John Mayall
Back To The Roots

Listening notes

John Mayall’s Back To The Roots is a 1971 Polydor release on vinyl, catalog number 16045 A2, categorized under Blues. The program is sequenced across sides A through D, with track titles and durations documented as follows.

Side A opens with Prisons On The Road (4:16), followed by My Children (5:08), Accidental Suicide (6:15), Groupie Girl (3:52), and Blue Fox (3:41). Side B continues with Home Again (4:55), Television Eye (7:31), Marriage Madness (3:34), and Looking At Tomorrow (6:53).

Side C includes Dream With Me (5:19), Full Speed Ahead (5:20), Mr. Censor Man (4:42), Force Of Nature (6:32), and Boogie Albert (2:16). Side D concludes the sequence with Goodbye December (5:23), Unanswered Questions (4:40), Devil's Tricks (7:45), and Travelling (4:38).

Across these four sides, the running times range from the concise Boogie Albert at 2:16 to extended pieces such as Devil’s Tricks at 7:45 and Television Eye at 7:31. Additional tracks exceeding six minutes include Accidental Suicide (6:15), Looking At Tomorrow (6:53), and Force Of Nature (6:32). The opening cut, Prisons On The Road, is 4:16, and the closing track, Travelling, is 4:38.

This entry reflects the details available for the Polydor vinyl issue identified as 16045 A2: artist (John Mayall), title (Back To The Roots), year (1971), genre classification (Blues), format (Vinyl), and the full track sequence with stated durations from A1 through D4. It is presented to document the release’s structure and contents as listed, without additional claims regarding production, personnel, reception, or other attributes not included in the source data.