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John Mayall “So Many Roads: An Anthology 1964 – 1974” Released

17 Aug 10

John Mayall’s earliest recordings with Eric Clapton, Mick Fleetwood, Jack Bruce, Peter Green, Mick Taylor and John McVie from the sixties as well as Mayall’s other recorded work through 1974 have been issued on the 4-CD box set "So Many Roads: An Anthology 1964-1974". The anthology collects tracks recorded during a period when Mayall released 10 albums each on Decca and Polydor. The 74 vintage tracks are newly digitally remastered from the original master tapes. The box set also features a 40-page booklet with liner notes and previously unpublished photographs.

The first two discs cover the Decca albums from 1964 to 1968: "Bluesbreakers with Eric Clapton"; "A Hard Road" and "Crusade" featuring Peter Green; and "Bare Wires" and "Blues From Laurel Canyon" featuring Mick Taylor, plus tracks taken from non-album singles and EPs. The Decca period ranges from Mayall’s first recordings, "Crawling Up A Hill" and "Mr. James," to gems with Clapton such as "All Your Love" and "Parchman Farm," to the quintessential Sixties flashback "Miss James." The third and fourth discs are devoted to Mayall’s Polydor recordings from 1969 and 1974, when Mayall was essentially living and recording in America.

So Many Roads: An Anthology 1964 – 1974 Tracklist (Hip-O / UMe)
Disc 1
01. Crawling Up A Hill (John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers) 2:16
02. Mr. James (John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers) 2:49
03. When I’m Gone (John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers) 3:15
04. R&B Time (John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers) 2:22
05. Runaway (John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers) 2:34
06. What’s The Matter With You (John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers) 2:41
07. Crocodile Walk (John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers) 2:13
08. Blues City Shake Down (John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers) 2:22
09. I’m Your Witchdoctor (John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers) 2:09
10. Telephone Blues (John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers) 3:56
11. On Top Of The World (John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers) 2:47
12. They Call It Stormy Monday (John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers) 4:34
13. Have You Ever Loved A Woman (John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers) 6:42
14. All Your Love (John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers) 3:34
15. Double Crossing Time (John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers) 3:02
16. Steppin’ Out (John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers) 2:28
17. What’d I Say (John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers) 4:26
18. Key To Love (John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers) 2:07
19. Parchman Farm (John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers) 2:20
20. Looking Back (John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers) 2:35
21. So Many Roads (John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers) 4:42
22. Long Night (John Mayall) 2:01
23. Dust My Blues (John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers) 2:46
24. The Stumble (John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers) 2:52
Disc 2:
01. You Don’t Love Me (John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers) 2:48
02. It’s Over (John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers) 2:49
03. The Super-Natural (John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers) 2:55
04. Sitting In The Rain (John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers) 2:56
05. Ridin’ On The L And N (John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers) 2:26
06. All My Life (John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers) 4:23
07. Double Trouble (John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers) 3:21
08. Suspicions (John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers) 2:46
09. Oh Pretty Woman (John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers) 3:31
10. Snowy Wood (John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers) 3:35
11. Checkin’ Up On My Baby (John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers) 3:55
12. No More Tears (John Mayall) 3:08
13. Brand New Start (John Mayall) 3:22
14. Picture On The Wall (John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers) 3:02
15. Look In The Mirror (John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers) 4:01
16. No Reply (John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers) 3:07
17. Hartley Quits (John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers) 2:54
18. 2401 (John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers) 3:55
19. Walking On Sunset (John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers) 2:54
20. Medicine Man (John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers) 2:45
21. Miss James (John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers) 2:29
22. Fly Tomorrow (John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers) 9:02
Disc 3:
01. The Laws Must Change (John Mayall) 7:15
02. California (John Mayall) 9:20
03. Room To Move (John Mayall) 4:40
04. Sleeping By Her Side (John Mayall) 5:01
05. Don’t Waste My Time (John Mayall) 3:09
06. Something New (John Mayall) 4:36
07. Waiting For The Right Time (John Mayall) 5:33
08. Counting The Days (John Mayall) 5:30
09. Off The Road (John Mayall) 2:47
10. Crying (John Mayall) 6:25
11. Nature’s Disappearing (John Mayall) 5:53
12. Accidental Suicide (John Mayall) 6:13
13. Prisons On The Road (John Mayall) 4:14
14. Unanswered Questions (John Mayall) 4:39
Disc 4:
01. Television Eye (John Mayall) 7:29
02. Memories (John Mayall) 5:00
03. Nobody Cares (John Mayall) 3:56
04. Good Times Boogie (John Mayall) 9:09
05. Got To Be This Way (John Mayall) 6:50
06. Mess Around (John Mayall) 2:52
07. Country Road (John Mayall) 7:14
08. Moving On (John Mayall) 4:26
09. Things Go Wrong (John Mayall) 6:36
10. High Pressure Living (John Mayall) 6:46
11. Driving Till The Break Of Day (John Mayall) 5:04
12. Burning Sun (John Mayall) 5:06
13. Little Kitten (John Mayall) 2:32
14. Gasoline Blues (John Mayall) 3:41