POLYDOR RECORDS & UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP INTERNATIONAL MARK THE 35th ANNIVERSARY OF
\nERIC CLAPTON\u2019S \u201cSLOWHAND\u201d WITH MULTI-FORMAT RELEASE FOR 26th NOVEMBER 2012<\/p>\n
Eric Clapton has been in the spotlight for close on fifty years and the portrait of his artistry is a complex one \u2013 from his early days as a guitar icon to a songwriter of great sensitivity, as well as an interpreter of everything from blues and jazz to rock and country music. He has fashioned albums in many different styles and with many different themes, yet few have the sense of oneness that pervades Slowhand. <\/p>\n
Slowhand was recorded at Olympic Studios in South West London in May 1977 and was produced by Glyn Johns. Released in November 1977, Slowhand was the most successful album of Clapton\u2019s 70s studio recordings. It reached No.2 on the Billboard chart, where it stayed for five weeks, spending a total of seventy-four weeks on the American album chart.<\/p>\n
Slowhand features Wonderful Tonight, Lay Down Sally and Cocaine \u2013 songs that are still heard regularly on radio and at Eric Clapton\u2019s live shows. So long after it\u2019s release is a great recommendation and testimony to its place in Clapton\u2019s canon. The album includes cover versions of songs written by some of his favorite songwriters (JJ Cale, John Martyn, Don Williams, Arthur Crudup) along with original compositions by Eric Clapton. <\/p>\n
Both the Super Deluxe Edition and Deluxe Edition feature four Slowhand session outtakes (three of them previously unreleased) \u201cLooking At The Rain\u201d, \u201cAlberta\u201d, \u201cGreyhound Bus\u201d and \u201cStars, Strays And Ashtrays\u201d. <\/p>\n
A week before the Slowhand sessions commenced, the band performed at London\u2019s Hammersmith Odeon. The Super Deluxe Edition captures the complete 14 track Hammersmith Odeon, April 27, 1977 concert on two CDs, while the Deluxe Edition features 9 tracks from the Hammersmith Odeon concert. Songs featured at the Hammersmith Odeon show include \u201cTell The Truth\u201d, \u201cKnocking On Heaven\u2019s Door\u201d,\u201cCan\u2019t Find My Way Home\u201d, \u201cStormy Monday\u201d, \u201cBadge\u201d, \u201cI Shot The Sheriff\u201d and \u201cLayla\u201d.<\/p>\n
ERIC CLAPTON\u2019s \u201cSLOWHAND 35th ANNIVERSARY\u201d comes in five different formats:<\/p>\n
1. SUPER DELUXE EDITON \u2013 3 CD \/ 1 DVD (audio only) \/ 1 LP
\n\u2022\tSlowhand remastered from the original Olympic Studios 1\/4″ flat analog master tapes, plus four album session outtakes. The unreleased tracks have been newly mixed from the original Olympic Studios 2″ analog masters by Kevin Reeves at Sterling Sound.
\n\u2022\tComplete Live At Hammersmith Odeon Concert, April 27, 1977 (2CDs, 14 tracks including 10 previously unreleased). The tracks have been newly mixed from the original 2″ analog masters by Kevin Reeves at Sterling Sound.
