Eric Clapton/Osaka,Japan 10.18.1993 Complete

The first appearance of the best sound quality master on the first day of the 1993 Osaka performance! This is a title that completely recorded the first day of the Osaka Castle Hall performance on October 18th from Eric Clapton’s 1993 Japan tour, which has produced many excellent titles. The already released board at the time after the end of this tour had the title “Osaka Castle Hall October 18th”, and we have released the title “HOW LONG BLUES” from the DAT master that we obtained independently. However, the stereo audience recording master that we obtained independently this time was a completely different DAT master from them! What’s more, I was surprised to hear it, and it was a wonderfully clear, well-balanced, and superb sound quality full of realism that surpassed the already released board. I can’t hide my surprise that such a great master will come out now 31 years later… I can’t hide my surprise, but please enjoy the best master excavated this time with this work. A transitional stage filled with Clapton’s challenges Now, let’s take a look at the schedule of this year’s Japan tour (the titles after the venue are our high-quality release titles). October 12th Tokyo Budokan… “BLUES LEAVE ME ALONE” 13th Tokyo Budokan… “GROANING THE BLUES” 14th Nagoya Rainbow Hall… “AIN’T NOBODY BUSINESS” 17th Fukuoka International Center 18th Osaka Osakajo Hall ← [here]… “HOW LONG BLUES” 19th Osaka Osakajo Hall… “KIDMAN BLUES” 21st Tokyo Budokan… “COUNTY JAIL BLUES” 22nd Tokyo Budokan 23rd Yokohama Yokohama Arena… “YOKOHAMA 1993” 25th Tokyo Budokan… “Budokan 1993 3rd Night” 26th Tokyo Budokan… “The Sixth Day” 27th Tokyo Budokan 30th Yokohama Yokohama Arena… “Yokohama 1993 2nd Night” 31st Tokyo Budokan… “1993 Final Night” The set list for this tour was very attractive. The first half was full of old blues, which could be said to be the eve of the blues-filled “Nothin’ But the Blues Tour” that began the following year, and the second half included Jimi Hendrix’s cover Stone Free, which he worked on for a project album at the time, and Circus Left Town (later renamed Circus), which was unreleased at this point, while interweaving his own representative songs and concluding with blues again, making for a very varied set. In other words, it was a transitional tour from the “Unplugged Tour” to the “Nothin’ But the Blues Tour”. Therefore, this set list was only attractive for this time. It was considered to be his own challenge, packing in everything that Clapton wanted to do at this point. For that reason, he brought along harmonica player Jerry Portnoy (formerly of the Muddy Waters Band) and a horn section. Among them, this was the fifth performance of the Japan tour, and the performance was starting to become more refined. There were many charms of this day. At the end of the Jimi Hendrix number Stone Free, at the beginning of the tour, Clapton tried a surprising production of rubbing his guitar against the amp to cause feedback like Jimi Hendrix, but on this day he deliberately did not cause feedback and played aggressive phrasing, and in Tearing Us Apart, he decided on a thrilling solo with a series of hand-drawn quirks. He also played some amazing solos in Crossroads and Groaning The Blues, and you will be amazed at the power of them. It is generally considered that the play quality of the next day was superior to the performance at the same venue the next day, but you can see the results of this work that overturns that evaluation. Tell Me Mama in the blues corner in the first half will be removed from the set list of the “Nothin’ But The Blues Tour” the following year, so it is valuable to be able to hear this. Thinking about it, Clapton himself may have been selecting and discarding repertoire for the tour from the following year in this touchstone set list. Among them, Ain’t Nobody’s Business was the finale of his regular set at this point, so you can read that he had a firm determination for this song at this point. It must have been a song that he “really wanted to do” from an early stage. It was also unusual that Layla was an encore. In this song, Andy Fairweather Low’s support playing is not so good, but Clapton’s playing is aggressive. The only tour with dynamic drummer Richie Hayward The drummer on this tour was the late Richie Hayward of Little Feat (who died in 2010). This was the only time in Clapton’s career that he was a support drummer on a tour. It is believed that Clapton scouted him because he had a track record of performing with Little Feat twice, in 1988 and 1992. He must have been attracted to his dynamic drumming. He was first selected for the Royal Albert Hall performance earlier this year, and was so well liked that he was appointed for a full-fledged Japan tour. In addition to his solid blues playing, this album also showcases his true worth in rock numbers such as White Room, Stone Free, and Layla. We hope you will eulogize the great drummer while enjoying his playing that can only be heard here. There is blues, there is acoustic, and there are his signature songs. In other words, this stage is packed with all of Clapton’s charms. Please enjoy the variety of the stage with this first-time release of the finest sound quality. Live at Osaka Castle Hall, Osaka Japan 18th October 1993 ULTIMATE SOUND(from Original Masters) Disc:1 (54:12) 1. Intro 2. Malted Milk 3. Terraplane Blues 4. How Long Blues 5. 32-20 6. Kidman Blues 7. County Jail Blues 8. .44 9. Blues Leave Me Alone 10. Tell Me Mama 11. White Room 1 2. Badge 13. Wonderful Tonight Disc:2 (52:37) 1. Stone Free 2. Circus Left Town 3. Tears In Heaven 4. Crossroads 5. Tearing Us Apart 6. Groaning The Blues 7. Cocaine 8. Ain’t Nobody’s Business 9. Layla Eric Clapton – Guitar, Vocals Andy Fairweather Low – Guitar Nathan East – Bass, Vocals Chris Stainton – Piano, Keyboards Richie Hayward – Drums Jerry Portnoy – Harmonica Roddy Lorimer – Trumpet, Horns Tim Sanders – Tenor Saxophone, Horns Simon Clarke – Baritone Saxophone, Horns Katie Kissoon – Backing Vocals Maggie Ryder – Backing Vocals