US Release 25 November EU Release 22 November Box http://www.amazon.com/Give-Me-Stren...8&qid=1379937753&sr=1-1&keywords=eric+clapton Vinyl http://www.amazon.com/Give-Me-Stren...8&qid=1379937753&sr=1-1&keywords=eric+clapton
Hmmmm...couldn't find anything on this one. I wonder if it will contain the 'There's One in Every Crowd' & 'No Reason To Cry' albums. The sessions for the latter might prove to be very interesting since the Band played on the record and Bob Dylan was apparently hanging around during the sessions. Any hardcore Clapton fans who can speculate on what this set might contain? Edit: I guess 'No Reason to Cry' was recorded in '76, so it is likely not included here. Bummer.
Rehearsals from this time period surfaced years ago and I think they're really a snoozefest. Aimless instrumental jamming on blues changes, or reggae jams that would only interesting to Keef. Buried in the mess was a really neat vocal version of "Misty Roses", that he attempted then dropped. !!! I would hope that this would be more interesting.
I don't know anything about this, but replacing .com with .co.uk in the URL tells me that there's at least one DVD involved.
Something is fishy about this one. Isn't Clapton releasing a new deluxe and expanded version of Unplugged in October. And then there will be an even-bigger box set of 6 CDs from sessions in 1974-75? Sorry if I sound doubtful, but I think this one is either a gray-market release or some big error. There already has been a deluxe 2-CD set of 461 Ocean Boulevard, and I doubt that there will be another focus on 1974-75 anytime soon. Arnie
It also sounds like something he would've said to himself, at the time, when a bottle of Jim Beam miraculously appeared.
jpc.de lists the item on Polydor for €54.-,so I assume it IS official! There is NO further information;also a 3 LP set of the same name is announced!
If this winds up being a legit release I'll have to bite the bullet and buy it. I can never have too much Clapton.
As a previous poster said the material from that period that has surfaced on the underground scenes MANY years ago is listless and nonessential. My wife has about every stitch of unreleased live and studio material of EC and although nice to listen to out of curiosity bears no real fruit.
Reportedly confirmed by Marc Roberty over a week ago (we must be slipping here) - http://www.clapton.de/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=685#p5169
Here's the content: sorry but I cannot reveal the source... >>TRACKLISTING: Confidential and TBC ERIC CLAPTON - GIVE ME STRENGTH: THE 1974/1975 RECORDINGS - SUPER DELUXE EDITION DISC ONE -461 OCEAN BOULEVARD expanded edition 1 MOTHERLESS CHILDREN 2 GIVE ME STRENGTH 3 WILLIE AND THE HAND JIVE 4 GET READY 5 I SHOT THE SHERIFF 6 I CAN’T HOLD OUT 7 PLEASE BE WITH ME 8 LET IT GROW 9 STEADY ROLLIN’ MAN 10 MAINLINE FLORIDA Session out-takes: 11 WALKIN’ DOWN THE ROAD 12 AIN’T THAT LOVIN’ YOU 13 MEET ME (DOWN AT THE BOTTOM) 14 GETTING ACQUANTED 8:21 (previously unreleased) 15 TOO LATE 4:21 (previously unreleased) 16 PLEASE BE WITH ME (ACOUSTIC) 3:30 (previously unreleased) 17 GIVE ME STRENGTH (DOBRO) 2:45 (previously unreleased) DISC TWO - THERE’S ONE IN EVERY CROWD expanded edition 1 WE'VE BEEN TOLD (JESUS IS COMING SOON) 2 SWING LOW SWEET CHARIOT 3 LITTLE RACHEL 4 DON'T BLAME ME 5 THE SKY IS CRYING 6 SINGIN' THE BLUES 7 BETTER MAKE IT THROUGH TODAY 8 PRETTY BLUE EYES 9 HIGH 10 OPPOSITES Session out-takes: 11 BURIAL (previously unreleased) 12 WHATCHA GONNA DO 13 I FOUND A LOVE 14 (WHEN THINGS GO WRONG) IT HURTS ME TOO 15 FOOLS LIKE ME (previously unreleased) Non-album single release: 16 KNOCKIN’ ON HEAVEN’S DOOR 17 SOMEONE LIKE YOU DISC THREE -E.C. WAS HERE remixed and expanded edition 1 HAVE YOU EVER LOVED A WOMAN 7:55 Recorded at Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, California, July 19, 1974. 2 PRESENCE OF THE LORD 6:40 Recorded at Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, California, July 20, 1974. 3 DRIFTIN’ BLUES/RAMBLIN’ ON MY MIND 11:44 Recorded at Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, California, July 20, 1974. 4 CAN’T FIND MY WAY HOME 5:18 Recorded at Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, California, July 20, 1974. 