Crusade | ||||
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Studio album by John Mayall's Bluesbreakers | ||||
Released | 1 September 1967 | |||
Recorded | 12 July 1967 at Decca West Hampstead studios | |||
Genre | Blues rock | |||
Length | 45:50 (original) 79:09 (2007 reissue) |
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Label |
Decca (United Kingdom) London (United States) |
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Producer | Mike Vernon | |||
John Mayall's Bluesbreakers chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | |
Rolling Stone | (Negative) |
Crusade is the fourth album and third studio album by the British blues rock band John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, released on 1 September 1967 on Decca Records. It was the follow-up to A Hard Road, also released in 1967. As with their two previous albums, Crusade was produced by Mike Vernon. The album was the first recordings of a young 18-year-old guitarist, Mick Taylor.
Original release All songs by John Mayall except as noted
Expanded release
An expanded edition includes ten more tracks, most of them already available on the 1971 compilation Thru the Years; these recordings were made with earlier line ups. A remastered and expanded version of this album was scheduled for release in the UK on 6 August 2007.