slowhand Digest Volume 01 : Issue 278
Today's Topics:
Re: Re: Subject: Down with Hillman!
Re: Beano CD
Re: wish list help
McCartney "Freedom" single w/ EC
EC Interview, "Beat Instrumental," 1966
Tree anyone?
SD Run-In, in a most Unusual Way!
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From: Bryan Reid
Subject: Re: Re: Subject: Down with Hillman!
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Greg, you are my hero (after D*lt*N*ck, whose name cannot be spoken).
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Subject: Re: Subject: Down with Hillman!
> > From: Bryan Reid
> > Subject: Down with Hillman!
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> > <...snip...>
> >
> > Hmmmmmnnn... how 'bout Dave thinks Peter Frampton's a better guitarist
> > than EC!
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> Bryan,
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> How 'bout Mark Farmer (Grand Funk Railroad) is a better guitarist...
> ...Where've we heard *that* one before...
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> Greg
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From: "DeltaNick"
Cc: "Jack and Bonnie"
Subject: Re: Beano CD
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>> I have been trying to get a copy of the Beano CD and checked in a few
stores, and websites and not found. Can anyone send me a website or number
where I can order on.<<
I suggest you order John Mayall's "Blues Breakers With Eric Clapton,"
recorded in 1966, from Amazon in the UK (www.amazon.co.uk).
Why the UK? Because you have a choice: the European version (£11.99, about
$17.00 US) or the American version (£16.99, about $24.00 US).
What is the difference? Both are remastered CDs, however, I think that the
European release--remastered in 1998--is the better CD. Also, the European
version includes both mono and stereo versions--24 tracks in all (although
only 12 tracks are listed on the web site)--of the original album ... and
there are differences. John Mayall believes that one should listen to the
mono recording, "the way it was meant to be heard." You have the choice of
either or both.
The US version--remastered in 2001--includes the original 12 tracks in
stereo, plus 2 "bonus tracks" found easily elsewhere: "Lonely
Years"/"Bernard Jenkins."
Ordering from Amazon in the UK is easily done from a foreign country.
Although prices are in listed in £ (Great Britain Pounds), if you pay via
major credit card, the amount is converted to the currency of your home
country. I live in the US and have ordered from Amazon in both the US and
the UK. Delivery to the US from the UK takes about a week or 10 days.
DeltaNick
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From: "DeltaNick"
Cc: "Donatto, Cheryl"
Subject: Re: wish list help
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>> What EC releases have I missed.. or am about to miss? I know he's on the
Sun Records Tribute and Concert for NYC... but what else is there? <<
Cheryl,
1. The Sun Records tribute, "Good Rockin' Tonight: The Legacy of Sun
Records," was released several weeks ago. "Eric Clapton & The Impressions"
do one track: "Just Walkin' In The Rain."
2. "The Concert For New York City" is expected in late November, on Sony's
Columbia label. EC will appear on two or three tracks: "Hoochie Coochie
Man," with Buddy Guy; Paul McCartney's "Freedom," and possibly McCartney's
"Let It Be."
3. Paul McCartney's latest album, "Driving Rain," includes the song
"Freedom," performed at "The Concert For New York City" on 20 October.
Sounds like the track is a mix of stuff recorded live and in a recording
studio, two days later. A single titled "Freedom" was released
simultaneously with the album: EC is credited on the single, although I
believe that the track was added to the album after the cover art/booklet
was printed. Although "Freedom" appears on the album, the only credit is a
sticker that appears on the album's cellophane wrapper. I am told that album
and single tracks are identical. A note on the single seems to indicate that
"Freedom" is the same as on the album.
4. According to one of the latest blues magazines, Hubert Sumlin's "'Bout
Them Shoes" should be released shortly. I think the magazine said October,
but here it is, already November ...
