This is the first completely unreleased master of Eric Clapton in a long time, provided by the heavyweight Taper who lives in the UK! "What? There was still a sound source for this day?!" This is a complete mono audience source of the Paris performance on December 2, 1974, which is sure to surprise enthusiasts. Fans may know that immediately after this, he returned to London, England, and completed the "461 Ocean Boulevard Comeback Tour" of this year with consecutive performances at the Hammersmith Odeon on December 4th and 5th, but what is included in this board is the sound source of the Paris performance on December 2nd, just before that, which was thought to have never existed until now, which the heavyweight Taper owned. Since it is a cassette recording from 1974, the sound quality is not of Donpica quality, and it is a "medium" level as an audience recording, but the vocals, guitar, drums, and bass are surprisingly clearly recorded, so you will have the impression that it is easy to listen to. The set list for this album is different from the set list for this day listed in the tour archives of Eric Clapton's official fan site WHERE'S ERIC!, so there is a possibility that it was an Antwerp performance the day before, but since the date of the master of the heavyweight taper is "Paris 2nd December 1974", we will believe it and release it as a Paris performance. In any case, it is sure to be the first sound source to see the light of day for the first time in 44 years, so please pay attention to it. Now, let's take a look at how this performance was positioned in Clapton's comeback year.・June 19th and 20th, 1974: Warm-up gigs in Scandinavia for the US comeback tour ・June 28th to August 4th, 1974: US tour <August 5th, 1974: Release of the album "461 OCEAN BOULEVARD"> ・August to September, 1974: Recording of the album "THERE'S ONE IN EVERY CROWD" in Miami ・September 28th to October 6th, 1974: Second US tour ・October 31st to November 6th, 1974: First Japan tour ・November 27th to December 5th, 1974: Short European tour November 26th: Performance in Hamburg, Germany November 27th: Performance in Munich, Germany November 28th: Performance in Radigshafen, Germany November 29th: Performance in Essen, Germany November 30: Rotterdam, Netherlands December 1: Antwerp, Belgium December 2: Paris, France [This work] December 4th and 5th: London, UK performances Clapton, feeling good about his comeback US tour from June and confident about restarting his career, was full of motivation to produce, and he quickly completed recording his next album and went on tour again. He probably wanted to let his fans hear his new songs as soon as possible. In this performance, he performed four songs: Little Rachel, The Sky Is Crying, Singing The Blues and Better Make It Through Today. In particular, in contrast to the first US tour, which was performed with Martin and Blackie, in the electric set after the acoustic number performance, on this European tour, he used a rare vintage guitar, a newly acquired 1957 Gibson Explorer tail cut model, throughout. This guitar was also shown on the subsequent Japan tour, so many old fans will remember it. The distinctive feature is the sticky and lustrous tone of this guitar. What's interesting is that Clapton was quite drunk that day, and we can see that the notorious US tour was repeated here. He was laughing in a good mood, but perhaps he didn't like the noise of the audience that day, as he shouted "Shut up!" even as he was playing the intro to Let It Grow, and shouted "Shut up!" again after Little Rachel, and again during Little Wing. At the beginning of I Shot The Sheriff, he even made the effort to announce, "Please stop making a fuss. Can everyone be quiet?" It was just a drunken whim, but I can understand the feelings of the Parisian audience who wanted to make a fuss. After all, the last time Clapton performed in Paris was as Cream at the Palais des Sports on June 1, 1967. After that, he had a turbulent band career, and it was only natural that French Clapton fans would be excited when he performed for the first time in seven years as a solo artist. Clapton's sudden snorting, "Shut up!" was an unthinkable "youthful indiscretion" that we can now imagine. However, despite being treated so coldly, the French audience demanded an encore after the regular set. How tearful. Were they really waiting for Clapton? And if you ask whether the quality of his performance was bad in this drunken state, that's another characteristic of Clapton, playing properly without any sluggishness. In the blues medley, he decides on a tasteful solo while shouting the key that changes to the band, and in Little Wing, he brilliantly directs the twin lead composition woven with George Terry with a long phrase. And in Singin' The Blues and Layla, Clapton's killer solo explodes. It would be better to think of Clapton's performance on this tour as something different. The set list was unique to this time, and as mentioned above, it included many numbers from "There's One in Every Crowd," and the rest were nicely sprinkled with numbers from the album "461." It was a nice set that reminded me of the Derek & The Dominos era with Tell The Truth, Blues Power, Little Wing, and Layla. For Layla, he joined the Everly Brothers' standard number "All I Have To Do Is Dream," which became a regular feature in subsequent Japanese performances, and played it instead of the piano coda. Clapton's look that day was unusual, wearing a plain black turtleneck shirt and jeans. The brown color of the Explorer's korina wood stood out against it. It was just cool. At this point, female vocalist Marcy Levy was participating in the backing band. After that, she supported Clapton for many years, and after Yvonne Elliman left the band, she struggled as the only female singer, and this tour was also her earliest stage. A secret master of the heavyweight taper that was suddenly released. At our shop, we correct the pitch that had become lower due to aging, and further improve the sound quality by mastering. Live at Park des Expositions, Paris, France 2nd December 1974 Disc 1 (63:05) 1. Introduction 2. Smile 3. Let It Grow 4. Can't Find My Way Home 5. Tell The Truth 6. Willie And The Hand Jive 7. Get Ready 8. Little Rachel 9. The Sky Is Crying / Crossroads / Have You Ever Loved A Woman Disc 2 (68:10) 1. Blues Power 2. Little Wing 3. I Shot The Sheriff 4. Singin' The Blues 5. Layla 6. All I Have To Do Is Dream 7. Better Make It Through Today 8. Little Queenie Eric Clapton - Guitar, Vocals George Terry - Guitar Dicks Sims – Keyboards Carl Radle - Bass Jamie Oldaker - Drums Yvonne Elliman - Backing Vocals Marcy Levy - Backing Vocals
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