MEDIUM Vinyl Record
WEIGHT 180gr (black Vinyl) 33rpm
CONDITION sealed
COVER Standard
CONDITION COVER M mint
COVER DAMAGES No, we take care about that
SERIALNUMBER No
LIMITED No
MISCELLANEOUS Stereo
MUSICIAN HOMEPAGE --
Bonnie Bramlett - vocals
Delaney Bramlett - guitar, vocals
Eric Clapton - lead guitar, vocals
Rita Coolidge - background vocals
Jim Gordon - drums
Tex Johnson - bongos
Bobby Keys - sax
Dave Mason - guitar
Jim Price - trombone, trumpet
Carl Radle - bass
Bobby Whitlock - keyboards, organ, vocals
things get better - 4:20
poor elijah - tribute to johnson - 5:00
only you know and i know - 4:10
i don't want to discuss it - 4:55
that's what my man is for - 4:30
where there's a will there's a way - 4:57
comin' home - 5:30
little richard medley: tutti-frutti / the girl can't help it / long tall sally / jenny jenny - 5:45
This 42-minute-long live album, which was recorded in December 1969 in Croydon, England and was awarded 5 stars by the magazine Rolling Stone, is not only the culmination of Delaney & Bonnie’s creative output, but also marks their connection to the further careers of Eric Clapton and George Harrison
On this particular tour Clapton plays the same mixture of country music, blues and gospel that were to hallmark his own early solo appearances from 1970
He rose to the occasion with consistently brilliant virtuosity; the highlights are a dizzying solo in "I Don’t Want To Discuss It", a lengthy 'Slowhand' passage in "Only You Know And I Know", and a dry fervent introduction to the wonderfully balanced "Coming Home"
Vocally Delaney & Bonnie were never better than on this live set, and the 11-piece band sounds musically more close-knit than many a quartet of the times, regardless of whether they are playing a lengthy blues number or a medley of Little Richard songs
It is certainly no coincidence that the band featured here would become Clapton’s own choice for his first solo LP, or that the kernel of this group – Bobby Whitlock, Carl Radle and Jim Gordon – would metamorphose into Derek and the Dominos, or that the bulk of the band would constitute the group that would perform with George Harrison in "All Things Must Pass" and The Concert For Bangladesh, except that their playing (not to mention the recording) is better here
Half the musicians on this record attained near-superstar status less than one year later, and although their fame was fairly short-lived, this is certainly justified, as you will ascertain when you listen to this live performance
RECORDING December 1969 live at Fairfield Halls, Croydon England
ENGINEERING Andy Johns, Glyn Johns
LABEL Atco
RE MASTERING --
RE RELEASED 2020
AVERAGE RATING 4 ½ Sterne von 5
PRESSING by Pallas
MADE IN Germany
STYLE Pop / Rock / Soul
AVAILABLE as long as inventory stock
