Tag: Eric Clapton

Eric Clapton – Live in San Diego with Special Guest JJ Cale (2017) Blu-ray 1080p AVC DTS-HD MA 5.1 + BDRip 720p/1080p

Published April 24, 2022

Title: Eric Clapton – Live in San Diego with Special Guest JJ Cale
Release Date: 2017
Genre: Blues Rock, Blues, Modern Electric Blues
Director: Martyn Atkins
Artist: Eric Clapton, guitar, lead vocals; J.J. Cale, guitar, vocals; Robert Cray, guitar, vocals; Doyle Bramhall II, guitar, backing vocals; Derek Trucks, slide guitar; Willie Weeks, bass guitar; Steve Jordan, drums; Chris Stainton, Tim Carmon, keyboard; Michelle John, Sharon White, backing vocals

Production/Label: Reprise Records/Bushbranch Records/EPC Enterprises LLP
Duration: 01:45:30
Quality: Blu-ray
Container: BDMV
Video codec: AVC
Audio codec: DTS, PCM
Video: MPEG-4 AVC 29961 kbps / 1920*1080p / 23,976 fps / 16:9 / High Profile 4.1
Audio#1: English DTS-HD MA 5.1 / 96 kHz / 7082 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit)
Audio#2: English LPCM 2.0 / 96 kHz / 4608 kbps / 24-bit
Size: 35.57 GB

On March 15, 2007, Eric Clapton’s world tour stopped at San Diego’s iPayOne Center (originally the San Diego Sports Arena and now the Valley View Casino Center). The band lineup for the tour continues to be a firm fan-favorite, with Derek Trucks and Doyle Bramhall II on guitars, Chris Stainton and Tim Carmon on keyboards, Willie Weeks on bass, Steve Jordan on drums and backing vocalists Michelle John and Sharon White During the set, EC’s long-time musical inspiration, JJ Cale, sat in for five songs, including three from their Grammy-Award winning album, The Road To Escondido, released in 2006.

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Eric Clapton – Behind The Sun (1985) [Audio Fidelity 2014] {PS3 ISO + FLAC}

Published March 25, 2022

Eric Clapton’s career was in decline in the early ’80s when he switched record labels from Polydor to Warner Bros., and his debut Warner album, Money and Cigarettes, became his first to fall below gold-record status in more than six years. As a result, Warner looked critically at his follow-up, the Phil Collins-produced Behind the Sun, in the fall of 1984 and rejected the first version submitted, insisting that he record several new songs written by Jerry Williams, backed by Los Angeles session players under the auspices of company producers Lenny Waronker and Ted Templeman. Warner then emphasized the new tracks, releasing two of them, “Forever Man” (which reached the Top 40) and “See What Love Can Do,” as singles. The resulting album, not surprisingly, was somewhat schizophrenic, though the company may have been correct in thinking that the album as a whole was competent without being very exciting. The added tracks were not bad, but they were not the sure-fire hits they were supposed to be. As usual, there was some effective guitar soloing (notably on “Same Old Blues”), but despite the tinkering, Behind the Sun was not one of Clapton’s better albums.

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John Mayall & Blues Breakers With Eric Clapton (1966) [Japanese Limited SHM-SACD 2011 # UIGY-9043] {PS3 ISO + FLAC}

Published February 23, 2022

Features the 2010 DSD mastering based on UK original analog tape. Reissue features the high-fidelity SHM-SACD format (fully compatible with standard SACD player, but it does not play on standard CD players). DSD Transferred by Kevin Vanbergen.

Bluesbreakers with Eric Clapton was Eric Clapton’s first fully realized album as a blues guitarist — more than that, it was a seminal blues album of the 1960s, perhaps the best British blues album ever cut, and the best LP ever recorded by John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers. Standing midway between Clapton’s stint with the Yardbirds and the formation of Cream, this album featured the new guitar hero on a series of stripped-down blues standards, Mayall pieces, and one Mayall/Clapton composition, all of which had him stretching out in the idiom for the first time in the studio. This album was the culmination of a very successful year of playing with John Mayall, a fully realized blues creation, featuring sounds very close to the group’s stage performances, and with no compromises. Credit has to go to producer Mike Vernon for the purity and simplicity of the record; most British producers of that era wouldn’t have been able to get it recorded this way, much less released. One can hear the very direct influence of Buddy Guy and a handful of other American bluesmen in the playing. And lest anyone forget the rest of the quartet: future pop/rock superstar John McVie and drummer Hughie Flint provide a rock-hard rhythm section, and Mayall’s organ playing, vocalizing, and second guitar are all of a piece with Clapton’s work. His guitar naturally dominates most of this record, and he can also be heard taking his first lead vocal, but McVie and Flint are just as intense and give the tracks an extra level of steel-strung tension and power, none of which have diminished across several decades.

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Eric Clapton – Heart of a Child (Single) (2021) [Official Digital Download 24bit/48kHz]

Published January 17, 2022

Eric Clapton has released a new single, “Heart of a Child” from Bushbranch/Surfdog Records. The song was produced by EC and his longtime producing partner Simon Climie, and is performed by EC, Sonny Emory on drums, Nathan East on bass, Dirk Powell on mandolin, Daniel Santiago and Pedro Martins on guitar, Simon Climie on keyboards and percussion, Sharon White and Katie Kissoon on background vocals, along with Nick Ingman as the strings arranger and conductor.

