John Mayall, Eric Clapton – Blues Breakers (VG+/VG+) – LP, US 2011

Blues Breakers is an LP by Eric Clapton, John Mayall from 2011 released on the London Records, Sundazed Music, Universal Music Special Markets label.

About this album

Blues Breakers is a landmark British blues-rock album, capturing John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers with Eric Clapton at the point where UK blues became electric and authoritative. Issued in 1966, it helped define the sound that would feed the late-1960s rock explosion, with Clapton’s fluid, overdriven guitar setting a new benchmark for young British players. Mayall’s bandleader role and the group’s hard-edged Chicago blues approach gave the record its weight, while performances such as All Your Love and Hideaway became reference points for the genre. Widely regarded as one of the essential British blues albums, it remains a touchstone for the electric blues revival.

Genre: Blues

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