1st Generation 65-74

John Mayall’s "The First Generation 1965-1974" is an enormous 35 CD box set that documents the early career of ‘The Godfather of British Blues’, with remastered studio albums, unreleased BBC recordings, previously unheard live gigs and more.

Featuring Eric Clapton, Peter Green, Mick Taylor, Harvey Mandel, Blue Mitchell, Jon Mark and many more outstanding musicians, the 35 discs in this mammoth package include 3 CD singles and 8 previously unreleased discs, alongside newly remastered versions of the original Decca and Polydor albums.

For a short but compelling time in the 60's and 70's, John Mayall recognised raw talent, took it in, nurtured it, and everyone thrived and benefitted as a result. Many of the best musicians of the period passed through the ranks of John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers. All are on show here in this set with an abundance of musical highlights.

The unreleased concerts include Windsor 1967, Gothenburg 1968, Berlin 1969 and San Francisco 1970, and the 28 unreleased BBC tracks feature none other than Eric Clapton, Peter Green and Mick Taylor.

Strictly limited to 5 000 copies worldwide this set comes with a 168 page hardcover book with many rare photos and images of memorabilia and a full gig listing for the era, a fan club book of letters and correspondence, two replica posters, a replica press pack for "John Mayall Plays John Mayall" and a photograph individually signed by John Mayall himself, who is thankfully still with us at the ripe old age of 86.

"The First Generation 1965-1974" is only available to pre-order via 2 retailers in the UK. It will be released on January 29th, 2021, on the Madfish label through Snapper. Madfish are known for producing vast, acclaimed sets like the Gentle Giant "Unburied Treasure" or Wishbone Ash "Vintage Years" that often go out of print rather quickly.....