Eric Clapton/MO,USA 6.11.1975

Eric Clapton’s first-ever live recording will be released. This is a completely first-ever stereo audience master provided by the familiar, trusted British heavyweight Taper. This is a clear and wide stereo audience recording of the St. Louis performance on July 11th, which was the opening of the “THERE’S ONE IN EVERY CROWD US Tour” held in the summer of 1975. The sound source of this performance was a PA-out soundboard source, and only two songs, the regular set finale Tell The Truth and the encore Eyesight To The Blind, had seen the light of day. Therefore, the master of this board, which recorded all of the regular sets from the opening, is a secret master that has been kept secret for 42 years! Although the encore is not recorded and it is not the best sound quality of Donpica, it is recorded with a well-balanced and realistic sound image that captures the atmosphere of the American theater-class venue. In order to ensure perfection, the unrecorded pre-encore and encore parts due to tape breaks have been supplemented with previously released soundboard recordings to achieve a complete recording. The previously released soundboard source of Tell The Truth is also included as a bonus. In other words, this is the definitive version of the 1975 St. Louis performance. First of all, let’s review the activities of this year to see how this US tour was positioned in Clapton’s activities. <April 1, 1975: Album “THERE’S ONE IN EVERY CROWD” release> ・April 7-28, 1975: Oceania tour ・June 14-August 30, 1975: US tour ←★Here★ ・September 1975 off ・October-November 1975: Second Japan tour You can see that it was a year of touring, but even among them, this tour was the main event that lasted for two and a half months. As the tour name suggests, the purpose of the tour was to promote the recently released album “There’s One in Every Crowd”, but the set list only included one song from the album, which was typical of Clapton, who loves live performances. Rather than promoting the album, it seems like a tour that was carried out under the momentum of wanting to perform live again after returning to the stage on the comeback tour the previous year. The fact that he had toured the entire United States for two consecutive years speaks for itself, and there were no acoustic numbers at all, and the tour was even more motivated by the appointment of his best friend Carlos Santana as the opening act. The interesting thing about this day, one month after the start of the tour, is that although it would normally be a fulfilling time when the performance has become more refined, for some reason Clapton was quite drunk, just like the previous year. His vocals and guitar playing were extremely unrestrained. As for the vocals, whether it was a cry of the soul or desperation, the vocals were heard from beginning to end, and the free-spirited guitar phrases added to it. It can be said that this was a very interesting and valuable day in the sense that it is rare to experience such a Clapton. The set list was attractive, following the pattern of this tour, and the most popular number Layla, which is the most exciting number in the concert, was deliberately brought to the opening, and the audience was carried away from the beginning, and I Shot The Sheriff further boosted the momentum, and then Stormy Monday cooled down. This Stormy Monday also started with Early In The Morning, and then the lyrics of Good Morning Little School Girl were sung as they came to mind, making it a very interesting version. While the set list changed every day, it is worth noting that on this day they played Little Queenie, a Chuck Berry number that the Stones often covered. Although it was a number that they played frequently on the previous year’s tour, this was the only day they played this song on this tour. That’s because St. Louis was the birthplace of Chuck Berry. It was Clapton’s thoughtful service spirit (Clapton himself said in the MC, “I’m dedicating this song to my great senior. Who knows?”). And please also pay attention to the Dominos version of the next song, Nobody Knows You (When You’re Down And Out). There was a break in the song in the master, but it was mended smoothly by skillfully matching the rhythm. Clapton’s singing solo here is worth listening to. Rather than a painful vocal, he “sings well”. It can be said that it is unique to Clapton. In the second half, both the vocals and guitar are loose, but the performance is energetic. In Driftin’ Blues, which is played on electric, you can hear a rare duet with female chorus member Marcy Levy. In addition, Better Make It Through Today, the only set-in from the new album, which is a gentle listen, is also worth listening to (played in a rare electric version). Tell The Truth incorporates a drum solo by Jamie Oldaker. It was a composition that was never seen on any other tour in Clapton’s career. It was a time when he trusted his band members and was thinking about featuring them. This song was cut after the performance of the song due to a runout of tape on the audience recording master, but the soundboard source was skillfully connected to realize the complete version (the bonus track includes the same song from the soundboard source. You can listen to two different versions, so I hope you can hear the real presence in the former and the fine play nuances in the latter). In the encore number recorded from the soundboard source, Carlos Santana also jumps in. The aggressive guitar battle between the two here is just as fun as Clapton was drunk. This song features a percussion solo, but since no percussion was heard in the regular set, this percussion is thought to be by Alfonso Mouzon of the Santana band (who also appeared with Santana). Clapton wanted such passionate percussion in his band, which led to him adding Sergio Pastora Rodriguez soon after. This is the first public audience master of the St. Louis performance, capturing a loose performance that was rare on the 1975 tour. The sound quality is so good that you can’t help but listen to it and it’s interesting. Live at Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, MO. USA 11th July 1975 TRULY AMAZING SOUND(from Original Masters) Disc 1 (70:59) 1. Intro 2. Layla 3. I Shot The Sheriff 4. Stormy Monday 5. Can’t Find My Way Home 6. Little Queenie 7. Nobody Knows You When You’re Down And Out 8. Teach Me To Be Your Woman 9. Blues Power Disc 2 (74:18) 1. Driftin’ Blues 2. Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door 3. Better Make It Through Today 4. Tell The Truth 5. Eyesight To The Blind * (Soundboard Recording) Bonus Track 6. Tell The Truth (Soundboard Recording) Eric Clapton – Guitar, Vocals George Terry – Guitar Dicks Sims – Keyboards Carl Radle – Bass Jamie Oldaker – Drums Yvonne Elliman – Backing Vocals Marcy Levy – Backing Vocals Carlos Santana – Guitar *