ERIC CLAPTON “Happy Xmas” /2LP/

30th Anniversary Edition remastered re-release of the eleventh full-length studio album by legendary British Blues Rock guitarist and singer.
The 1989 solo album from Eric Clapton features a slew of artists including Phil Collins, Robert Cray, George Harrison, Cecil Womack, Gary Burton and more!
Heralded as a return to form for Clapton, who had struggled with alcohol addiction and recently found sobriety, the album has a 1980s electronic sound, but it also includes blues songs like "Before You Accuse Me", "Running on Faith", and "Hard Times."
Song "Bad Love" was released as a Single, reaching the No. 1 position on the Album Rock Chart in the United States, and being awarded a Grammy Award for "Best Male Rock Vocal Performance" in 1990. "Pretending" had also reached the No. 1 position on the Album Rock Chart the previous year, remaining at the top for five weeks.
The album reached number 2 on the UK Albums Chart and 16 on the US Billboard 200 chart, and it went on to become double Platinum in the US.
Remastered from the original analog master tapes, double vinyl in gatefold cover.
Duck Records/Reprise Records, A Warner Music Group Company, 1989/2018 (523108-1 | 093624968849). Made in Germany.



Tracklist:

Side A
1. Pretending (feat. Jerry Williams) 4:45
2. Anything For Love 4:11
3. Bad Love 5:15
Side B
1. Running On Faith 5:34
2. Hard Times 3:14
3. Hound Dog 2:28
Running time: 25:27 min.

Side C
1. No Alibis (feat. Daryl Hall) 5:39
2. Run So Far (feat. George Harrison) 4:08
3. Old Love 6:24
Side D
1. Breaking Point 5:33
2. Lead Me On (feat. Cecil & Linda Womack) 5:52
3. Before You Accuse Me 3:57
Running time: 31:33 min.

Total playing time: 57:00 min.

The first re-release of the sixth live album by legendary British Blues Rock guitarist and singer.
In 1990 and 1991, Eric Clapton performed 42 nights at the Royal Albert Hall in London; 18 shows in 1990 and 24 in 1991. During the run of these shows, Clapton performed with three different line-ups: a Rock band, a Blues band, and an Orchestra.
"24 Nights: Rock" features 18 songs, has a running time of 2 hours 15 minutes. The Rock show line-up varied from 4, 9 or 13 band members, and the musicians included Nathan East, Ray Cooper, Greg Phillinganes, Steve Ferrone. The 4-piece in 1991 featured Phil Collins on drums.
Highlights of the songs performed include "White Room", "Layla", "Pretending", "Running on Faith", "Old Love", and "Lay Down Sally". The set also features excellent cover versions: a restrained Reggae rhythm version of Bob Dylan’s “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door”, a Blues-Rock twist on the Bob Marley anthem “I Shot the Sheriff”, and the great J.J. Cale song “Cocaine”. The concert ends with the Cream classic “Sunshine of Your Love”.
Recorded and filmed at The Royal Albert Hall, London, England (January & February 1990 & 1991).
Triple vinyl in trifold cover.
Reprise Records, a Warner Music Group Company/Bushbranch Studios Limited, 1991/2023 (093624866435). Made in the E.U. Pressed in Czech.


Tracklist:

Side One
1. Pretending 6:48
2. Running On Faith 7:10
3. Breaking Point 6:33

Side Two
1. I Shot The Sheriff 8:00
2. White Room 6:02
3. Can't Find My Way Home 7:11

