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Conference marvin::uk_music

Title:The UK Music Conference
Notice:Welcome (back) to UK_MUSIC on node MARVIN.
Moderator:RDGENG::CROOK
Created:Mon Mar 28 1988
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:1381
Total number of notes:39269

580.0. "John Mayall question..." by EARWIG::BRIGGS (They use computers don't they?) Wed Jan 10 1990 17:39

    
    
    Years ago a friend of mine had a DECCA compilation album called
    'The World of John Mayall'. Now I've never been into John Mayall
    but there was a superb track (well I thought so) on this album
    called...
    			Superstition
    		or	The Superstition
    		or	The Superstitious
    		or	something like that.
    
    It was a slow blues piece instrumental with great electric guitar
    which I had always assumed was Clapton. However, on a recent
    doscography of ECs there was no mention of this track.
    
    Does anyone know the right name of this track, who plays guitar
    on it and whether its available today somewhere, preferably on CD.

    Richard
    Basingstoke, UK
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580.1I'll try.SHAPES::STREETRLife is just a bowl of chilliThu Jan 11 1990 13:124
    I have just bought a Mayall composition album.... I will 
    have a look tonight....
    
    Ray.
580.2Supernatural !BAHTAT::BELLSWAS Leeds 845 2214Thu Jan 11 1990 13:1816
    The track you are talking about is called 'The Supernatural'.
    It was written and played by Peter Green who replaced EC in the
    Bluesbreakers when Eric left to form Cream. It appears on Mayall's
    album 'Hard Road' which also features John McVie and Ainsley Dunbar.
    
    (Peter Green and John McVie went on to form Fleetwood Mac with Mick
    Fleetwood and Jeremy Spencer)
    
    This album should still be available although it's 23 years old, I have
    seen it in the shops. If you need it I can give you the catalogue no.
    It is still one of my all-time favourite albums.
    
    BTW the rest of the album is excellent if you like blues with some more 
    superb guitar work by Green. 
    
    Richard Bell
580.3I will still see if its on my album tho'SHAPES::STREETRLife is just a bowl of chilliThu Jan 11 1990 17:363
    OKOK.... it saves me remembering! :-)
    
    Ray.
580.4LARVAE::BRIGGSThey use computers don't they?Fri Jan 12 1990 09:5619
    Great..
    
    Its at times like this that you are reminded that there are guitarists
    and great guitarists. The GREAT ones are those that stand out even when
    you've no idea who's playing if you see what I mean.
    
    I've always admired Pete Green but had absolutely NO idea this was him
    or that he'd had anything to do with John Mayall. I remember the same
    sort of thing when discovering (via this NOTES file) that the BBC
    Snooker theme (superb funky guitar) was in fact Clapton (The Core).
    
    I'm also reminded of hearing some superb guitar work on a Christopher
    Cross album and then looking closely at the album credits some tiime
    later and realising it was Larry Carlton.
    
    If there's more Pete Green on this album I shall seriously investigate.
    
    Cheers
    Richard
580.5Hard RoadHEAD::BOPS_RICHWhat Ho !, Holsten brewery yet?Wed Jan 31 1990 12:085
    Re .2
    
    Catalogue no. please ?
    
    Cheers , Ric