Tuesday 17 January 2012

Must Have Guitar Albums - Eric Clapton - Unplugged


Released in 1992 Unplugged was a live album reworking old classics in an acoustic setting. Contains the hit Tears In Heaven and Layla.
 Guitar World magazine ranked this at number 9 in a guitar album poll

Track listing (CD and DVD)

  1. "Signe" (Eric Clapton) – 3:13
  2. "Before You Accuse Me" (Ellas McDaniel) – 3:36
  3. "Hey Hey" (Big Bill Broonzy) – 3:24
  4. "Tears in Heaven" (Clapton, Will Jennings) – 4:34
  5. "Lonely Stranger" (Clapton) – 5:28
  6. "Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out" (Jimmy Cox) – 3:49
  7. "Layla" (Clapton, Jim Gordon) – 4:46
  8. "Running on Faith" (Jerry Lynn Williams) – 6:35
  9. "Walkin' Blues" (Robert Johnson) – 3:37
  10. "Alberta" (Traditional) – 3:42
  11. "San Francisco Bay Blues" (Jesse Fuller) – 3:23
  12. "Malted Milk" (Robert Johnson) – 3:36
  13. "Old Love" (Clapton, Robert Cray) – 7:53
  14. "Rollin' and Tumblin'" (Muddy Waters) – 4:10



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Must Have Guitar Albums - Eric Clapton - Slowhand


released in 1977 named after Claptons nickname. The album was both a critical and commercial success

Cocaine
Wonderful Tonight
Lay Down Sally
Next Time You See Her
We're All The Way
The Core
May You Never
Mean Old Frisco
Peaches And Diesel


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Must Have Guitar Albums - Eric Clapton - 461 Ocean Boulevard


Eric Claptons 2nd solo album released in 1974 Contains the hit single I Shot The Sheriff written by Bob Marley. Recieved a mixed reception as it was a shift in style to the Clapton days of Cream

Original album

Side one
  1. "Motherless Children" (Traditional; arr. by Eric Clapton, Carl Radle) – 4:55
  2. "Give Me Strength" (Clapton) – 2:51
  3. "Willie and the Hand Jive" (Johnny Otis) – 3:31
  4. "Get Ready" (Clapton, Yvonne Elliman) – 3:50
  5. "I Shot the Sheriff" (Bob Marley) – 4:30
Side two
  1. "I Can't Hold Out" (Elmore James) – 4:10
  2. "Please Be With Me" (Charles Scott Boyer) – 3:25
  3. "Let It Grow" (Clapton) – 4:57
  4. "Steady Rollin' Man" (Robert Johnson) – 3:14
  5. "Mainline Florida" (George Terry) – 4:05


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Must Have Guitar Albums - Cream - Goodbye Cream


Released in 1969 shortly after the group split. Badge was a single written by Clapton and George Harrison of The Beatles.

01. I'm So Glad (9:12)
02. Politician (6:20)
03. Sitting On Top Of The World (5:01)
04. Badge (2:45)
05. Doing That Scrapyard Thing (3:14)
06. What A Bringdown (3:57)
07. Anyone For Tennis (2:36)







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Must Have Guitar Albums - Cream - Wheels On Fire


Double album released in 1968.
  White Room,  Crossroads and Politician are must listen to guitar tracks.


  • 1.White Room
    2. Sitting On Top Of The World
    3. Passing The Time
    4. As You Said
    5. Pressed Rat And Warthog
    6. Politician
    7. Those Were The Days
    8. Born Under A Bad Sign
    9. Deserted Cities Of The Heart
    10. Anyone For Tennis
    11. Desert Ride
    12. Hey Now Princess
    13. Weird Of Hermiston
    14. Crossroads
    15. Spoonful
    16. Traintime
    17. Toad 



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    Must Have Guitar Albums - Cream - Fresh Cream


    Debut album released in 1966. Featuring Eric Clapton on guitar Jack Bruce on bass and Ginger Baker on drums.

    1. I Feel Free (Bruce, Brown) – 2:51
    2. N.S.U. (Bruce) – 2:43
    3. Sleepy Time Time (Bruce, Godfrey) – 4:20
    4. Dreaming (Bruce) – 1:58
    5. Sweet Wine (Baker, Godfrey) – 3:17
    6. Spoonful (Dixon) – 6:30
    7. Cat's Squirrel (Traditional, arr. S. Splurge) – 3:03
    8. Four Until Late (Johnson, arr. Clapton) – 2:07
    9. Rollin' and Tumblin' (Waters) – 4:42
    10. I'm So Glad (James) – 3:57
    11. Toad (Baker) – 5:11



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