5. Also, EC, along with a number of other artists, will appear on a Jools
Holland album to be released 19 November in the UK, and early 2002 in the
US. Here's the track list:
Jools Holland, His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra, And Friends, "Small World Big
Band" (Warner Music, 19 November 2001, UK/2002, US)
1. Seventh Son (Willie Dixon) - With Sting
2. Horse To The Water (G. Harrison/D. Harrison) - With George Harrison
3. Will It Go Round In Circles (Billy Preston/Bruce Fisher) - With Paul
Weller
4. Valentine Moon (Jools Holland/Sam Brown) - With Sam Brown
5. Return Of The Blues Cowboy (Joe Strummer/Jools Holland) - With Joe
Strummer
6. The Hand That Changed its Mind (Jools Holland/Mac Rebbennack) - With Dr.
John
7. Nobody But You (Mann/Wiel) - With Ruby Turner
8. Revolution (John Lennon/Paul McCartney) - With Stereophonics
9. I Put A Spell On You (Screaming Jay Hawkins) - With David Gilmour & Mica
Paris
10. Orange And Lemons Again (Holland/Suggs) - With Suggs
11. All That You Are (Jools Holland/Eric Bibb) - With Eric Bibb
12. Mademoiselle Will Decide (Mark Knopfler) - With Mark Knopfler
13. Way Back O' Town (Louis Armstrong/Luis Carl Russell) - With Van
Morrison
14. Town & Country (Jools Holland/Chris Difford) - With Chris Difford
15. I Wanna Be Around (Johnny Mercer/Sadie Vimmerstedt) - With John Cale
16. I'm Ready (Willie Dixon) - With Steve Winwood
17. Say Hello Wave Goodbye (Marc Almond/David Ball) - With Marc Almond
18. T-Bone Shuffle (Aaron "T-Bone" Walker) - With Mick Hucknall
19. It's So Blue (J. Holland/C. Holland/P. Carrack/R. Holland) - With Paul
Carrack
20. Outskirts Of Town (William Weldon/Roy Jacobs) - Taj Mahal
21. I'm In The Mood For Love (Dorothy Fields/Jimmy McHugh) - Jamiroquai
22. What Would I Do Without You (Ray Charles) - With Eric Clapton
Check it out at http://www.joolsholland.com/latest.htm.
For those in the US who don't want to wait, remember: you can order the UK
release at http://www.amazon.co.uk.
DeltaNick
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From: Art Arias
Cc: deltanick@home.com
Subject: McCartney "Freedom" single w/ EC
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According to ICE magazine, "Paul McCartney's first
'Driving Rain' single, 'From A Lover To A Friend' was
issued in Britain and supposed to be released
worldwide on Oct. 29th, but plans changed after
McCartney's new song, 'Freedom' written a day after
the terrorist attacks, received high praise at The
Concert for New York City. Two days after the show,
Macca re-created a studio version on the song and
mixed it the next day. The recording skillfully
cross-fades in the 'Concert' audience's cheers at the
start and finish of the track, as well as Eric
Clapton's guitar solo. McCartney then decided not only
to add the track to 'Driving Rain', which would ship
less than a week later, but release the song as a CD
single as well. While the new album's booklet and
tray-card art could not be scrapped and reprinted in
time, the song was added to the track lineup as a 16th
cut...a true, if unintentional, 'hidden track'.
Initial runs identify it via package stickering only,
with artwork adjustments scheduled for all future
runs." I hope this information is helpful and answers
your question....
Art
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From: "DeltaNick"
Subject: EC Interview, "Beat Instrumental," 1966
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Just ran across this old Eric Clapton interview, from 1966, which I read
years ago.
DeltaNick
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Eric Clapton Speaks, ca. 1966
The following is the text of an Eric Clapton interview published in "Beat
Instrumental" around the time the "Blues Breakers" LP was released. I found
this text reprinted in an issue of Record Collectors which was laying in a
pile of discarded magazines. Since I wanted to test Textbridge 2.0, I
scanned this article, and the results were so good I figured I'd post it
here.
"I'm not a great guitarist," insists Eric Clapton
I CAME face-to-face with the guy who is acknowledged to be the god of
British blues guitar in his own small heaven-the top flat of an apartment
block high above Notting Hill Gate.
