Collectors Music Reviews

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I have the Beano release of the Deep Inside title and it is one of my favorite Clapton boots. It is near impossible to find now , so here is your chance to pick-up this excellent show in great quality if you don’t already have it. You won’t be disappointed . Looking forward to the new Sigma release , nice.

Years ago, when I reviewed Deep Inside, I claimed that it is the best example of a “prefect” release: excellent sound qualty, a great performance and more complete that its predecessors. I’m glad it has been reissued so now collectors stop bugging me for mine!

We will have a full review of the reprint posted soon enough, but for Clapton collectors it is absolutely essential to own.

I’m waiting on the Springfield show to arrive. It will make a nice companion release to my Splendor title which is the next night’s concert in Providence , RI. This is also a good show that is well recorded and worth looking for.
On the 74 tour , another show that I like is the “Boston 1974″ title from Beano , Beano 020 – July 12, 1974. I really like the version of Mainline Florida on this. It is a very enjoyable show and should be in everyone’s Clapton collection.
One last note about the Deep Inside title. If you go to Flickr and type “Eric Clapton July 20, 1974″ in the search box , you will get some nice pictures that were shot at this concert. It’s pretty cool , especially when you see the photos that were taken during Little Queenie. You will now understand Eric’s comments and why he is laughing so much. Good stuff – thanks.

I read from someone that attended the Providence show , Clapton had his back turned to the crowd from start to finish , including the encore with Santana. This person also wrote they saw a back-up guitarist behind a stack of speakers filling in some leads. If this is true { and it very well may be }it’s not hard to figure out why. This person stated how disappointed they were and it ties into what you said. He did not realize just how much he meant to his fans and he showed disregard at times. The pains of addiction. Having said all that , I still enjoy this show and I’m glad to have it in my collection – thanks.