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A Suite By John Mayall
A1	Bare Wires Written-By – Mayall*	1:25
A2	Where Did I Belong? Written-By – Mayall*	3:05
A3	I Started Walking Written-By – Mayall*	2:20
A4	Open Up A New Door Written-By – Mayall*	3:00
A5	Fire Written-By – Mayall*	3:45
A6	I Know How Written-By – Mayall*	5:25
A7	Look In The Mirror Written-By – Mayall*	2:51
Another Side
B1	I'm A Stranger Written-By – Mayall*	5:11
B2	No Reply Written-By – Mayall*, Taylor*	3:07
B3	Hartley Quits Written-By – Taylor*	2:53
B4	Killing Time Written-By – Mayall*	4:45
B5	She's Too Young Written-By – Mayall*	2:20
B6	Sandy Written-By – Mayall*	3:45

Companies, etc.

• Copyright (c) – St. George Music Ltd.
• Recorded At – Decca Studios
• Mastered At – Bell Sound Studios

Credits

• Cornet, Violin – Henry Lowther
• Double Bass [String Bass], Bass Guitar – Tony Reeves
• Drums, Percussion – Jon Hiseman
• Engineer – Derek Varnals
• Guitar, Guitar [Hawaiian] – Mick Taylor
• Photography By – Pete Smith*
• Photography By [Inside Color Photo] – Jan Persson
• Producer – John Mayall, Mike Vernon
• Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone – Chris Mercer
• Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – Dick Heckstall-Smith
• Vocals, Harmonica, Piano, Harpsichord, Organ, Harmonium, Guitar [Assorted Guitars], Producer, Design [Album], Artwork – John Mayall

Notes

Cat.# on record: PS. 537
Cat.# on sleeve: PS 537

- Track B3 ("Hartley Quits"): track duration is listed as 2:53 on back cover and label, but listed as 2:58 on inside cover.
- Track A7 ("Look in the Mirror"): track duration is listed as 2:51 on back cover and label, but listed as 3:51 on inside cover.

This album and these Bluesbreakers mark the beginning of a new journey for me in 1968 -- impossible to speak too highly of the musical contributions from the revised personnel -- only one thing left to say -- This is my story so let this music be my true voice.
-- John Mayall, 1968

Featured soloists in order [Side A]:
John; Henry; Mick; Chris; John & Jon; Tony & Dick

Featured soloists in order [Side B]:
John & Chris; Mick & John; Mick; Henry & Mick; Jon, John & Dick; John & Henry

Recorded at Decca West Hampstead Studios on the 3rd, 9th, 24th and 30th April 1968.

© Copyright 1968 by St. George Music Co. Ltd., London, England for the World
Reprinted by permission

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Side A): ZAL 8340
• Matrix / Runout (Side B): ZAL 8341

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
LK 4945, LK.4945	John Mayall's Bluesbreakers*	Bare Wires ‎(LP, Album, Mono, Gat)	Decca, Decca	LK 4945, LK.4945	UK	1968
SW222-2	John Mayall's Bluesbreakers*	Bare Wires ‎(CD, Album, Unofficial)	SomeWax Recordings	SW222-2	Russia	2003
1PSKL 4945	John Mayall's Bluesbreakers*	Bare Wires ‎(LP, Album)	Decca	1PSKL 4945	Portugal	1968
PS 537	John Mayall's Bluesbreakers*	Bare Wires ‎(LP, Album)	London Records	PS 537	US	1968
SKLM.4945	John Mayall's Bluesbreakers*	Bare Wires ‎(LP, Album, Gat)	Decca	SKLM.4945	New Zealand	1968