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A treasured original master tape series by Mike Millard, a famous taper that has been released online by JEMS since last year and has become a hot topic among rock enthusiasts, creating a huge boom. The 84th installment of the series titled “The Lost and Found Mike the MICrophone Tapes” was released as the first day of Eric Clapton’s 1974 tour at Long Beach Arena on July 19th. ! On this day, there are already released versions of both the sound board source and the audience source, but it is thought that the master of the audience source was a cassette copy from the second generation onward that leaked from Mr. Millard and was distributed among tape traders. Mr. Millard’s original master, which was the source of this, has finally been released. Although it was released late, this performance was in the early stages of Mr. Millard’s 8th recording. Therefore, the microphone is still monaural, and there is a cut part that seems to have been changed between Get Ready and Crossroads, but the recording sense of Mr. The technique has already been demonstrated, and the quality is as good as the later sound sources. Therefore, it was originally a source with excellent sound quality, but if you become the original master of the first generation, it is natural that the sound quality is better than the previously released version. Although the sound image is monaural, it is captured in a very spacious sound field, as it seems to be recorded by the master Mr. Millard, and it has a clarity and balance that would make you think it was a sound board recording if there was no nearby audience noise. [A day with high play quality and an attractive set list] Now, let’s take a look at how this day’s performance was positioned in the 1974 comeback year.・June 19th and 20th, 1974: Warm-up gig in Scandinavia for US comeback tour ・June 28th, 1974 – August 4th: US tour ←★Here★ ≪August 5th, 1974 : Album “461 OCEAN BOULEVARD” released≫ ・August-September 1974: Recorded the album “THERE’S ONE IN EVERY CROWD” in Miami ・September 28-October 6, 1974: 2nd U.S. tour October 31, 1974 – November 6, 1974: First Japan tour – November 27, 1974 – December 5, 1974: Europe tour This performance was the middle date of the comeback US tour that started in June of this year. You can see what happened. This U.S. tour was one that Clapton, who had regained his confidence on the live stage after a warm-up gig, went on a tour drunk to relieve his nerves, and on this day, the influence was felt to some extent in the MC. However, overall, the vocals are handled well and the guitar playing is accurate and smooth. The best proof is that Have You Ever Loved A Woman of this day was adopted as the official live album “E.C.WAS HERE”. The set list was more attractive than on other days, including six songs from their comeback work “461 OCEAN BOULEVARD”, which had not yet been released, as well as songs by Badge from the Cream era. , Crossroads, Can’t Find My Way Home from the Blind Faith era, Dominos number Tell The Truth, Layla, and blues as well. It’s attractive. On top of that, it was a fulfilling concert with a surprise that Clapton brought the theme song of Charlie Chaplin’s “Modern Times”, Smile, which he said was his favorite movie, to the opening. It can be said that this is a sound source that represents the 1974 tour, along with the performance at the same location the next day, as the level of intoxication due to alcohol was low and the play was clear. What’s funny is that I’ve played Steady Rollin’ Man twice. Playing the same song over and over again would be unthinkable at a normal concert, but this probably proves that he was drunk (lol). The fact that you can hear different sharp solos on both songs is what makes Clapton such a great live artist. It was a rare performance where the same song made me feel delicious twice. [A super rare session has been realized. Former boss John Mayall joins in for an encore! ] For the encore, John Mayall, the boss of John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers, where Clapton was a member from 1965 to 1966, jumps in. This was the only time he attended Clapton’s concert. You could say it’s extremely valuable. And it happened in Long Beach, not London. Mayall plays harmonica and also takes lead vocals. A blues jam like the one from the 1960s is being developed, but it is a performance that can be said to be Mayall’s own, and if it was Clapton, he would have brought the flower to the original boss. If there is a video, I would like to see it, but I think both Clapton and Mayall were probably smiling. At the end, Mayall calls Clapton’s name twice in return. It’s exciting to imagine that he would have done this on a club stage in the 1960s. This encore was incompletely recorded on the previously released version of the sound board recording, so you can only listen to the complete version on the main version of the audience recording. The regular set is also attractive with plenty to listen to, but for British blues fans, this encore alone is worth listening to. A complete version of Eric Clapton’s 1974 tour recorded by legendary taper Mike Millard. This is a representative sound source of this tour that captures the day when the play quality was high with the sound quality of a sound board that is worthy of his name. Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, CA, USA 19th July 1974 TRULY PERFECT SOUND(UPGRADE) Disc 1 (55:18) 1. Introduction 2. Smile 3. Let It Grow 4. Can’t Find My Way Home 5. I Shot The Sheriff 6. Badge 7. Willie And The Hand Jive 8. Get Ready 9. Crossroads / Steady Rollin’ Man Disc 2 (62:13) 1. Mainline Florida 2. Layla 3. Have You Ever Loved A Woman 4. Tell The Truth 5. Steady Rollin’ Man 6. Band Introductions 7. Little Queenie 8. Blues Jam (with John Mayall) Eric Clapton – Guitar, Vocals George Terry – Guitar Dicks Sims – Keyboards Carl Radle – Bass Jamie Oldaker – Drums Yvonne Elliman – Backing Vocals
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