Eric Clapton/Tokyo,Japan 4.13.2019

In recent years, Eric Clapton has announced his retirement from touring many times, but he has finally performed in Japan for the 22nd time in three years. This year, the legendary artist, who boasts a 56-year professional career, unexpectedly performed a Japan tour. At this very moment, Clapton is stepping on the same ground and breathing the same air as us, but the opening day performance at Budokan held on April 13th will be released super quickly! A quick move to deliver the high-quality stereo audience sound source from last Saturday to this Friday! The content is a high quality sound source. The recording position was the first floor stand seats of the Budokan, and as those who have experienced the Budokan will know, the sound image of the first floor stands where there is no audience in front is well-regarded for its clearness where musical sounds jump straight into it. Although the sound is a little distant, perhaps because the microphones and equipment used were high-end models, the overall sound quality is absolutely high and the stereo feeling is outstanding. Through our remastering, we have made adjustments to suppress hall noise. This allows us to provide more than just a fast release, it also provides a satisfying feeling. I’m sure the fans already know this, but on the first day of this tour, they surprised me with the set list. Without making any major changes to the setlist, the day defied everyone’s expectations that “they’d start off with Somebody’s Knocking again” and started the day hard with Pretnding, giving us a feeling that “something was going to be different.” It was. That actually happened on the third song, when they played Wanna Make Love to You, a hidden gem (an outtake from the album “AUGUST”) that they hadn’t played since 1989. At first, I couldn’t even think of the name of the song, even though I was a huge fan. Since the song was unfamiliar to most of the audience, it did not stir up excitement in the venue, but it was the “Electric” Layla that sent the audience into a crucible of excitement for the first time in 10 years. Although Clapton has not been in good health in recent years, he has only been playing “unplugged” Layla in acoustic sets, but at the end of his sitting set, Clapton played an original version with a significantly different energy consumption. It is. Be sure to check out the excitement in the venue at this time on this record. Perhaps he wanted to enjoy the audience’s reaction for the first time in a while, as he repeated the seven-part introductory phrase and kept the song from progressing. At this time, Clapton turned to Doyle and had a big smile on his face. It was as if he was saying, “Okay, it’s been a long time since I’ve done this. Come along for the ride.” There is no doubt that this was the highlight of the day, but from here Clapton ran in great shape. He finishes his regular set with two blues songs that he plays while showing off his signature crouching pose. So, what is the encore? While the audience was expecting, it was John Mayer, the young guitarist’s hope who had just finished his Budokan performance two days ago, who appeared with Clapton! Once again, the venue became a melting pot of excitement. Naturally, all seats in the arena were standing. Cocaine starts amidst an explosion of cheers and roars. The second solo was naturally given to Mayer, and he decided to solo with a phrase that was just disgusting. It was a complete change from the last time, which ended with an encore of indigestion at High Time We Went featuring Paul Carrack, and it was a fulfilling stage that caused excitement until the encore. Anyway, Clapton was more energetic than last time and showed off his powerful play, which is amazing! Live at Budokan, Tokyo, Japan 13th April 2019 TRULY PERFECT SOUND(from Original Masters) Disc 1 (53:06) 1. Intro. 2. Pretending 3. Key to the Highway 4. Wanna Make Love to You 5. I’m Your Hoochie Coochie Man 6. I Shot the Sheriff 7. Driftin’ Blues 8. Running on Faith 9. Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out 10. Tears in Heaven Disc 2 (54:30) 1. Layla 2. Badge 3. Wonderful Tonight 4. Crossroads 5. Little Queen of Spades 6. Before You Accuse Me 7. Cocaine (with John Mayer ) Eric Clapton – guitar, vocals Doyle Bramhall ? – guitar, vocals Chris Stainton – piano, keyboards Paul Carrack – organ, keyboards, vocals Nathan East – bass　Sonny Emory – drums　 Sharon White – backing vocals　 Katy Kissoon – backing vocal