he play that Les Paul.

 

[jomac]

I saw Fleetwood Mac a few times as a 4 piece - pre Danny Kirwan. One night Jeremy Spencer was ill and they played as a trio. Magic !! He was also a very soulful singer and a great harmonica player. But boy could he play that Les Paul.

I'm officially jealous. That must have been some experience? I was born a little bit too late for the British blues boom.

 

[Bob Maximus]

This is epic.

And no ofense intended, but screw your AxeFX, Helix and whatever else. This is tone. Les Paul > cranked JTM45 = awesome.

I really enjoy that type of jamming over a continuous 1-4-5 (type) of piece, and I think peter did it better than most, but I can see how it would be a turn-off to a lot of contemporary music listeners. I listened to the whole cut, but had it gone another time around, I probably would have stopped it.

 

[karmadave]

Apparently a fan from Holland was able to sneak a one channel reel to reel recorder into 5 London clubs. It would be really interesting to hear those 5 shows that karmadave has.

Here's the story:
http://www.johntherevelator.nl/history/peter_green_

I contacted Tom Huissen, before he provided these recordings to John Mayall, and he was kind enough to allow me access to all 5 shows. They were recorded on primitive equipment, but the playing is incredible. It's pretty much Fleetwood Mac (minus Jeremy Spencer & Danny Kirwin) + John Mayall. The recordings have been cleaned up somewhat for the commercial releases so they sound a little better...

 

[Ben S.]

This is epic.

And no ofense intended, but screw your AxeFX, Helix and whatever else. This is tone. Les Paul > cranked JTM45 = awesome.

Oh my. wow!

 

[jomac]

I contacted Tom Huissen, before he provided these recordings to John Mayall, and he was kind enough to allow me access to all 5 shows. They were recorded on primitive equipment, but the playing is incredible. It's pretty much Fleetwood Mac (minus Jeremy Spencer & Danny Kirwin) + John Mayall. The recordings have been cleaned up somewhat for the commercial releases so they sound a little better..

Amazing story. Hopefully someday the rest of these important recordings will be released.
Thank you for the info.

 

[Bluesful]

and he was kind enough to allow me access to all 5 shows.

All from the same venue?

 

[karmadave]

All from the same venue?

I believe the shows are from different venues, but let me dig them up and confirm.