[Slowhand] Re: Delaney mix of LAOALS

DeltaNick deltanick at comcast.net
Thu Jun 29 22:05:13 EDT 2006



>> Does anyone know why Delaney's mix of LAOALS was dropped for the official

>> release? I know the brass section was a little 'in your face', but I felt

>> the album really needed it as Eric's guitar prowess was starting to wane

>> considerably. The talk around Miami at the time was that Eric was after

>> that fat horn sound that Mayall achieved on Beano. In fact, the working

>> title of LAOALS for the first few weeks was 'Son Of Beano'. In my opinion

>> he never even came close to the glory days of '66. Tom Dowd couldn't hold

>> a candle to Gus Dudgeon. Why he ever left Mayall is beyond me. Just my

>> two cents worth mind you. <<


You seem to have forgotten when Derek & The Dominos was formed, its motto
was "No horns, no chicks."









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