Another treasured live sound source of Eric Clapton will appear. The sound source of this album was uploaded to Wolfgang's Vault, which holds the archives of the late legendary promoter Bill Graham, and is an official soundboard master with perfect stereo separation. The Springfield, Massachusetts performance on April 5th, which was the final stage of the 2-month long 1978 spring "Slow Hand U.S. Tour," is recorded in a well-balanced stereo soundboard recording. However, this uploaded source had the disadvantage that in addition to cuts between several songs, there was a large cut in the middle of Double Trouble, and the last encore Bottle Of Red Wine was not included (this sound board master (The tape is generally stopped immediately after each song is played.) However, this time, we will supplement the cut part from the audience recording master of the same day, which was recently obtained, and deliver a more realistic pseudo-complete version! Until now, no sound source from this day has been released, so this is the first sound source of Clapton's new excavation, and it is a sound board recording, so it is very impactful. , rather than listening to something that you can't concentrate on, I would like you to listen to this album, which connects without any discomfort and is definitely easier to listen to. Of course the pitch is also normal. Now, let's review this year's topics and how this US tour was positioned in terms of Clapton's activities. ≪November 1, 1977: Album "SLOWHAND" released≫ ・February 1, 1978 - April 19: U.S. tour ←★Coco★ ・June 23, 1978: Bob performs at a festival in Rotterdam, Netherlands Appeared with the Dylan Band ・July 1st to July 15th, 1978: Short-term European tour (including festival appearances with Bob Dylan) <August to September 1978: Recording of the album "BACKLESS"> November of the previous year The album ``SLOWHAND'' released on the 1st gained momentum with the first single ``Lay Down Sally c/w Cocaine'' reaching number 2 on the US single chart, and the album itself also reached number 2 on the US album chart. It became a big hit, reaching number 2. This US tour was a promotional tour that leveraged that momentum. At this point, Yvonne Elliman, who participated in the album, left the band to pursue a solo career, leaving Marcy Levy as the sole member. Considering that it was a long-term tour lasting more than two months with this lineup, it can be said that this was Clapton’s match. Marcy is a big success, including adding a secret acoustic guitar play to the end of Peaches and Diesel and Layla, and showing off her signature blues harp on Key To The Highway. Please listen while imagining her appearance on stage at Hyde Park last month. After that, the tour will continue intermittently, but it will end in July, and Clapton will soon begin recording his next work "BACKLESS". In that sense, by the time this tour started, American fans had already purchased the album, ``SLOWHAND'' was a huge hit, and they were looking forward to performing the song live. Therefore, for Clapton, it can be said that it was more like a "big hit thank you" tour than an "album promotion". And this Springfield performance was the final stage of the much-welcomed tour. From this tour, the stereo soundboard sound source of the Santa Monica performance on February 11th and 12th, which was broadcast on the American FM live program "King's Biscuit Flower Hour", is famous, and it has not been made into a recording. However, this edition has a different set list and song order. As the tour progresses, you can see that changes have appeared in Clapton. The real show of this day is from the opening number, The Core. At the time, Clapton was criticized for being loose and leaning toward country, but when you listen to it like this, it's hard to believe that Clapton is Clapton after all. After that, the soft numbers continued for a while, but they exploded again with Cocaine. What is surprising is that when this song was performed in Santa Monica on February 11th, the audience did not sing the chorus of the chorus, and the ending ended without a beat, but on this day, the audience chorused at the chorus. It was so exciting that Clapton even thanked him after the performance. The wah-wah solo in the middle is also great. This is Clapton playing hard numbers and blues on this day. At the end of Double Trouble, he hums along with the riff he plays. It appears that he was on board. And Layla, who left the post-lude to George Terry in Santa Monica, performed the second half of the solo on this day. Destroy it with aggressive phrases. This is Clapton! If you think about it, the day of this edition may be much better than the famous Santa Monica performance. This is the best version of the final stage of the "Slow Hand Tour" that you can listen to in the upgraded complete version. Live at Civic Center, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA 5th April 1978 STEREO SBD Disc 1 (44:44) 1. The Core 2. Worried Life Blues ★5:11 ~ Compensation until the start of the next song 3. Peaches and Diesel 4. Wonderful Tonight 5. Lay Down Sally ★6:35 ~ Compensation until the start of the next song 6. Rodeo Man ★3:31 ~ Compensation until the start of the next song 7. Fool's Paradise ★4:09 ~ Compensation until the start of the next song 8. Cocaine ★4:55 - Compensation until the end Disc 2 (54:30) 1. Double Trouble ★0:00 - 0:49 compensation / ★1:18 - 2:34 compensation (★only compensation during the song) / ★8:39 - until the end Compensation 2. Badge ★7:47 ~ Compensation until the start of the next song 3. Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out ★4:12 ~ Compensation until the start of the next song 4. Let It Rain 5. Key To The Highway 6. Layla ★Compensation from 8:12 to the end 7. Bottle Of Red Wine ★Compensation for all The missing parts of the sound board are supplemented with high-quality audience recordings from the same day. STEREO SOUNDBOARD RECORDING Eric Clapton - guitar, vocals George Terry - guitar Carl Radle – bass Dick Sims - keyboards Jamie Oldaker - drums Marcy Levy – vocals
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