…remastered edition with three previously unreleased tracks uncovered from the original recording sessions plus an additional bonus track.
It’s worth remembering that in the mid-late ’80s, Eric Clapton wasn’t firing on all cylinders. He had all but abandoned the powerful blues and blues-rocking that helped make him a superstar, instead focusing on slick, commercially viable pop that frustrated his core roots audience and left critics cold. The albums were adequate and professionally constructed, but far from inspired.
Then came 1988s Crossroads. That four-CD anthology tracked Slowhand’s extensive and influential resume starting with the Yardbirds, John Mayall and Cream, then continuing through his solo years. It was a hit; an early example…
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…Eric Clapton reissue an “enhanced” edition of 1992’s live album Unplugged, boasting a slightly reorganized and expanded 2CD or 2LP sequence, a brand-new mix and highlights from a never-before-heard audio interview with Clapton discussing the songs in his set shortly before playing them in that session.
…The British guitar icon – known for his work in The Yardbirds, John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers, Cream, Blind Faith, Derek & The Dominos and his own half-century-plus solo career – had little to prove when he stepped into Bray Studios at Windsor, England on January 16, 1992. Five years earlier, he’d completed a second, successful stint in rehab to overcome his alcohol addiction, releasing Clapton Crossroads in 1988 – one of the first…