From 1963 to 1966, Eric Clapton worked with a series of bands which launched his career as a professional musician. From January to August 1963 he was with The Roosters. He then moved onto Casey Jones and the Engineers for a few performances. No recordings are known to exist of Eric’s time with these two bands.
In October 1963, Eric joined The Yardbirds where he found his first fame. He remained with them until December 1964. Material from Eric’s time with The Yardbirds is best in its officially released form.
In April 1965, Eric joined John Mayall’s Blues Breakers. It is while he is with this band that we see the first of the essential “Eric Clapton Bootleg Recordings.”
Primal Seed: 1965-1966 (Cross Border / SB 6)
All of the known-to-exist recordings of John Mayall’s Blues Breakers from Eric’s tenure with the band. Live performances, singles and BBC recordings are all contained on this single CD. The disc also features previously uncirculated BBC tracks.
Where’s ERIC! does not encourage or condone the manufacture of bootleg recordings. They are illegal and artists do not receive royalties from their sale. However, Where’s ERIC! realizes that there are fans who collect these recordings. In that spirit, information about them is provided for fans’ research and guidance purposes. Where’s ERIC! does not sell, trade or provide free copies of bootleg recordings nor can we tell you how to obtain them.
