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Speaking of vinyl reissues, Sundazed has got three coming from John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers at the end of August.

Mayall certainly had an ear for talent, as these three albums certainly prove. Blues Breakers with Eric Clapton, released 45 years ago this month, remains a pivotal moment for both Mayall and the 21-year-old ex-Yardbird, whose work on the first Bluesbreakers album earned him that immortal “Clapton is God” graffiti tag. But Slowhand’s not the only genius afoot: the standard Bluesbreakers lineup included bassist John McVie in its ranks, and Mayall recruited guitarists Peter Green for A Hard Road and Mick Taylor for Crusade. (Green, McVie and onetime Mayall drummer Mick Fleetwood would go on to form Fleetwood Mac.)

All of these albums have seen compact disc releases before with various configurations of bonus tracks, but the draw here is that A Hard Road and Crusade are being mastered for CD, in addition to the LP reissues, from the original U.K. mono mix for the first time anywhere. So if you’re a fan of great U.K. blues, these are ones to pick up. You can do that here and expect them in stock on August 30.

Blues Breakers with Eric Clapton (originally released as Decca LK-4804 (U.K.)/London LL-3492 (U.S.), 1966 – reissued Sundazed SC-6273/LP-5371, 2011)

1. All Your Love
2. Hideaway
3. Little Girl
4. Another Man
5. Double Crossing Time
6. What’d I Say
7. Key to Love
8. Parchman Farm
9. Have You Heard
10. Ramblin’ on My Mind
11. Steppin’ Out
12. It Ain’t Right

A Hard Road (originally released as Decca LK-4853 (U.K.)/London LL-3502 (U.S.), 1967 – reissued Sundazed SC-6274/LP-5372, 2011)

1. A Hard Road
2. It’s Over
3. You Don’t Love Me
4. The Stumble
5. Another Kind of Love
6. Hit the Highway
7. Leaping Christine
8. Dust My Blues
9. There’s Always Work
10. The Same Way
11. The Supernatural
12. Top of the Hill
13. Someday After a While (You’ll Be Sorry)
14. Living Alone

Crusade (originally released as Decca LK-4890 (U.K.)/London PS-529 (U.S.), 1967 – reissued Sundazed SC-6275/LP-5373, 2011)

1. Oh Pretty Woman
2. Stand Back Baby
3. My Time After a While
4. Snowy Wood
5. Man of Stone
6. Tears in My Eyes
7. Driving Sideways
8. The Death of J.B. Lenoir
9. I Can’t Quit You Baby
10. Streamline
11. Me and My Woman
12. Checkin’ Up on My Baby