A Hard Road
Artist John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers
Format:Vinyl / 12" Album
Label:Proper Records
Catalogue No:UMCLP036
Barcode:0805520240369
Genre:Rock
No of Discs:1
Release Date:2 Jun 2023
Track Listings
Disc 1
1A Hard Road
2It's Over
3You Don't Love Me
4The Stumble
5Another Kinda Love
6Hit the Highway
7Leaping Christine
8Dust My Blues
9There's Always Work
10The Same Way
11The Supernatural
12Top of the Hill
13Someday After a While (You'll Be Sorry)
14Living Alone

Hailing from Macclesfield, Cheshire, and growing up in Cheadle Hulme, John Mayall had already made a name for himself on the Manchester blues scene before relocating to London in 1963 at the urging of Alexis Korner.



In the summer of 1966 Clapton left, partnering off with sometime Bluesbreaker Jack Bruce to form Cream. Mayall did not look back, re-employing East London guitarist Peter Green, who had previously filled in for Clapton. Undoubtedly equal to Clapton, with a marked difference in style, Green's signature sound enlivens 1967's A Hard Road. Hughie Flint had been replaced by Aynsley Dunbar on drums, and the trademark take on Chicago blues became heavier.



This re-issue faithfully replicates the original 1967 Decca Records UK stereo release and is pressed onto high quality 180g vinyl