Eric Clapton/AZ,USA 1985

Here comes the release of Eric Clapton’s treasured sound source “every week”! This week, we will release two high-quality sound sources, both of which will be released for the first time in Japan, from the 1985 “Behind the Sun US Tour”, where he almost overcame alcoholism and showed off his vitality and courage. The provider of the two masters is the familiar heavyweight Taper, who lives in the UK. There is no “miss” in his treasured sound source, but even so, I was surprised that the two masters this time were sound sources that had never been released before and were not distributed at all among tape traders. The main board, which will be released on press CD, is the complete recording of the Phoenix performance on July 21, 1985, which was the second leg of the American tour. Here, let’s clarify the position of this performance in this year in chronological order.・February 28th – March 15th, 1985: European tour including the UK; during this period, <March 1st, 1985: Release of the album “Behind the Sun”> ・April 9th ​​- May 3rd, 1985: First leg of US tour ・May 8th, 1985: Appearance on the US live music program Late Night With David Letterman ・June 21st – July 27th, 1985: Second leg of US tour ←★Here★ ・October 5th – October 11th, 1985: Sixth Japan tour ・October 14th – November 6th, 1985: Short European tour after touring Alaska and London ・December 3rd – 23rd, 1985: A break, but during this time, he made surprise appearances on stage at concerts by Buddy Guy & Junior Wells, Sting, Gary Brooker, Dire Straits, and others. Following the release of the album “BEHIND THE SUN” which was recorded the previous year, it was a year spent promoting this album, but this performance was the final leg of the tour around the United States, the largest market. You can see that Clapton had made two tours, especially in the United States, to make his ambitious work a hit. The 2CDR “Houston 1985” released at the same time was the first leg, so you can listen to the unreleased sound source at the same time, and the performances with different legs, each full of highlights. The reason why the Phoenix performance of this board was released on a press CD is because the sound quality was at an impeccable level. If there were no cheers or applause from the audience, you would believe it to be “a sound board”. You can listen to all of the unreleased performances at such a wonderful and superb level. How big is the collection of the British heavyweight taper? In the song “I Shot The Sheriff,” there is a part that sounds like a “goo” noise, but as you can see from the venue name, this was an outdoor concert, so the microphone picked up the strong wind that blew through the venue. This is a superb sound source that is full of vivid realism, including this. You can trust the quality of this main board, but let’s tell you the contents. By visiting the United States twice, each leg was full of charm. The set list was changed. The trigger was an appearance on the American TV program “David Letterman Show” on May 8th. In response to a request from Paul Shaffer, who was the musical director of this program, he played White Room with the show’s house band for the first time in 17 years (this house band included Steve Jordan, who later supported Clapton, as a drummer). Clapton was satisfied with this result and set this song from the second leg of the tour. Therefore, you can listen to this song on this board. What makes this album valuable is that it contains not only super high quality sound but also excellent performances. The quality of the play heard in this White Room, I Shot The Sheriff, Same Old Blues, Tangled In Love, Steppin’ Out featuring Sean Murphy, She’s Waiting, Badge, Let It Rain, Double Trouble, Cocaine, Layla, Forever Man, and Further On Up The Road is amazing. It is no exaggeration to say that the raging slow hand playing is exploding in almost all the songs. In terms of timing, it was the end of the tour when Clapton showed the world that he was alive and well at that “Live Aid” and was even more confident. It can be said that it was definitely a time when he was at the peak of his career. And that is also proven in this album. Before playing Layla, Clapton announced, “I dedicate this song to Debbie on her 30th birthday.” I don’t know what kind of relationship he had with Debbie, but in that sense, this was an important day for Clapton, a gift for someone important to him. In this song, Clapton gives a graceful and superb solo. Only our shop will release the world’s premiere superb stereo audience master that has seen the light of day after 32 years! Please listen at high volume. And please enjoy the bouncy bass playing of the late Donald Duck Dunn, the famous Stax bassist who supported Clapton only during this period. Live at Compton Terrace, Phoenix, AZ. USA 21st July 1985 TRULY PERFECT SOUND(from Original Masters) Disc 1 (44:20) 1. Intro. 2. Tulsa Time 3. Motherless Children 4. I Shot The Sheriff 5. Same Old Blues 6. Tangled In Love 7. White Room 8. Steppin’ Out (featuring Shaun Murphy) Disc 2 (63:19) 1. Wonderful Tonight 2. She’s Waiting 3. She Loves You (featuring Marcy Levy) 4. Badge 5. Let It Rain 6. Double Trouble 7. Cocaine 8. Layla 9. Forever Man 10. Member Introduction 11. Further On Up The Road Eric Clapton – guitar, vocals Tim Renwick – guitar Chris Stainton – keyboards Donald ‘Duck’ Dunn – bass Jamie Oldaker – drums Marcy Levy – backing vocals Shaun Murphy – backing vocals