JOHN MAYALL (John Mayall and The Bluesbreakers), signed record, LP "A Hard Road" signed by John Mayall (1933-2024).

Stereo SKL 4853 / ZAL 7652, sleeve measuring approx. 32x32 cm

Included in the themed auction Rolf Hammarlund 60's & 70's Collection

Rolf Hammarlund is a Swedish music journalist who has worked as a producer for music documentaries and TV series for SVT and Sveriges Radio since 1980. He has collected guitars and other instruments, pop memorabilia, and signed music books as a hobby since he played in various bands himself in the 60s.

Rolf produced the very first TV documentary about the life of The Beatles' legendary producer Sir George Martin in 1993, as well as the very first TV documentary about the German musician and artist Klaus Voormann in 2002. He has also made TV documentaries about the Bee Gees, Art Garfunkel, and The Beatles' very first foreign tour to Sweden in October 1963.

But above all, Rolf has produced the music series Sixties and Seventies for SVT with more than 30 half-hour episodes about the music of the 60s and 70s.

He traveled around England, the USA, and Germany, interviewing most of the bands from those decades. Among others, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Supremes, The Who, Small Faces, The Ronettes, The Beach Boys, Procol Harum, Lovin’ Spoonful, Martha and the Vandellas, Kinks, The Four Tops, The Animals, The Mamas and The Papas, The Byrds, The Hollies, The Shadows, Deep Purple, YES, The Monkees, Chicago, Jethro Tull, Crosby, Stills and Nash, The Yardbirds, ELO, Wings, 10CC, The Troggs, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Mott The Hoople, ABBA, and many others. As well as solo artists such as Bruce Springsteen, Donovan, Cilla Black, Percy Sledge, B B King, Don McLean, Suzi Quatro, and more.