Back To The Roots (2xVINYL) | Excellent (EX) Excellent (EX)

*PHOTOS ACTUAL*    EX VINYL HAS SOME VERY LIGHT MARKS, NOTHING THAT WOULD AFFECT PLAY / ex sleeve w corner cut, looks great otherwise

Label:
Polydor – 25-3002, Polydor – 2673 003
Format:
2 x Vinyl, LP, Album, Hollywood Pressing, Gatefold
Country:
US
Released:
1971
Genre:
Rock, Blues
Style:
Blues Rock
A1        Prisons On The Road
Bass – Larry Taylor
Drums – Paul Lagos
Lead Guitar – Eric Clapton
Piano, Vocals – John Mayall
Violin – Don "Sugarcane" Harris
4:16
A2        My Children
Bass – Larry Taylor
Drums – Keef Hartley
Lead Guitar – Harvey Mandel
Organ, Vocals – John Mayall
Tenor Saxophone, Bass Flute – Johnny Almond
5:08
A3        Accidental Suicide
Bass – Larry Taylor
Lead Guitar – Eric Clapton, Harvey Mandel, Mick Taylor
Rhythm Guitar, Harmonica, Vocals – John Mayall
Violin – Don "Sugarcane" Harris
6:15
A4        Groupie Girl
Bass – Larry Taylor
Drums – Keef Hartley
Guitar – Harvey Mandel
Piano, Vocals – John Mayall
Tenor Saxophone – Johnny Almond
Violin – Don "Sugarcane" Harris
3:52
A5        Blue Fox
Bass – Larry Taylor
Drums – Paul Lagos
Guitar – Jerry McGee
Harmonica – John Mayall
Violin – Don "Sugarcane" Harris
3:41
B1        Home Again
Bass – Larry Taylor
Guitar – Eric Clapton
Piano, Harmonica, Vocals – John Mayall
4:55
B2        Television Eye
Bass – Larry Taylor
Drums – Keef Hartley
Lead Guitar – Harvey Mandel
Rhythm Guitar, Harmonica, Vocals – John Mayall
Tenor Saxophone – Johnny Almond
7:31
B3        Marriage Madness
Bass – Larry Taylor
Drums – Keef Hartley
Lead Guitar – Mick Taylor
Organ, Vocals – John Mayall
Tenor Saxophone, Alto Saxophone – Johnny Almond
3:34
B4        Looking At Tomorrow
Bass – Larry Taylor
Drums – Paul Lagos
Lead Guitar – Eric Clapton
Piano, Guitar [Rhythm Guitar], Vocals – John Mayall
Violin – Don "Sugarcane" Harris
6:53
C1        Dream With Me
Bass – Larry Taylor
Drums – Keef Hartley
Flute – Johnny Almond
Guitar – Harvey Mandel
Guitar, Vocals – John Mayall
5:19
C2        Full Speed Ahead
Bass – Steve Thompson (2)
Drums – Keef Hartley
Guitar – Mick Taylor
Harmonica, Vocals – John Mayall
Violin – Don "Sugarcane" Harris
5:20
C3        Mr. Censor Man
Bass – Larry Taylor
Drums – Keef Hartley
Lead Guitar – Mick Taylor
Piano, Vocals – John Mayall
Tenor Saxophone – Johnny Almond
4:42
C4        Force Of Nature
Bass – Larry Taylor
Lead Guitar – Eric Clapton, Harvey Mandel
Slide Guitar – Mick Taylor
Tambourine, Drums, Vocals – John Mayall
6:32
C5        Boogie Albert
Piano – John Mayall
2:16
D1        Goodbye December
Bass – Larry Taylor
Drums – Keef Hartley
Lead Guitar – Eric Clapton
Rhythm Guitar – Harvey Mandel
Rhythm Guitar, Harmonica, Vocals – John Mayall
5:23
D2        Unanswered Questions
Bass – Larry Taylor
Drums – Keef Hartley
Lead Guitar – Harvey Mandel
Organ, Vocals – John Mayall
Violin – Don "Sugarcane" Harris
4:40
D3        Devil's Tricks
Bass – Larry Taylor
Drums – Paul Lagos
Guitar – Jerry McGee, Mick Taylor
Piano, Vocals – John Mayall
Violin – Don "Sugarcane" Harris
7:45
D4        Travelling
Bass – Larry Taylor
Drums – Paul Lagos
Flute – Johnny Almond
Slide Guitar, Vocals – John Mayall
Violin – Don "Sugarcane" Harris
4:38
Record Company – Polydor Incorporated
Manufactured By – Polydor Incorporated
Published By – St. George Music Ltd.
Recorded At – Larrabee Sound Studios
Recorded At – I.B.C. Studios
Lacquer Cut At – Sterling Sound
Pressed By – RCA Records Pressing Plant, Hollywood
Artwork, Illustration, Design, Photography By – John Mayall
Engineer [London] – Damon Lyon-Shaw
Engineer [Los Angeles] – John Judnich
Lacquer Cut By – RL*
Photography By – Barry Wendell*, Dominique Tarle*, Gered Mankowitz, Nancy Throckmorton
Words By, Music By – John Mayall
Hollywood pressing variant, identified by stamped H in runouts.
Label variation (side designation and cat# are switched) vs. other pressings, e.g. John Mayall - Back To The Roots.

Recorded at Larrabee Studios, Los Angeles, California & IBC Studios, London, England between November 15 & 25, 1970.

Manufactuerd by Polydor Incorporated, New York, N.Y.

Publishing - St George Music Limited

Gatefold cover.
Includes a 24-page, full-size booklet with info about artists and lyrics.

Runout notes:
Sides A & B etched; H, STERLING stamped
 

• Media Condition: Excellent (EX)
• Sleeve Condition: Excellent (EX)
• Genre: ROCK
• Format Type: 2xLP