Il periodo aprile '74-giugno '75 viene ritenuto da alcuni come il più fecondo ed ispirato di Eric Clapton. Un periodo che viene festeggiato ora con la pubblicazione, in versione super deluxe, di "Give me strength: the '74/'75 recordings". Di cosa si tratta? E' una uscita che contiene
versioni accresciute e rimasterizzate di "461 Ocean Boulevard", "There's one in every crowd", "E.C. was here" più un disc che offre la "Freddie King Criteria Studios session" e un blu-ray con la versione 5.1 Surround Sound di "461" (che nei soli USA ha venduto 4 milioni di copie) e il mix quadrifonico delle pubblicazioni di studio e del live. Composizione del lavoro, tracklisting e minutaggi come annunciati dall'etichetta discografica che pubblicherà "Give me strength" - con 29 pezzi bonus, 12 dei quali definiti inediti - il prossimo 26 novembre:
5 CD / BLU-RAY COLLECTION: DISC ONE
461 OCEAN BOULEVARD expanded version
1 MOTHERLESS CHILDREN 4:53
2 GIVE ME STRENGTH 2:54
3 WILLIE AND THE HAND JIVE 3:32
4 GET READY 3:47
5 I SHOT THE SHERIFF 4:27
6 I CAN'T HOLD OUT 4:14
7 PLEASE BE WITH ME 3:26
8 LET IT GROW 5:01
9 STEADY ROLLIN' MAN 3:15
10 MAINLINE FLORIDA 4:08
Session out-takes:
11 AIN'T THAT LOVIN' YOU 5:33
12 MEET ME (DOWN AT THE BOTTOM) 6:58
13 LONESOME ROAD BLUES (WALKIN' DOWN THE ROAD) 5:16
14 GETTING ACQUAINTED 6:27 (previously unreleased)
15 GETTING ACQUAINTED 2 (TOO LATE) 4:19 (previously unreleased)
16 ERIC AFTER HOURS BLUES 4:24
17 PLEASE BE WITH ME (ACOUSTIC) 3:25 (previously unreleased)
18 GIVE ME STRENGTH (DOBRO 1) 3:29 (previously unreleased)
DISC TWO
THERE'S ONE IN EVERY CROWD expanded version
1 WE'VE BEEN TOLD (JESUS IS COMING SOON) 4:29
2 SWING LOW SWEET CHARIOT 3:33
3 LITTLE RACHEL 4:07
4 DON'T BLAME ME 3:35
5 THE SKY IS CRYING 4:00
6 SINGIN' THE BLUES 3:25
7 BETTER MAKE IT THROUGH TODAY 4:24
8 PRETTY BLUE EYES 4:48
9 HIGH 3:32
10 OPPOSITES 4:50
Session out-takes:
11 BURIAL 4:02 (previously unreleased)
12 WHAT'CHA GONNA DO 2:44
13 I FOUND A LOVE 3:41
14 (WHEN THINGS GO WRONG) IT HURTS ME TOO 5:48
15 FOOLS LIKE ME 5:09 (previously unreleased)
Non-album single release:
16 KNOCKIN' ON HEAVEN'S DOOR 4:24
17 SOMEONE LIKE YOU 4:30
DISC THREE
E.C. WAS HERE remixed and expanded version
1 SMILE 3:35
Recorded at Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, California, July 20, 1974
2 HAVE YOU EVER LOVED A WOMAN 7:41
Recorded at Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, California, July 19, 1974
3 PRESENCE OF THE LORD 8:47
Recorded at Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, California, July 20, 1974
4 CROSSROADS 4:38 (previously unreleased)
Recorded at Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, California, July 20, 1974
5 I SHOT THE SHERIFF 7:35 (previously unreleased)
Recorded at Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, California, July 20, 1974
6 LAYLA 6:00 (previously unreleased)
Recorded at Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, California, July 20, 1974
7 LITTLE WING 8:57 (previously unreleased)
Recorded at Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, California, July 20, 1974
8 CAN'T FIND MY WAY HOME 5:18
Recorded at Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, California, July 20, 1974
9 DRIFTIN' BLUES / RAMBLIN' ON MY MIND 11:38
Recorded at Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, California, July 20, 1974
E.C. WAS HERE remixed and expanded version
1 RAMBLIN' ON MY MIND / HAVE YOU EVER LOVED A WOMAN 8:15
Recorded at the Hammersmith Odeon, London, December 4, 1974.
2 WILLIE AND THE HAND JIVE / GET READY 11:27
Recorded at Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, California, July 20, 1974
3 THE SKY IS CRYING / HAVE YOU EVER LOVED A WOMAN / RAMBLIN' ON MY MIND 7:25
Recorded at the Hammersmith Odeon, London, December 5, 1974.
4 BADGE 10:43
Recorded at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale New York, June 28, 1975)
Recorded at Providence Civic Center, Providence, Rhode Island, June 25, 1975.
6 EYESIGHT TO THE BLIND / WHY DOES LOVE GOT TO BE SO SAD 23:50
Recorded at Providence Civic Center, Providence, Rhode Island, June 25, 1975.
7 FURTHER ON UP THE ROAD 7:35
Recorded at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale New York, June 28, 1975)
DISC FIVE (BLU-RAY)
1 461 OCEAN BOULEVARD Elliot Scheiner 5.1 Surround Sound mix (previously unreleased)
5.1 Surround Mix by Elliot Scheiner at The Eyeball.
2 461 OCEAN BOULEVARD original quadraphonic mix
Mixed by Tom Dowd at Criteria Recording Studios, Miami, Florida, January 1975.
3 THERE'S ONE IN EVERY CROWD original quadraphonic mix
Mixed by Tom Dowd at Criteria Recording Studios, Miami, Florida, January 1975.
4 E.C. WAS HERE original quadraphonic mix (previously unreleased)
Mixed by Tom Dowd at Criteria Recording Studios, Miami, Florida, January 1975
3 LP COLLECTION
LP ONE - 461 OCEAN BOULEVARD
Side One
1 MOTHERLESS CHILDREN 4:53
2 GIVE ME STRENGTH 2:54
3 WILLIE AND THE HAND JIVE 3:32
4 GET READY 3:47
5 I SHOT THE SHERIFF 4:27
Side Two
6 I CAN'T HOLD OUT 4:14
7 PLEASE BE WITH ME 3:26
8 LET IT GROW 5:01
9 STEADY ROLLIN' MAN 3:15
10 MAINLINE FLORIDA 4:08
LP TWO - THERE'S ONE IN EVERY CROWD
Side One
1 WE'VE BEEN TOLD (JESUS IS COMING SOON) 4:29
2 SWING LOW SWEET CHARIOT 3:33
3 LITTLE RACHEL 4:07
4 DON'T BLAME ME 3:35
5 THE SKY IS CRYING 4:00
Side Two
6 SINGIN' THE BLUES 3:25
8 PRETTY BLUE EYES 4:48
9 HIGH 3:32
10 OPPOSITES 4:50
LP THREE - E.C. WAS HERE original mix
Side One
1 HAVE YOU EVER LOVED A WOMAN 7:52
2 PRESENCE OF THE LORD 6:43
3 DRIFTIN' BLUES 3:25
Side Two
4 CAN'T FIND MY WAY HOME 5:19
5 RAMBLIN' ON MY MIND / HAVE YOU EVER LOVED A WOMAN 7:26
6 FURTHER ON UP THE ROAD 7:30.
