Oh my! Blues heaven from John Mayall and the band - some lineup changes at this time, this album introduces new members of the band, Peter Green (Lead guitar) & Anysley Dunbar (on the skins)
Such great music in these hard times with the cost of living, world unrest, political instability etc ... everyone got da Blues!
JOHN MAYALL AND THE BLUESBREAKERS - A Hard Road
Decca Records
Cat# SKL 4853 (ZAL 7652)
Pressed in Holland
Matrix codes (stamped):
ZAL 7652 3V ▽ 420
ZAL 7653 3V ▽ 420
1980's reissued of the 1967 original (original recordings 1966)
European release
Cover is in very good condition, no tears, no seam splits and no writing on the cover at all. However nothing is perfect in this life and you can see on the front cover, lower centre area there is some graphic damage. This is actually glue residue from a station library ID label which (during removal) left behind the glue marks. I am not game to try and remove this glue residue, I do know that this print is very sensitive and could easily be damaged if "cleaned up" incorrectly - leave well alone, it's the music after all that matters most!
New inner plastic sleeve
Vinyl is in very good condition, visually inspected under a bright white halogen light source and I can see NO scratches or marks on either side. Amazed? I was .... although this is from my personal collection, I thought one of the boys in the studios may have damaged it over the years (accidents happen) but this vinyl is in great condition.
I then played the ENTIRE album, every single track (a number of times actually - sooooo good), and there are no issues with surface noise or click/pop events at all. If you enjoy da Blues, this album is a killer!
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