Crusade (album)

Crusade
Studio album by
Released1 September 1967
Recorded12 July 1967
StudioDecca West Hampstead Studios, London
GenreBlues rock
Length
  • 45:50 (original)
  • 79:09 (2007 reissue)
Label
ProducerMike Vernon
John Mayall's Bluesbreakers chronology
A Hard Road
(1967)
Crusade
(1967)
Bare Wires
(1968)
John Mayall chronology
The Blues Alone
(1967)
Crusade
(1968)
Bare Wires
(1968)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Rolling Stone(Negative)[2]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings[3]

Crusade is the fourth album and third studio album by the British blues rock band John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, released on 1 September 1967 on Decca Records. It was the follow-up to A Hard Road, also released in 1967. As with their two previous albums, Crusade was produced by Mike Vernon. The album was the first recordings of the then-18-year-old guitarist Mick Taylor.

  1. ^ "( Crusade > Overview )". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 17 June 2010.
  2. ^ Rolling Stone, April 6, 1968
  3. ^ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 427. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.