5 RAMBLIN’ ON MY MIND / HAVE YOU EVER LOVED A WOMAN 7:39 Recorded at the Hammersmith Odeon, London, December 4, 1974. 6 FURTHER ON UP THE ROAD 7:31 Recorded at Providence Civic Center, Providence, Rhode Island, June 25, 1975. DISC FOUR-E.C. WAS HERE remixed and expanded edition Additional material (currently being mixed): SMILE 3:00 Recorded at Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, California, July 20, 1974 I SHOT THE SHERIFF 7:56 Recorded at Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, California, July 20, 1974 LAYLA 5:58 Recorded at Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, California, July 20, 1974 LITTLE WING 10:06 Recorded at Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, California, July 20, 1974 CROSSROADS 4:30 Recorded at Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, California, July 20, 1974 WILLIE AND THE HAND JIVE/GET READY 11:42 Recorded at Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, California, July 20, 1974 RAMBLIN’ ON MY MIND / HAVE YOU EVER LOVED A WOMAN Recorded at the Hammersmith Odeon, London, December 4, 1974. THE SKY IS CRYING / HAVE YOU EVER LOVED A WOMAN / RAMBLIN’ ON MY MIND Recorded at the Hammersmith Odeon, London, December 5, 1974. DRIFTIN’ BLUES Recorded at Providence Civic Center, Providence, Rhode Island, June 25, 1975. BADGE 10:43 Recorded at the Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale New York, June 28, 1975) EYESIGHT TO THE BLIND / WHY DOES LOVE GOT TO BE SO SAD 24:20 Recorded at Providence Civic Center, Providence, Rhode Island, June 25, 1975 DISC FIVE- THE FREDDIE KING CRITERIA STUDIOS SESSIONS 1 SUGAR SWEET 2 TV MAMA 3 BOOGIE FUNK (previously unreleased) 4 GAMBLING WOMAN BLUES (SLOW BLUES JAM) DISC SIX (BLU-RAY) 1. 461 OCEAN BOULEVARD Elliot Scheiner 5.1 Surround Sound mix (previously unreleased) 5.1 Surround Mix by Elliot Scheiner at The Eyeball. 2. 461 OCEAN BOULEVARD original quadraphonic mix Mixed by Tom Dowd at Criteria Recording Studios, Miami, Florida, January 1975. 3. THERE’S ONE IN EVERY CROWD original quadraphonic mix Mixed by Tom Dowd at Criteria Recording Studios, Miami, Florida, January 1975. 4. E.C. WAS HERE original quadraphonic mix (previously unreleased) Mixed by Tom Dowd at Criteria Recording Studios, Miami, Florida, January 1975. Mastered by Seth Foster at Sterling Sound, New York, August 2013. DVD Authoring: Metropolis Group, London
Wow, that's quite an extensive package they've put together! I have the Deluxe 461 and Crossroads II sets which make discs 1,3 & 4 bit redundant. So I'm looking at Disc 2 (One in Every Crowd) and the Bluray Audio to justify the purchase. Hmmm........
EC's post 70s catalog sits with Warner and so the Unplugged release is coming from them. The 70s catalog is with Universal and looks like they want to release their third EC holiday season box in as many years (Layla, Slowhand and now this). I'm guessing Bill Levenson may be behind the latest one since he had mentioned in an interview (at time of Layla box release) that we would like to look at the mid-70s next. Here's his quote - "BF: Any future Bill Levenson projects you can talk about? BL: Not really, but you never know! I’d love to see what we started with Layla continue on with other Eric Clapton records. 461 Ocean Boulevard has been pretty well researched and developed, but I think records like There’s One In Every Crowd, No Reason To Cry and of course, Slowhand, all deserve a reassessment. It’s hard to believe, but each one will be having 40th Anniversaries over the next few years." Wish this set had an expanded "No Reason to Cry" and a different unreleased live show instead of another copy of "461" and "EC was Here" on CD. I do look forward to the new 5.1 mix of 461 on BD though.
This is an automatic purchase for me. However, I wish we would get the unedited/unfaded master of I Shot The Sheriff. If I remember the tape box picture in Marc's book, the track is close to seven minutes.
Can't have enough EC - count me in. (A good deal of duplication here, though, for owners of the 461 DE and Crossroads 2).....
Incredible. There have been various discussions on this forum from time to time in various threads about how Universal/EC would theoretically approach this period from an archival standpoint. This seems like a very good way of doing it. Some amazing material in there.
