Eric Clapton/London,UK 3.7.1993 Complete

Eric Clapton’s original master sound source has been released on CD for the first time in a long time. The master was recorded directly from a DAT tape recorded by a famous maniac living in the UK, and the final day of the Royal Albert Hall consecutive performances, where Clapton performed only blues covers for the first time on stage on March 7, 1993, was recorded completely with a very good stereo audience recording. After verification, it was found that this source was the same as that used for the 2CD title “Slowhand Blues” released around 1994-5, but the master of this board is a low generation master that surpasses it. (After checking with the provider, I was told that “Slowhand Blues” was produced and released in 1994 using a cassette tape copy of a DAT recording that the provider had recorded himself as the master. This take has higher sound quality because the DAT was directly converted to a disc.) The original master itself was of high sound quality, but it was generally out of focus, the end of the sound was blurred, and the sound image lacked sharpness. We adjusted the range of interference, performed mastering to separate and outline each instrument, and especially brought the vocals to the forefront, dramatically changing the overall impression to a clear and sharp one. In addition, due to the input level setting at the time of the original master recording, distortion noise occurred at the peak of the volume, but this has been reduced and suppressed as much as possible. If you listen to it, you will notice that the sound image has become pleasantly sharp, as if a blurred image had come into perfect focus. The noise at 2:41 in 32-20 was probably from the PA at the venue and could not be removed, but you can see that the sound quality has improved dramatically from the original master. This performance was very valuable and important in the sense that it was the trigger for the recording of the subsequent album “From The Cradle”. In this series of performances, Clapton was thinking of deciding on candidates for blues numbers to be included in “From The Cradle”. Therefore, the numbers you can hear here are not only the ones he had wanted to cover for a long time, but also the ones he played with his band to see if they sounded good. Therefore, rare blues that were not featured in the later “Nothin’ But The Blues Tour” are set in. 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 personnel is also unique to this time, and Little Feat drummer Richie Hayward is used, just like in the Japan tour that year, but Donald Duck Dunn was brought over from Memphis for the first time in eight years since 1985 for the bass, just for this series of performances. And Jerry Portnoy, a white but deep harpist, was also used from this time. It can be said that this stage with this lineup was an interesting one that contained various spot meanings. The intention of solidifying the rhythm section with Americans must have been related to the blues that Clapton was aiming for. Please enjoy Clapton’s blues with this original master recording, which can be said to be a completely different thing that has been completely reborn. Live at Royal Albert Hall, London, UK 7th March 1993 TRULY 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 Port Jerrynoy – Harmonica Duck Dunn – Bass Richie Hayward – Drums Roddy Lorimer – Trumpet Tim Sanders – Tenor Saxophone Simon Clarke – Baritone Saxophone