Eric Clapton: Nothing But The Blues Blu-ray

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Eric Clapton: Nothing But The Blues Blu-ray

Posted May 8, 2022 02:44 AM by Webmaster

Reprise Records will release on Blu-ray the Emmy-nominated concert film/documentary Eric Clapton: Nothing But the Blues (1995). The release will be available for purchase on June 24.

Official description: Eric Clapton's lifelong passion for the blues burns brightly in Nothing But The Blues. The film -- which was broadcast once in the U.S. on PBS in 1995 and nominated for an Emmy Award -- has been fully restored in 4K for its long-awaited official release.

Written and produced by Scooter Weintraub and executive produced by Martin Scorsese, the documentary includes an in-depth interview with Clapton conducted by Scorsese. Throughout the interview, Clapton discusses his love for the blues and the profound impact bluesmen like Muddy Waters and B.B. King had on his music. Many of those artists (Robert Johnson, Howlin' Wolf, Buddy Guy, T-Bone Walker) appear in the film through vintage performances, interviews, and photographs. The film also features 20 previously unreleased live performances recorded in 1994 during the legendary guitarist's tour supporting From The Cradle, his Grammy-winning, multi-platinum blues album.

Also available for purchase will be a Super Deluxe Edition.

The Super Deluxe Edition comes with the documentary on Blu-ray, the soundtrack on both 2-LP vinyl and CD, a bonus CD with four extra tracks "Driftin'," County Jail Blues," "Kid Man Blues," and "It's Too Bad," and an exclusive hardcover book with memorabilia, including a numbered lithograph, 12x24 poster, Clapton guitar string set, custom guitar picks, and an exclusive bandana.

ADDITIONAL FORMATS:

2LP

The previously unreleased live performances on Nothing But the Blues serve as a vital counterpart to From The Cradle, which was recorded in the studio. While several songs appear on both ("Motherless Child," "Standing 'Round Crying," and "I'm Tore Down"), the performances are entirely different. The release also includes songs that did not appear on From the Cradle, including Jimmy Rogers' "Blues All Day Long" and Robert Johnson's "Malted Milk," as well as the standards "Every Day I Have The Blues" and "Forty-Four."

CD

The previously unreleased live performances on Nothing But the Blues serve as a vital counterpart to From The Cradle, which was recorded in the studio. While several songs appear on both ("Motherless Child," "Standing 'Round Crying," and "I'm Tore Down"), the performances are entirely different. The release also includes songs that did not appear on From the Cradle, including Jimmy Rogers' "Blues All Day Long" and Robert Johnson's "Malted Milk," as well as the standards "Every Day I Have The Blues" and "Forty-Four." ***

BLU-RAY AND SUPER DELUXE EDITION TRACKLISTING

1. "Blues All Day Long"
2. "Standin' Round Crying"
3. "Forty-Four"
4. "It Hurts Me Too"
5. "Early In The Morning"
6. "Five Long Years"
7. "Crossroads"
8. "Malted Milk Blues"
9. "Motherless Child"
10. "How Long Blues"
11. "Reconsider Baby"
12. "Sinner's Prayer"
13. "Every Day I Have The Blues"
14. "Crosscut Saw"
15. "Someday After A While"
16. "Have You Ever Loved A Woman"
17. "I'm Tore Down"
18. "Groaning The Blues"
19. "T'Ain't Nobody's Bizness"
20. "Driftin" (Bonus Track)

*The Super Deluxe Edition includes the documentary on Blu-ray, the soundtrack on both 2-LP vinyl and CD, and an exclusive hardcover book with memorabilia, including a numbered lithograph, 12×24 poster, Clapton guitar string set, custom guitar picks, and an exclusive bandana. Also includes a bonus CD with four exclusive tracks – "Driftin'," "County Jail Blues," "Kid Man Blues," and "It's Too Bad.