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  | JOHN MAYALL ~ SPINNING COIN
MUSIC ON CD 13834 (Barcode: 8718627230305) ~ UK ~ Blues-Rock
Recorded: 1994 Released: 2019
This is a reissue of an album by the Godfather of British Blues, vocalist / guitarist / keyboardist / harmonica player / bandleader John MayallFind albums by this artist. “Spinning CoinFind albums with this title” was the second of the three albums released in the 1990s by the American SilvertoneFind albums on this label label and it finds Mayall accompanied by guitarist Buddy WhittingtonFind albums by this artist, bassist Rick CortesFind albums by this artist and drummer Joe YueleFind albums by this artist. Saxophonist Joe SublettFind albums by this artist plays on six tracks. The album presents eleven tracks, five of which are Mayall’s originals and the rest are Blues standards. Mayall used the BluesbreakersFind albums by this artist moniker for the second time between 1982 and 2008 and this album was also released as such.
This is one of the most melodic albums by Mayall and Whittington plays some superb acoustic guitar here, including several bloodcurdling solos. Mayall sings splendidly and plays some nasty Hammond organ and his original material is as strong as ever. Time made absolutely no dent on this music whatsoever and it sounds every bit as fresh and inviting as it did at the time of its release.
One of the amazing qualities of Mayall is his remarkable consistency and level of artistry, which he managed to preserve throughout his career, in spite of his constant metamorphosis and migration into diverse stylistic niches. His recording legacy presents an impressive collection of over fifty albums, without not even one of them being an artistic compromise. Same goes for his songwriting, which against all odds, manages to ignore the limitations of the Blues idiom and create wonderful new material without being derivative.
Overall this is a most welcome initiative to bring this album back in circulation, as it was getting a bit tough to find on the market. For Blues / Blues-Rock fans this is of course as indispensable as any other Mayall album.
| | Updated: 29/08/2021Posted: 12/07/2021 | CD 1 Recommend To A Friend |
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