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Exclusive Record Store Day Vinyl In Ireland

John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers – Plays John Mayall (Live) – 60th Anniversary Edition
(RSD 2025 Exclusive Red & Black Marble Vinyl)

Celebrate 60 years of British blues history with this Record Store Day 2025 exclusive reissue of John Mayall’s incendiary 1965 debut Plays John Mayall—a legendary live recording from London’s Klooks Kleek club, now remastered and expanded with bonus tracks making their vinyl debut. Pressed on red and black marble vinyl, this release captures the raw energy of Mayall’s early lineup featuring John McVie (Fleetwood Mac) and Hughie Flint, plus rare contributions from saxophonist Nigel Stanger.

Why This Matters

✔ 60th anniversary edition of Mayall’s debut live album
✔ First vinyl pressing of bonus tracks (previously CD-only)
✔ Remastered audio – clearer, punchier, preserving the live grit
✔ Red/black marble vinyl – exclusive to RSD 2025
✔ Seminal lineup: Mayall, McVie, Flint, Roger Dean + Nigel Stanger

Tracklist Expansion

• Original 1965 setlist, including:

  • Crawling Up a Hill (blues manifesto)

  • Mr. James (harmonica-driven fire)

  • Crocodile Walk (instrumental swagger)

• Bonus tracks (vinyl premieres):

  • Stormy Monday (extended take)

  • I’m Your Witchdoctor (alternate version)

Historical Context

• Recorded 1964 at Klooks Kleek – ground zero for UK blues

• Pre-Bluesbreakers fame – McVie and Flint’s early chemistry

• Nigel Stanger’s sax – a rare jazz-blues fusion

• Decca’s first blues live album – paved way for Clapton’s Beano era

Record Store Day Essential

Don’t miss this limited-edition tribute to the birth of British blues.

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