461 Ocean Boulevard (Sacd)
by Eric Clapton£10.62 Free Shipping
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- Released
- 22/11/2004
- Music Genre
- Rock
Description
This is a hybrid Super Audio CD playable on both regular and Super Audio CD players.
Personnel: Eric Clapton (vocals, guitar, dobro); Yvonne Elliman (vocals, guitar); George Terry (guitar, background vocals); Albhy Galuten (piano, electric piano, clavichord, synthesizer); Dick Simms (organ); Carl Radle (bass guitar); Jamie Oldaker (drums, percussion); Al Jackson, Jim Fox (drums); Tom Bernfeld (background vocals).
Audio Remasterer: Joseph M. Palmaccio.
Recording information: Criteria Recording Studios, Miami, FL (04/1974 - 05/1974).
After playing the 1973 Rainbow Concerts that were arranged by good friend Pete Townshend, Eric Clapton returned to Florida's Criteria Recording Studio to cut 461 OCEAN BOULEVARD. Because of a stint of personal turmoil, Clapton had not played guitar for two years preceeding the Rainbow Concerts, but with the help of a core group of musicians including George Terry, former Derek & the Dominos bassist Carl Radle, Jamie Oldaker, and Yvonne Elliman, Slowhand put together an album that many consider to be his best.
Focusing more on his singing than his guitar pyrotechnics of the past, the new, improved Clapton used a laid-back, J.J. Cale-type vocal style to great effect on a mellow version of "Willie And The Hand Jive" and Elmore James's "I Can't Hold Out." Far from being a kinder, gentler guitar hero, Clapton also showed considerable spark on a slide-drenched "Motherless Children" and the driving "Mainline Florida," which closes out the album. Of course, his cover of Bob Marley's "I Shot The Sheriff" was the musical statement that took him to the top of the charts and let the general public know he was back. 461 OCEAN BOULEVARD is still one of the highest points of Clapton's solo career.
Personnel: Eric Clapton (vocals, guitar, dobro); Yvonne Elliman (vocals, guitar); George Terry (guitar, background vocals); Albhy Galuten (piano, electric piano, clavichord, synthesizer); Dick Simms (organ); Carl Radle (bass guitar); Jamie Oldaker (drums, percussion); Al Jackson, Jim Fox (drums); Tom Bernfeld (background vocals).
Audio Remasterer: Joseph M. Palmaccio.
Recording information: Criteria Recording Studios, Miami, FL (04/1974 - 05/1974).
After playing the 1973 Rainbow Concerts that were arranged by good friend Pete Townshend, Eric Clapton returned to Florida's Criteria Recording Studio to cut 461 OCEAN BOULEVARD. Because of a stint of personal turmoil, Clapton had not played guitar for two years preceeding the Rainbow Concerts, but with the help of a core group of musicians including George Terry, former Derek & the Dominos bassist Carl Radle, Jamie Oldaker, and Yvonne Elliman, Slowhand put together an album that many consider to be his best.
Focusing more on his singing than his guitar pyrotechnics of the past, the new, improved Clapton used a laid-back, J.J. Cale-type vocal style to great effect on a mellow version of "Willie And The Hand Jive" and Elmore James's "I Can't Hold Out." Far from being a kinder, gentler guitar hero, Clapton also showed considerable spark on a slide-drenched "Motherless Children" and the driving "Mainline Florida," which closes out the album. Of course, his cover of Bob Marley's "I Shot The Sheriff" was the musical statement that took him to the top of the charts and let the general public know he was back. 461 OCEAN BOULEVARD is still one of the highest points of Clapton's solo career.
Product Details
- Artist
- Eric Clapton
- Run Time (minutes)
- 39
- Label / Studio
- POLYDOR / PGD
- Media Format
- Super Audio CD (SACD)
- CD 30days Sales Rank
- #3404
- Number of Discs
- 1
- Year of release
- 2004
- Original year of release
- 1974
- WOW HD Sales Rank
- #4260
- Recording Environment
- Studio
- SPARS Code
- AAD
- Cast & Crew
- Eric Clapton (Music Performer)
- Tom Dowd (Producer)
- Karl Richardson (Sound Engineer)
Press Reviews
4 stars out of 5 - "A form-finding set, comedown as comeback. Mojo (p.119)
3 Stars (out of 5) - "...closed the chapter on Clapton as guitar hero and opened a new one as a hitmaker with a more relaxed and commercial style... Q (2/96, p.104)
4 stars out of 5 - "[T]he 1974 album on which Clapton rediscovered the primacy of music in his life. The result was a joyous collection... Uncut (p.172)
Tracklisting
Disc 1:
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Motherless Children
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Give Me Strength
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Willie and the Hand Jive
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Get Ready
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I Shot the Sheriff
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I Cant Hold Out
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Please Be with Me
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Let It Grow
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Steady Rollin Man
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Mainline Florida
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Kokomo
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Aint That Lovin You
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Meet Me (Down at the Bottom)
