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GoogaMooga
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Post subject: If you only buy five albums by Clapton  Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2008 11:55 am |
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1966 and all that
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Layla
No Reason to Cry
461 Ocean Boulevard
There's one in Every Crowd
Backless
Layla is the out and out rocker, the other four lope along gently and have nice melodies. "I Shot the Sheriff" is the big hit.
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Post subject: If you only buy five albums by Clapton Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2008 12:16 pm |
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The Last Hippie
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after "layla and other love songs" (by derek and the dominos) my favorite eric clapton album is "pilgrim". and i know i am in the minority on that one  renny
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GoogaMooga
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Post subject: If you only buy five albums by Clapton Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2008 12:22 pm |
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1966 and all that
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"Layla and Other Love Songs" is credited to Derek and the Dominos, but is included in the Eric Clapton remasters series put out by Polydor, so I decided to count it as a solo album.
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Post subject: If you only buy five albums by Clapton Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2008 1:56 pm |
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Slowhand
24 Nights
Unplugged
Backless
Cream of Clapton
yea, I know, a couple live ones & a best of, but those would be the ones for me!
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Bobby
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Post subject: If you only buy five albums by Clapton Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2008 2:18 pm |
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1. Blind Faith
2. 1st Eric Clapton solo
3. Layla
4. Disraeli Gears
5. 24 Nights
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Charles Abercrombie
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Post subject: If you only buy five albums by Clapton Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2008 2:21 pm |
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Can we include Cream and John Mayall albums? If not, I stop at 3:
Layla
461 Ocean Boulevard
Eric Clapton (the one with "Let It Rain" on it)
Chip
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GoogaMooga
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Post subject: If you only buy five albums by Clapton Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2008 2:23 pm |
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1966 and all that
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Okay, if you include the group projects, my list would be different. Haven't decided on that one yet, but there's no getting around Cream. As for Yardbirds, I prefer the Jeff Beck years.
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Post subject: If you only buy five albums by Clapton Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2008 2:51 pm |
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Layla
Slowhand
No Reason To Cry
Just One Night (live)
Backless
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Post subject: If you only buy five albums by Clapton Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2008 5:57 pm |
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I left out Blind Faith or any Cream releases, as I don't consider them *solo* releases. Same for Layla by Derek & The Dominos... otherwise my list would certainly include Blind Faith and Layla). Eric Clapton
461 Ocean Blvd.
Slowhand
24 Nights
Unplugged24 Nights may be underrated, but it is essential IMO. Great album, and Eric's guitar on this 2CD set is as about as *hot* as it comes. I can't limit these to just five - the following are also essential Clapton SOLO releases: Crossroads boxset JourneymanFrom The CradleJust One Night 2cd live set These duet albums are also very good-- Riding With The King with BB King) The Road to Escondido with J.J. Cale http://www.allmusicguide.com/cg/amg.dll ... qe5ldse~T1discography: http://www.allmusicguide.com/cg/amg.dll ... qe5ldse~T2
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Post subject: If you only buy five albums by Clapton Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2008 6:11 pm |
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It all starts with his first Eric Clapton, a must own.
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Geff R.
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Post subject: If you only buy five albums by Clapton Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2008 6:14 pm |
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I love Music & hate brickwalled audio
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I take it I'm not allowed to use the Crossroads box? That's the meat of my EC collection. Here's the top 5 of the other 8 I own. I noticed someone else mentioned Blind Faith which would be in my top 5, but I don't consider it a Clapton solo album. There are also several Cream albums I'd rate higher then any of these. I won the Cream box & The MFSL Goodbye Cream. The Mayall stuff is also pretty cool.
1. Layla
2. Just One Night
3. EC Was Here
4. Rush Soundtrack
5. 24 Nights
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Last edited by Geff R. on Fri Feb 15, 2008 3:52 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Post subject: If you only buy five albums by Clapton Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2008 7:43 pm |
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"Layla..." is one of my two or three favorite albums, but with great contributions from everyone involved I'm not going to use it here.
Solo albums:
"461 Ocean Blvd.
"There's One in Every Crowd"
"EC Was Here"
"Slowhand"
"Behind the Sun"
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Post subject: If you only buy five albums by Clapton Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2008 10:03 pm |
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The Last Hippie
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i knew i was the only one who liked "pilgrim".
renny
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Post subject: If you only buy five albums by Clapton Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2008 12:32 am |
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Derek & The Dominoes in Concert
Layla
Eric Clapton
Rainbow Concert
461 Ocean Blvd
yup.
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Post subject: If you only buy five albums by Clapton Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2008 1:33 am |
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Not into EC anymore, but I used to be a fan. My picks:
461 Ocean Blvd.
Slowhand
Behind The Sun
Journeyman
From The Cradle (that tour blew me away)
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Post subject: If you only buy five albums by Clapton Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2008 3:09 am |
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Renny, "Pilgrim" is my favorite EC album. And his follow-up "Reptile" isn't very far behind.
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Renny
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Post subject: If you only buy five albums by Clapton Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2008 9:17 am |
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The Last Hippie
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James Dean wrote: Renny, "Pilgrim" is my favorite EC album. And his follow-up "Reptile" isn't very far behind. 
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Speak Out! You've got to speak out against he madness, that is if you still can, and you still dare"
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Post subject: If you only buy five albums by Clapton Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2008 11:36 pm |
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Layla (not a solo album but I had to include it)
S/T
461Ocean Blvd
Just One Night
Slowhand
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Ken Banya
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Post subject: If you only buy five albums by Clapton Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 3:17 pm |
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Purveyor of fine jams
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Just One Night
24 Nights
Slowhand
Journeyman
Money & Cigs.
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Post subject: If you only buy five albums by Clapton Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 3:37 pm |
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Write your own destiny
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1) Blues Breakers John Mayall with Eric Clapton aka The Beano album.
2) Fresh Cream.
3) Disraeli Gears.
4) Wheels of Fire.
5) Goodbye.
Not coincendentally, I own every one of those albums, in addition to a slew of live recordings.
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pretty bubbles in the air.
UNITED! UNITED!
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Post subject: If you only buy five albums by Clapton Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 4:15 pm |
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Good Stuff, Maynard!
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Slowhand
Layla
Eric Clapton
Behind The Sun
August
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Post subject: If you only buy five albums by Clapton Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 4:37 pm |
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Layla and Other Love Songs
Eric Clapton
Slowhand
Behind the Sun
August
(but I hate having to omit Journeyman)
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