Product Description
The 5-CD/1 Blu-RayTM disc box set Eric Clapton - Give Me Strength: The 1974/1975 Recordings is beautifully housed in a 60-page book and captures a full year's worth of recordings, from April 1974 to June 1975. Featured are 88 remastered, remixed, rare unreleased and live recordings, including session outtakes, from his landmark studio albums 461 Ocean Boulevard and There's One In Every Crowd, and his legendary live album E.C. Was Here. Also included is a new 5.1 Surround Sound mix of 461 Ocean Boulevard and original quadrophonic mixes of two milestone releases. 461 Ocean Boulevard and There's One In Every Crowd.

Give Me Strength: The 1974/1975 Recordings features a wealth of unreleased recordings and material including:

A 60-page hardbound book with extensive liner notes and packed with rare photos and behind-the-scene images.
Rare, unreleased outtakes from 461 Ocean Boulevard and There's One In Every Crowd.
E.C. Was Here remixed and expanded features live tracks from Long Beach Arena (including unreleased versions of Crossroads, I Shot The Sheriff, Layla and Little Wing), the Hammersmith Odeon, Nassau Coliseum and Providence Civic Center.
The Freddie King Criteria Studio Sessions featuring the previously unreleased versions of 'Boogie Funk' and the full unreleased 22 minute version of 'Gambling Woman Blues.'
A Blu-Ray disc featuring a new 5.1 Surround Sound mix of 461 Ocean Boulevard and original quadrophonic mixes of 461 Ocean Boulevard and There's One In Every Crowd
Extensive Liner Notes by John Lynskey

[tracklisting]Disc: 1
1. MOTHERLESS CHILDREN
2. GIVE ME STRENGTH
3. WILLIE AND THE HAND JIVE
4. GET READY
5. I SHOT THE SHERIFF
6. I CAN'T HOLD OUT
7. PLEASE BE WITH ME
8. LET IT GROW
9. STEADY ROLLIN' MAN
10. MAINLINE FLORIDA
11. AIN'T THAT LOVIN' YOU
12. MEET ME (DOWN AT THE BOTTOM)
13. LONESOME ROAD BLUES (WALKIN' DOWN THE ROAD)
14. GETTING ACQUAINTED (previously unreleased)
15. GETTING ACQUAINTED 2 (TOO LATE) (previously unreleased)
16. ERIC AFTER HOURS BLUES
17. PLEASE BE WITH ME (ACOUSTIC) (previously unreleased)
18. GIVE ME STRENGTH (DOBRO 1) (previously unreleased)
Disc: 2
1. WE'VE BEEN TOLD (JESUS IS COMING SOON)
2. SWING LOW SWEET CHARIOT
3. LITTLE RACHEL
4. DON'T BLAME ME
5. THE SKY IS CRYING
6. SINGIN' THE BLUES
7. BETTER MAKE IT THROUGH TODAY
8. PRETTY BLUE EYES
9. HIGH
10. OPPOSITES
11. BURIAL (previously unreleased)
12. WHAT'CHA GONNA DO
13. I FOUND A LOVE
14. (WHEN THINGS GO WRONG) IT HURTS ME TOO
15. FOOLS LIKE ME (previously unreleased)
16. KNOCKIN' ON HEAVEN'S DOOR
17. SOMEONE LIKE YOU
Disc: 3
1. SMILE (Recorded at Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, California, July 20, 1974)
2. HAVE YOU EVER LOVED A WOMAN (Recorded at Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, California, July 19, 1974)
3. PRESENCE OF THE LORD (Recorded at Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, California, July 20, 1974)
4. CROSSROADS (previously unreleased-Recorded at Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, California, July 20, 1974)
5. I SHOT THE SHERIFF (previously unreleased-Recorded at Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, California, July 20, 1974)
6. LAYLA (previously unreleased-Recorded at Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, California, July 20, 1974)
7. LITTLE WING (previously unreleased-Recorded at Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, California, July 20, 1974)
8. CAN'T FIND MY WAY HOME (Recorded at Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, California, July 20, 1974)
9. DRIFTIN' BLUES / RAMBLIN' ON MY MIND (Recorded at Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, California, July 20, 1974)
Disc: 4
1. RAMBLIN' ON MY MIND / HAVE YOU EVER LOVED A WOMAN (Recorded at the Hammersmith Odeon, London, December 4, 1974)
2. WILLIE AND THE HAND JIVE / GET READY (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 (Recorded at the Hammersmith Odeon, London, December 5, 1974)
4. BADGE (Recorded at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale New York, June 28, 1975)
5. DRIFTIN' BLUES (Recorded at Providence Civic Center, Providence, Rhode Island, June 25, 1975)
6. EYESIGHT TO THE BLIND / WHY DOES LOVE GOT TO BE SO SAD (Recorded at Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island, June 25, 1975)
7. FURTHER ON UP THE ROAD (Recorded at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale New York, June 28, 1975)
Disc: 5
1. SUGAR SWEET (THE FREDDIE KING CRITERIA STUDIOS SESSIONS)
2. TV MAMA (THE FREDDIE KING CRITERIA STUDIOS SESSIONS)
3. BOOGIE FUNK (previously unreleased)(THE FREDDIE KING CRITERIA STUDIOS SESSIONS)
4. GAMBLING WOMAN BLUES (previously unreleased full length version)(THE FREDDIE KING CRITERIA STUDIOS SESSIONS)
Disc: 6
1. 461 OCEAN BOULEVARD (previously unreleased)(5.1 Surround Mix by Elliot Scheiner at The Eyeball)(Blu-Ray)
2. 461 OCEAN BOULEVARD (original quadraphonic mix)(Mixed by Tom Dowd at Criteria Recording Studios, Miami, Florida, January 1975)(Blu-Ray)
3. THERE'S ONE IN EVERY CROWD (original quadraphonic mix)(Mixed by Tom Dowd at Criteria Recording Studios, Miami, Florida, January 1975)(Blu-Ray)
4. E.C. WAS HERE (original quadraphonic mix)(previously unreleased)(Mixed by Tom Dowd at Criteria Recording Studios, Miami, Florida, January 1975)(Blu-Ray)[/tracklisting]
5-CD/1-BD Set (as shown above)
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00F193D5Y/?tag=imwan-20

