A limited-edition 30-CD box set capturing over two decades of John Mayall’s pioneering blues performances.

The Second Generation features iconic live shows from 1968 to 1993 and showcases John Mayall’s ever-evolving lineup of blues virtuosos, including guitar greats Mick Taylor, Harvey Mandel, Walter Trout, and Coco Montoya, legendary drummers Keef Hartley and bass giants such as John McVie and Larry Taylor.

Includes 120-page hardback book with introduction and contributions from Gaz Mayall, plus many previously unseen photos.

Coverphoto: John Mayall - The Second Generation: Live Magic 1968-1993

Madfish Music proudly presents a strictly limited-edition box set that captures over two decades of John Mayall’s pioneering blues performances. The Second Generation is a sprawling 30-CD collection, featuring iconic live shows from 1968 to 1993 across the globe. This unparalleled release showcases John Mayall’s ever-evolving lineup of blues virtuosos, including guitar greats Mick Taylor, Harvey Mandel, Walter Trout, and Coco Montoya, along with legendary drummers like Keef Hartley and bass giants such as John McVie and Larry Taylor.

Mayall’s influence and appeal was worldwide; the selection of live recordings herein showcasing his timeless, singular sound. Captured from soundboard and audience recordings across 30 performances from cities including New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Paris, Milan, London, and more, the collection spans a 25-year period and offers a comprehensive view of Mayall’s legendary live prowess.

The set also includes a 120-page hardback book with introduction and contributions from Gaz Mayall plus many previously unseen photos.

This box set coincides with John Mayall’s much-deserved induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and was approved and fully supported by John Mayall before his sad passing earlier this year.

Gaz Mayall spoke recently about the forthcoming boxset “The family has been working closely with Madfish / Snapper Music over the past couple of years to bring together this formidable collection of music and memorabilia. We are very excited to present this fabulous selection to coincide with John’s long overdue induction into the Rock ’n’ Roll Hall of Fame”.

The Mayall estate also supplied two very special privately recorded shows for this box set, both performances coming from Gaz Mayall’s legendary club night Gaz’s Rockin’ Blues in 1981 and 1982 respectively. The former features Alexis Korner and the latter is a rare example of John and his sons Gaz and Ben all appearing onstage together.

Boxset photo: John Mayall - The Second Generation: Live Magic 1968-1993

John Mayall – The Second Generation: Live Magic 1968-1993

Label: Madfish Music
Release: 7 March 2025
Format: 30-CD box set

Tracks

DISC ONE – Fillmore West, San Francisco, 9th February 1968
Dust My Broom 0:03:59 John Mayall – vocals, guitar, harmonica, keyboard
So Many Roads 0:11:45 Mick Taylor – guitar
I Can’t Sleep 0:06:09 Keith Tillman – bass
It’s My Own Fault 0:09:45 Chris Mercer – tenor sax, organ
Soul Of A Short Fat Man 0:12:07 Dick Heckstall-Smith – alto and tenor sax

DISC TWO – Newport Jazz Festival, Rhode Island, 5th July 1969
The Laws Must Change 0:07:25 John Mayall – vocals, guitar, harmonica
Don’t Waste My Time 0:03:12 Johnny Almond – tenor and alto saxophones, flute
California 0:09:33 Jon Mark – acoustic guitar
So Hard To Share 0:06:57 Steve Thompson – acoustic bass
Room To Move 0:05:40

DISC THREE – Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, 9th November 1970
Introduction 0:01:12 John Mayall – vocals/guitar/harmonica/keyboards
You Must Be Crazy 0:05:20 Harvey Mandel – guitar
My Pretty Girl 0:05:36 Don ‘Sugarcane’ Harris – violin/vocals
Hookers And Winos 0:11:02 Larry Taylor – bass
Crying 0:07:33
Took The Car 0:09:09
Possessive Emotions 0:13:13

DISC FOUR – Konserthuset, Gothenburg, 12th April 1972
Driving Dangerously 0:12:53 John Mayall – vocals/guitar/harmonica/keyboards
Mess Around 0:07:09 Freddie Robinson – guitar/ vocal
Good Time Boogie 0:08:53 Blue Mitchell – trumpet
Drum Solo 0:01:26 Clifford Solomon – tenor sax
That’s All Right 0:02:26 Victor Gaskin – bass
Times Are Getting Tougher 0:04:05 Keef Hartley – drums
I Wish I Could Understand 0:07:47
Baby What Do You Have To Lose 0:03:19
Dry Throat 0:20:13

