Eric Clapton Rare Track

The 2013 low-budget compilation The Early Days: Ultimate Collection brings together tracks legendary guitarist Eric Clapton recorded in the 1960s with the Yardbirds. Also included are a few cuts off his rare 1971 album Guitar Boogie, which featured Clapton jamming with fellow British blues-rock guitarists Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page. Included are such cuts as "Boom Boom," "Train Kept a Rollin'," "I Ain't Got You," and others.

Its massive success – it is one of the rare albums to be certified as diamond in the U.S. and it went platinum all over the world; it also won the Album of the Year Grammy for 1992 – makes it difficult to place Eric Clapton's 1992 MTV Unplugged in context, but it's important to do so…

Eric Clapton was already an acknowledged master of the electric guitar in January 1992 when he traded his signature Stratocaster for an acoustic Martin to record Unplugged. The live album captured the legendary guitarist, backed by a small band, performing acoustic versions of his own songs and several blues standards. Released later that same year, the album was an unqualified blockbuster, selling more than 19 million copies worldwide and earning six Grammy Awards, sweeping the top honors, including Record of the Year, Album of the Year and Song of the Year. Reprise Records celebrates Clapton's electrifying acoustic performances with a new 2-CD/DVD collection that includes a remastered version of the original album along with six unreleased outtakes on two CDs. The DVD features a newly restored version of the concert, as well as more than an hour of previously unseen footage from the rehearsal.

The final album in the collection, Rarities (1983-1922) brings together 16 recordings from this era, including rare recordings, live and unreleased tracks.