Eric Clapton The Complete Reprise Studio Albums Volume I Box Set (180g) (12LP)
Limited Edition 180g Vinyl-Only 12LP Box Set
Each Album Remastered by Bob Ludwig at Gateway Studios
Vinyl Mastering by Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering
This limited edition vinyl-only box set is comprised of the first six studio albums Eric Clapton recorded for Reprise starting in 1983 with Money and Cigarettes and concluding with Pilgrim from 1998. Each of the albums has been remastered by Bob Ludwig at Gateway Studios in Maine and the vinyl mastering was done by Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering in Los Angeles. Simon Climie, Clapton's long-time co-producer and engineer, oversaw these definitive remasters which are pressed on 180gram vinyl.
To further elevate the audio quality, Behind the Sun and August (originally released as single LPs) have been remastered as 3-sided double albums - to ensure that no single LP side exceeds 20 minutes. (Each album has an etching on side 4.) A "bonus" LP of Rarities compiled and produced by Simon Climie is included and covers the same period as the box. Most of the eight tracks are out of print, hard to find, or previously unreleased.
The six studio albums and Rarities album make a total of 12 pieces of vinyl in the box, all housed in a deluxe slipcase.
Albums:
Money and Cigarettes - 1983 (1 LP)
Behind the Sun - 1985 (2 LP)
August - 1986 (2 LP)
Journeyman - 1989 (2 LP)
From the Cradle - 1994 (2 LP)
Pilgrim - 1998 (2 LP)
Rarities - 1983-1998 (1 LP)
Rarities (1983-1998) Tracks:
Stone Free (1983 - From Stone Free - A Tribute to Jimi Hendrix)
Crossroads (1986 - Live from Birmingham, England. Originally released as Bonus 7" with the "Behind The Mask" 7")
White Room (1986 - Live from Birmingham, England. Originally released as Bonus 7" with the "Behind The Mask" 7")
Theme from a Movie That Never Happened (1998 - Bonus track on Japanese CD of Pilgrim)
Pilgrim (2020 - unreleased new remix by Simon Climie)
32-20 (1994 - Live B-side on "I'm Torn Down" single)
County Jail (1994 - Live B-side on "I'm Torn Down" single)
Born Under a Bad Sign (1994 - unreleased From the Cradle outtake)
Features
- Limited Edition
- 12LP Vinyl-Only Box Set
- 180g Vinyl
- Eric Clapton's First Six Studio Albums for Reprise 1983-1998
- Money and Cigarettes LP (1983)
- Behind the Sun 2LP (1985) - 3 Sides of Music with Etching on 4th Side
- August 2LP (1986) - 3 Sides of Music with Etching on 4th Side
- Journeyman 2LP (1989)
- From the Cradle 2LP (1994)
- Pilgrim 2LP (1998)
- Bonus LP: Rarities 1983-1998 Compiled & Produced by Longtime Clapton Co-Producer/Engineer Simon Climie
- Each Album Remastered by Bob Ludwig at Gateway Studios
- Vinyl Mastering by Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering
- Deluxe Slipcase
Selections
Money and Cigarettes
Side A:
- Everybody Oughta Make a Change
- The Shape You're In
- Ain't Going Down
- I've Got a Rock N' Roll Heart
- Man Overboard
Side B:
- Pretty Girl
- Man in Love
- Crosscut Saw
- Slow Down Linda
- Crazy Country Hop
Behind the Sun
Side A:
- She's Waiting
- See What Love Can Do
- Same Old Blues
Side B:
- Knock on Wood
- Something's Happening
- Forever Man
- It All Depends
Side C:
- Tangled in Love
- Never Make You Cry
- Just Like a Prisoner
- Behind the Sun
Side D:
Etching
August
Side A:
- It's In the Way That You Use It (featured in Touchstone Pictures' The Color of Money)
- Run
- Tearing Us Apart
- Bad Influence
Side B:
- Walk Away
- Hung Up on Your Love
- Take a Chance
- Hold On
Side C:
- Miss You
- Holy Mother
- Behind the Mask
Side D:
Etching
Journeyman
Side A:
- Pretending
- Anything for Your Love
- Bad Love
Side B:
- Running on Faith
- Hard Times
- Hound Dog
Side C:
- No Alibis
- Run So Far
- Old Love
Side D:
- Breaking Point
- Lead Me On
- Before You Accuse Me
From the Cradle
Side A:
- Blues Before Sunrise
- Third Degree
- Reconsider Baby
- Hoochie Coochie Man
Side B:
- Five Long Years
- I'm Tore Down
- How Long Blues
- Goin' Away Baby
Side C:
- Blues Leave Me Alone
- Sinner's Prayer
- Motherless Child
Side D:
- It Hurts Me Too
- Someday After a While
- Standin' Round Crying
- Driftin'
- Groaning the Blues
Pilgrim
Side A:
- My Father's Eyes
- River of Tears
- Pilgrim
Side B:
- Broken Hearted
- One Chance
- Circus
Side C:
- Going Down Slow
- Fall Like Rain
- Born in Time
Side D:
- Sick and Tired
- Needs His Woman
- She's Gone
- You Were There
- Inside of Me
Rarities 1983-1998
Side A:
- Stone Free
- Crossroads (Live)
- White Room (Live)
- Theme from a Movie That Never Happened (Orchestral)
Side B:
- Pilgrim (Remix)
- 32-20 Blues (Live)
- County Jail Blues (Live)
- Born Under a Bad Sign
Format: LP Vinyl
Label: Reprise
Catalog No:
Barcode: 0093624895183
Genre: Rock
No of Discs: 12
Release Date: 9/30/2022
UPC: 093624895183