DISC FIVE – Record Plant, Los Angeles, 1st February 1975 – The KMET John Mayall Hour
Early In The Morning 0:03:56 John Mayall – vocals/guitar/harmonica/keyboards
Step In The Sun 0:04:18 Dee McKinney – vocals
Looks Like Love 0:04:57 Rick Vito – guitar/vocals
Mighty Tight Woman 0:05:13 Don ‘Sugarcane’ Harris – violin/vocals
So Much To Do 0:06:53 Larry Taylor – bass
Taxman Blues 0:04:37 Jay Spell – keyboards
When She Loves 0:04:14 Soko Richardson – drums
Room To Move 0:06:23
St. James Infirmary 0:06:52 Trad arr
Driving On / Band Introductions 0:09:08

DISC SIX – My Father’s Place, Roslyn, New York, 3rd October 1976
Introduction 0:01:27 John Mayall – vocals/guitar/harmonica/keyboards
Gasoline Blues 0:06:30 Gary Rowles – guitar
Play The Harp 0:07:25 Larry Taylor – bass
The Boy Most Likely To Succeed 0:07:41 Jay Spell – keyboards
Room To Move 0:08:03 Red Holloway – tenor saxophone
Have You Ever Loved A Woman 0:06:09 Frank Wilson – drums Warren Bryant – perucssion

DISC SEVEN – Pavillon de Paris, Paris, 23rd May 1979
Tucson Lady 0:07:32 John Mayall – vocals/guitar/harmonica/keyboards
California 0:09:32 Chris Cameron – keyboards
Dreamboat 0:03:23 Christian Mostert – saxophone/flute
Separate Ways 0:06:30 Maggie Parker – vocals/percussion
Gypsy Lady 0:05:53 Angus Thomas – bass
Parchman Farm 0:15:22 Ruben Alvarez – drums
Arizona Bound 0:06:36
Bottom Line 0:06:03

DISC EIGHT – Paradise Club, Boston, 2nd February 1980
Hideaway John Mayall – vocals/guitar/harmonica/keyboards
Road Show James Quill Smith – guitar
All Your Love
Long Gone Midnight
My Train Time
Stormy Monday Blues

DISC NINE – Rolling Stone, Milan, 15th July 1981
Another Man 0:04:40 John Mayall – vocals/guitar/harmonica/keyboards
Send Me Down To Memphis 0:05:00 Bobby Manuel – guitar
An Eye For An Eye 0:05:16 Don McMinn – guitar
So Many Roads 0:05:57 Jeff Davis – bass
Parchman Farm 0:07:08 Mike Gardner – drums
Talk To Your Daughter 0:07:17 Don Nix – vocals/guitar on ‘We Gotta Move (Keep On Rolling)
The Rock ‘n’ Roll Kitchen 0:04:27
Rock It In The Pocket 0:06:54
Stormy Monday 0:07:43
We Gotta Move (Keep On Rolling) 0:04:08
Black Cat Moan 0:05:19
Room To Move 0:06:45
Baby, What You Want Me To Do? 0:04:10

DISC TEN – Gaz’s Rockin’ Blues, London, 31st December 1981
Mardi Gras In New Orleans 0:06:00 John Mayall – vocals, guitar, keyboards, harmonica
Blow Wind Blow 0:05:47 Alexis Korner – vocal, guitar
Blues Jam 1 0:05:21 Pete Thomas – tenor sax
Bring It On Home To Me 0:08:12 Pete Scott – bass
Blues Jam 2 0:07:58 Kieran O’Connor- drums
Have You Heard 0:07:06 Diz Watson piano, vocal

DISC ELEVEN – Keystone, Berkeley, 16th January 1982
An Eye For An Eye 0:05:51 John Mayall – vocals, guitar, keyboards, harmonica
Rock It In The Pocket 0:07:06 Mick Taylor – guitar
Have You Heard 0:10:01 John McVie – bass
Black Cat Moan 0:08:23 Colin Allen – drums
My Time After Awhile 0:07:54
The Stumble 0:03:01
Oh, Pretty Woman 0:06:22
Checkin’ Up On My Baby 0:06:30
Road Show 0:06:22
Room To Move 0:05:35
Happy Birthday 0:01:09 Traditional

DISC TWELVE – Club Chevron, Melbourne, 1st February 1982
Introduction 0:00:54 John Mayall – vocals, guitar, keyboards, harmonica
Oh, Pretty Woman 0:06:51 Mick Taylor – guitar
Checkin’ Up On My Baby 0:08:08 John McVie – bass
My Time After Awhile 0:08:27 Colin Allen – drums
Black Cat Moan 0:08:22
The Dark Side Of Midnight 0:07:34
The Stumble 0:04:14 Sonny Thompson,
Road Show 0:05:56
Ridin’ On To Santa Fe 0:06:40

DISC THIRTEEN – Teatro Tenda, Padova, 14th December 1982 Pt. 1
Introduction 0:01:30 John Mayall – vocals, guitar, keyboards, harmonica
An Eye For An Eye 0:04:42 Mick Taylor – guitar
Rock It In The Pocket 0:05:28 Steve Thompson – bass
Oh, Pretty Woman 0:06:11 Colin Allen – drums
Have You Heard 0:07:51 Jo
Little Baby 0:06:04
The Stumble 0:05:02
Italiano Style 0:07:43

