My EC and Blues Media - CD's, DVD's, Videos And Books
CD - DVD/Video - Books
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Latest EC And Blues Releases (Link opens to Amazon.com)
Recommended CD's to start with Blues guitar
- Unplugged - good to start, mostly standard Blues in E or A.
- Bluesbreakers With Eric Clapton - milestone, electric Blues with essential licks
- From The Cradle - EC's favourite Blues standards
- Layla And Assorted Love Songs - THE Blues rock album, with Duane on slide guitar
- Sampler: Crossroads I, The Cream of EC, Stages
- Robert Johnson (The complete recordings) - the roots of EC's unplugged CD
- The early Clapton/Page recordings - without any vocal, nice for jamming
- Try to get records from B.B., Albert and Freddy King; Muddy Waters, Son House, Big Bill Broonzy, Howlin' Wolf, John Lee Hooker and all the other classic Bluesmen...
Personal rating: * oh no, ****** awesome, milestone (remember, personal!)
Red ones are a must have!
No, I don't have all "official" records. But almost all songs
- most of them have been released more than one time on various samplers.
"August" is still missing.
- Eric Clapton: Beginnings (Page, Blues Breakers, Yardbirds, 1994) *** (early recordings, nice to jam)
- Eric Clapton: with Yardbirds and Jimmy Page (1994) *** (almost the same as above)
- Eric Clapton: A wonderful night (Yardbirds live) *** (just another compilation of the above)
- Eric Clapton: Blues Breakers with Eric Clapton (Beano, 1966, 1982) ****** (the milestone)
- Cream: Fresh Cream (1967) **** (the first Cream record)
- Cream: Disraeli Gears (1967) ***** (EC's woman tone)
- Cream: Wheels of Fire (1968) ***** (crossroads...)
- Cream: Goodbye Cream (1969) ***** (the last one)
- Cream: Live I (1986) ****** (long live jams)
- Cream: Live II (1986) ****** (including nearly the 14 min solo on steppin' out)
- Cream: Those Were The Days (4 CD Set)(1997) ****** (all together in a box)
- Derek and the Dominos: Layla and Assorted Love Songs (1970) ****** (just the best)
- Derek and the Dominos: Live at the Fillmore (1970, 1994) ****** (without Duane, but still good)
- Eric Clapton: Stages (Blues Breakers, Cream, Blind Faith, Derek + Dominos) ****** (very good compilation!)
- Eric Clapton: Blind Dominos (live records, Hyde Park, Johnny Cash, Paris, Buffalo, 1969-1970) ***** (rare but good)
- Eric Clapton: Timepieces II - Live in the Seventies (1983) ***** (if you have crossroads II, you don't need it)
- Eric Clapton: Rainbow Concert (1973) *** (getting better at the second half)
- Eric Clapton: Just One Night (1980) **** (Double Trouble ******)
- Eric Clapton: Another Ticket (1981) *** (another CD)
- Eric Clapton: Money and Cigarettes *** (could be more with Ry Cooder...)
- Eric Clapton: Behind the Sun *** (pop with 2 gems: Same Old Blues / Just Like A Prisoner)
- Eric Clapton: Journeyman (1989) **** (some are top, some are *)
- Eric Clapton: Crossroads I (1988, my first EC record) ****** (very good compilation)
- Eric Clapton: 24 Nights (1990+91) **** - ****** (wonderful blues section)
- Eric Clapton: Rush (1991) ****** (excellent, including the original Tears In Heaven)
- Eric Clapton: Unplugged (1992) ****** (even unplugged just the best)
- Eric Clapton: From the Cradle (1994) ****** (back to his roots), plus several live boots from the FTC tour
- Eric Clapton: Crossroads II - Live in the Seventies (1996) ***** (4 CD's of live EC)
- Eric Clapton: Change the World (Maxi-CD, 1996) *** (not my taste)
- TDF: Retail Therapy (1997) - for sale... * (drum computer...)
- Eric Clapton: Legends, live (1997) *****
- Eric Clapton: Pilgrim (1998) ** - *** (could be ***** without eletronic firlefanz, live it was *****) plus some concert boots
- Eric Clapton: Blues (1999) *** - ***** (nice compilation, but only 5 prev. unreleased tracks...)
- B.B. King and Eric Clapton: Riding with the King (2000) **** - ***** (a bit lame, too relaxed)
- Eric Clapton: Reptile (2001) *** (why Climie???)
