Battle of North West Six

Keef Hartley came to prominence as a member of the British R&B group The Artwoods before joining John Mayall’s Bluebsreakers in 1967, contributing to the album Crusade before leaving in 1968 to form the first line-up of his own band.

He recorded his first album, Halfbreed (also re-released via Esoteric) for Decca’s Deram label in March 1969. Regarded as a classic of the fusion of Rock, Jazz and Blues, Hartley went one better later in the year by changing the line-up of his band to include gifted guitarist, vocalist and writer Miller Anderson, for the recording of Battle Of Northe West Six for Decca, around the same time they performed at the legendary Woodstock festival.