1995 Limited Edition, Half-Speed Mastered 200gm Anadisc. This Is Number 2261. If We Graded This LP On Liner Notes Alone It Would Rank Up There With The Best. John Peel Spins Classic Yarn Giving Us A Perspective That Provides History, Insight and Data Bringing Us Closer To the Artist And His Work. The Liner Notes Were A Main Component To The Record Experience, Now Its So Far And Few Between. "The Blues Alone" is a studio album by British blues musician John Mayall. It was released in 1967 by the Decca label. The album is unique in Mayall's discography for featuring him as the only musician, playing all the instruments himself. Mayall had been leading the Bluesbreakers, a band that had gone through several line-up changes, since the early 1960s. But by the mid-1960s, he had grown disillusioned with the difficulties of keeping a band together and the expectations placed on him as a bandleader. He decided to record an album entirely on his own, showcasing his talents as a multi-instrumentalist. "The Blues Alone" was recorded over three days in December 1966. Mayall played all the instruments himself, including guitar, harmonica, keyboards, and drums. The album features mostly original songs, with a few covers of blues standards. The album was released to critical acclaim and became a favorite among blues fans. It is considered an important milestone in Mayall's career and a seminal album in the development of British blues. The album's stripped-down sound and raw energy influenced many later musicians, including Eric Clapton and the Rolling Stones. Mayall went on to record many more albums over the following decades, with various line-ups of the Bluesbreakers and other musicians. But "The Blues Alone" remains a landmark in his career and a testament to his skills as a musician and songwriter.