We sat in the midst of happy confusion-sleeveless LP's, clothes, horror
books, model dragsters and photos of great guitarists-Eric Clapton talked
first about the fans. The army of people who follow him from gig to gig, now
and again shouting such encouragements as "Clapton is god", "Let's have a
solo from god" ....
I asked him if he thought he deserved such acclaim.
"It's all very encouraging", he said, "but I'm not sure that people are
interpreting the whole thing properly. I am not a great guitarist, it's just
that they enjoy the style of guitar I play. It's rare, if not unique, in
Britain.
"The acclaim puts a great weight on my shoulders and I feel a great deal of
responsibility to the audience because I am supposed to be the greatest. I
am expected to play better all the time, and this is hard."
I asked if there was anyone at all on the scene who he felt inferior to.
"Yes", he answered, right away, "there's Jeff Beck."
I enquired what the reason was.
"Because he's more of a musician than I am. I do things the longest way
round, and I'm shoddy, but Jeff knows exactly what he wants and how to get
it. There's a lot of difference in our styles, and I should say that he's
much more deliberate."
It was good to see such modesty from a guy who must have compliments
showered on him from all corners of the scene.
Incidentally, Jeff Beck thinks that Eric is 'Britain's best blues
guitarist".
But why is this bloke so good? How does he manage to capture people's
imaginations so wholly?
"From the age of 13", he said, "I was mad on rock 'n roll and I listened to
every record I could find. I took special notice of the guitar breaks on
absolutely everything and became completely immersed in the
instrument-although I didn't take it up until I was over 16.
"When I did start, all I had to do was work out the things I'd always wanted
to play. I've never made a conscious effort to study guitar, and all my
development takes place on stage.
"I experiment a great deal because I want to do things I've never done
before, and I do them right there on stage. I've never been one for sitting
down with my guitar at home and saying, 'Right, now I'll try and perfect
this or that'. It would probably improve my technique, but it wouldn't do
the group as a whole any good at all. As a matter of fact, talking of
technique, I'm rather worried at the moment because my technique seems to be
getting too good for the stuff I'm trying to get across. I'm getting very
fast, and I'm not sure that's what I want.
DEEP FEELING
"Look at my great idol Buddy Guy. He can play a break using just three notes
and slurring and repeating them. He can move an audience to tears because of
his deep feeling.
"I listen to stuff by him, Otis Rush and a lot of people like that. Not to
lift their notes and their phrasing, but just to absorb the atmosphere they
create."
How would Eric define his style of playing?
He thought for a moment and then explained. "Modern Chicago Blues
style-that's what it is, although I wouldn't pretend for one moment that it
is a complete statement of the scene in Chicago, because I must, naturally,
be exposed to the outside influence or English guitarists."
That led me to ask which home-bred guitarists he likes.
"Strangely enough. I like some of the things George Harrison does, although
I don't know how much of that is off his own bat, and how much is planned by
the whole lot of them."
Eric seemed to get a little sad when I asked him whether he ever had people
come up to him after a performance and ask him to show them certain phrases
which he had used.
"I get quite a lot of them", he said, "and I think it's a pity. I never did
that with other guitarists, and I don't think any of my guitar-playing
friends ever resorted to that.
"I think these people are unfortunate because they're just not going about
things the right way."
Eric now uses a Gibson Les Paul two-pickup job, similar to that owned by
Jeff Beck.
"I thought the Telecaster had a great tone", he said, "but being solid it
didn't feedback very well, so I couldn't get that sustained effect. The
semi-acoustic is great for this.
"I hate a thin, treble sound", he went on. "I always give myself plenty of
bass and treble so there is some bite to my sound."
Now, of course, The Cream is the talking point in "in" circles and Eric is
very pleased with the new line-up. I asked him whether he had had any doubts
about three such strong musical personalities fitting together.