Side Three
1. Bad Love 6:17
2. Before You Accuse Me 5:46
3. Lay Down Sally 8:16

Side Four
1. Knockin' On Heaven's Door 6:07
2. Old Love 9:01
3. No Alibis 6:51

Side Five
1. Tearing Us Apart 7:03
2. Cocaine 6:32
3. Wonderful Tonight 9:04

Side Six
1. Layla 8:12
2. Crossroads 5:28
3. Sunshine Of Your Love 7:37

The first re-release of the sixth live album by legendary British Blues Rock guitarist and singer.
In 1990 and 1991, Eric Clapton performed 42 nights at the Royal Albert Hall in London; 18 shows in 1990 and 24 in 1991. During the run of these shows, Clapton performed with three different line-ups: a Rock band, a Blues band, and an Orchestra.
Arguably, the shows with the National Philharmonic Orchestra are the most unique of all the performances. The orchestra was conducted by the legendary composer Michael Kamen. Clapton had worked with Kamen previously on film soundtracks (Rush, Lethal Weapon) so it was natural for Clapton to ask Kamen to arrange the music for orchestra.
The 13-song set on "24 Nights: Orchestral" includes stunning orchestral arrangements of “Layla”, “Sunshine of Your Love”, “Wonderful Tonight”, “White Room”, “Can’t Find My Way Home”, “Bell Bottom Blues’, “I Shot The Sheriff”, “Lay down Sally”, and “Crossroads”. A special highlight is the recorded debut of the 30-minute composition that Kamen wrote especially for Eric Clapton: “Concerto For Electric Guitar”.
Recorded live at The Royal Albert Hall, London, England (January & February 1990 & 1991).
Triple vinyl in trifold cover.
Reprise Records, a Warner Music Group Company/Bushbranch Studios Limited, 1991/2023 (093624866411). Made in the E.U. Pressed in Czech.


Tracklist:

Side One
1. Crossroads 10:03
2. Bell Bottom Blues 6:00
3. Lay Down Sally 5:59
Side Two
1. Holy Mother 5:24
2. I Shot The Sheriff 8:11
3. Hard Times 3:47
4. White Room 5:53

Side Three
1. Can't Find My Way Home 7:02
2. Edge Of Darkness 6:17
3. Old Love 9:30
Side Four
1. Wonderful Tonight 9:21
2. Layla 8:24

Side Five
1. Concerto For Electric Guitar (Part 1) 13:14
Side Six
1. Concerto For Electric Guitar (Part 2) 16:04

50th Anniversary Edition re-release of the debut full-length solo album by legendary British Blues Rock guitarist and singer.
After being in several successful Кock bands including The Yardbirds, John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, Cream and Blind Faith, Clapton recorded an album under his own name in late 1969 and early 1970. Clapton's eponymous solo debut was recorded after he completed a tour with Delaney & Bonnie. Eric used the core of the duo's backing band and co-wrote the majority of the songs with Delaney Bramlett accordingly.
"Eric Clapton" sounds more laid-back and straightforward than any of the guitarist's previous recordings. There are still elements of Blues and Rock & Roll, but they're hidden beneath layers of Gospel, R&B, Country, and Pop flourishes. And the Pop element of the record is the strongest of the album's many elements. "Blues Power" isn't a Blues song and only "Let It Rain," the album's closer, features extended solos. Throughout the album, Clapton turns out concise solos that de-emphasize his status as guitar god, even when they display astonishing musicality and technique.
Since then, he's released nearly two dozen LPs under his name. And it's been kind of a roller-coaster ride for the guitar hero, with personal and professional setbacks often inspiring his work – from a crippling drug addiction (which kept him out of the spotlight for several years) to the death of his young son (which spurred a huge comeback hit).
Through it all, though, he's rarely lost the focus and drive that made him one of the most buzzed-about musicians in the '60s. While recent records may not be fuelled by the creative hunger that fed his best work, he's grown into his older years by playing the music that sounds right for him at this stage. If nothing else, Clapton has aged more gracefully than most contemporaries.
Polydor Ltd. (UK)/Universal International Music B.V., 1970/2021 (475 026-7 | 00602547502674). Made in the EU. Pressed in Czech.


Tracklist:

Side One
1. Slunky 3:40
2. Bad Boy 3:59
3. Lonesome And A Long Way From Home 3:50
4. After Midnight 3:14
5. Easy Now 3:03
6. Blues Power 3:15

Side Two
1. Bottle Of Red Wine 3:12
2. Lovin' You Lovin' Me 3:39
3. Told You For The Last Time 2:36
4. Don't Know Why 3:23
5. Let It Rain 5:06

Total playing time: 38:57 min.

The twentieth full-length solo studio album by legendary British Blues Rock guitarist and singer.
The album is a combination of new material written by Clapton and classic songs, contemporary tunes, and influences interpreted in his own style.
Reuniting with producer Glyn Johns, the steady hand who guided "Slowhand" back in 1977, doesn't provide Eric Clapton with much of a jolt for this album, but it does provide the veteran guitarist with no small degree of nicely weathered warmth. Such mellowed good vibes are the calling card of "I Still Do", which otherwise proceeds along the same path Clapton's records follow in the 21st century: he blends covers of well-worn Blues standards with a couple of J.J. Cale tunes, a few old Pop standards, a Bob Dylan chestnut, and original songs that draw upon aspects of all of these.
"Spiral" and "Catch the Blues", the two EC originals that anchor the middle of the album, are handsomely crafted tunes that complement the rest of the record; they don't draw attention to themselves but rather show how hard "Cypress Grove" swings and how "Alabama Woman Blues" crawls, and reveal the lightness of "I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine" and "Little Man, You've Had a Busy Day".
Although "I'll Be Seeing You" ends with "I Still Do" on a bit of a wistful note, this album is neither melancholy nor some kind of summation. It is simply Clapton being Clapton, enjoying the company of his longtime band and songs he's loved, and here he's fortunate enough to be produced by Johns, whose expert touch gives this weight and colour absent from the otherwise amiable "Old Sock". That's enough to give "I Still Do" some resonance, because Johns focuses not on the songs but the interplay: it's not a vibe record so much as it's an album about the interplay of old pros, who still get a kick playing those same old changes years after they've become second nature.
Polydor Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Ltd., 2016 (4786366 | 00602547863669 | 51266-1). Made in Netherlands. Pressed in France. First press.


