Report a trip to LA

The album "Blues from Laurel Canyon" by John Mayall accompanied me since its release in 1968. The musical report a trip to LA, the way to the departure, is still as fascinating as ever. The Laurel Canyon, a part of the Hollywood Hills, was at that time the Mecca of rock stars. All had the rank and name were to be found there. It must have been exciting, as all abhängten there and that's what gives this suite. All songs flow into each other, there are no breaks in between.
It starts with the sound of an airplane and the description of the ten-hour flight from England ("Vacation"). Now we are in LA and walk on Sunset Boulevard ("Walking on Sunset"), a friendly atmosphere. Finally arrived in Laurel Canyon, relaxed mood, everything is wonderful ("Laurel Canyon Home"). Now visiting an idol ("2401" - Zappa's house number), upsetting. Now even find a love affair and everything would be OK ("Ready to Ride"), full of expectation. No luck, bad luck, the medicine man should judge's ("Medicine Man"). Someone is so narcissistic, simply behaving childish ("Somebody's Acting Like a Child"). I have been visiting "The Bear", the heavyweight lead singer of Canned Heat, Bob Hite, basking in the shade. I meet "Miss James", the famous Catherine James, a surprise. Finally alone with you, so relaxing, so intimate, peace at last ("First Time Alone"). Late after midnight I long for my girls and I'm waiting ... ("Long Gone Midnight"). Everything is over, I have to pack, tomorrow I fly ("Fly Tomorrow").
It is the pure Blues but offered in so many variants, just to marvel. Sometimes fast and tearing, then relaxed and calm, almost to silence. What here Mayall and his band - Mick Taylor, guitar, Stephen Thompson, bass and Colin Allen, drums - have conjured up in just three days is impressive. John Mayall is both lyrically and musically a brilliant songwriter and so provided the ground for the development of all these talents.
"Blues from Laurel Canyon" is a super album, for me one of the island. What has been introduced here in playful sophistication of the participating musicians and how they have arrived the various moods of anticipation, amazement, happy, upset, disappointed, surprised, thoughtful, etc. transpose deserves the highest recognition.
The Remaster Edition offers two bonus tracks that are really unnecessary: ​​the single version of "2401" in mono and a live piece.