Description
John Mayall – Thru The Years / Deram Audio CD / 8440282
UPC 042284402828
Product Details:
Thru the Years is a compilation album of music by John Mayall released in October 1971 by Decca Records in the U.K. and London Records in the U.S.A. The album was the second compilation to be issued by Decca/London with Mayall's blessing, although his contract with them had ceased. It features a mixture of previously unissued songs or non-album tracks that had only been released as singles.
The album reached No. 164 on the Billboard 200. It was re-released by Deram on CD in 1990.
Editorial Review:
A grab bag of rare tracks from the '60s, some of which stand among Mayall's finest. His debut 1964 single "Crawling Up a Hill" is one of his best originals; this comp also includes a couple of 1964-1965 flipsides. The eight songs featuring Peter Green include some top-notch material that outpaces much of the only album recorded by the Green lineup (A Hard Road), particularly the Green originals "Missing You" and "Out of Reach," a great B-side with devastating, icy guitar lines and downbeat lyrics that ranks as one of the great lost blues-rock cuts of the '60s. The set is filled out with a few songs from the Mick Taylor era, the highlight being the vicious instrumental "Knockers Step Forward."
Tracklist:
| 1 | Crocodile Walk
Bass – John McVie, Drums – Hughie Flint, Guitar – Roger Dean (2), Vocals, Harmonica, Organ – John Mayall, Written-By – J. Mayall |
2:14 |
| 2 | My Baby Is Sweeter
Bass – John McVie, Drums – Hughie Flint, Guitar – Roger Dean (2), Vocals, Harmonica, Organ – John Mayall, Written-By – W. Dixon |
2:59 |
| 3 | Crawling Up A Hill - Version One
Bass – John McVie, Drums – Martin Hart, Guitar – Bernie Watson, Vocals, Harmonica, Organ – John Mayall, Written-By – J. Mayall |
2:15 |
| 4 | Mama, Talk To Your Daughter
Bass – John McVie, Drums – Aynsley Dunbar, Guitar – Peter Green (2), Vocals, Guitar – John Mayall, Written-By – J.B. Lenoir |
2:58 |
| 5 | Alabama Blues
Vocals, Guitar – Peter Green (2), Written-By – J.B. Lenoir |
2:29 |
| 6 | Out Of Reach
Bass – John McVie, Drums – Aynsley Dunbar, Guitar – John Mayall, Vocals, Guitar – Peter Green (2), Written-By – P. Green |
4:42 |
| 7 | Greeny
Bass – John McVie, Drums – Aynsley Dunbar, Guitar – Peter Green (2), Written-By – P. Green |
3:54 |
| 8 | Curly
Bass – John McVie, Drums – Aynsley Dunbar, Vocals, Harmonica, Guitar – Peter Green (2), Written-By – P. Green |
4:50 |
| 9 | Missing You
Bass – John McVie, Drums – Aynsley Dunbar, Vocals, Harmonica, Guitar – Peter Green (2), Written-By – P. Green |
1:57 |
| 10 | Please Don't Tell
Bass – John McVie, Drums – Aynsley Dunbar, Guitar – Peter Green (2), Vocals, Harmonica, Organ – John Mayall, Written-By – J. Mayall* |
2:26 |
| 11 | Your Funeral And My Trial
Bass – John McVie, Drums – Aynsley Dunbar, Guitar – Peter Green (2), Vocals, Harmonica, Organ – John Mayall, Written-By – S. B. Williamson |
3:55 |
| 12 |
Suspicions (Part 1)
Bass – Paul Williams (10), Drums – Keef Hartley, Guitar – Mick Taylor, Tenor Saxophone – Chris Mercer, Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – Dick Heckstall-Smith, Vocals, Guitar – John Mayall, Written-By – J. Mayall |
2:47 |
| 13 | Knockers Step Forward
Bass – Tony Reeves, Drums – Jon Hiseman, Guitar – Mick Taylor, Organ – John Mayall, Tenor Saxophone – Chris Mercer, Dick Heckstall-Smith, Trumpet – Henry Lowther, Written-By – J. Mayall |
3:12 |
| 14 | Hide And Seek
Bass – Tony ReevesDrums – Jon HisemanGuitar – Mick TaylorVocals, Harmonica – John MayallWritten-By – J. Mayall* |
2:22 |
More Details:
- Coordinator, Research, Liner Notes [Reissue] – John Tracy
- Engineer [Recording] – Bill Price, Gus Dudgeon
- Engineer [Recording], Engineer [Re-mix] – Derek Varnals
- Photography By [Cover] – Michael Putland
- Producer – Mike Vernon
- Remastered By – Anthony Hawkins
About the Artist:
John Mayall, OBE (born 29 November 1933) is an English blues singer, guitarist, organist and songwriter, whose musical career spans over sixty years. In the 1960s, he was the founder of John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, a band which has counted among its members some of the most famous blues and blues rock musicians.
