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    Eric Clapton Releases Expanded Edition of Legendary Royal Albert Hall Residency: &#;The Definitive 24 Nights&#;

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    by Best Classic Bands Staff

    Eric Clapton at Royal Albert entré, (Photo: Carl Studna; used with permission)

    Eric Clapton&#;s record-setting concerts at London&#;s Royal Albert Hall in and have been released in a variety of expanded editions, The Definitive 24 Nights. A limited-edition boxed set as either 6-CDs or 8-LPs (both with 3 Blu-ray discs) includes nearly six hours of live music, and 35 unreleased performances, using what the producers describe as the best performances from the rock, blues, and orchestral nights to create full concerts for each genre. Standalone versions of the individual concerts – 24 Nights: Rock, 24 Nights: Blues, and 24 Nights: Orchestral – were released the same day in 2-CD/DVD and 3-LP (Rock and Orchestral) and 2-LP (Blues) configurations. All arrived June 23, , via Warner Records. The announcement arrived

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    Eric Clapton

    British musician (born )

    This article is about the musician. For his album, see Eric Clapton (album).

    Eric Patrick Clapton (born 30 March ) is an English rock and blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He is regarded as one of the most successful and influential guitarists in rock music.[2] He ranked second in Rolling Stone's list of the " Greatest Guitarists of All Time"[3] and fourth in Gibson's "Top 50 Guitarists of All Time".[4] He was named number five in Time magazine's list of "The 10 Best Electric Guitar Players" in [5]

    After playing in a number of different local bands, Clapton joined the Yardbirds from to , and John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers from to After leaving Mayall, he formed the power trioCream with drummer Ginger Baker and bassist/vocalist Jack Bruce, in which Clapton played sustained blues improvisations and "arty, blues-based psychedelic pop".[6] After four successful albums,

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    Slowhand at 70 – Live at the Royal Albert Hall

    live album by Eric Clapton

    Slowhand at 70 – Live at the Royal Albert Hall
    Released13&#;November&#;&#;()
    Recorded21&#;May&#;&#;()
    VenueRoyal Albert Hall
    GenreBlues rock · blues
    Length (Cinema release)
    (Double CD)
    (DVD/Blu-Ray re-release)
    LabelEagle · Universal · Warner
    ProducerAudrey Davenport
    1. "Cocaine"
      Released: 1 September

    Slowhand at 70 – Live at the Royal Albert Hall is a November album by Eric Clapton recorded live at the Royal Albert Hall on 21 May during his "70th Birthday Celebration" tour.[1] A film of the concert was released on 14 September via cinema broadcasting in various territories. The cinema release included a report on Clapton's history at the Royal Albert Hall. A DVD, Blu-ray, compact disc and gramophone record release of the performance was released on 13 November [2]

    Recording

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    Keyboardist Paul Carrack recalled

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