John Mayall – The Turning Point

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Label:	Polydor – 24-4004
Format:	Vinyl , LP, Album, Stereo , All Disc Pressing
Country:	US
Released:	1970
Genre:	Blues
Style:	Harmonica Blues

Tracklist

A1	The Laws Must Change Composed By [Composer] – Mayall*	6:13
A2	Saw Mill Gulch Road Composed By [Composer] – Mayall*	4:38
A3	I'm Gonna Fight For You J.B. Composed By [Composer] – Mayall*	5:11
A4	So Hard To Share Composed By [Composer] – Mayall*	6:43
B1	California Composed By [Composer] – Thompson*	9:14
B2	Thoughts About Roxanne Composed By [Composer] – Thompson*	7:50
B3	Room To Move Composed By [Composer] – Mayall*	4:34

Companies, etc.

Recorded At – Fillmore East
Published By – St. George Music Ltd.
Manufactured By – Polydor Incorporated
Lacquer Cut At – Sterling Sound
Pressed By – All Disc Records, Inc.

Credits

Acoustic Guitar [Acoustic Finger-style Guitar] – Jon Mark
Bass Guitar – Steve Thompson (2)
Design, Artwork – John Mayall
Engineer – Eddie Kramer
Lacquer Cut By – RL*
Musician [Musicians] – Steve Thompson (2)
Photography By [Photographers] – Tapani Tapanainen
Producer – John Mayall
Sleeve Notes – John Mayall
Tenor Saxophone [Tenor], Alto Saxophone [Alto Saxophones], Flute [Flutes], Body Percussion [Mouth Percussion] – Johnny Almond
Vocals, Harmonica, Slide Guitar, Electric Guitar [Telecaster 6 String Guitar], Tambourine, Body Percussion [Mouth Percussion] – John Mayall

Notes

Different labels to other releases.
- small '6' printed below the matrix on the label
- 'STEREO' printed below Polydor

Sleeve:
A1. A few personal observations of police vs. youth and the drug situation [Key C]
A2. The story of an innocent encounter one night in Monterey, California [Key E]
A3. Fondly dedicated to the late J. B. Lenoir whose talent has yet to be acknowledged [Key B]
A4. Patricia and a 'possessive' old man who stood in our way [Key G]
B1. Improvisations and moods on the theme of homesickness [Key D]
B2. Memories of my love and friendship for a special girl in Los Angeles [Key C]
B3. A musician's need for personal freedom to love without entanglement [Key D♭]

Location: Bill Graham's Fillmore East, New York City
Date: 12th July 1969
Music publisher: St. George Music Limited, copyright 1969

Johnny Almond appears by kind permission of The Decca Record Company Limited, England (to whom I owe much)

Labels:
Manufactured by Polydor Incorporated, New York, N. Y.

Runouts:
Runouts are etched, except for 'STERLING'.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Pressing Plant ID (Labels): 6
Matrix / Runout (Side A label): POLP 80013
Matrix / Runout (Side B label): POLP 80014
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout): PD-4004-A-1G ③ STERLING RL 22
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout): PD-4004-B-1G STERLING 22

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	The Turning Point (LP, Album)	Polydor	658 175		1969
	The Turning Point (LP, Album)	Polydor	184 308		1969
Recently Edited	The Turning Point (LP, Album, Repress)	Polydor	543.029	Canada	1969
Recently Edited	The Turning Point (LP, Album, Stereo)	Polydor	583 571, 583571	UK	1969
Recently Edited	The Turning Point (LP, Album, Stereo, Pitman Press.)	Polydor	24-4004	US	1969