slowhand Digest Volume 01 : Issue 303
Today's Topics:
Re: It's not too late for Christmas Shopping...
Re: A Night of Red Hot Blues
RE: George Harrison Tribute Album?
EC Limited Edition CDs
Peter Green Interview
Rockin' Tonigth PBS Boradcast
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From: Pat Seger
Subject: Re: It's not too late for Christmas Shopping...
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Sorry Mark. For $100,000 of my hard earned money the guitar would have to
include Mr. Clapton doing the delivery. then I might share the guitar with
you, but keep the delivery person ; - )
Pat
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From: "Tess Chatham"
Subject: Re: A Night of Red Hot Blues
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It was indeed a tv show with B.B. King and a few very tasty guests. The show
is/was available on VHS titled B.B. King & Friends: A Night of Red Hot
Blues. It's a great show. It was filmed for an HBO special... details below.
Blues Session: B. B. King & Friends (Video Collection) 1987 [56 minutes].
AKA ** B. B. King & Friends: A Night of Red Hot Blues (A Vision 50203 3)
1987.
Filmed 15 Apr 1987 at Ebony Showcase Theater in Los Angeles, CA, for an HBO
TV special, the show featured B. B. King with guests Phil Collins, Stevie
Ray Vaughan, Albert King, Paul Butterfield [his last appearance before his
death], Dr. John, Chaka Khan, Clapton, Gladys Knight, Billy Ocean, Etta
James, and the B. B. King Band. The show featured a swell “The Thrill Is
Gone” duet between King and Clapton with Paul Butterfield on harmonica and
Phil Collins on drums. Clapton also played on “Why I Sing the Blues,” “Let
The Good Times Roll,” “Take My Hand, Precious Lord,” and the finale jam.
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From: Jon Maclean
Subject: RE: George Harrison Tribute Album?
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> Well, I would suspect that, inevitably, there will be a George Harrison
Tribute Album of some kind. What song should EC play?
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> Ken
I'd like to see Eric do a more obscure Harrisong if he were to contribute to
any such project. Probably many of George's songs would not suit Eric's
style anyhow, as he tended to lean in more of a pop direction (not a
criticism), so it would not be easy to pick an appropriate one. I recall
Eric commenting that George gave him 4 songs for Journeyman, and all had
diminished chords on them which were not to his liking, although Run So Far
made the album, and That Kind of Woman ended up on the Romanian Angel Appeal
CD. Perhaps Eric could have another shot at one of the other 2 unreleased
songs from that time.
Having said all that, Eric doing an acoustic Here Comes the Sun does sound
appealing though.
Thanks too to Janet for posting the collection of EC quotes on George, very
interesting.
Cheers,
Jon
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From: "DeltaNick"
Subject: EC Limited Edition CDs
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Several weeks ago, some Slowhand Digest readers asked questions about Eric
Clapton "Limited Edition" CDs, listed on CDnow and other web sites. Nobody
seemed to know what these were, but I think I've figured it out. Apparently,
these are new Japanese releases (released 21 November 2001) by Universal
Music Japan. The CDs, I believe, are the same digital copies of the latest
remastered CDs--with one fortunate and notable exception--and they are
packed in mini-LP sleeve duplicates of the original vinyl album covers. Such
CDs have been released before, both in Japan and Austria, by Polydor, which
is now owned by Universal Music.
So, big deal. What's new?
Well, the list of releases is greater than before. This time, I believe all
Universal-owned Cream, Clapton, and Derek & The Dominos releases have been
reissued, to include the three box sets ("Crossroads," "Crossroads 2," and
Cream's "Those Were The Days"). But that's not all. John Mayall's "Blues
Breakers With Eric Clapton" (aka "Beano") has been reissued in this spate of
new CDs as well. Digitally--and fortunately--it's the same 24-track
(mono/stereo) CD as issued previously (1998) in Europe and Japan (not the
latest 14-track remastered CD released in the US this year). However, this
is the first time, to my knowledge, that "Beano" has been issued in a
mini-LP cover. And it's the first time that the CD has been issued on the
original Decca label (not Deram). In fact, the mini-LP cover is an exact
duplicate of the original UK album, released 22 July 1966.
All the new releases can be viewed at the Universal Music Japan web site
(http://www.universal-music.co.jp/u-pop/artist/eric_clapton/eric_clapton_dis
co.html).
These new CDs are a bit expensive on CDnow, about $35.00. But they can be
ordered for $25.00, plus postage, from the importer Electric Obiland
http://www.obiland.com (search for "Mayall"), and they are available now.
DeltaNick
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From: "DeltaNick"
Subject: Peter Green Interview
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Interesting interview in which Peter Green mentions EC.
http://musicdish.com/mag/?id=4778
DeltaNick
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From: "Dave"
Subject: Rockin' Tonigth PBS Boradcast
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Does anyone know if the recently aired PB documentary for the Sun Records
tribute Rockin' Tonight had any EC involvement? I know he recorded one song
for the album but not sure if the TV broadcast showed him recording the
song?
Any info appreciated.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to everyone
Regards
Dave
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