Eric Clapton Rarities

Royal Albert Hall, London - January 12, 1987. Features Mark Knopfler on guitar.

Yardbirds/Featuring Performances by Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page contains a selection of live, rare and alternate takes, plus a handful of hits, that the Yardbirds recorded at various times during their career. There are certainly some fine moments here, but they can be found on better, more coherent collections that offer a better portrait of the Yardbirds' career, or at least their rarities.

Neither a career retrospective nor a rarities collection, Time Pieces, Vol. 2: Live in the '70s is an odd record. Featuring a selection of material recorded in concert at various points in the '70s, the album never gives an accurate impression of Clapton's progression as a guitarist – it's sequenced haphazardly, with tracks falling outside of strict chronological order.

COLLECTION OF PREVIOUSLY UNEARTHED OBSCURITIES Formed in the spring of 1970 by guitarist and vocalist Eric Clapton, keyboardist and singer Bobby Whitlock, bassist Carl Radle and drummer Jim Gordon, the members of Derek and The Dominos had previously played together in Delaney & Bonnie and Friends, during and after Clapton's brief tenure with Blind Faith. Dave Mason supplied additional lead guitar on early studio sessions and played at their first live gig. Another participant at their first session as a band was George Harrison, the recording for whose All Things Must Pass marked the formation of Derek and the Dominos. Releasing only one studio album during their short time together as a group, Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs was produced by Tom Dowd and featured extensive contributions on lead and slide guitar from Duane Allman. A double album, Layla did not immediately enjoy strong sales or receive widespread radio play, but went on to earn huge critical acclaim. Although released in 1970 it was not until March 72 that the album's title track Layla made the top ten in both the United States and the United Kingdom. The album is often considered to be the defining achievement of Clapton's career. While there have been a number of rare studio jams and live tracks released since, on reissues and other collector s items, the tracks now featured on this rarities collection remain previously unreleased. Including as it does rare outtakes from the sessions for the Dominos aborted second album, live obscurities and a range of other essential but not previously available cuts, this selection will prove a delight for Clapton/Dominos/Allman fans, acting as it will as a compilation to fill those annoying gaps in even the most complete collections.

Rarities is a 2018 3CD bootleg set by the late George Harrison. It features material going as far back as the work he did with The Remo Four and goes through his entire solo career. This was originally released by the Voo-Doo label but it was rebooted three years later on the Moonchild label with different graphics.

Rarities is a 2015 3CD bootleg set by the late George Harrison. It features material going as far back as the work he did with The Remo Four and goes through his entire solo career. This was released by Voo-Doo

Far East Man: Live Rarities is a 1991 bootleg CD by British singer/guitarist George Harrison. Released by the Living Legend label, it features live performances from different sources.