Eric Clapton's Rainbow Concert

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Eric Clapton's Rainbow Concert
Eric Clapton's Rainbow Concert cover
Live album by Eric Clapton
Released September 10, 1973
Remastered edition: January 13, 1995
Recorded January 13, 1973
Genre Blues-rock
Length 34:48
Label RSO
Producer Bob Pridden
Professional reviews
Eric Clapton chronology
In Concert
(January 1973)		 Rainbow Concert
(September 1973)		 461 Ocean Boulevard
(1974)
Alternate cover
1995 remastered edition
1995 remastered edition

Eric Clapton's Rainbow Concert is an album recorded live at London's Rainbow Theatre on January 13, 1973, and released within the year. The concert was organised by Pete Townshend and marked Eric Clapton's comeback after the 1971 Concert for Bangladesh. In the year after the Rainbow Concert, Clapton recovered from his heroin addiction and recorded 461 Ocean Boulevard.

A remastered expanded edition of the album was released on January 13, 1995, the 22nd anniversary of the original concert.

A bootleg edition, Eric Clapton and the Palpitations — The Rainbow Concert, 25th Anniversary Edition, was released by the underground label Empress Valley, four CDs of both concerts on January 13, 1973 (the official releases are a mix of songs from both concerts).

Contents

[edit] Background

The concert was held at the Rainbow Theatre in Finsbury Park, London, January 13,1973. The venue itself was popular during the 1960s and early 1970s, musicians such as the Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Jethro Tull and others performed there. The concert heralded the return of Eric Clapton out of heroin-induced isolation and inactivity with the help of Pete Townshend and others.

The concert was recorded using Ronnie Lane's Mobile Studio.

[edit] Track listing

[edit] Original 1973 release

  1. Badge (Clapton, Harrison) – 3:32
  2. Roll It Over (Clapton, Harrison) – 6:43
  3. Presence Of The Lord (Clapton) – 5:37
  4. Pearly Queen (Capaldi, Winwood) – 7:00
  5. After Midnight (Cale) – 5:12
  6. Little Wing (Hendrix) – 6:32

[edit] 1995 remastered edition

  1. Layla (Clapton, Gordon) – 6:25
  2. Badge (Clapton, Harrison) – 3:18
  3. Blues Power (Clapton, Russell)– 6:03
  4. Roll It Over (Clapton, Whitlock) – 4:38
  5. Little Wing (Hendrix) – 4:36
  6. Bottle Of Red Wine (Bramlett, Clapton) – 3:51
  7. After Midnight (Cale) – 4:25
  8. Bell Bottom Blues (Clapton) – 6:25
  9. Presence Of The Lord (Clapton) – 5:18
  10. Tell The Truth (Clapton, Whitlock) – 6:04
  11. Pearly Queen (Capaldi, Winwood) – 4:55
  12. Key To The Highway (Broonzy, Segar) – 5:46
  13. Let It Rain (Bramlett, Clapton) - 7:46
  14. Crossroads (Johnson)– 4:19

[edit] 25th Anniversary Edition (Empress Valley bootleg)

Disc One (early show)

  1. Introduction
  2. Layla (Clapton, Gordon)
  3. Badge (Clapton, Harrison)
  4. Blues Power (Clapton, Russell)
  5. Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out (Myles)
  6. Roll It Over (Clapton, Whitlock)
  7. Why Does Love Got to Be So Sad (Clapton, Whitlock)
  8. Little Wing (Hendrix)

Disc Two (early show)

  1. Bottle Of Red Wine (Bramlett, Clapton)
  2. After Midnight (Cale)
  3. Bell Bottom Blues (Clapton)
  4. Presence Of The Lord (Clapton)
  5. Tell The Truth (Clapton, Whitlock)
  6. Pearly Queen (Capaldi, Winwood)
  7. Let it Rain (Bramlett, Clapton)
  8. Crossroads (Johnson)

Disc Three (late show)

  1. Layla (Clapton, Gordon)
  2. Badge (Clapton, Harrison)
  3. Blues Power (Clapton, Russell)
  4. Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out (Myles)
  5. Roll It Over (Clapton, Whitlock)
  6. Why Does Love Got to Be So Sad (Clapton, Whitlock)
  7. Little Wing (Hendrix)

Disc Four (late show)

  1. Bottle Of Red Wine (Bramlett, Clapton)
  2. Presence Of The Lord (Clapton)
  3. Tell The Truth (Clapton, Whitlock)
  4. Pearly Queen (Capaldi, Winwood)
  5. Key To The Highway (Broonzy, Segar)
  6. Let it Rain (Bramlett, Clapton)
  7. Crossroads (Johnson)
  8. Layla (Clapton, Gordon)

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