2-CD Set
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00FZ93CYC/?tag=imwan-20

Here's one that's out of left field. I happen to enjoy jams. I know that many people don't, but if this box turns out to be more than a rumor, I'll be happy with it.

From Muscitap.com

The other completely unexpected news is of an Eric Clapton box set that hadn’t been discussed, as least as far as I know, at any music forums or Clapton discussion sites. There’s going to be a 6-CD set called Give Me Strength ’74. The sleuths over at the Hoffman Forum have only been able to piece together some small fragments of what this thing is really all about. At some non-U.S. website, somebody posted that the writer, Marc Roberty, has confirmed that this box set is a legitimate release. So, I’m only assuming that this is going to be a UMe/Polydor release since it’s supposed to be legitimate. From what has been bandied about at the early stages, this box set is going to be from 1974 and 1975 and will likely consist of mostly jam sessions. It is going to be available on November 25 in the U.S. And November 22 in the EU. This one is a real head-scratcher, as it is going to be coming hot on the heels of the expanded Deluxe Edition of Unplugged. We’ll have to see how this plays out. The pre-order is already up over at Amazon. (Hoffman Forum)

We got a sneak preview of this because Bill L. is putting it together. Massive amount of music, including a full concert recording, IIRC. Should be out before Christmas, from Universal.

You're a lucky dog.

& BluRay of 5.1 mixes & Quad mixes included as well

On November 26, Universal Music Group will unveil the 5-CD/1-Blu-ray box Eric Clapton – Give Me Strength: The ’74/’75 Recordings, featuring remastered and expanded versions of 461 Ocean Boulevard, There’s One in Every Crowd and E.C. Was Here, plus additional material and a Blu-ray of surround mixes.

Housed in a hardbound 60-page book, the box set is an exhaustive compendium of Clapton’s seminal “comeback” recordings between April 1974 and June 1975. Give Me Strength follows Universal’s past boxes dedicated to Derek and the Dominos’ Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs and Clapton’s 1977 Slowhand, and includes:

•88 remastered, remixed, rare unreleased and live recordings, including session outtakes, from studio albums 461 Ocean Boulevard and There’s One in Every Crowd, and live album E.C. Was Here on 5 CDs;
•A new, never-before-released 5.1 surround sound mix of 461 Ocean Boulevard by Elliot Scheiner, and original quadraphonic mixes of 461 Ocean Boulevard and There’s One in Every Crowd.

Bump: Added cover image to the first post.

Clicked the link for a pre-order!

Amazon.de looks cheaper

The American pre-order price just dropped by $10, to $69.26:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00F193D5Y/?tag=imwan-20

I've added the full product image to the first post as well as the complete track listing.

It's been a long time since I was even semi-excited by a Clapton release (or re-release), but this one looks really nice. I may be greedy, but if this drops into the $50 range I will definitely hit the Order button.

Me and Jimbo have heard quite a few cuts of this release including the Blu-ray Disc and highly recommend it.

I've already ordered the 5 CD set but I'm curious- does anyone know what's on the 2 CD version? Is it all unreleased material or a mix of that and songs that have already been out?

This should be good.
I was fortunate enough to see Clapton several times during this period, and this was a great live outfit.
"...Every Crowd" was not as strong an album as 461, but there are several good songs there.

I can't decipher if this set includes the 3 albums in question IN FULL, plus bonuses - or just select tracks from said albums, plus bonuses.

Can someone please clarify. Thanks!

If I recall correctly from our sneak preview, the deluxe set includes the 2 studio albums and one live album in their entirety, plus tons of bonus material/

The full track listing is in the first post, guys.

Thanks - missed that "hidden track list" previously

There is a lot of confusion if the 5.1 mix of EC Was Here is included or not.

I believe it's the quad mix only on that one.

I'm not a big Clapton fan, but 461 Ocean Blvd and There's One In Every Crowd are two of my favorites of his -- Crowd seems to be considered a much lesser album than 461, but I actually think it's just as good. Great looking package. I'll be watching reviews and comments. May need to at least spring for the 2 cd set if there are some nice extras. Never heard E.C. Was Here. Any opinions on that one?

E.C. Was Here is one of my favourite Clapton concert cd. Great work between Clapton and George Terry.