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Eric Clapton – Slowhand at 70: Live at The Royal Albert Hall (2015) Blu-ray 1080i AVC DTS-HD MA 5.1 + BDRip 720p/1080p

Published December 26, 2021

Title: Eric Clapton – Slowhand at 70: Live at The Royal Albert Hall
Release Date: 2015
Genre: Blues Rock, Rock & Roll, Hard Rock, British Blues
Director: Blue Leach
Artist: Eric Clapton – electric and acoustic guitar, lead vocals; Chris Stainton – keyboards; Paul Carrack – keyboards, Hammond organ, background vocals; Andy Fairweather Low – keyboards, background vocals; Nathan East – bass guitar, background vocals; Steve Gadd – drums; Michelle John, Sharon White – background vocals

Production/Label: EPC Enterprises LLP/Eagle Rock Entertainment
Duration: 01:46:04
Quality: Blu-ray
Container: BDMV
Video codec: AVC
Audio codec: DTS, PCM
Video: MPEG-4 AVC 31994 kbps / 1920*1080i / 29,970 fps / 16:9 / High Profile 4.1
Audio#1: English DTS-HD MA 5.1 / 96 kHz / 8189 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit)
Audio#2: English LPCM 2.0 / 96 kHz / 4608 kbps / 24-bit
Audio#3 (Bonus): English LPCM 2.0 / 48 kHz / 2304 kbps / 24-bit
Size: 40.72 GB

Slowhand at 70 – Live at the Royal Albert Hall is a concert film released by the British pop-rock musician Eric Clapton. It features a selection of songs, Clapton performed on May 21, 2015 while he played during his “70th Birthday Celebration” tour at London’s iconic Royal Albert Hall. While on tour in London, Clapton broke the 200th concert mark, making him the act, who has most performed at the British venue. The film was released from September 14, 2015 onwards via cinema broadcasting in various territories. The cinema release also featured an in-depth report about Clapton’s history at the Royal Albert Hall. A DVD, Blu-ray, compact disc and grammophone record release of the performance was released on November 13, 2015.

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Eric Clapton – 461 Ocean Boulevard (1974/2014) [Official Digital Download 24bit/192kHz]

Published December 22, 2021

Eric Clapton – 461 Ocean Boulevard (1974/2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 39:34 minutes | 1,73 GB | Genre: Rock
Studio Master, Official Digital Download – Source: HDTracks | © Universal Music Group

Transfers and Mastering by Seth Foster at Sterling Sound, NYC

All digital files were mastered directly from the original analogue tapes using a custom-made analog transferring console and native hi resolution digital converters.
Tape research and remastering supervision by Bill Levenson

Eric Clapton’s 1974 release 461 Ocean Boulevard stands as a crucial milestone in his much-revered catalogue. It’s the album on which Clapton reinvented himself as a solo artist, reestablishing his musical and commercial credibility after 2 years of relative inactivity. Regarded by many as his best solo effort, 461 Ocean Boulevard contains some of Clapton’s most personal music, and created the musical template that he would follow for decades to come.

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Eric Clapton – Another Ticket (1981/2014) [Official Digital Download 24bit/192kHz]

Published December 22, 2021

Another Ticket is Eric Clapton’s seventh studio album, and his last for Polydor Records. It was recorded in 1980 at Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas, and was released on February 17, 1981. Produced by Tom Dowd, the album peaked at #7 on the Billboard 200 chart in 1981, and the single “I Can’t Stand It” hit #1 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart in 1981, as well as #10 on the Billboard Hot 100.

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Eric Clapton – August (1986/2012) [Official Digital Download 24bit/48kHz]

Published December 22, 2021

Eric Clapton – August (1986/2012)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 49:37 minutes | 619 MB | Genre: Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download – Source: HDTracks.com | © Reprise Records

Chart History/Awards
– “It’s In The Way That You Use It” reached #1 on the Mainstream Rock charts.

Eric Clapton’s 1986 classic August represents a pivotal outing by the legendary guitarist. The evocative album features his trademark sounds with glimpses of R&B influences. Joining Clapton are greats Phil Collins (producer/drummer), Greg Phillinganes (keyboardist), Nathan East (bassist) and guest vocalist Tina Turner. The album includes his iconic track “It’s In The Way That You Use It,” which peaked at #1 on the Mainstream Rock charts and is featured in the motion picture film, The Color of Money. August is one of Clapton’s biggest-selling solo albums.

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Eric Clapton – E.C. Was Here (1975/2014) [Official Digital Download 24bit/192kHz]

Published December 22, 2021

Eric Clapton – E.C. Was Here (1975/2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 46:49 minutes | 1,91 GB | Genre: Rock
Studio Master, Official Digital Download – Source: highresaudio.com | © Universal Music Group

E. C. Was Here is a live album released in 1975 by Eric Clapton. Recorded in 1974 and 1975 at the Long Beach Arena, at the Hammersmith Odeon and at the Providence Civic Center during his first tour since touring with Derek and the Dominos in 1970.

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Eric Clapton & Friends – The Breeze: An Appreciation of JJ Cale (2014) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Published December 22, 2021

Eric Clapton has often stated that JJ Cale is one of the single most important figures in rock history, a sentiment echoed by many of his fellow musicians. Cale’s influence on Clapton and many of today’s artists cannot be understated. To honor JJ’s legacy, a year after his passing, Clapton gathered a group of like-minded friends and musicians for Eric Clapton & Friends – The Breeze (An Appreciation of JJ Cale). With performances by Clapton, Mark Knopfler, John Mayer, Willie Nelson, Tom Petty, Derek Trucks and Don White, the album features 16 beloved JJ Cale songs and is named for the 1972 single “Call Me The Breeze”.