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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