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 John Mayall on Peter Green and "Live in 1967"

Information that third volume of Bluesbreakers' archival edition "Live in 1967" is going to be released in early September caused a lot of excitement among Peter Green's fans, given that first two volumes so compellingly demonstrated how spectacular Peter's playing was during his stint in John Mayall's legendary band. Here's what Mayall said about "Live in 1967' and Green's playing on these historically important tracks : "These tapes show Peter at his very finest. I don’t think he's ever played better. It’s quite an amazing accomplishment to actually have a recording of it all. I think the whole album captures that live freedom - you know, the improvisation and the energy that's imparted to the audience. Live performances are very different from studio recordings. You’re not concerned with the actual performance as much as just communicating with the audience and exploring the music with total freedom. You’re not concerned with things like ‘Oh, this might not sound too good if you listen to it back.' The audience are very much a part of that - they’re the ones who encourage you to take off."