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Your cart is empty.This 1969 live recording at the Fillmore East was not just a turning point in Mayall's music but also in his career, becoming his first gold album and his most successful release. A heavy lead-guitar sound was abandoned for an intimate setup of acoustic and slide guitars, bass, sax, flute and percussion. Includes three unissued bonus performances from that night.
spigomars
July 29, 2025
One of the most interesting things about JOHN MAYALL that I really truly love, is the way that he combines equipment to produce an outstanding sound in the studio or live sound. In the case of THE TURNING POINT, this latest LP, MAYALL HIRES a completely different set of studio musicians and then puts them together inan open studio environment such as the hollywood bowl ( just an example ) so that he can produce a suggested sound. It becomes a truly GREAT SOUND. I was blown away by the sound that he managed to put together for this disc and it truly was a great sounding LP. For those of you with a great sounding HI FI stereo I really suggest this LP. It is an amazing listen.
Zara
July 26, 2025
Listen to it over and over
Daniel Boisvert
July 25, 2025
A must
Daniel Roberge
July 15, 2025
Parfait
Client d'
July 13, 2025
# 1
Todd Anthony
June 19, 2025
this rock classic withstood the test of time flawlessly. john mayall along with johnny almond make california a masterpiece in the same vein as al kooper and mike bloomfield in there super session masterpiece... funny thing how many lovers of the blues still seek out there sages when they wish to hear the real things....
Alain Robert
June 15, 2025
Un chef d'oeuvre de l'époque, 1969,sans batterie! Les 4 musiciens sont au sommet.Inclus Room to move, California... et tellement plus.Album nécessaire.
Roddy fenner
May 29, 2025
Awesome
greg
May 13, 2025
Absolutely love the music arrived early and in great condition!
Gerardo Hernandez Romero
April 24, 2025
Un genial disco en concierto del gran Mayall
Camarillo Brillo
April 14, 2025
You are probably reading this review for one of two reasons: your grandmother or dad mentioned the Godfather of the British blues after his recent sad death at the age of 90 and Mayall piqued your interest or on John's death the old hands thought they might replace their old vinyl.Whichever, The Turning Point is an excellent place to start. Mayall was known for having excellent musicians who served their apprenticeship with the great man and then went on to be part of other major, influential bands. For example Eric Clapton and Jack Bruce (Cream), Peter Green and John McVie (Fleetwood Mac), Mick Taylor (The Rolling Stones), Jon Hismen, Dick Heckstall-Smith (Colosseum), Harvey Mandel and Larry Taylor (Canned Heat) and many, many more.On this album we find a tub-less line-up with Jon Mark (acoustic guitar), Johnny Almond (saxes/flute) and Stephen Thompson. It is a live album and the recording from 1969 - recorded at the Fillmore East and the sound quality is stunning. As always Mayall takes a relatively back seat and lets the other members take solos. The interplay between the band - particularly acoustic guitar and saxes is superb with Mayall's harmonica interspersed effectively. Outstanding musicianship and John's vocals are, as always, effective.Okay, that's for you newbies, but what about the old hands? Well like many of the John Mayall remasters they come with excellent extra tracks (and they ARE bonuses not penalties!) which are generally from the same sessions or concert. Here we have three superb bonus tracks taken from the same gig. They fit in perfectly and are of top-notch quality.So this is an essential purchase - unequivocally recommended.If this whets your appetite then I would further heartily recommend Blues from Laurel Canyon, Bare Wires, Jazz Blues Fusion and A Hard Road to start. There are many, many more!Good luck and have fun!Robust stuff....? Not 'af!
YOKOJ ONO
April 8, 2025
Faltaba en mi colección de Mayall. Un gran directo de un grande
紫森
December 26, 2024
69年発表。メイオールが一時代を築いたブレイカーズの名前を捨てて、新たな決意を持って制作した作品。しかも聴き手の多くが求めるであろうへヴィなギターやドラムを起用しないという大胆な方向性を打ち出しています。新しいバンド・メンバーには、シンガー・ソングライターのキャリアもありながら、アコースティック・ギターの名手で、優れたセッション・マンでもあるジョン・マーク、元メンバーのジョニー・アーモンド(フルート、サックス)、ベースには前作から参加しているスティーブ・トンプソンが残留して、布陣が揃います。本作は、メンバーの力量に全幅の信頼を置いたのか、全曲新曲のライヴ盤になっています。御大メイオールは、本作でギターのリード・プレイに頼らないアコースティックなブルーズを追求しつつ、ジャズやフォークの要素を取り入れる雑食性を見せています。また、いつも批判の対象とされる微妙な歌唱力(笑)も、確実に進歩して『味』を増しています(褒めていない!?)。アルバム全体を通して、ジョン・マークとトンプソンが巧みに作り出したグルーヴにジョニー・アーモンドのフルートやサックス、メイオールのハープやキーボードが彩りを加えています。個人的には、アルバム冒頭と最後を飾る曲がベースとギターのグルーヴが味わえて、メイオールのスキャット(歌でない)が決まっていて気に入っています。ともあれ本作はそれまでの成功した方法論を排したメイオールの潔さが生み出した傑作です。
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