DISC FOURTEEN – Teatro Tenda, Padova, 14th December 1982 Pt. 2
Checkin’ Up On My Baby 0:06:05 John Mayall – vocals, guitar, keyboards, harmonica
You Never Can Be Trusted 0:04:19 Mick Taylor – guitar
Lookin’ For Willie 0:07:07 Steve Thompson – bass
I Should Know Better 0:10:22 Colin Allen – drums
My Time After Awhile 0:08:14
Catfish Blues 0:09:46

DISC FIFTEEN – Casino de Paris, Paris, 23rd May 1983 Pt. 1
Introduction 0:00:24 John Mayall – vocals, guitar, keyboards, harmonica
Rock It In The Pocket 0:06:33 Mick Taylor – guitar
Oh, Pretty Woman 0:06:27 Steve Thompson – bass
My Time After Awhile 0:09:11 Colin Allen – drums
You Never Can Be Trusted 0:04:59
Lookin’ For Willie 0:08:30
The Stumble 0:05:51

DISC SIXTEEN – Casino de Paris, Paris, 23rd May 1983 Pt. 2
Catfish Blues 0:10:44 John Mayall – vocals, guitar, keyboards, harmonica
Checkin’ Up On My Baby 0:07:50 Mick Taylor – guitar
Italiano Style 0:08:01 Steve Thompson – bass
Sitting Here Alone 0:07:45 Colin Allen – drums
The Dark Side Of Midnight 0:06:21
Room To Move 0:08:52
Ridin’ On To Santa Fe 0:05:47

DISC SEVENTEEN – Belly Up Tavern, Solana Beach, California, 5th April 1984
Checkin’ Up On My Baby 0:05:36 John Mayall – vocals, guitar, keyboards, harmonica
Introduction 0:00:46 Mick Taylor – guitar
Streamline 0:05:32 Walter Trout – guitar
Get Me Some Dollars 0:06:50 Tim Drummond – bass
Ready To Ride 0:05:06 Mike Gardner – drums
Parchman Farm 0:05:16
Italiano Style 0:07:35
Dust My Blues 0:04:40
I Can’t Quit You Baby 0:06:05
Somebody’s Acting Like A Child 0:05:24
Muddy Waters Blues 0:07:52
Room To Move 0:09:59
Rockin’… At The Tavern 0:05:12

DISC EIGHTEEN – The Coach House, San Juan Capistrano, 28th April 1984 Pt. 1
Streamline 0:04:54 John Mayall – vocals, guitar, keyboards, harmonica
Get Me Some Dollars 0:05:40 Mick Taylor – guitar
Have You Heard 0:06:40 Tim Drummond – bass
Parchman Farm 0:03:46 Mike Gardner – drums
I Want It 0:06:12
8000 Miles Drive 0:07:11

DISC NINETEEN – The Coach House, San Juan Capistrano, 28th April 1984 Pt. 2
Checkin’ Up On My Baby 0:06:03 John Mayall – vocals, guitar, keyboards, harmonica
Italiano Style 0:04:50 Mick Taylor – guitar
Oh, Pretty Woman 0:05:43 Tim Drummond – bass
I Can’t Quit You Baby 0:05:24 Mike Gardner – drums
Catfish Blues 0:06:25
Baby What You Want Me To Do 0:05:33 J
Room To Move 0:08:44
Band Introductions 0:00:27
Rockin’ … At The Coach House 0:04:52

DISC TWENTY – Maxim, Stuttgart, 24th February 1986
Tuning Up John Mayall – vocals, guitar, keyboards, harmonica
Built For Comfort Walter Trout – guitar/vocals
If You Ever Had The Blues Coco Montoya – guitar/vocals
Band Introductions Bobby Haynes – bass
All Your Love Joe Yuele – drums
Little Girl
Somebody’s Acting Like A Child
Parchman Farm
In My Mind
Fly Tomorrow

DISC TWENTY ONE – The Town Pump, Vancouver, 17th September 1986, Pt. 1
Standing On The Corner 0:06:37 John Mayall – vocals, guitar, keyboards, harmonica
If You Ever Had The Blues 0:05:53 Walter Trout – guitar/vocals
Band Introductions 0:00:44 Coco Montoya – guitar/vocals
Help Me 0:09:34 Bobby Haynes – bass Ralph Bass, Willie Dixon,
Little Girl 0:05:46 Joe Yuele – drums
I Ain’t Got You 0:06:34
Come Back Baby 0:09:30
Our Love Will Be Through 0:05:02
Look To The Clock 0:06:04
Band Introductions 0:00:20

