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Опять же thanks to KillerRips and other friends :punk:
BRAMLETT SITTIN' IN
This (excluding Derek & the Dominoes) is probably Clapton's best post-Cream/post-Blind Faith work. With southern country/soul/rock great Delaney Bramlett producing and co-writing (all but a couple), it's really kind of a "duo" LP, though not billed as such. Clapton took the core of this band and the "essence" of Bramlett and JJ Cale's styles to reinvent himself as Derek. That's not completely fair, but basically true (and it became more evident on later, less-inspired solo efforts). It's interesting to see what Bramlett came up with as "subs" for the guys that Clapton took. Delaney's next project featured he and Bonnie with: Duane Allman, Jerry Scheff (former Elvis drummer), Jim Dickinson (Memphis legend, Stones, etc.) and King Curtis! Bramlett's catalog (w/Bonnie AND later solo) is criminally under-valued. This is an excellent pkg. Dowd knew how to make things sound a little more commercial, but both mixes are worth having. dc
Submitted by doug in signal mtn., tn
One of his best!
This record first came out in 1970 and it was Claptons first solo-record. There are some really classic songs here such as "After midnight" and "Let it rain". This is not one of his blues-records or pop-records, actually it is somewhere in between. There is gospel,soul,blues,rock,pop. If you don`t own it i would recommend you to buy it, not for the extrastuff but for the actual original album.
Submitted by Heynow! in Gothenburg,Sweden
Press Release: Eric Clapton - Eric Clapton Deluxe Edition
News entry published on 17 May 2006 / Last modified on 15 June 2006
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Landmark debut remastered and expanded with never-before-released alternative mix of the album, session outtakes and related singles recordings.
By the time Eric Clapton released his solo debut in August 1970 the guitarist had already enjoyed success with The Yardbirds, John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, Cream and Blind Faith. Stepping out by himself with his first album, Clapton proved himself to be a laidback and genuinely well-rounded recording artist blending rock, country, r&b and gospel into a unique sound. It was to be the beginning of a phenomenal solo career which has made Clapton an international star: a 17-time Grammy winner, Clapton has achieved 13 Top Ten Albums in the UK alone, as well as 5 UK Top Ten singles.
This new Deluxe Edition provides an in-depth exploration of Clapton's landmark debut with some extraordinary unreleased material. Tom Dowd's original mix of the album appears in a remastered version, alongside session outtakes and related recordings. Clapton enthusiasts will be delighted by Disc Two which - for the first time ever - makes available the second alternate mix of the album by Delaney Bramlett, said by some to be even better than the original. Also available for the first time are previously unreleased studio takes of favourites 'Don't Know Why' and 'I've Told You For The Last Time'. Added too are singles 'Comin' Home' and 'Groupie (Superstar)' both from Delaney & Bonnie Bramlett and Friends featuring Eric Clapton.
'Eric Clapton' features the artists he had recently toured with, notably Delaney Bramlett (who co-wrote most of the album) and Bonnie Bramlett and Friends including keboardist Bobby Whitlock, bassist Carl Radle, drummer Jim Gordon, percussionist Tex Johnson, backup singer Rita Coolidge and horn players Jim Price and Bobby Keys as well as Leon Russell. On its release the album reached Number 17 in the UK Charts, and achieved a US Top 20 with his cover of J.J. Cale's 'After Midnight'.
