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Contents 1 Congrats 1.1 Help rewrite 1.2 Original Albums 1.3 Something I've been wondering for years

[edit] Congrats

This article has come a long way. Thanks to whoever showed it some love! 71.194.163.223 11:37, 9 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Help rewrite

Most work was on the discography, which is the important thing. Planning to rewrite the bio. Four parts: early years up to '65; the late sixties which would be the bulk of the article; the next fifteen years of little interest; the return of the Bluesbreakers since the mid '90s. And expecting native speakers to correct language. (Removed the name of Kal David which appeared totally out of context. And a compilation from the discography)al 22:00, 21 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Original Albums

The distinction between 'Original' albums and other types of release is made tenuous by the art of repackaging but I believe it is still valid. Imho 'Original albums' contain mostly previously unreleased music and/or supposedly embody some artistic intention. Compilations, in contrast, have a purely commercial aim. Of course 'unreleased' is relative: on both sides of the Atlantic and on the Continent cases differ, but 'original' says enough. So I removed 'Looking back' 'Thru the years' and 'Down the line' from the discography and here is why. The first two appeared only when Mayall's previous recording contract expired; both contained tracks from singles and unused material from old sessions. They were issued apparently with his approval but that did not make them look genuine or 'original', at least not back in the '70s. (Today the unreleased tracks with P.Green are included in the extended A Hard Road ). 'Down the Line' is plainly a compilation; to present it as a belated US 2LP release of the first album 'Mayall plays Mayall' plus newer material would be just a spin. al 09:25, 29 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Something I've been wondering for years

• Is realated to Rik Mayall, the star of the Young Ones and Drop Dead Fred? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Hailey C. Shannon (talk • contribs) 20:38, 13 October 2007 (UTC)