This is an autobiographical album about Mayalls first visit to Laurel Canyon, California before moving there for good. The lyrics are all about his stay and the people he met - Zappa with daughter Moon Unit, Canned Heat with "The Bear" and famous groupie Catherine James. Backing gruop consists of Collin Allen, Steve Thompson and Mick Taylor . Peter Green plays guitar on one track - "First Time Alone". The style is less jazz/bluesy than on Bare Wires and more towards the "pop" genre. The UK stereo on this is quite bad, sounds created and unnatural. Mono sounds a lot better, but somewhat more damp than "Bare Wires". From late -68 and on Decca UK made almost all their monos from the stereo tapes. Always seen this as a fold down, but if so the stereo mix must have been amended in some way to make it fit. Issued in US as stereo only (LONDON PS545) and reached #59 on Billboard 200. (MÄH*)
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