- Eric Clapton: Me And Mr. Johnson (2004) **** - *****
- Eric Clapton: Sessions for Robert J. (2004) ****** (+DVD, get this instead of the above)
- Eric Clapton: Back Home (2005) * - ** (Why?)
- Eric Clapton: The Soundtracks From The Motion Pictures (2001) *** - *****
- Eric Clapton: Live in Montreaux, with the Prof. Blues Review featuring Otis Rush (1986) **** (starts good)
- Eric Clapton: USA 1987 (with SRV, A. King, R. Cray,... 1987) **** (so much blues greats, but average)
- Cream: Wheels of Fire Sessions - Outtakes and Alternatives (1968) *** - *****
- Cream: Steppin'out (Cream live, 1967, 1989) ****** (from various live concerts)
- Derek and the Dominos: The Miami Sessions (vinyl, 2 LP, collector's item) (1970, 1990) ***** (jams)
- Eric Clapton: Live USA, Santa Monica (1978) ****
- Eric Clapton: Kind of Blues (live in L.A. 1994, 2 CD boot) ******
- Eric Clapton: Club Full of Blues (live 1994, 2 CD boot) ****** (belongs to his best recording ever)
- Eric Clapton: RAH 1990 (1990) **** (bad sound quality)
- Eric Clapton: Live Rehearsals (live in N.Y. 1994, boot) ******
- Eric Clapton: Interview Disc with booklet (1990) *** (if I just could understand all)
- Eric Clapton: live, concert for Montserrat (RAH 1997) (Tape) *** (Layla unplugged with Mark Knopfler)
- Eric Clapton: Pilgrim Live in L.A. with Interview (German) (1999) ****
- Eric Clapton: Pilgrim Live in Hannover (1999) ****
- Eric Clapton: Myself (live at Yokohama Arena, Japan, 1999) *****
- Eric Clapton: Reptile live in Moscow (2001) ****
- Eric Clapton: Reptile live in Columbia (2001) ****
- Eric Clapton: Reptile live at Budokan (2001) ****
Other Artists featuring EC
Blues CD's, LP's and Tapes
- Slowhanders - An Eric Clapton Tribute (tape, collected by Rob Sticka) ******
- Allman Brothers Band: Beginnings (LP) *****
- Allman Brothers Band: Live Jam (garage boot) *****
- Allman Brothers Band: The Fillmore Concerts ******
- Allman Brothers Band: Live at Fillmore East on March 1971 *****
- Stevie Ray Vaughan: In Step (1989) ****
- Stevie Ray Vaughan: Couldn't Stand The Weather (1989) *****
- Stevie Ray Vaughan: Blues at Sunrise ****** (slow Blues album)
- Stevie Ray Vaughan: Live And Alive (1986) *****
- Buddy Guy: Slippin' In (1994) ****
- John Lee Hooker: The Healer (1989) ****** (The album which brought me the Blues! Still great!)
- John Lee Hooker: Mr. Lucky (1991) *****
- John Lee Hooker: Boom Boom (1992) *****
- John Lee Hooker: Chill Out (1995) ******
- John Lee Hooker: Don't Look Back (1997) *****
- John Lee Hooker: Best of Friends (1998) ******
- John Lee Hooker: From Clarksdale To Heaven (2004 tribute) ******
- Albert King + Otis Rush: Door by Door *****
- Albert King: Red House (1991) *****
- B.B. King: Live at the Regal (1971) *****
- B.B. King: Blues Collection (Sampler, 1983) *****
- B.B. King: Blues Om The Bayou (1998) *****
- Freddie King: Live at the Ballroom, including 2 unplugged songs and interview (1974) ******
- Luther Allison: Live In Paris (1995, reissue) ****
- Ry Cooder: Crossroads (Soundtrack) (1986) *****
- Robert Johnson: Hellhound on my Trail (1936, 1995) (take the other one!)
- Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (1936, 1992) ****** (The best sampler, with all text, nice booklet)
- Jimi Hendrix: Blues (1994) *****
- Jimi Hendrix: Experience Hendrix (2000) *****
- Alvin Lee: Zoom (1992) **
- T-Bone Walker: Sampler *****
- Robert Cray, Johnny Copeland, Albert Collins: Showdown ****
- Sampler: Play Me the Blues 1,2,6 *** - *****
- Sampler: Essential Blues *** - *****
- Sampler: Blues Greats *** - *****
- Sampler: Blues Collection Vol. 2 *** - *****
- plus some more blues samplers
Other CD's, LP's and Tapes (little or no Blues)
Only a few are listed here - too much. Very personal
rating, most albums from my pre-Blues era.
