John Mayall's Bluesbreakers* - Bare Wires (LP, Album, Gat) (Very Good Plus (VG+))

Media Condition:  Very Good Plus (VG+)
Sleeve Condition: Good Plus (G+)
Country:    US  
Released:  
Genre:       Rock, Blues
Style:         Blues Rock, Electric Blues

Comments:
Water damage to sleeve. Severe damage to inner gate and back sleeve.
 

Notes:

Gatefold Record Sleeve.

(MR) inside a circle and 'delta' number Δ12179 denote a Monarch pressing.

Notes on runouts, including scratched numbers and letters present on runouts but not exhaustively reported below on matrix/runout data, listed here for a complete reading. 
Runout Side A: a stamped  '8338' and a following etched '-3' scratched after 'ZAL'; an etched 'w' scratched between '8340' and '(MR)'.
Runout Side B: an etched 'w' scratched between '(MR)' and 'Bell Sound';  '...' do not follow but placed under number '5'. 
'RePL' could be 'RCPL', but the first more likely, as it could mean 'replaced' or similar, due to the wrong scratched first writing.

- Track B3 ("Hartley Quits"): track duration is listed as 2:53 on back cover and label, but listed as 2:58 on inside cover.
- Track A7 ("Look in the Mirror"): track duration is listed as 2:51 on back cover and label, but listed as 3:51 on inside cover.

This album and these Bluesbreakers mark the beginning of a new journey for me in 1968 -- impossible to speak too highly of the musical contributions from the revised personnel -- only one thing left to say -- This is my story so let this music be my true voice.
-- John Mayall, 1968

Featured soloists in order [Side A:
John; Henry; Mick; Chris; John & Jon; Tony & Dick

Featured soloists in order [Side B:
John & Chris; Mick & John; Mick; Henry & Mick; Jon, John & Dick; John & Henry

Recorded at Decca West Hampstead Studios on the 3rd, 9th, 24th and 30th April 1968.

© Copyright 1968 by St. George Music Co. Ltd., London, England for the World
Reprinted by permission
Cover - Printed in U.S.A
On label: Made in U.S.A

 

A1. Bare Wires 1:25
A2. Where Did I Belong? 3:05
A3. I Started Walking 2:20
A4. Open Up A New Door 3:00
A5. Fire 3:45
A6. I Know Now 5:25
A7. Look In The Mirror 2:51
B1. I'm A Stranger 5:11
B2. No Reply 3:07
B3. Hartley Quits 2:53
B4. Killing Time 4:45
B5. She's Too Young 2:20
B6. Sandy 3:45

 

Barcode and Other Identifiers:

Matrix / Runout ZAL- 8340-A
Matrix / Runout ZAL-8341-B
Matrix / Runout ZAL -̶8̶3̶3̶8̶-̶3̶-̶ 8340 -̶w (MR) Bell Sound sƒ PRCW Δ12179
Matrix / Runout PS-537B1-1-1 ZAL 8341 - 5 ... RePL (MR) -̶w Bell Sound sf Δ12179-X PRCW - s -

 

Recorded At West Hampstead Studios
Mastered At Bell Sound Studios, Inc.
Pressed By Monarch Record Mfg. Co.
Copyright (c) St. George Music Ltd.

Data provided by Discogs
Product listed via Disconnect