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  1. Back to the Roots is a 1971 double album by John Mayall released on Polydor. [3] Recording sessions took place both in California and London where Mayall invited some former members of his band, notably guitarists Eric Clapton and Mick Taylor.

  2. He is heard playing on the two albums from that period ‘USA Union’ and ‘Back to the Roots.’ Mayall described his technique as Harvey’s wall of sound, which aptly encompasses his early mastery of controlled feedback through his customized Bogan amplifier, and his later featuring of two-handed tapping.

  3. The roots and the tree remain stable, but the branches will always be growing and spreading to produce new offshoots. Larry Taylor & Harvey Mandel (1971) – with the current Mayall band. Sugarcane Harris (1971) – Solo career. Jon Mark & Johnny Almond (1970) – a band called Mark-Almond.

  4. Mar 22, 2024 · Self-taught guitarist Harvey “The Snake” Mandel is a musical innovator whose guitar style comes out of the electric Chicago blues of his youth. He helped to develop playing techniques such as two-handed fretboard tapping, and the use of sustained and controlled feedback during the mid-’60s.

  5. He is heard playing on the two albums from that period USA Union and Back to the Roots. In 1972, he teamed up with Don "Sugarcane" Harris , Randy Resnick on guitar, Victor Conte on bass , and Paul Lagos on drums to form the band Pure Food and Drug Act , which released one album, Choice Cuts . [ 2 ]

  6. View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 2001 CD release of "Back To The Roots" on Discogs.

  7. Oct 6, 2021 · What We’re Listening For on Back to the Roots. Energy for starters. What could be more important than the life of the music? Then: presence and immediacy. The vocals aren’t “back there” somewhere, lost in the mix. They’re front and center where any recording engineer worth his salt would put them.