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Eric Clapton deluxe edition

4CD deluxe or single vinyl LP

By Paul Sinclair

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Eric Clapton‘s eponymous debut album will be expanded and reissued as a four-CD deluxe edition in August.

The album was originally released in August 1970, so this is technically a 51st anniversary edition. The deluxe edition offers three different mixes:

  1. The Eric Clapton Mix
  2. The Delaney Bramlett Mix
  3. The Tom Dowd Mix (The UK Version).

The Tom Dowd Mix is the standard UK version, while the Delaney Bramlett mix was unreleased until 2006 when it appeared on the two-CD deluxe edition. The Eric Clapton mix is released in full for the first time.

The 4CD deluxe edition of Eric Clapton (click image to enlarge)

The bonus material on CD 4 was mostly included on that same two-CD deluxe although this new edition does include a previously unreleased alternate mix of ‘Comin’ Home’.

The artwork is different for the four-CD set, but a single vinyl LP edition reverts to the familiar front cover. SDE can’t find any confirmation which version the vinyl is, but assumes it’s the standard Tom Dowd mix.

Eric Clapton is reissued on 20 August 2021.

Tracklisting

Eric Clapton Eric Clapton / 4CD deluxe edition

    • CD 1: The Tom Dowd Mix – The UK Version
      1. Slunky 3.40
      2. Bad Boy 3.59
      3. Lonesome And A Long Way From Home 3.50
      4. After Midnight 3.14
      5. Easy Now 3.03
      6. Blues Power 3.15
      7. Bottle Of Red Wine 3.12
      8. Lovin’ You Lovin’ Me 3.39
      9. I’ve Told You For The Last Time 2.36
      10. I Don’t Know Why 3.23
      11. Let It Rain 5.06
    • CD 2: The Eric Clapton Mix
      1. Slunky 3.34 unreleased mix
      2. Bad Boy 4.20 unreleased mix
      3. Lonesome And A Long Way From Home 3.58 unreleased mix
      4. After Midnight 3.19 released on Life in 12 Bars Soundtrack
      5. Easy Now 2.57 released – this was the only EC mix inserted into the original 1970 Tom Dowd mix LP
      6. Blues Power 3.53 unreleased mix
      7. Bottle Of Red Wine 2.58 unreleased mix
      8. Lovin’ You Lovin’ Me 3.44 unreleased mix
      9. I’ve Told You For The Last Time 2.32 unreleased mix
      10. I Don’t Know Why 3.35 unreleased mix
      11. Let It Rain 5.18 released on Life in 12 Bars Soundtrack
    • CD 3: The Delaney Bramlett Mix )0 all mixes released on 2005 Deluxe Edition CD
      1. Slunky 3.35
      2. Bad Boy 3.44
      3. Easy Now 3.00
      4. After Midnight 3.19
      5. Blues Power 3.20
      6. Bottle Of Red Wine 3.09
      7. Lovin’ You Lovin’ Me 4.07
      8. Lonesome And A Long Way From Home 3.52
      9. I Don’t Know Why 3.45
      10. Let It Rain 5.02
    • CD 4: Singles, Alternate Versions & Session Outtakes
      1. Teasin’ 2.17 Performed by King Curtis with Delaney Bramlett, Eric Clapton & Friends
      2. Comin’ Home (Alternate Mix) 3.44 Performed by Delaney & Bonnie & Friends featuring Eric Clapton  – unreleased mix
      3. Blues In “A” (Session Outtake) 28
      4. She Rides (Let It Rain alternate version) 5.08
      5. I’ve Told You For The Last Time (Olympic Studios version) 6.49
      6. I Don’t Know Why (Olympic Studios version) 5.14
      7. Comin’ Home (single a-side) 3.15 Performed by Delaney & Bonnie & Friends featuring Eric Clapton
      8. Groupie (Superstar) (single b-side) 2.50 Performed by Delaney & Bonnie & Friends featuring Eric Clapton

Tracklisting

Eric Clapton Eric Clapton / vinyl LP

    • side 1
      1. Slunky
      2. Bad Boy
      3. Lonesome And A Long Way From Home
      4. After Midnight
      5. Easy Now
      6. Blues Power
    • Side 2
      1. Bottle Of Red Wine
      2. Lovin’ You Lovin’ Me
      3. I’ve Told You For The Last Time
      4. I Don’t Know Why
      5. Let It Rain

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