Polydor: John Mayall - Empty Rooms - Music CD (Signed)

/ Polydor: John Mayall - Empty Rooms - Zenei CD (Aláírt)

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Product Details / Termék adatok:

• UPC / Vonalkód: 731452745729
• Product Type / Termék típusa: Music CD / Zenei CD
• Brand / Kiadó: Polydor / PolyGram Records
• MPN: 527 457-2
• Artist / Előadó: John Mayall
• Genre / Műfaj: Blues, Folk Blues, Blues Rock
• Original Release Year / Eredeti megjelenés: 1969
• CD Reissue / CD újrakiadás: 1995
• Produced by / Produceri: John Mayall
• Signed / Aláírt: Yes – autograph on front cover / Igen – aláírás a borítón

Product Features / Termék jellemzői

• Format: Compact Disc, standard jewel case
• 12 tracks, all written by John Mayall (except tracks 1 & 6 co-written with others)
• Musicians: John Mayall (vocals, keyboards, lead guitar, 12-string guitar, bass, moog, harmonica), Johnny Almond (saxophones, flutes), Jon Mark (fingerstyle and 12-string guitars), Steve Thompson (bass), Larry Taylor (guest, bass)
• Recorded at DeLane Lea/Advision London and Broadway NY/Larrabee Los Angeles
• Engineers: Eddie Kramer, John Judnich, Barry Ainsworth, Eddy Offord
• Front cover bears an autograph

Overview

Empty Rooms is a 1969 album that landed at a turning point. Right after disbanding the classic electric Bluesbreakers lineup, Mayall stripped things back — no drums, acoustic textures, Moog, flutes. The result is something quieter and more personal than anything he'd made before.

The back cover carries Mayall's own words, written at the time: the record, he said, consists of personal observations and feelings — all part of his search for happiness. That's not marketing. That's a man working something out through music.

Mayall plays nearly everything himself — guitars, bass, keyboards, Moog, harmonica. Johnny Almond's saxophones and flutes add atmosphere without weight. Jon Mark's fingerstyle guitar work runs through several tracks with a folk-acoustic clarity that sets this apart from standard British blues of the era.

Tracks like "Counting the Days" (5:31) and "Waiting for the Right Time" (5:33) take their time. No rush. "To a Princess" and "Lying in My Bed" close the album with the same reflective tone it opened with.

This is a CD reissue of a genuine 1969 classic — and this copy carries an autograph on the front cover.

Áttekintés

Az Empty Rooms 1969-es album egy fordulóponton jelent meg. Mayall feloszlatta a klasszikus elektromos Bluesbreakers felállást, és visszanyúlt az akusztikus textúrákhoz — dobok nélkül, Moog szintetizátorral, fuvolával. Az eredmény személyesebb lett minden korábban készített lemezénél.

A hátlap Mayall saját szavait viseli: a lemez személyes megfigyelésekből és érzésekből áll — mind a boldogság keresésének részei. Nem reklámszöveg. Egy ember dolgozza fel önmagát zenén keresztül.

Mayall szinte mindent maga játszik — gitárokat, basszust, billentyűsöket, Moogot, szájharmonikát. Johnny Almond szaxofonjai és fuvolái atmoszférát adnak anélkül, hogy terhelnék a hangzást. Jon Mark fingerstyle gitárjátéka folk-akusztikus tisztasággal fut végig a számokon.

A "Counting the Days" (5:31) és a "Waiting for the Right Time" (5:33) ráér. Nincs sietség. A "To a Princess" és a "Lying in My Bed" ugyanolyan meditatív hangvétellel zárja a lemezt, ahogy nyílt.

Ez egy hiteles 1969-es klasszikus CD-újrakiadása — és ez a példány aláírást hordoz a borítón.

Interesting Facts / Érdekességek

• Empty Rooms marked a sharp stylistic break — Mayall disbanded the Bluesbreakers and recorded without a drummer, pushing into acoustic and jazz-influenced territory that surprised many fans at the time.
• Engineer Eddie Kramer had previously worked with Jimi Hendrix — his presence in the credits places this album in a very specific moment in late-1960s recording history.
• Larry Taylor, credited as guest bassist, was a member of Canned Heat at the time — his appearance here was borrowed courtesy of Liberty Records.
• Jon Mark (guitars) went on to form the jazz-folk group Mark-Almond with Johnny Almond, directly out of these sessions.
• The album was dedicated by Mayall to "Nancy and the start of something good" — a personal inscription that survived into the CD reissue liner notes.
• John Mayall passed away on July 22, 2024, aged 90, making all signed copies from his catalog permanent collector items.

Track Listing / Számjegyzék

1. Don't Waste My Time – 3:10
2. Plan Your Revolution – 2:36
3. Don't Pick a Flower – 3:52
4. Something New – 4:37
5. People Cling Together – 2:52
6. Waiting for the Right Time – 5:33
7. Thinking of My Woman – 2:27
8. Counting the Days – 5:31
9. When I Go – 4:44
10. Many Miles Apart – 2:55
11. To a Princess – 3:31
12. Lying in My Bed – 4:21

Publishers / Kiadói adatok

Polydor / PolyGram Records Catalog: 527 457-2 © 1969 PolyGram Records, Inc. Distributed by Polydor/PolyGram

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