Eric Clapton/London,UK 3.1.1993 Complete

High quality sound master for the first time on the 7th day of the 1993 Royal Albert Hall performance! Eric Clapton's original master sound source has been released for the first time in a long time. The master was recorded directly from a DAT tape recorded by a famous maniac living in the UK, and the 7th day of the 12-day consecutive performance at the Royal Albert Hall, where Clapton performed only blues covers for the first time on stage on March 1, 1993, was recorded completely with a very good stereo audience recording. This source is completely original, and although the set list is the same as the already released "ROYAL ALBERT HALL 1993 Final Night", you can enjoy Clapton's ad-lib play in the middle of the consecutive performances. Although there is a sound unique to the dome-shaped venue, each instrument and vocal is clearly captured, and it can be said that it is a high-level stereo audience recording. This consecutive performance was the first solo live performance of the year, following Cream's "Rock and Roll Hall of Fame" award commemorative performance held in January of the same year. At that first live performance, Clapton came up with a groundbreaking plan that had never been done before. That was to compose the entire set of old blues. After the previous year's "Unplugged", Clapton had been reflecting on his career and life, and came to the conclusion that he wanted to go back to his roots. This performance was very valuable and important in the sense that it was the trigger for the recording of the subsequent album "From The Cradle". In this series of performances, Clapton was thinking of deciding on candidates for blues numbers to be included in "From The Cradle". Therefore, the numbers that can be heard here were not only ones that he had wanted to cover for a long time, but also ones that he wanted to play with his band and see if they fit. Therefore, rare blues that were not featured in the later "Nothin' But The Blues Tour" are included in the set. Alabama Women, Chicago Breakdown, Long Distance Call, Blow Wind Blow, Key To The Highway, Tell Me Mama, Juke, Comin' Home, Meet Me In The Bottom, It's My Life, All Your Love, and other songs were not included in the set of the "Nothin' But The Blues" tour held in 1994-1995, so these are blues covers that can only be heard here. Furthermore, Hear Me Calling was an original blues song written by Clapton. This song has never been recorded in a studio since then, so it is a very valuable live version. In that sense, it is valuable, but the band personnel is also only for this time, and Little Feat's drummer Richie Hayward is used, just like the performances in Japan at the end of the year, but Donald Duck Dunn was called from Memphis for the first time in eight years since 1985 for the bass, and he was also using the white but deep harpist Jerry Portnoy from this period. It can be said that this stage with this lineup was an interesting one that included various spot meanings. The intention of filling the rhythm section with Americans must have been related to the blues that Clapton was aiming for. Also, please note that Ain't Nobody's Business was already set as the finale of the regular set at this point. There is no studio version of this song, but considering that he made it the last number, Clapton must have had a special attachment to it. Please enjoy Clapton's blues with this work, which is the first release of the original master. It has a different flavor from the "Nothin' But the Blues Tour". The only tour with dynamic drummer Richie Hayward The drummer for these consecutive performances was the late Richie Hayward of Little Feat (who died in 2010). In Clapton's career, the only times he served as a support drummer on the tour were this RAH performance and the Japan tour. It is believed that Clapton scouted him because he had a track record of performing with Little Feat twice, in 1988 and 1992, when Clapton had made a surprise appearance at their concerts. He must have been attracted to him by listening to his dynamic drumming. In this album, you can hear his powerful playing, especially in electric blues. I hope you will enjoy his playing, which you can only hear here, and pay tribute to this great drummer. His friend, guitarist Jimmie Vaughan, makes a surprise appearance for the encore! At Clapton's request, the band of Clapton's friend Jimmie Vaughan was the support act for these consecutive performances. As a guitarist who loves blues just like Clapton, he made a surprise appearance every night for the encore, livening up the end of the stage. Here, you can also hear Clapton and Vaughan's solo performance of Sweet Home Chicago, a number by Robert Johnson that has been covered by many blues guitarists. This feels more like a friendly collaboration than a guitar battle. Vaughan was also invited by Clapton to the "Blues Night" in 1990 and 1991, and the more they performed together, the deeper their bond became (Vaughan would later perform with Clapton on the "Nothin' But The Blues" US tour from 1994 to 1995). Please enjoy the stage of the friendship between the two. There is acoustic blues, electric blues, major blues, and minor blues. In other words, this stage is filled with all the charm of the blues that Clapton wanted to play at this time. Please enjoy the variety of the stage with this high-quality work, which is being released for the first time. Royal Albert Hall, London, UK 1st March 1993 TRULY PERFECT SOUND (from Original Masters) First appearance in history! Disc:1 (63:23) 1. Introduction 2. How Long 3. Alabama Women 4. Terraplane Blues 5. From Four Until Late 6. Kidman Blues 7. County Jail 8. 32-20 9. Chicago Breakdown 10. Hey Hey 11. Walking Blues 12. Long Distance Call 13. Blow Wind Blow 14. Key To The Highway 15. Tell Me Mama 16. Juke 17. Blues Leave Me Alone 18. Goin' Away Baby 19. Coming Home (feat. Andy Fairweather Low) Disc:2 (40:37) 1. Meet Me In The Bottom 2. Forty Four 3. It's My Life 4. Love Her With A Feeling 5. Tore Down 6. Born Under A Bad Sign 7. Let Me Love You Baby 8. All Your Love 9. Groaning The Blues 10. Hear Me Calling 11. Ain't Nobody's Business 12. Band Introductions 13. Sweet Home Chicago (with Jimmie Vaughan) Eric Clapton - guitar / vocals Andy Fairweather Low - guitar Chris Stainton - keyboards Jerry Portnoy - harmonica Duck Dunn - bass Richie Hayward - drums Roddy Lorimer - trumpet Tim Sanders - tenor saxophone Simon Clarke - baritone saxophone