The First Generation 1965-1974

This was a box set I had read about quite a few times in different places, so I knew roughly what to expect, a thorough trawl through the archives of John Mayall up to the mid 70’s. I was also in possession of a few Amazon vouchers, so I went ahead and ordered it.So, why should you buy it?First class box set. Obviously a labour of love. This was done for the serious fans who already have albums by Jon Mayall. The attention to detail is staggering.Great book, well written and illustrated. His dairies, including details such as the only time JM had to play the national anthem was at a show in Northern Ireland. First and last time. Better than that, a recording of the event is amidst the CDs.The CDs sound superb. Even if you already have some of these albums I seriously doubt if they sound as good as these versions. I already had Bare Trees, the “Beano” album, Blues From the Laurel Canyon and they don’t sound as good as they do here.Sublime mastering of the CDs allows even rough cassette audience recordings sound their best.In short, one of the best box sets I have ever bought

This is a beautifully presented box set, if heavy and rather bulky. I imagine that it will only really appeal to diehard Mayall fans, who will probably already own most, if not all, of the officially released albums. Being in that position myself I thought long and hard before parting with £200. However, I’m not disappointed. The “coffee table” book is wonderful, and contains quite a few photos I’ve not seen before (and I thought I’d seen pretty much all of them!). There is also a lot in there to read. There is a great deal to read in the book containing the fan club newsletters as well, which I’m also looking forward to reading, as no doubt they will contain lots of “inside” information from those times. The box set also includes a nice personally signed photo of John Mayall. With 5,000 of them to sign, I don’t suppose he did them all in one go. Indeed, on my one the signature is slightly wonky - probably not surprising if he was doing a hundred or so at each session. It’s definitely his signature though! We also have 2 full size concert posters. As others have said, the cds are very nicely packaged, just like the original vinyl LPs I bought back in the day. Of course, it also contains a wealth of live and BBC recordings, but not all are unreleased. However, there are plenty of tracks that most listeners will not already have, including 10 from the Green, Fleetwood, McVie lineup that were not on the 3 Live 1967 albums that were issued over the past 2 or 3 years. I have to say that Mick Taylor really shines - not that Clapton and Green don’t on their live stuff; I’m probably saying that because there are more live CDs featuring Taylor than there are of the other two. Overall, although pricey, I think this is a superb document of 9 years of the Bluesbreakers, and a great tribute to Mayall himself, who is 90 years old in 2 days time! One thing to note - on the cd Thru The Years, the track Suspicions pt2 is not actually that track at all, but Gasoline Blues (from the album Latest Edition - probably Mayall’s worst album!).

A superb box set covering John Mayall's most successful period, 1965-1974. 35 CDs in total (32 full-length plus an EP and two 7" singles on separate CDs). There's also a very detailed book (if rather heavy) covering his life as well as a recording breakdown for every CD, a really nice signed photo, facsimile fan club newsletters, posters and press release.The music itself is remarkably consistent throughout the whole period, despite the ever changing personnel. If you've already got most of the original records it might not be worth the price just for the extras, but for someone like me who only ever had the Clapton and Green LPs it's been great to pick out CDs at random and discover a lot of great music I'd never heard before.And for once it's a box set that comes in a really strong box, unlike many others.

To the above reviewer who only gave this box set 4 stars, how silly!This box set id exquisite, all of the albums in gorgeous mini vinyl replicas, plus live material, a fabulous hard cover book, posters, etcSorry this isn't that rarities collection you were waiting for, maybe that will come out one dayBut this is an outstanding box set, and worthy of 5 stars!

This set is nice to have & especially if you are a John Mayall fan from way back.My only criticism is that with so many CD's & quite a large book & more - the package is somewhatheavy. Unlike other Artist CD sets this one is bulky & possibly difficult to store.Importantly also the CD's would have been better placed at the back of the book with special slots provided.I have seen this with other boxed sets & it is much better.The music itself is superb.

Se trata de un box set de discos compactos bastante costoso. Al abrirlo te das cuenta de que vale cada peso, dólar, libra y centavo. Se incrementa por el viaje de Reino Unido a USA y a dónde siga su camino. Una caja con prácticamente todo de la época de oro de uno de los más grandes artífices y mensajeros del blues. Para los más conocedores faltan unas piezas "menores" de eps oscuros, rolas en compilados raros, colaboraciones fuera de sus combos y el disco de Raw Blues, aunque posiblemente venga esparcido o en bonus tracks, porque facsimilar no viene. La colección está ordenada cronológicamente y en base a los músicos presentes en cada combo, pues prácticamente éstos cambiaban casi después de cada disco. Si te faltan la mayoría de los discos o los tienes en LP y te alcanza el dinero debes comprarla antes de que los revendedores te roben. Yo la compré porque mis vinilos están un poco gastados y porque me encanta esta música. 32 largas duraciones, con el de Clapton Beano repetido en mono y stereo, 3eps, todos excepto dos eps con portadas en cartón suave tipo mini LP, sin llegar a ser facsímiles pero sí de funda doble y con insertos cuando fuera el caso, un libro de lujo de gran formato tamaño LP con la biografía, historiografía, "musicografía", sinnúmero de fotos y todas las portadas de los discos, más un libro considerable de cartas facsimilares de máquina de escribir de fanáticos del músico, un pequeño libro anecdotario también a máquina de escribir, una litografía pequeña autografiada, dos pósters facsimilares de carteles desplegables grandes y la caja contenedora. Uno de los mejores box sets que hayas visto en cuanto a producción y presentación. En cuanto a la música, simplemente blues de alta calidad en cada disco, los discos de material inédito varían en cuanto a la calidad de grabación. Considero que es para fanáticos de Mayall, del blues, de la buena música, de la historia del rock británico, de la historia de la música de blues, pero también es la mejor opción si puedes pagar en una exhibición por casi todo el mejor catálogo del músico. Por favor Amazon y gente, protejamos nuestro amor a la música y artes comprando estos artículos a precio de lista para evitar el abuso de los revendedores. No les den oportunidad porque se pasan, si se ganaran una cantidad normal no me quejaría, pero son la mayoría de ellos abusivos y nocivos.

impeccable

Presentación impecable. Pero para mí lo más importante es la cantidad de datos que aporta, la música es lo que ya se sabe de Mayall, pero los libros aportan muchos datos, y eso para los que vivimos aquella época y no los teníamos en su momento es un tesoro. Una gran compra.

CD35枚組と言ってもシングル2枚とEP1枚、日本盤等ではボーナストラックとして分散収録していたベスト盤が2枚、なので実質30枚分くらいです。しかし、それでも自分はおそらく最安値で買えたので、大満足です。出力はやや低めながら、リマスターがしっかり感じられるクリアでバランスの取れた音質だと思います。セットの本も立派な装丁で、非常に読み応えがあります。全て英語ではありますが。それより何より、未発表のライブはどれも本当に最高で、ミック・テイラーの弾きまくりギターはこの頃が全盛と言っても過言ではありません。録音状態は決していいとは言えませんが、個々の楽器はしっかりと堪能できます。これが世界で5000セットだなんて、本当にもったいない。

ALGO MAL EMPAQUETADA PERO AFORTUNADAMENTE LLEGO MUY BUEN CUIDADA. CAJA GRANDE Y PESADO. LA RECOMIENDO SI ERES FAN.