Which John Mayall's Bluesbreakers albums prior to his joining the Stones did Mick Taylor play on? (he asked sweetly)

Mayall, John Crusade *
Mayall, John Bare Wires *
Mayall, John Blues from Laurel Canyon *
Mayall, John Diary Of A Band *
Mayall, John Essentially John Mayall
Mayall, John Back to the roots (remastered)
Mayall, John Wake up Call
Mayall, John Along for the ride
Mayall, John Primal Solo's
Mayall, John Archives To Eighties
Mayall, John Through The Years
Mayall, John Looking Back
Mayall, John Rolling With The Blues
Mayall, John The Masters
Mayall, John The 1982 Reunion concert

* These titles were actually released before Taylor joined the Stones. Other releases were released later but some contain tracks recorded prior to Taylor's Stones era.

OK so really just these four albums prior to LIB right? THANKS!

Mayall, John Crusade *
Mayall, John Bare Wires *
Mayall, John Blues from Laurel Canyon *
Mayall, John Diary Of A Band *

Also - "Primal Solos", released in 1969. It's a compilation of live stuff, some with Clapton, some with Taylor. So 5 albums in total.

I'm really getting into these albums at the moment. Diary Of A Band is brilliant - Taylor's guitar playing is great. You can see how it developed throughout Crusade. At the start he sounds pretty generic, like Clapton almost. Later in the album you start to hear the MT magic. Please Don't Tell off Crusade is brilliant - lot's of energy in the solo. By the time we get to Diary he is more experimental, almost Hendrix like.

Plus, MT Plays on Looking Back.....

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Also MT plays on Back To The Roots a compliation

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Also MT plays on Back To The Roots a compliation

But not prior to joining the Stones as per the original question (was recorded in 1971)......

There are a few boots of the pre-Stones Bluesbreakers with Taylor. They are rare and certainly worth a listen. But for my money, the '82-'84 reunion boots are real gems. As I understand it, in '82 the Bluesbreakers were booked for an Australian tour and scheduled some warm-up gigs at the Roxy in LA. When the owner of some clubs in the Bay area heard about he booked the band into Berkeley, SF and Palo Alto. So, the debute of the Reunion Tour was in the Bay area, then moved to LA. There are recordings of those shows and they are wonderful. Taylor's playing sounds happy. It is, arguably, the best playing of his career. The Bluesbreakers toured through Spring of '84. At one of the Roxy shows Dylan approached Taylor and that led to the '83 Dylan sessions and '84 Summer tour.

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There are recordings of those shows and they are wonderful. Taylor's playing sounds happy. It is, arguably, the best playing of his career.

or at least among the best. mayall was clearly impressed, as evidenced from the comments he makes during the shows. i caught mayall/taylor (with albert king OPENING, no less - that, in and of itself, was a head-scratcher) at the Stone in SF on the '84 version...MT was not nearly in the same groove on that particularly night, unfortunately....

pmk251 - yes that 1-23-83 show at the roxy - taylor is on fire, on so many roads, he is blistering and on fire. My fav boot is from new haven ct on 6-14-82 from toads place.

play that guitar boy

better than the "diary of the band " vol 1 & 2 (the soundquality)

is wolfgang vaults fillmore recording

Wow, why didn't have this thread before?
I'm sure to get myself some of this stuff.

Anyone catch John Mayall at BB King (NYC) last week? I couldnt make it, wondering if it was a good show.

avoid Diary Of A Band... very lame.

Crusade - 4/5 (Snowy Wood!)
Bare Wires - 4/5 (whatever suits you, a weak Mayall album but good Taylor work)
Blues From Laurel Canyon - MASTERPIECE