Eric Calpton/London,UK 3.7.1993

Eric Clapton’s original master sound source has been released for the first time in a while. The master was made directly from a DAT tape recorded by a famous maniac living in England, and was recorded on March 7, 1993, during a series of performances at the Royal Albert Hall, where Clapton played only blues covers on stage for the first time. This is a complete recording of the final day with a very good stereo audience recording. As a result of verification, this source was found to be the same as the one used for “Slowhand Blues” released around 1994-5, but the master of this disc is a low generation master that surpasses that. . (When I checked with the provider, I was told that “Slowhand Blues” was produced and released in 1994 using a copy of the DAT he recorded himself onto a cassette tape as the master.This take was made by copying the DAT he recorded himself to a cassette tape and using it as the master. ) The original master itself was of high quality, but it was generally out of focus, the end of the sound was blurred, and the sound was sharp. It was a missing sound image. At our store, we adjusted the interfering ranges and applied mastering to bring out the separation and outline of each instrument, especially bringing the vocals to the forefront, dramatically changing the overall impression to one that was clear and sharp. Furthermore, due to the original input level settings during master recording, distortion noise occurred at peak volume, but this has been reduced and suppressed as much as possible. If you listen to it, you’ll notice that the sound image has changed to a pleasantly sharp one, as if a blurry image has come into perfect focus. The noise occurring at 2:41 on 32-20 was probably emitted from the venue’s PA, so it could not be erased, but the sound quality has improved dramatically from the original master. You can see that. This performance was extremely valuable and important as it served as the impetus for the recording of their subsequent album “From The Cradle.” In this series of performances, Clapton was thinking of deciding the blues number candidates to be included in “From The Cradle”. Therefore, the number you can hear here not only means that he has wanted to cover it for a long time, but also has the meaning of playing it with a band and seeing if it fits well. Therefore, rare blues that were not featured in the later “Nothin But the Blues Tour” are included in the set. Numbers such as Alabama Women, Chicago Breakdown, Juke, Comin’ Home, Meet Me In The Bottom, and It’s My Life Baby are blues covers that can only be heard here. In that sense, it is valuable, but the band person is also unique to this occasion, and Little Feat’s drummer Richie Hayward is used as in the Japan tour this year, but this consecutive band person is also used on bass. For a limited time, Donald Duck Dunn was invited from Memphis for the first time in 8 years since 1985. Jerry Portnoy, a white but deep harpist, was also used from this time. It can be said that the stage performance with this face was interesting with various spot-on meanings. Clapton’s intention to solidify the rhythm section with Americans must have been unrelated to the blues he was aiming for. Please enjoy Clapton’s blues with this edition of the original master recording, which can be said to be completely reborn and different. Live at Royal Albert Hall, London, UK 7th March 1993 PERFECT SOUND(from Original DAT Master) Disc 1 (65:02) 1. Intro. 2. How Long 3. Alabama Women 4. Terraplane Blues 5. From Four Until Late 6 Kidman Blues 7. County Jail Blues 8. 32-20 9. Chicago Breakdown 10. Hey Hey 11. Walkin’ 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. Comin’ Home Disc 2 (65:37) 1. Meet Me In The Bottom 2. .44 3. It’s My Life Baby 4. You’ve Got To Love Her With A Feeling 5. I’m Tore Down 6. Born Under A Bad Sign 7. Let Me Love You Baby 8. Groaning The Blues 9. Hear Me Calling 10. Ain’t Nobody’s Business 11. Band Introduction 12. Sweet Home Chicago 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