John Mayall's Bluesbreakers - Bare Wires

Bare Wires is the fifth studio album by British blues rock band John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, originally released in June 1968 via Decca Records.

Throughout the 1960s, John Mayall's Bluesbreakers acted as a finishing school for the leading British blues-rock musicians of the era. Guitarists Eric Clapton, Peter Green, and Mick Taylor joined his band in a remarkable succession in the mid-'60s, fine tuning their playing with Mayall before going on to join Cream, Fleetwood Mac, and the Rolling Stones, respectively. John McVie and Mick Fleetwood, Jack Bruce, Aynsley Dunbar, Dick Heckstall-Smith, Andy Fraser (of Free), John Almond, and Jon Mark also played and recorded with the band for varying lengths of times in the '60s.

Recorded at Decca Studios in London and produced by Mike Vernon (David Bowie, Eric Clapton, Fleetwood Mac), Bare Wires continued on with the lineup of 1967's Crusader, with Mick Taylor on guitar following Peter Green's departure to form Fleetwood Mac, Tony Reeves on bass, and Jon Hiseman on drums.

This album features the young Mick Taylor with writing credits on the songs "No Reply" (with Mayall) and "Hartley Quits".

Bare Wires was Mayall's first successful U.S. album reaching No. 59 on the Billboard 200, as well as No. 1 in France, and No. 3 in the UK.

The songs "No Reply" and "She's Too Young" were released as a single by Decca.

Check out the tracks "Bare Wires", "No Reply", "Hartley Quits"; and "She's Too Young".

This LP Record is on 180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl housed in a Gatefold Sleeve, pressed in Europe.