Tracklist:

Side A
1. Alabama Woman Blues 5:06
2. Can't Let You Do It 3:50
3. I Will Be There 4:37
Side B
4. Spiral 5:04
5. Catch The Blues 4:51
6. Cypress Grove 4:49
Playing time: 28:17 min.

Side C
7. Little Man, You've Had A Busy Day 3:11
8. Stones In My Passway 4:03
9. I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine 4:02
Side D
10. I'll Be Alright 4:23
11. Somebody's Knockin' 5:11
12. I'll Be Seeing You 5:00

Playing time: 25:50 min.

Total playing time: 54:07 min.

The first re-release of the sixth live album by legendary British Blues Rock guitarist and singer.
In 1990 and 1991, Eric Clapton performed 42 nights at the Royal Albert Hall in London; 18 shows in 1990 and 24 in 1991. During the run of these shows, Clapton performed with three different line-ups: a Rock band, a Blues band, and an Orchestra.
"24 Nights: Blues" features
Clapton’s love of the Blues is well known, and the emotion and enjoyment of playing these songs with top-notch musicians is clear on these recordings and film. 24 Nights: Blues features 14 songs on 2 LPs and has a running time of 90+ minutes.
The all-star line-up of musicians sharing the stage with Eric included Jimmie Vaughan (guitar), Johnnie Johnson (Keyboards), Chuck Leavell (Keyboards), and Jerry Portnoy (Harmonica). Guitarist’s Buddy Guy, Albert Collins and Robert Cray appeared as special guests. The set list features superb versions of Blues standards such as “Key To The Highway”, “Sweet Home Chicago”, “Watch Yourself”, “Have You Ever Loved A Woman” and “Black Cat Bone”.
Recorded and filmed at The Royal Albert Hall, London, England (January & February 1990 & 1991).
Reprise Records, a Warner Music Group Company/Bushbranch Studios Limited, 1991/2023 (093624866428). Made in the E.U. Pressed in Czech.


Tracklist:

Side One
1. Key To The Highway 6:31
2. Worried Life Blues 5:23
3. You Better Watch Yourself 5:08
4. Black Cat Bone 4:55
Side Two
1. Have You Ever Loved A Woman 6:49
2. Everything's Gonna Be Alright 6:57
3. Something On Your Mind 5:53
4. Johnnie's Boogie 2:46

Side Three
1. All Your Love (I Miss Loving) 6:36
2. It's My Life Baby 7:02
3. Sweet Home Chicago 8:36
Side Four
1. Reconsider Baby 10:52
2. My Time After A While 11:02

Total playing time: min.

The first re-release of the ninth full-length studio album by legendary British Blues Rock guitarist and singer.
It is Clapton's first collaborative project with Phil Collins, who co-produced the album and played on some tracks. While recording the album, Clapton temporarily split with his wife, Boyd. Clapton assuaged his pain by writing the song "Behind the Sun", featuring only his guitar and vocals along with Phil Collins' synthesizer, as the final song on the album.
Although he is universally considered among the most important figures in Rock & Roll, Eric Clapton has not had consistent success in translating his stature into record sales, partially because he is, in essence, a great Blues guitarist rather than a great Pop/Rock singer/songwriter. Clapton's career was in decline in the early '80s when he switched record labels from Polydor to Warner Bros., and his "Money And Cigarettes" new label debut became his first to fall below Gold record status in more than six years. As a result, Warner looked critically at his follow-up, the Phil Collins-produced "Behind The Sun", in the fall of 1984 and rejected the first version submitted, insisting that he record several new songs written by Jerry Williams, backed by Los Angeles session players under the auspices of company producers Lenny Waronker and Ted Templeman. Warner then emphasized the new tracks, releasing two of them, "Forever Man" (which reached the Top 40) and "See What Love Can Do," as Singles. Despite the tinkering, "Behind The Sun" was not among Clapton's best, although it went Gold after nearly two years in release.
After nearly a decade of Clapton's guitar playing taking a backseat to his singing/songwriting, this album contains several guitar solos. The album includes synthesizers and drum machines played by Phil Collins, Ted Templeman, Peter Robinson, Michael Omartian, James Newton Howard, Chris Stainton and Greg Phillinganes, as well as Clapton's Roland guitar synthesizer on "Never Make You Cry". Bassists Donald "Duck" Dunn from Booker T. & the MG's and Nathan East (later of the Smooth Jazz quartet Fourplay) also played on the album.
The Behind The Sun Tour was featured at the first Live Aid concert in 1985 where "She's Waiting" was performed along with "White Room" and "Layla". The video for "Forever Man" became an MTV favourite, featuring an accident where one of the cameras falls off the dolly.
Remastered from the original analog master tapes, double 180g vinyl in gatefold cover.
1985/2018 (47735-1). Made in the EU. Pressed in Germany.


