[Includes the finest masters of special performances that general fans cannot see! ] We will also release a rare and special charity concert sound source from the first generation master of the British-based taper who is familiar with Eric Clapton's treasured sound source! This is a complete recording stereo audience source of a charity concert held on December 31, 1997 at a community center in Clapton's hometown of Woking, a rural town in Surrey. This concert was a charity event for Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) entitled "New Year's Eve Dance," which has been held every year since 1993. It originally started in 1982 when Clapton, who was part of the band at the time, participated in a "New Year's Eve Live" held at a local pub and liked this idea, and has continued to do it intermittently at the end of the year since then. This event became a regular event in 1993, sponsored by Clapton, and became established as the ``New Year's Eve Dance,'' which is held twice on the night of New Year's Eve and on the morning of New Year's with a break in between. This concert was intended to be held free of charge to members of Alcoholics Anonymous, of which Clapton is a member, and their families, and was not open to general fans. . However, in this world, there is a dark side to everything. The heavyweight taper successfully infiltrated the site using his usual connections and succeeded in recording stereo with the highest quality sound using high-end equipment. This time, it will be released by borrowing his DAT master from the heavyweight taper, so it will be a completely different master from the previously released version. The heavy-duty taper master has unparalleled stereo and direct sound quality, and is truly the best sound quality. Just by listening to it for a while, it seems like it's a soundboard recording. This event has a reputation for having members and set lists that are rare, and since it is a concert where general fans cannot enter, it is a coveted item for enthusiasts. You can listen to it from the first generation's finest DAT master. This is amazing. Now, let's review what significance 1997, when this concert was held, had for Clapton. [A one-and-only live performance by gorgeous and rare members that directly expressed the fulfillment of this year] - February 26th: Attended the "38th Grammy Awards" award ceremony held in New York. For Change The World, Clapton won two awards: ``Record of the Year'' and ``Best Male Pop Vocalist.''・July 3rd to 17th: Participated in a short-term European jazz festival tour under the name of crossover unit "Legends".・September 15: Performed at the "Montserrat Island Relief Concert" held at the Royal Albert Hall in London.・September 25th: Participated in Babyface's "Unplugged" show recorded at Hammersmith Ballroom in New York.・October 9th and 10th: First Korean performance ・October 13th to 31st: Japan Tour 13th, 14th, 16th, 17th: Nippon Budokan 20th: Marine Messe Fukuoka 21st and 22nd: Osaka Castle Hall 24th: Green Arena Hiroshima 25th: Rainbow Hall Nagoya 27th, 28th, 30th, 31st: Nippon Budokan ・December 31st: Annual charity concert ``New Year's Eve'' held in my hometown of Woking, Surrey・Dance” held. ←★This work★ Compared to other years, there were no new albums released, and apart from a short tour with the jazz unit “Legends” that was born out of friendship, I have not toured Japan as a full-fledged solo artist. You can see that it was only the Far East tour that included . This is because until the first half of this year (or more accurately, all the way from 1991 until now), Clapton had been continuously recording his first original studio album in 9 years since his album ``JOURNEYMAN'', ``PILGRIM.'' , because it was in its final stages. As an album dedicated to my young son who passed away in an unexpected accident, I continued to have a passion and commitment that I had never seen in my career, and after a long period of trial and error in the concept and recording, I finally reached the mixdown stage. The Far East tour was held just as I was feeling relieved. Therefore, Clapton's purpose for this tour was to quickly let his fans hear the new song dedicated to his son. With almost completion in sight, being able to perform the new song to his beloved Japanese fans, and the tour being a huge success, Clapton returned to England and took a short break, feeling very satisfied. Clapton then attended the annual year-end event. The members we chose were fellow musicians from the UK, unlike when we performed in Japan. What was especially rare about this year was that there were four guitarists, including Clapton. First, there was Andy Fairweather Rowe, who accompanied him on the tour, then Alan Darby, a former member of Asia who would take part in the Pilgrim Tour the following year, and Paul Warsif, a singer-songwriter who was Clapton's favorite (later (participated in his solo album). In particular, Alan Darby, who can also slide, is also excellent at solo play, and colors the stage with twin leads with Clapton. In addition, he was a friend of Clapton's, and it was a gorgeous and rare face that a person named Kevin Rowland also sang. And the set list is unique to this event. There's a wide variety of songs, including blues, soul standards, and Clapton hits. There are also numbers featuring the members, including Gin House featuring Andy, and Clapton's solo play on these numbers is also excellent! I Hardly Ever Do is especially great, and just listening to this song is worth it. And at this event, I'm playing Layla, who I seemed to have purposely avoided playing. This is also rare! (The reason Cocaine doesn't end with the audience chanting "Cocaine!" during the aura is because the members, who don't normally attend Clapton concerts, don't know this rule.) Bitter smile Sound quality] Although the heavyweight taper has provided masters of many rare Clapton sound sources, it can be said that the master of this work has the highest quality sound quality among them. In addition to being a high-performance microphone, it was probably a good thing that it was in a good position to capture the sound that resonated in a small box like a rural community center.After all, if it was a concert in his hometown of England, he would have had the courage of a heavy-duty taper. It's a mirror-like master of the audience recording, with its sound granularity, sound balance, stereo feeling, and depth that we, as Japanese people, were unable to attend. Thank you to the heavyweight taper who delivered it with such realism Woking Leisure Center, Woking, Surrey, UK 31st December 1997 TRULY PERFECT SOUND (from Original Masters) Disc 1 (55:07) 1. Introduction 2. Reconsider Baby 3. Hoochie Coochie Man 4. Knockin' On The Heaven's Door 5. Rolling Man 6. Someday After A While 7. Cocaine 8. Five Long Years 9. You'll Never Walk Alone 10. Sunshine Of Your Love 11. Everyday I Have The Blues Disc 2 (50:35) 1. Introduction 2. In The Midnight Hour 3. I'm tore Down 4. Have You Ever Loved A Woman 5. Lay Dow Sally 6. Wonderful Tonight 7. I Hardly Ever Do 8. Knock On Wood 9. Gin House 10. Layla Eric Clapton - guitar, vocals Andy Fairweather Low - guitar, vocals Alan Darby - guitar, vocals Paul Wossif - guitars Chris Stainton - keyboards Dave Bronze - bass Henry Spinetti - drums Kevin Rowland - vocals
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