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70th Birthday Concert | 
 enlarge | Artists: John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers And Friends, John Mayall & Bluesbreakers
Label: Eagle Records
Category: Music
List Price: $15.98
Buy New: $10.94
You Save: $5.04 (32%)
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Rating:  15 reviews
Sales Rank: 8715
Format: Live
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 20017
UPC: 826992001722
EAN: 0826992001722
ASIN: B0000EMYOD
Release Date: November 18, 2003
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Tracks:
Disc 1
| • | Grits Ain't Groceries - John Mayall, Turner | | • | Jacksboro Highway - John Mayall, Carter | | • | Southside Story - John Mayall, Brown, Fontaine | | • | Kids Got the Blues - John Mayall, Mayall, John | | • | Dirty Water - John Mayall, Miller, Julie | | • | Somebody's Acting Like a Child - John Mayall, Mayall, John | | • | Blues for the Lost Days - John Mayall, Mayall, John | | • | Walking on Sunset - John Mayall, Mayall, John | | • | Oh, Pretty Woman - John Mayall, Williams, A.C. | | • | No Big Hurry - John Mayall, Mayall, John |
Disc 2
| • | Please Mr Lofton - John Mayall, Mayall, John | | • | Hideaway - John Mayall, King, Freddie | | • | All Your Love - John Mayall, Dixon, Willie | | • | Have You Heard - John Mayall, Mayall, John | | • | (I'm Your) Hoochie Coochie Man - John Mayall, Dixon, Willie | | • | I'm Tore Down - John Mayall, Thompson, Sonny | | • | It Ain't Right - John Mayall, Little Walter | | • | California - John Mayall, Mayall, John | | • | Talk to Your Daughter - John Mayall, Lenoir, J.B. |
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Album Details
His Liverpool King's Dock Show Recorded July 19th, 2003. Eric Clapton and Mick Taylor Reunite for this Special Show.
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| Customer Reviews:
 All Time Best June 11, 2008
Somebody (KCMO)
I've listened to this CD a zillion times and I have not got tired of it yet. It is not only one of my favorite John Mayall CDs, it is one of my favorite CDs period. You won't be disappointed with this one. But you might consider getting it as a DVD. Otherwise you won't know that Buddy Whitington always takes the first guitar solo before Mick Taylor or Eric Clapton take theirs.
Useful Companion To DVD February 9, 2008
Kurt Harding (Boerne TX)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Until recently, I wasn't aware that the John Mayall 70th Birthday Concert CD contained more music than even the collector's edition of the DVD. When I noticed that it did, I bought it immediately. OK, well this features only two more songs than the DVD/CD collector's edition and those are performed by the Bluesbreakers sans Mayall. But this CD set is nevertheless a useful and inexpensive companion to the DVD set for those Mayall fans who don't have 24/7/365 access to a DVD player.
John Mayall has given us much music over the years and I own copies of about 90 percent of his recordings, but this has become my go-to CD whenever I'm in need of a quick Mayall fix. The songs span his career and the musicians featured are some of the finest alumni from the early years of the umpteen incarnations of the Bluesbreakers. No Peter Green and John McVie unfortunately, but you do get Eric Clapton, Mick Taylor and Chris Barber.
Though I like the entire CD, the standouts are: Dirty Water, Somebody's Acting Like A Child, Blues For The Lost Days, Oh Pretty Woman, Hideaway, Have You Heard, and California. You get just over two and a half hours of great music and for the price that is a real bargain.
If you own and enjoy the DVD but don't yet own this CD set, I recommend you pick it up. You never know when the Mayall jones is going to strike.
John Shines Brightest In Years! January 22, 2008
H. Brown (Omaha, Nebraska United States)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I have two other of John Mayall's DVDs and this is by far the best. I was able to see him in concert in Mesa Arizona in 1997 and he cordially signed my ticket and the CD liner that he was pushing. His performance that day and on the other DVDs were JUST A BIT lackluster. I was slow to buy this DVD for that reason, but I recently watched the show with my brother over the past holidays.
I suppose the earlier DVDs and the live performance, was due to the fact that John is indeed, "the Grandfather of the British Blues". On this DVD he shows more spirit and "musical emotion", I believe, because he knew what a milestone occasion that this show truly was for his career.
As a man reaching well into his "golden years", I felt as though he was leaving this recorded live show for posterity. I was disappointed that Jimmy Page nor Jeff Beck couldn't find a way to show John homage, to be a part of celebrating his birthday. After all, without John Mayall, how many of the great artists would never have been known to the world, from The Yardbirds to the many Bluesbreakers bands? You think perhaps I'm wrong, they all would have been a success? Here is a list of all of the Bluesbreakers and Yardbirds, that have all at one point, been with John:
Eric Clapton
Jack Bruce
Jeff Beck
Jimmy Page
Peter Green
John McVie
Mick Fleetwood
Hughie Flint
Mick Taylor
Colin Allen
Don Harris
Harvey Mandel
Larry Taylor
Aynsley Dunbar
Dick Heckstall-Smith
Andy Fraser
Johnny Almond
Jon Mark
Kal David
Walter Trout
Coco Montoya
Soko Richardson
Keef Hartley
Keith Relf
Paul Samwell-Smith
Top Topham
Rod Demick
Ray Majors
Laurie Garman
Alan Glen
Gypie Mayo
Jerry Donahue
I dare say SOME of these GREAT artists would have never made it big, (not due to any lack of talent, but worldwide exposure) without backing John Mayall!
A one word description of the 70th Birthday Concert: MONUMENTAL!
 RICK SHAQ GOLDSTEIN SAYS: "HAPPY 70TH BIRTHDAY, YOU MUST HAVE BEEN SOMETHING IN YOUR 30'S!" January 26, 2007
Rick Goldstein (Danville, Ca, USA)
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
John Mayall's salad days back in the sixties were before my blues days. As the years went on, I had heard his name, but never associated him with any specific music. When I picked this up about 2 years ago, I was impressed historically, with the information he gave me in my quest for full understanding of the blues. For an electric blues fanatic, like myself, the short comments, John would make at the beginning of some of the songs, added to my knowledge of the early days of electric blues in Europe, and the impact of some of my idols like "Albert King", who John discussed in complimentary tones. John's voice at 70 was not blessed like the rocket fueled 70 year old voice of my man "Buddy Guy", but it's still pretty impressive for a man of that age. This is a 2 CD set so you get your money's worth. The way I break down my reason for a rating of 4 is thus: The music quality itself is 3 stars, the historical info adds a star, and the fact that he's 70 years old, adds another star, for a total of 4 stars.
just great - any blues fan will love this January 19, 2007
mike ferrell (red hook, ny United States)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
Unbelievable energy - excellent sound - terrific playing by all - Buddy Whittington outguns Clapton - just great all the way thru. It is clear that all the players and audience love the guy on his 70th. He is having fun - thank goodness for John Mayall!
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