At the beginning of October 1963, Eric was invited to see The Yardbirds at the Crawdaddy Club in Richmond, Surrey by their singer, Keith Relf. The band’s guitarist, Anthony “Top” Topham, would soon be leaving.
Eric went to see them on October 13. Impressed with what he heard, he agreed to join. A contract was quickly signed “in the front room of Keith’s house in Ham, with all the parents of the band present,” as Eric recalled in his book. With this, his first full-time job in a band, Eric’s career as a professional musician began.
Eric Clapton's "Rarities 1983-1998" from "The Complete Reprise Studio Albums Vinyl Box Set - Volume 1 and 2" are now out digitally and available on all streaming platforms.
The series concluded with box set Vol. 2 with a bonus disc of rarities.
List of platform for streaming HERE
A “bonus” LP of Rarities compiled and produced by Simon Climie is included and covers the same period as the box. Most of the 8 tracks are out of print, hard to find, or previously unreleased on vinyl.
The five studio albums and Rarities album make a total of 10 pieces of vinyl in the box, all housed in a deluxe slipcase.
Collection spans 15 years with remastered versions of Clapton’s first six solo studio albums with Reprise, along with an additional LP of rarities. Including a previously unreleased remix of “Pilgrim”
This 10-LP vinyl box includes the following albums: Reptile, Me & Mr. Johnson, Sessions for Robert J, Back Home, Clapton and Rarities Volume 2 2001-2010. (Eric Clapton official)
This limited-edition vinyl-only box set comprises of five studio albums Eric Clapton recorded for Reprise between 2001 and 2010 – starting with Reptile and concluding with the eponymously titled Clapton. Originally released as a CD/DVD, this box set sees the first vinyl release of Sessions for Robert J.
Each of the albums have been remastered by Bob Ludwig at Gateway Studios in Maine and the vinyl mastering was done by Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering in Los Angeles. Simon Climie, Clapton’s long-time co-producer and engineer, oversaw these definitive remasters which are pressed on 180-gram vinyl.
To further elevate the audio quality, Me & Mr. Johnson (originally released as a single LP) has been remastered as 3-sided double albums – to ensure that no single LP side exceeds 20 minutes. (The album has an etching on side 4).
A “bonus” LP of Rarities compiled and produced by Simon Climie is included and covers the same period as the box. Most of the 8 tracks are out of print, hard to find, or previously unreleased on vinyl.
The five studio albums and Rarities album make a total of 10 pieces of vinyl in the box, all housed in a deluxe slipcase.
Full Tracklist below
Reptile:
Side A
1. Reptile
2. Got You On My Mind
3. Travelin' Light
4. Believe In Life
Side B
1. Come Back Baby
2. Broken Down
3. Find Myself
Side C
1. Ain't Gonna Stand For It
2. I Want A Little Girl
3. Second Nature
4. Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight
Side D
1. Modern Girl
2. Superman Inside
3. Son & Sylvia
Me & Mr. Johnson:
Side A
1. When You Got A Good Friend
2. Little Queen Of Spades
3. They're Red Hot
4. Me And The Devil Blues
Side B
1. Traveling Riverside Blues
2. Last Fair Deal Gone Down
3. Stop Breakin' Down Blues
4. Milkcow's Calf Blues
5. Kind Hearted Woman Blues
Side C
1. Come On In My Kitchen
2. If I Had Possession Over Judgment Day
3. Love In Vain
4. 32-20 Blues
5. Hell Bound On My Trail
Sessions for Robert J:
Side A
1. Sweet Home Chicago
2. Milkcow's Calf Blues
3. Terraplane Blues
4. If I Had Possession Over Judgment Day
5. Stop Breakin' Down Blues
Side B
1. Little Queen Of Spades
2. Traveling Riverside Blues
3. Me And The Devil Blues
4. From Four Until Late
5. Kind Hearted Woman Blues
6. Ramblin' On My Mind
Back Home:
Side A
1. So Tired
2. Say What You Will
3. I'm Going Left
Side B
1. Love Don't Love Nobody
2. Revolution
3. Love Comes To Everyone
Side C
1. Lost And Found
2. Piece Of My Heart
3. One Day
Side D
1. One Track Mind
2. Run Home To Me
3. Back Home
Clapton:
Side A
1. Travelin' Alone
2. Rocking Chair
3. River Runs Deep
4. Judgment Day
Side B
1. How Deep Is The Ocean
2. My Very Good Friend The Milkman
3. Can't Hold Out Much Longer
4. There's No Way To Get Along
Side C
1. Everything Will Be Alright
2. Diamonds Made From Rain
3. When Somebody Thinks You're Wonderful
Side D
1. Hard Time Blues
2. Run Back To Your Side
3. Autumn Leaves
Rarities, Vol. 2:
Side A
1. Johnny Guitar
2. Midnight Hour Blues
3. You Better Watch Yourself
4. Traveling Riverside Blues
Side B
1. Little Queen of Spades
2. Take A Little Walk With Me
3. Losing Hand
4. I Was Fooled
