Eric Clapton/TX,USA 1976 Complete Soundboard Edition

The original master of the famous soundboard sound source of the 1976 US tour! The original master of Eric Clapton’s famous live sound source will appear. It was provided by a trusted heavyweight taper living in the UK. This work is a complete recording of the November 14th performance in Houston, Texas from the “No Reason to Cry US Tour” in the fall of 1976 with a clear and wide stereo soundboard recording. In the United States at that time, the stereo soundboard source of the Dallas performance the next day was broadcast on the famous live FM program “King’s Biscuit Flower Hour (hereinafter KBFH)”. However, among enthusiasts, it is known that three performances were officially recorded for that broadcast: the Houston performance on the 14th, the Dallas performance on the 15th, and the Norman, Texas performance on the 16th. From the radio station’s perspective, it seems that they intended to edit and broadcast the best takes of the three performances. Therefore, the master of this work, like the Dallas performance, is an impeccable and wonderful stereo soundboard recording. There is a pre-released version of the sound source from this day, but at the time, the master was a cassette master that was copied to a cassette and leaked. This time, the heavyweight taper re-dropped the tape with high-quality equipment and provided it as a DAT. The sound quality has improved by many levels. In particular, the difference in the treble range is remarkable, and you can see that the main board is louder and clearer, but has less hiss noise. In other words, it is the original master grade. This upgraded work will be the definitive version of the sound source from this day. Please enjoy it. Another famous sound source from the “No Reason to Cry US Tour”! Here, let’s review the topic of this year to see how this US tour was positioned in Clapton’s activities.・July 29th to August 17th, 1976: UK tour ≪August 1st, 1976: Album “NO REASON TO CRY” released≫ ・November 5th to 22nd, 1976: US tour ←★Here★ ・November 26th, 1976: The Band’s farewell concert “The Last Waltz” was held In other words, this US tour was positioned as a promotional tour for the album “NO REASON TO CRY”, which was released with the participation of Bob Dylan and members of The Band. Naturally, the set list included new songs from this album. You can see Clapton’s enthusiasm in the fact that he performed three songs from the beginning to the first half of the album. Clapton was in top form that day and played a lot. It was a very unexpected set list, where he suddenly played Layla after the acoustic number at the beginning. Before the song, he announced that today was the birthday of a woman named Layla, and that he was dedicating the performance to her. At the end of the song, he shouted “Happy Birthday!”, which led to speculation that it was directed at Pattie Boyd, the lover he had stolen from George Harrison at the time, but since Pattie’s birthday was March 17th, it was probably directed at someone else (probably the daughter of a related person or acquaintance). The passionate playing in this song was amazing, and the fact that he was able to play this on the first electric set shows how well he was doing that day. This enthusiasm continued, and from this point on, Clapton’s playing was excellent throughout the entire set. Of course, he was probably informed in advance that his performances might be broadcast on the radio, so Clapton’s enthusiasm is understandable. If you listen carefully to the takes from that day, you will find that Tell the Truth and Blues Power were the takes that were broadcast on KBFH. It is generally believed that all KBFH takes are from the Dallas performance, but these two songs were taken from that day. That’s understandable. After all, Tell the Truth on this day was a 12-minute performance, and Clapton’s solo in the finale was probably the best of his entire career, so it’s no exaggeration to say that it was a great performance. The FM station must have been glad to have recorded this day. Another point of interest is that All Our Past Times, which was played acoustically on the previous UK tour, is played electric. Therefore, you can enjoy the solo competition between Clapton and second guitarist George Terry (Terry’s solo was the only one on the UK tour). The first solo is Terry, and the second solo is Clapton. This arrangement of the song definitely brings out the charm of the song. The more than 16-minute long I Shot the Sheriff, which was played as the closing of the regular set, is also worth listening to. In the middle, Jamie Oldaker’s drum solo and Sergio Rodriguez’s percussion solo are inserted. This long rhythmic solo is perfect for the Texas mood. The jam after the percussion solo is reminiscent of Eyesight To The Blind from the previous year’s tour. Clapton also plays very emotional phrases in the afterglow of this song. Incidentally, in the set list, Can’t Find My Way Home features Yvonne Elliman, who was in the band as a female chorus, and One Night also features Marcy Levy (Clapton retreated to the wings of the stage during this time and did not participate in the play). The Clapton band, formed in 1974, boasted unparalleled cohesion at this time, and the relationships between the members were good, so you can enjoy the professionalism of the band. It is generally believed that the 1976 tour, when he began to lean towards country music, was a relaxed one, but that’s not true! This is the exact opposite of that, Clapton’s performance, which is full of eerie energy. I would like you to hear it for yourself. The original master of the impeccable stereo soundboard sound source recorded for the FM radio show is released. Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, TX, USA 14th November 1976 STEREO SBD 2024 TRANSFER & UPGRADE!!! Disc:1 (55:54) 1. Introduction 2. Hello Old Friend 3. Sign Language 4. Layla 5. Key to the Highway 6. Tell the Truth 7. Can’t Find My Way Home 8. All Our Past Times Disc:2 (47:29) 1. Blues Power 2. One Night 3. I Shot the Sheriff 4. Further On Up the Road Eric Clapton – Guitar / Vocals George Terry – Guitar Dicks Sims – Keyboards Carl Radle – Bass Jamie Oldaker – Drums Sergio Pastora Rodriguez – Percussion Yvonne Elliman – Backing Vocals Marcy Levy – Backing Vocals STEREO SOUNDBOARD RECORDING