SURPRISE APPROACH
"I had thought about a tie-up with Jack and Ginger for months", said Eric,
"but I thought that it wasn't likely to come off. For a start I thought that
Ginger was just too good for me to play with; too jazzy. Then he approached
ME, and to my surprise I found that he was really a solid rock drummer at
heart. Jack? Well, he's always been a blues man.
"You know, I can't get over the sound we get and the way everything gets
done properly."
There's no doubt that Eric Clapton is a pure blues guitarist, but what does
he think of other styles?
"Jazz means nothing to me", he said. "That weak bassy tone which most jazz
guitarists employ, and the monotony of the whole thing bores me. About the
only person I can listen to is Kenny Burrell. He just manages to get above
the rest."
I next mentioned "pop" guitar.
"Can't stand the blokes in groups who copy records note for note", he said.
"Pop groups are all very well, but when it comes to real playing, they are
nothing."
KEVIN SWIFT
http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Shadowlands/1002/ec_talks.htm
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From: Jason A Lynch
Subject: Tree anyone?
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Hello everyone, I have an offer to make. Fairly recently I have been
granted access to some rather nice technology, and I was thinking I could
use this to the advantage of the list. I have access to a DVD burner, abd
could set up a video tree for say, the "Nothing but the Blues" documentary
that is so highly sought after. Here is the problem, I don't have it.
However, if someone is willing to set me a copy of any kind then I can
digitize it and set up a tree, and then everyone on the list who wants
can get a copy. I'll admit that partly this is an attempt to get a
copy of this for myself, but I would still like to share it with
everyone. Anyway, it is up to you guys, but I thought this might
make the list at least a little more interesting given that there has been
very little going on lately. If anyone else has an idea for what might be
a good rare video (read: not available in stores, or over the internet.
I'm am not into trading things you can get the legal way.) in case no one
comes forward with a copy of "Nothing but the Blues" let me know, and I
will set up a tree for that if I can get hold of a copy. Anyway, that's
it. Any feedback let me know. Hopefully this will go like I want it to and
a lot more of us can have a copy of a very cool video.
Jason
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From: "Ryan Noyes"
Subject: SD Run-In, in a most Unusual Way!
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I used to think that nothing would beat how SD lurker Omer Zubair and I met.
He was blasting a 1974 MSG show through his apartment window while I was
khiaking down the Red Cedar river. Five months later, we met online and
realized we lived a few blocks apart and hours later I remember swapping
heaps of Clapton shows in my living room (Damn... now I miss the student
days!).
Regarding run-ins with fellow SD frequenters, I'd have to say that last
night was equally thrilling.... I'm standing about 15-20 feet from Dylan's
mic at the Philadelphia Spectrum with my local buddies and arguing about the
Flyers (I'll always be a Red Wings Fan!). Beside us is a conversation that
I caught pieces of... mentioning "Clapton shows", "soundboard," "set lists,"
blablabla.... Needless to say, I caught some interest in this conversation
and, thinking I'd out-play her, I mentioned that I was at the opening night
of the Reptile tour in London. "So Was I.. four nights!" she added.
Shocked, I asked her if she frequented any of these online communities.
"Yeees?!" she added. "Slowhand Digest?" I snapped. Another surprised
"yes." I extended the hand and introduced myself. I think we were both
shocked. I was talking to Heidi (heidijo@yahoo, or something like that??)
who I have spoken-to both on the phone and online in years past regarding
show transportation, flight fares, etc. We never did meet-up in London.
Heidi, I think both your group and my buddies were shocked, to say the
least.
The interesting and "small world" part of this story is that Heidi is (or
was?) a Kansas resident and until June of this year, I lived in Michigan.
Now she's in NYC and I'm in Philly.
Heidi, it was great meeting you and your group most un-expected way! It was
one hell of a show last night. Glad you drove down from Manhattan... it was
definitely worth it (that from my neighbor Mike, who hit seven shows on this
tour). Now, if you guys stuck around after, y'all could have followed us up
a few blocks to Gino's or (DARE I SAY Pat's) for a "Wiz Without" and can of
Yuenling from Bill's back pack ;-)
-Ryan
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