Eric Clapton's Rainbow Concert
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Eric Clapton's Rainbow Concert U.S RSO Pressing Vinyl Rip Flac
Live album by Eric Clapton
Released September 10, 1973
Recorded January 13, 1973 at London's Rainbow Theatre
Genre Blues-rock
Length 34:48
Label RSO
Producer Bob Pridden
Professional reviews
* Allmusic 3/5 stars link
Eric Clapton's Rainbow Concert is an album recorded live at London's Rainbow Theatre on January 13, 1973, and released within the year. The concert was organized by Pete Townshend and marked Eric Clapton's comeback after the 1971 Concert for Bangladesh. In the year after the Rainbow Concert, Clapton recovered from his heroin addiction and recorded 461 Ocean Boulevard.
This concert is the first live performance where Clapton used his famous Stratocaster guitar "Blackie".
A remastered expanded edition of the album was released on January 13, 1995, the 22nd anniversary of the original concert.
A bootleg edition, Eric Clapton and the Palpitations — The Rainbow Concert, 25th Anniversary Edition, was released by the underground label Empress Valley, four CDs of both concerts on January 13, 1973 (the official releases are a mix of songs from both concerts).
Contents
Background
The concert was held at the Rainbow Theatre in Finsbury Park, London, January 13, 1973. The venue itself was popular during the 1960s and early 1970s, musicians such as the Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Jethro Tull, Queen, and others performed there. The concert heralded the return of Eric Clapton out of heroin-induced isolation and inactivity with the help of Pete Townshend and others.
The concert was recorded using Ronnie Lane's Mobile Studio.
Track listing
Original 1973 release
Side one
1. "Badge" (Clapton, Harrison) – 3:32
2. "Roll It Over" (Clapton, Whitlock) – 6:43
3. "Presence of the Lord" (Clapton) – 5:37
Side two
1. "Pearly Queen" (Capaldi, Winwood) – 7:00
2. "After Midnight" (Cale) – 5:12
3. "Little Wing" (Hendrix) – 6:32
Personnel
* Eric Clapton - lead guitar & vocals
* Pete Townshend - guitar & vocals
* Ronnie Wood - guitar & vocals
* Ric Grech - bass guitar
* Steve Winwood - keyboard & vocals
* Jim Capaldi - drums
* Jimmy Karstein - drums
* Rebop Kwaku Baah - percussion