Tracklist:

Side A
1. She's Waiting 4:56
2. See What Love Can Do 3:59
3. Same Old Blues 8:12
Side B
1. Knock On Wood 3:18
2. Something's Happening 3:22
3. Forever Man 3:12
Playing time: 26:59 min.

Side C
1. It All Depends 5:04
2. Tangled In Love 4:07
3. Never Make You Cry 6:05
Side D
1. Just Like A Prisoner 5:30
2. Behind The Sun 2:11
Playing time: 22:57 min.

Total playing time: 49:56 min.

The eleventh full-length studio album by legendary British Blues Rock guitarist and singer.
The 1989 solo album from Eric Clapton features a slew of artists including Phil Collins, Robert Cray, George Harrison, Cecil Womack, Gary Burton and more!
Heralded as a return to form for Clapton, who had struggled with alcohol addiction and recently found sobriety, the album has a 1980s electronic sound, but it also includes blues songs like "Before You Accuse Me", "Running on Faith", and "Hard Times."
Song "Bad Love" was released as a Single, reaching the No. 1 position on the Album Rock Chart in the United States, and being awarded a Grammy Award for "Best Male Rock Vocal Performance" in 1990. "Pretending" had also reached the No. 1 position on the Album Rock Chart the previous year, remaining at the top for five weeks.
The album reached number 2 on the UK Albums Chart and 16 on the US Billboard 200 chart, and it went on to become double Platinum in the US.
Duck Records/Reprise Records, A Warner Communications Company, 1989 (926 074-2). Made in Germany.


Tracklist:
1. Pretending (feat. Jerry Williams) 4:45
2. Anything For Love 4:11
3. Bad Love 5:15
4. Running On Faith 5:34
5. Hard Times 3:14
6. Hound Dog 2:28
7. No Alibis (feat. Daryl Hall) 5:39
8. Run So Far (feat. George Harrison) 4:08
9. Old Love 6:24
10. Breaking Point 5:33
11. Lead Me On (feat. Cecil & Linda Womack) 5:52
12. Before You Accuse Me 3:57
Total playing time: 57:00 min.

The second re-release of the first DVD by legendary British Blues Rock guitarist and singer.
Originally released in 1986 on VHS, also known as "Eric Clapton & Friends Live 1986" or "The Eric Clapton concert Live 1986", it was re-released on DVD in 2003. The concert was recorded at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham on 15 July 1986 in next line-up: Eric Clapton - guitar/lead vocals; Phil Collins - drums/vocals; Greg Phillinganes - keyboards/back vocals; Nathan East - bass/back vocals.
The release reached number two on the British music video charts, compiled by the Official Charts Company. It was certified with a Gold Certification Award in the United Kingdom. Other Golden discs were presented to Clapton for outstanding sales figures in Australia, Brazil, and Canada.
DVD 5 | PAL | Dolby Digital Stereo | 5.1 Surround Sound | 4:3 | Reg. 0 | Approx. 58 min.
Tyne Tees Television Ltd./EV Classics/Sony Music Entertainment Czech Republic s.r.o., 1986/2003/2009 (EVDVD045 | 8869745568905). Made in Czech.


Tracklist:
1. Crossroads 7:05
2. White Room 6:10
3. Run 5:51
4. Miss You 5:39
5. Tearing Us Apart 6:46
6. Holy Mother 6:20
7. In The Air Tonight 5:22
8. Layla 10:02
9. Sunshine Of Your Love 5:42
10. Menu 2:04
Running time: approx. 58 min.