John Mayall Plays John Mayall is a live album and the first release by John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, issued in 1965 on Decca Records. It was recorded live at the Klooks Kleek club in West Hampstead, London, on 7 December 1964.[1] Guitarist Roger Dean stated that sound cables were run for 100 yards out of the window of the club to Decca Studios,[2] which was two buildings away.

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John Mayall Plays John Mayall
Live album by John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers
Released	March 26, 1965 (1965-03-26)
Recorded	7 December 1964
Venue	Klooks Kleek, London
Genre	Blues, rhythm and blues
Length	34:50
Label	Decca
Producer	Tony Clarke
John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers chronology
John Mayall Plays John Mayall (1965) Blues Breakers with Eric Clapton (1966)

Track listing

All tracks written by John Mayall except where otherwise indicated.

1. "Crawling Up a Hill" - 2:21
2. "I Wanna Teach You Everything" - 3:05
3. "When I'm Gone" (Smokey Robinson) - 3:08
4. "I Need Your Love" (Walter Spriggs, Willie Spriggs) - 4:08
5. "The Hoot Owl" - 2:35
6. "R&B Time" - Consisting of "Night Train" (Jimmy Forrest, Lewis C. Simpkins, Oscar Washington) / "Lucille" (Al Collins, Richard Penniman) - 2:15
7. "Crocodile Walk" - 2:26
8. "What's the Matter with You" - 2:34
9. "Doreen" - 2:46
10. "Runaway" - 2:25
11. "Heartache" - 2:57
12. "Chicago Line" - 4:10

2006, Decca, Remastered Edition bonus tracks

1. "Crawling Up a Hill" - 2:15
2. "Mr. James" - 2:49
3. "Crocodile Walk" - 2:14
4. "Blues City Shakedown" - 2:22
5. "My Baby Is Sweeter" - 2:59

Personnel

• John Mayall – vocals, harmonica, "cembalett" (Cembalet electric piano), organ, 9 string guitar
• Roger Dean – guitar
• John McVie – bass guitar
• Hughie Flint – drums
• Nigel Stanger – tenor saxophone, slide saxophone

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