Eric Clapton / London, UK 02.23.1993 Complete DAT Master Edition

This release features a complete 2-hour and 8-minute recording of the February 23rd concert, the fourth of 12 consecutive nights at the Royal Albert Hall in London in 1993, taken from a DAT audience master recently released by a taper. This source is a previously unreleased recording, capturing each instrument and vocal clearly and vividly using the then-state-of-the-art DAT equipment. Clapton apparently intended to use this series of concerts to select blues numbers for his album “From the Cradle,” and therefore included many rare blues numbers that were not featured on the later “Nothing But the Blues Tour.” Although the setlist remained the same each night, Clapton’s improvisations varied from day to day. In addition, while he employed Little Feat drummer Richie Hayward, the same as for his Japanese tour later that year, he also brought in Donald “Duck” Dunn on bass, a feature unique to this series of concerts, which is definitely worth noting. Furthermore, Jimmie Vaughan made a surprise appearance during the encore, performing a solo duet of “Sweet Home Chicago,” making for many highlights throughout the show. Live at Royal Albert Hall, London, UK 23rd February 1993 : from Original Masters Disc 1 : 1. How Long 2. Alabama Women 3. Terraplane Blues 4. From Four Until Late 5. Kidman Blues 6. County Jail 7. 32-20 8. Chicago Breakdown 9. Hey Hey 10. Walking Blues 11. Long Distance Call 12. Blow Wind Blow 13. Key to the Highway 14. Tell Me Mama 15. Juke (Featuring Jerry Portnoy) 16. Blues Leave Me Alone 17. Goin’ Away 18. I’m Coming Home (Featuring Andy Fairweather-Low) Disc 2: 1. Meet Me in the Bottom 2. .44 3. It’s My Life 4. Love Her With a Feeling 5. Tore Down 6. Born Under a Bad Sign 7. Let Me Love You Baby 8. All Your Love 9. Groaning the Blues 10. Hear Me Calling 11. Ain’t Nobody’s Business 12. Sweet Home Chicago (with Jimmie Vaughan) 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