DISC TWENTY TWO – The Town Pump, Vancouver, 17th September 1986, Pt. 2
Woke Up This Morning 0:07:35 John Mayall – vocals, guitar, keyboards, harmonica
Somebody’s Acting Like A Child 0:06:52 Walter Trout – guitar/vocals
Ridin’ On The L and N 0:07:03 Coco Montoya – guitar/vocals
Checkin’ Up On My Baby 0:05:25 Bobby Haynes – bass
In My Mind 0:05:09 Joe Yuele – drums
The Bear 0:06:53
Room To Move / Layla Medley 0:10:36
Band Introductions 0:01:09
Looking Back 0:04:41

DISC TWENTY THREE – Chestnut Cabaret, Philadelphia, 6th June 1987
Dust My Broom John Mayall – vocals, guitar, keyboards, harmonica
An Eye For An Eye Walter Trout – guitar/vocals
All Your Love Coco Montoya – guitar/vocals
Little Girl Bobby Haynes – bass
Help Me Joe Yuele – drums
Red House

DISC TWENTY FOUR – The Catalyst, Santa Cruz, 10th June 1988, Pt. 1
Got To Find My Baby John Mayall – vocals, guitar, keyboards, harmonica
An Eye For An Eye Walter Trout – guitar, vocals
Band Introductions Coco Montoya – guitar, vocals
All Your Love Bobby Haynes – bass
Ridin’ On The L and N Joe Yuele – drums
Oh, Pretty Woman
Parchman Farm

DISC TWENTY FIVE – The Catalyst, Santa Cruz, 10th June 1988, Pt. 2
Checkin’ Up On My Baby John Mayall – vocals, guitar, keyboards, harmonica
Rolling With The Blues Walter Trout – guitar, vocals
The Bear Coco Montoya – guitar, vocals
Wild About You Bobby Haynes – bass
You Don’t Love Me Joe Yuele – drums

DISC TWENTY SIX – Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis, 31st March 1991
Chicago Line 0:05:26 John Mayall – vocals, guitar, keyboards, harmonica
I Want To Go 0:03:33 Coco Montoya – guitar/vocals
Congo Square 0:05:32 Rick Cortes – bass
All My Life 0:07:07 Joe Yuele – drums
The Last Time 0:06:14
Jacksboro Highway 0:05:12
Sensitive Kind 0:05:35
I Can’t Complain 0:05:22
Black Cat Moan 0:05:28
Dyin’ Flu 0:18:37
Room To Move 0:11:35

DISC TWENTY SEVEN – Gaz’s Rockin’ Blues, London, 20th February 1992
John’s Slow Blues 0:08:48 John Mayall – vocals, piano, harmonica
John’s R&B 0:07:24 Gaz Mayall – vocals, piano, percussion
Wilf’s R&B In A 0:04:24 Ben Mayall – harmonica
Not At Home 0:08:34 Howlin’ Wilf – guitar/vocals
Got My Mojo Working 0:06:36 Crispin Gill – guitar
Cut it Out 0:03:22 Rudy Jones- tenor sax
I Believe To My Soul 0:06:07 Lucky Pete – drums
Gaz’s Boogie Woogie 0:12:01 Markov Zorro – congas
The Last Time 0:07:03 Lloyd Gordon – double bass Andrew Crawford – electric bass Kid Rollins – alto sax Bookie – bongo/conga drum

DISC TWENTY EIGHT – Town & Country Club, London, 29th June 1992, Pt.1
Introduction 0:00:49 John Mayall – vocals, guitar, keyboards
Maudie 0:07:59 Coco Montoya – guitar/vocals
I Want To Go 0:03:40 Rick Cortes – bass
Congo Square 0:05:52 Joe Yuele – drums
Chicago Line 0:06:05
Blues For the Lost Days 0:11:13
Movin’ Groovin’ Blues 0:07:46
The Bear 0:07:37
How Can You Live Like That? 0:06:56

DISC TWENTY NINE – Town & Country Club, London, 29th June 1992, Pt.2
The Break Of Day 0:10:36 John Mayall – vocals, guitar, keyboards, harmonica
Nature’s Disappearing 0:07:13 Coco Montoya – guitar/vocals
T.V. Mama 0:15:56 Rick Cortes – bass
Room To Move 0:13:53 Joe Yuele – drums
Band Introductions 0:02:00
Get Me Some Dollars 0:07:32

DISC THIRTY – Tempodrom, Berlin, 12th May 1993
Congo Square John Mayall – vocals, guitar, keyboards, harmonica
Wake Up Call Coco Montoya – guitar/vocals
Nature’s Disappearing Rick Cortes – bass
I Could Cry Joe Yuele – drums
Ain’t That Lovin’ You Baby
Maydell
I’m Done With You


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