A grab bag of rare tracks from the '60s, some of which stand among Mayall's finest. His debut 1964 single "Crawling Up a Hill" is one of his best originals; this comp also includes a couple of 1964-1965 flipsides. The eight songs featuring Peter Green include some top-notch material that outpaces much of the only album recorded by the Green lineup (A Hard Road), particularly the Green originals "Missing You" and "Out of Reach," a great B-side with devastating, icy guitar lines and downbeat lyrics that ranks as one of the great lost blues-rock cuts of the '60s. The set is filled out with a few songs from the Mick Taylor era, the highlight being the vicious instrumental "Knockers Step Forward."
John Mayall / John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers
Thru the Years
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Thru the Years Review
by Richie Unterberger
Track Listing
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| 1 | John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers / John Mayall | 02:20 | |||||
| 2 | John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers / John Mayall | 03:05 | |||||
| 3 | John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers / John Mayall | 02:19 | |||||
| 4 | John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers / John Mayall | 02:43 | |||||
| 5 | John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers / John Mayall | 02:34 | |||||
| 6 | John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers / John Mayall | 04:46 | |||||
| 7 | John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers / John Mayall | 03:57 | |||||
| 8 | John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers / John Mayall | 04:53 | |||||
| 9 | John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers / John Mayall | 02:01 | |||||
| 10 | John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers / John Mayall | 02:30 | Amazon | ||||
| 11 | John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers / John Mayall | 03:58 | |||||
| 12 | John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers / John Mayall | 02:50 | |||||
| 13 | John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers / John Mayall | 03:16 | Amazon | ||||
| 14 | John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers / John Mayall | 02:22 | Amazon |
