I have always been a big Mick Taylor fan particularly since I spent three months in 1971 with only five tracks of music to listen to and it was five tracks off "Sticky Fingers". I had seen him with John Mayall about five years previously and found that he still had that trademark fluidity that made him one of the best blues guitarists of his time. On this occasion he was touring with Stephen Dale Petit who I had not heard of before. The gig was very low key in that it was at the Market Harborough Leisure Centre.
I didn't like Stephen Dale Petit, neither his guitar playing nor his persona.
Mick Taylor came on for the second half of the show and thankfully played the majority of the lead guitar from then on. He was very good although a little older and slower. The most surprising choice of track was that he played the Stones' "No Expectation" off Beggar's Banquet which was recorded before he joined them. The only other Stones track I recollect was " You Gotta Move".
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