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 Hughie Flint had been replaced by Aynsley Dunbar on drums, and the trademark take on Chicago blues became heavier.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.

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A1 A Hard Road
A2 It'S Over
A3 You Don'T Love Me
A4 The Stumble
A5 Another Kinda Love
A6 Hit The Highway
A7 Leaping Christine
B1 Dust My Blues
B2 There'S Always Work
B3 The Same Way
B4 The Supernatural
B5 Top Of The Hill
B6 Some Day After Awhile (You'Ll Be Sorry)
B7 Living Alone