[Slowhand] "Primal Seed" & "Bluesbreaking!"

[DeltaNick]

With all the trading of "Primal Seed" going on, I just want to
reiterate:"Primal Seed" is a direct copy of "Bluesbreaking!" It's a bootleg
of a bootleg. I offer no particular comment on this, except that the
credits, as listed on the "Primal Seed" artwork, are incorrect.

According to the incorrect, "Primal Seed" artwork:
John Mayall: vocals, harmonica, keyboards; Eric Clapton: guitar (tracks 1-9
& 11-19); John McVie: bass (tracks 13-14); Jack Bruce: bass (tracks 7-12 &
15-20); Hughie Flint: drums.
   Tracks 1-3 recorded 24 April 1965, BBC Radio.
   Tracks 4-6 recorded May or June 1965, Immediate Records.
   Tracks 7-12 recorded March 1966, Flamingo Club, London.
   Tracks 13-14 recorded June 1965, released August 1966.
   Tracks 15-20 recorded 19 March 1966, BBC Radio.

And yes, I know that tracks 7-12 are commercial recordings listed as being
recorded in March and April 1966 on the Decca Record Co. (including Deram
and London labels) releases. However, this is incorrect. Tracks 7-12 are all
from the same live performance, 28 November 1965, at London's Flamingo Club.
It was Jack Bruce's final performance with the Bluesbreakers. The very next
day, Bruce became a member of Manfred Mann.

What follows are the correct credits:

