Eric Clapton's Rainbow Concert is a live album by British blues-rock musician Eric Clapton , recorded on January 13, 1973 at the London Rainbow Theater and released by RSO Records in September of the same year [1] . The album includes six songs from the number played at the concert. In 1995, a remastered album reissue was released, containing 14 tracks.
| Eric Clapton's Rainbow Concert | ||||
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| Eric Clapton Concert Album | ||||
| Date of issue | September 10, 1973 | |||
| Recorded by | January 13, 1973 (Rainbow Theater, London) | |||
| Genre | blues rock | |||
| Duration | 34:48 | |||
| Producer | Bob Pridden | |||
| Label | RSO | |||
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Content
About the album
This concert (more precisely, two concerts on the same day), organized by Pete Townsend from The Who , marked Claptonβs return to musical activity after a two-year hiatus caused by heroin addiction [2] [3] . Townsend himself took part in the concert. Besides him, Steve Winwood and Rick Grech (former colleagues of Clapton in the Blind Faith group), as well as some other famous musicians participated in the concert [4] .
Song List
- Party A
- " Badge " (Eric Clapton, George Harrison ) - 3:32
- "Roll It Over" (Clapton, Bobby Whitlock) - 6:43
- "Presence of the Lord" (Clapton) - 5:37
- Party B
- "Pearly Queen" (Jim Capaldi, Steve Winwood ) - 7:00
- "After Midnight" ( JJ Cale ) - 5:12
- " Little Wing " ( Jimi Hendrix ) - 6:32
1995 Reissue
- " Layla " (Clapton, Jim Gordon ) - 6:25
- " Badge " (Clapton, Harrison) - 3:18
- "Blues Power" (Clapton, Leon Russell ) - 6:03
- "Roll It Over" (Clapton, Whitlock) - 4:38
- " Little Wing " (Hendrix) - 4:36
- "Bottle of Red Wine" ( Bonnie Bramlett , Clapton) - 3:51
- "After Midnight" (Cale) - 4:25
- "Bell Bottom Blues" (Clapton) - 6:25
- "Presence of the Lord" (Clapton) - 5:18
- "Tell the Truth" (Clapton, Whitlock) - 6:04
- "Pearly Queen" (Capaldi, Winwood) - 4:55
- "Key to the Highway" ( Big Bill Broonzy , Charlie Segar) - 5:46
- "Let It Rain" (Bramlett, Clapton) - 7:46
- " Crossroads " ( Robert Johnson ) - 4:19
Record Members
- Eric Clapton - guitar, vocals
- Pete Townshend - rhythm guitar, vocals
- Ronnie Wood - guitars, vocals
- Ric Grech - bass guitar
- Steve Winwood - keyboards, vocals
- Jim Capaldi - drums, vocals
- Jimmy Karstein - drums
- Rebop Kwaku Baah - Percussion
Notes
- β Eric Clapton's Rainbow Concert on the discogs website
- β Sokol, Brett, "Musical Mecca: After 30 years, they still flock to that oceanfront homes" , Miami New Times , Thursday, 9 December 2004
- β (2011). In Dear Mr Fantasy: The Jim Capaldi Story (pp.32β43) [CD booklet]. London: Freedom Songs Ltd.
- β Eric Clapton's Lifesaving 'Rainbow Concert' Revisited . Best Classic Bands . The appeal date is July 19, 2018.