Eric Clapton/CA,USA 1976

The second of the treasured masters provided by the heavyweight taper in the UK is the high-quality stereo audience source of the San Diego performance on November 20th, which will also be released for the first time in Japan from the 1976 “No Reason to Cry US Tour” like the first one! There are no existing records of this day. Here, the source of this day at the end of the tour along with the Oklahoma performance has finally seen the light of day. This is a repeat of the review of the Oklahoma performance title, but here is the trajectory of Clapton’s activities this year: ・July 29th to August 17th, 1976: UK tour ≪August 1st, 1976: Album “NO REASON TO CRY” released≫ ・November 5th to 22nd, 1976: US tour ←★Here★ ・November 26th, 1976: The Band’s dissolution concert “The Last Waltz” held You can see that the Oklahoma performance was in the middle of the tour, while the San Diego performance was at the end of the tour. The sound quality of this board, which captures it, is almost the same sound quality and sound image as the Oklahoma performance released at the same time. The original tape of this master also had a high pitch and an unbalanced sound biased towards the low and high ranges. However, our engineer corrected the pitch and transformed it into a beautifully balanced sound. It is a clear and wide stereo recording, and is recorded with a very easy-to-listen-to sound. The main board does not include the encore Further On Up The Road, but the precious regular set is perfectly recorded. In addition to being the first appearance sound source, it is nice that Clapton’s condition on this day was also very good. On this day, he showed off a sharp obbligato and solo on Tell The Truth immediately after switching to electric, and also flew well on Steady Rollin’ Man, which he did not play at the Oklahoma performance. In addition, he decided on a raging solo on Have You Ever Loved a Woman, which he did not play at the Oklahoma performance, and performed the good song All Our Past Times on this day as an album promotion. In fact, as you can see from the tour schedule mentioned above, six days later, after the end of this tour, the band’s dissolution memorial concert “Last Waltz” was held. As you know, Clapton participated in this concert and played this song. Clapton’s head on this day was probably also meant as a rehearsal for the performance six days later. The set list is different from the Oklahoma performance released at the same time, so you can enjoy the variety of the set on this day. Layla on this day started smoothly, and in the postlude, she played a solo with a rare wah. This point can also be said to be a good contrast to the Oklahoma performance. It is also nice to see the Tulsa Tops, who supported Clapton in the 70s after his comeback, fully demonstrating their skills, and the combination of Jamie Oldaker, who enhances the song with his sharp drumming, and Carl Radle, who plays a bass line with a full sense of groove, is also wonderful. Listening to this, I feel that Clapton’s own blues, which he aimed for as a solo artist, “Clapton’s Blues”, was completed at this time, incorporating the laid-back taste of the real thing. This is the rock that only he could create, which combines a majestic performance rooted in the American continent with a slightly dark, yet thrilling play unique to British guitarists. The San Diego performance, whose sound source was unknown until now, has finally been released. Please rest assured about the quality. Please take this opportunity to check out the true essence of Clapton, who is generous in the 70s but still retains his sharpness. Live at San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego, CA. USA 20th November 1976 Disc 1 (40:21) 1. Intro. 2. Hello Old Friend 3. Sign Language 4. Tell The Truth 5. Knocking On Heaven’s Door 6. Steady Rollin’ Man 7. Can’t Find My Way Home (feat. Yvonnne Elliman) Disc 2 (40:50) 1. Have You Ever Loved a Woman 2. All Our Past Times 3. Blues Power 4. One Night (feat. Marcy Levy) 5. Layla Eric Clapton – Guitar / Vocals George Terry – Guitar Dicks Sims – Keyboards Carl Radle – Bass Jamie Oldaker – Drums Sergio Pastora Rodriguez – Percussion Yvonne Elliman – Backing Vocals Marcy Levy – Backing Vocals