John Mayall Blues Breakers With Eric Clapton, "Primal Seed" (Cross Border
Records [CBR 001], 2003 CD) - This is a reissue of John Mayall And The
Bluesbreakers Featuring Eric Clapton, "Bluesbreaking!" (3BR Records [3BR
129], 2000 CD-R) - Tracks 1-3 recorded 26 April 1965, Saturday Club, BBC
Radio, London, broadcast 1 May 1965; tracks 4-5 recorded (May or) June 1965;
track 6 recorded (May or June or) November 1965; tracks 7-12 recorded 28
November 1965, Flamingo Club, London; tracks 13-14 recorded (January or)
February 1966, Wessex Sound Studio, Old Compton Street, Soho, London; tracks
15-16 recorded 14 March 1966, Saturday Club, BBC Radio, London, broadcast 19
March 1966; tracks 17-19 recorded 9 February 1966, Jazz Beat, BBC Radio,
London, broadcast 12 February 1966; track 20 recorded 25 October 1965,
Saturday Club, BBC Radio, London, broadcast 30 October 1965. John Mayall:
keyboards (piano, organ), harmonica, vocals; Eric Clapton: guitar (tracks
1-9, 11-19); John McVie: bass (tracks 1-6, 15-20); Jack Bruce: bass (tracks
7-12); Hughie Flint: drums (tracks 1-12, 15-20).
   1. Crawling Up A Hill (John Mayall) (2:27) - 26 April 1965, Saturday
Club, BBC Radio, London, broadcast 1 May 1965 - John Mayall: organ,
harmonica, vocal; Eric Clapton: guitar; John McVie: bass; Hughie Flint:
drums.
   2. Crocodile Walk (John Mayall) (2:27) - 26 April 1965, Saturday Club,
BBC Radio, London, broadcast 1 May 1965 - John Mayall: organ, vocal; Eric
Clapton: guitar; John McVie: bass; Hughie Flint: drums.
   3. Bye Bye Bird (Willie Dixon/Sonny Boy Williamson) (2:52) - 26 April
1965, Saturday Club, BBC Radio, London, broadcast 1 May 1965 - John Mayall:
harmonica, vocal; Eric Clapton: guitar; John McVie: bass; Hughie Flint:
drums.
   4. I’m Your Witchdoctor (John Mayall) (2:10) - A-side, (Immediate Record
Co. Ltd. [IM 012], 22 September 1965) recorded (May or) June 1965 - John
Mayall: organ, vocal; Eric Clapton: guitar; John McVie: bass; Hughie Flint:
drums.
   5. Telephone Blues (John Mayall) (3:55) - B-side, (Immediate Record Co.
Ltd. [IM 012], 22 September 1965) recorded (May or) June 1965 - John Mayall:
organ, harmonica, vocal; Eric Clapton: guitar; John McVie: bass; Hughie
Flint: drums.
   6. On Top Of The World (John Mayall) (2:47) - Recorded (May or June or)
November 1965; issued initially on Various Artists, "Blues Anytime, Volume
2" (Immediate Record Co. Ltd. [IMSP 015], 3 May 1968, UK), and Various
Artists, "An Anthology Of British Blues, Volume II" (Immediate Records Inc.,
CBS Records [Z12 52 014], 19 August 1968, US) - John Mayall: piano, vocals;
Eric Clapton: guitar; Jack Bruce: bass; Hughie Flint: drums.
   7. (Intro) Maudie (Hooker) (2:27) - Recorded 28 November 1965, Flamingo
Club, London - John Mayall: organ, harmonica, vocal; Eric Clapton: guitar;
Jack Bruce: 6-string bass; Hughie Flint: drums.
   8. It Hurts To Be In Love (Toombs/Dixon) (3:20) - Recorded 28 November
1965, Flamingo Club, London - John Mayall: organ, vocal; Eric Clapton:
guitar; Jack Bruce: 6-string bass; Hughie Flint: drums.
   9. Have You Ever Loved A Woman (Billy Myles) (6:41) - Recorded 28
November 1965, Flamingo Club, London - John Mayall: organ, vocal; Eric
Clapton: guitar; Jack Bruce: 6-string bass; Hughie Flint: drums.
   10. Bye Bye Bird (Willie Dixon/Sonny Boy Williamson) (3:49) - Recorded 28
November 1965, Flamingo Club, London (John Mayall: harmonica, vocal; Jack
Bruce: 6-string bass; Hughie Flint: drums.
   11. Hoochie Coochie Man (Willie Dixon) (3:52) - Recorded 28 November
1965, Flamingo Club, London - John Mayall: organ, harmonica, vocal; Eric
Clapton: guitar; Jack Bruce: 6-string bass; Hughie Flint: drums.
   12. (They Call It) Stormy Monday (Aaron T. Walker) (4:33) - Recorded 28
November 1965, Flamingo Club, London - John Mayall: organ, vocal; Eric
Clapton: guitar; Jack Bruce: 6-string bass; Hughie Flint: drums.
   13. Lonely Years (John Mayall) (3:19) - A-side, John Mayall And Eric
Clapton (Purdah [3502], 19 August 1966) recorded (January or) February
1966 - John Mayall: harmonica, vocal; Eric Clapton: guitar.
   14. Bernard Jenkins (Eric Clapton) (3:49) - B-side, John Mayall And Eric
Clapton (Purdah [3502], 19 August 1966) recorded (January or) February
1966 - John Mayall: piano; Eric Clapton: guitar.
   15. On Top Of The World (John Mayall) (2:38) - Recorded 14 March 1966,
Saturday Club, BBC Radio, London, broadcast 19 March 1966 - John Mayall:
keyboards, vocals; Eric Clapton: guitar; John McVie: bass; Hughie Flint:
drums.
   16. Key To Love (John Mayall) (2:07) - Recorded 14 March 1966, Saturday
Club, BBC Radio, London, broadcast 19 March 1966 - John Mayall: organ,
vocal; Eric Clapton: guitar; John McVie: bass; Hughie Flint: drums.
   17. Hideaway (Freddie King/Sonny Thompson) (3:21) - Recorded 9 February
1966, Jazz Beat, BBC Radio, London, broadcast 12 February 1966 - John
Mayall: organ; Eric Clapton: guitar; John McVie: bass; Hughie Flint: drums.
   18. Little Girl (John Mayall) (2:47) - Recorded 9 February 1966, Jazz
Beat, BBC Radio, London, broadcast 12 February 1966 - John Mayall: organ,
vocal; Eric Clapton: guitar; John McVie: bass; Hughie Flint: drums.
   19. Tears In My Eyes (John Mayall) (4:31) - Recorded 9 February 1966,
Jazz Beat, BBC Radio, London, broadcast 12 February 1966 - John Mayall:
organ, vocal; Eric Clapton: guitar; John McVie: bass; Hughie Flint: drums.
   20. Parchman Farm (Mose Allison) (2:43) - Recorded 9 February 1966, Jazz
Beat, BBC Radio, London, broadcast on 12 February 1966 - John Mayall:
harmonica, vocal; John McVie: bass; Hughie Flint: drums.

                DeltaNick