Universal will soon be releasing a deluxe edition of "Eric Clapton". Initially issued in 1970, it was Eric's first solo album. The upcoming two-disc set has Tom Dowd's original mix on disc one. Disc two is a previously unreleased mix by Delaney Bramlett. Both discs contain bonus material !
According to the current issue of Ice Magazine, it will be available in the United States on 28 February (date subject to change). Release dates for other countries are pending.
Update: posted on March 03, 2006
According to the March 2006 issue of ICE magazine the release date for the "Eric Clapton: Deluxe Edition" CD have been shifted to the end of May 2006...
Order your copy: US/Rest of the world
Order your copy: UK/Europe
The track list of the two CD set is as follows:
(Information courtesy of Universal)
ERIC CLAPTON: THE RELEASED MIX
Mixed by TOM DOWD
1 SLUNKY 3.33
2 BAD BOY 3.33
3 LONESOME AND A LONG WAY FROM HOME 3.29
4 AFTER MIDNIGHT 2.51
5 EASY NOW 2.57
6 BLUES POWER 3.08
7 BOTTLE OF RED WINE 3.06
8 LOVIN' YOU LOVIN' ME 3.19
9 I'VE TOLD YOU FOR THE LAST TIME 2.30
10 DON'T KNOW WHY 3.10
11 LET IT RAIN 5.02
Additional Material:
12 BLUES IN "A" 10.25 session out-take
13 TEASIN' 2.14 Performed by KING CURTIS with DELANEY BRAMLETT, ERIC CLAPTON & FRIENDS
14 SHE RIDES 5.08 previously unreleased LET IT RAIN alternate version
DISC TWO
ERIC CLAPTON: THE PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED ORIGINAL MIX
Mixed by DELANEY BRAMLETT
1 SLUNKY 3.33
2 BAD BOY 3.41
3 EASY NOW 2.57
4 AFTER MIDNIGHT 3.17
5 BLUES POWER 3.19
6 BOTTLE OF RED WINE 3.06
7 LOVIN' YOU LOVIN' ME 4.03
8 LONESOME AND A LONG WAY FROM HOME 3.48
9 DON'T KNOW WHY 3.43
10 LET IT RAIN 5.03
Additional Material:
11 DON'T KNOW WHY 5.12 previously unreleased Olympic Studios version
12 I'VE TOLD YOU FOR THE LAST TIME 6.46 previously unreleased Olympic Studios version
13 COMIN' HOME 3.14 Performed by DELANEY & BONNIE and FRIENDS featuring ERIC CLAPTON
14 GROUPIE (SUPERSTAR) 2.48 Performed by DELANEY & BONNIE and FRIENDS featuring ERIC CLAPTON