(+ others means I have other CD's/LP's from that artist/band, too)
- Tori Amos: Under The Pink *****
- Jeff Beck: You Had It Coming *
- Kate Bush: Hounds Of Love ****** (I really love this album!) + others
- Deep Purple: In Rock (Anniversary Edition, 1995) ****
- Dire Straits: Sultans Of Swing ***** + others
- Wes Montgomery: The Incredible Jazz Guitar *****
- Woodstock: Best Of *****
- Helge Schneider: Es gibt Reis, Baby - only for germans... ***** (Schwachsinn, aber gut!)
- The Cranberries: Everybody Is Doing It, So Why Can't We? ***
- Eddie Brickell And The New Bohemians: Ghost Of A Dog ****
- Meat Loaf: For Crying Out Loud *****
- Alvin Lee: Zoom ***
- Marcella Detroit (aka Marcy Levy!): Jewel ***
- Neil Young: Harvest Moon ***
- Bobby Whitlock: It's About Time (Bell Bottom Blues...) ****
- Fleetwood Mac: Rumours ****** + others
- ELO: Zoom **** + others
- Jon Lord: Sarabande (LP) ****** + Gemini Suite
- Ry Cooder: Get Rhythm (LP) ***** + others
- Eberhard Schoener: Trance Formation (Andy Summers on guitar!) *****
- Traveling Wilburies: Vol. 1 + 3 (=2) *****
plus albums from
Michele Shocked, Susanne Vega, Tribute, Sting, Jackson
Browne, Mike Oldfield, CSN+Y, Chris Rea, Commodores, Van Morrison, Moody Blues,
Rickie Lee Jones, MCLaughlin/Di Meola/Lucia, Joni Mitchell, Notting Hill
Billies, Roy Orbison, Renaissance, Chet Atkins and many many more.
- Crossroads Guitar Festival (DVD) ***-******
- Eric Clapton and Friends (DVD) ****
- Eric Clapton: Chronicles (DVD) ****
- Eric Clapton: 24 Nights (1990+91) *****
- Eric Clapton: Unplugged (DVD + Video, 1992) ******
- Eric Clapton: Concert in Hyde Park (Everyday I Got the Blues... 1996) ******
- Eric Clapton: Nothing but the Blues (1994), Martin Scorsese made the best Clapton Blues video ever!
Info: this one is captured from broadcast (ARTE), the comments are in German.
Up to now it was never released commercially.
There'S a DVD version of the english original going around.
- Eric Clapton: Eric Clapton and Friends (Birmingham 1986)
- Cream: Farewell Concert (1969)
- Cream: Fresh Cream (1995)
- Cream: Strange Brew (?)
- The Yardbirds - Story (EC, Beck, Page, with interviews)
- A man and his blues (?) - Interviews, songs, stories
- Knebworth (1991)
- Cream of EC (sampler)
- EC / Legends at the North Sea Jazz Festival, two songs (1997)
- EC / Legends at the Montreaux Jazz Festival, one song (1997)
- EC at the Armani Party (1997)
EC with other Artists
- The Last Waltz (The Band, Muddy Waters, ... 1976)
- Bob Dylan Anniversary Concert (Don't Think Twice... 1992)
- Southbank show, with B.B. King, SRV,...
- Concert for Nelson Mandela (with Dire Straits)
- John Mayall with EC: 70th Birthday (live DVD 2003)
- EC and friends: Concert for George Harrison (live DVD 2003)
Blues Videos/DVD's
- John Hammond, Jr.: The Search For Mr. Johnson (1992) *****
- Bill Wymann: Bill Wyman's Blues Odyssey - A Journey to Music's Heart & Soul (2003) *****
- B.B. King: Life at Montreaux
- John Lee Hooker - That's My Live (2000)
- B.B. King: Blues Summit (with Joe Louis Walker, Buddy Guy, Albert Collins, Robert Cray,... 1993)
- B.B. King: Rockpalast, with Muddy Waters (19??)
- Jimi Hendrix: Portrait (19??)
- Woodstock (1969)
- Blues Brothers (1980) - my all-time favourite movie
- Blues Fest Leverkusen 1997 (var. artists)
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