\n\u2022\tSlowhand remastered in 24\/96 Hi-Resolution Stereo and 5.1 Surround Sound (audio only DVD)
\n\u2022\tSlowhand remastered vinyl LP on 180g heavyweight vinyl
\n\u2022\tIncluding 3 replica tour programmes from the time & a book featuring a behind-the-scene look at the recording
\n\u2022\tPackaging replicates the original Fender amplifier tweet used on the recording<\/p>\n
2. DELUXE EDITON \u2013 2 Disc Set
\n\u2022\tSlowhand remastered from the original Olympic Studios 1\/4″ flat analog master tapes, plus four album session outtakes
\n\u2022\tLive At The Hammersmith Odeon Concert, April 27, 1977 (9 tracks including 5 unreleased)<\/p>\n
3. SINGLE CD
\n\u2022\tthe original album, re-mastered from the original analog masters<\/p>\n
4. VINYL LP
\n\u2022\tthe original album, re-mastered from the original analog masters<\/p>\n
5. DIGITAL VERSION
\n\u2022\tthe original album, re-mastered from the original analogue masters pus four album session outtakes\u201d<\/p>\n
TRACK-LISTINGS:
\nSUPER DELUXE EDITION: <\/p>\n
DISC ONE: SLOWHAND REMASTERED AND EXPANDED:
\n1 COCAINE 3.42
\n2 WONDERFUL TONIGHT 3.42
\n3 LAY DOWN SALLY 3.52
\n4 NEXT TIME YOU SEE HER 4.02
\n5 WE\u2019RE ALL THE WAY 2.31
\n6 THE CORE 8.42
\n7 MAY YOU NEVER 3.00
\n8 MEAN OLD FRISCO 4.38
\n9 PEACHES AND DIESEL 4.50
\n bonus tracks:
\n10 LOOKING AT THE RAIN 3.39 *
\n11 ALBERTA 2.40
\n12 GREYHOUND BUS 2.57 *
\n13 STARS, STRAYS AND ASHTRAYS 4.36 *<\/p>\n
DISC TWO: SLOWHAND: HI-RES STEREO and 5.1 SURROUND SOUND DVD (audio only):
\n1 COCAINE 3.42
\n2 WONDERFUL TONIGHT 3.42
\n3 LAY DOWN SALLY 3.52\/4.14
\n4 NEXT TIME YOU SEE HER 4.02
\n5 WE\u2019RE ALL THE WAY 2.31
\n6 THE CORE 8.42
\n7 MAY YOU NEVER 3.00\/3.58
\n8 MEAN OLD FRISCO 4.38
\n9 PEACHES AND DIESEL 4.30<\/p>\n
DISC THREE: LIVE AT HAMMERSMITH ODEON, April 27, 1977:
\n1 HELLO OLD FRIEND 3.58 *
\n2 SIGN LANGUAGE 3.58 *
\n3 ALBERTA 4.06 *
\n4 TELL THE TRUTH 9.00
\n5 KNOCKING ON HEAVEN’S DOOR 5.18
\n6 STEADY ROLLING MAN 6.55 *
\n7 CAN\u2019T FIND MY WAY HOME 6.06*
\n8 FURTHER ON UP THE ROAD 6.35
\n9 STORMY MONDAY 12.42<\/p>\n
DISC FOUR: LIVE AT HAMMERSMITH ODEON, April 27, 1977 continued:
\n1 BADGE 8.37 *
\n2 NOBODY KNOWS YOU WHEN YOU\u201dRE DOWN AND OUT 4.00 *
\n3 I SHOT THE SHERIFF 14.04 *
\n4 LAYLA 6.02 *
\n5 KEY TO THE HIGHWAY 7.28 *<\/p>\n
DISC FIVE: SLOWHAND VINYL LP:
\n SIDE ONE
\n1 COCAINE 3.42
\n2 WONDERFUL TONIGHT 3.42
\n3 LAY DOWN SALLY 3.52
\n4 NEXT TIME YOU SEE HER 4.02
\n5 WE\u2019RE ALL THE WAY 2.31
\n SIDE TWO
\n1 THE CORE 8.42
\n2 MAY YOU NEVER 3.00
\n3 MEAN OLD FRISCO 4.38
\n4 PEACHES AND DIESEL 4.50
\n* previously unreleased<\/p>\n
DELUXE EDITION:<\/p>\n
DISC ONE: SLOWHAND REMASTERED AND EXPANDED:
\n1 COCAINE 3.42
\n2 WONDERFUL TONIGHT 3.42
\n3 LAY DOWN SALLY 3.52
\n4 NEXT TIME YOU SEE HER 4.02
\n5 WE\u2019RE ALL THE WAY 2.31
\n6 THE CORE 8.42
\n7 MAY YOU NEVER 3.00
\n8 MEAN OLD FRISCO 4.38
\n9 PEACHES AND DIESEL 4.50
\n bonus tracks:
\n10 LOOKING AT THE RAIN 3.39 *
\n11 ALBERTA 2.40
\n12 GREYHOUND BUS 2.57 *
\n13 STARS, STRAYS AND ASHTRAYS 4.36 *<\/p>\n
DISC TWO: LIVE AT HAMMERSMITH ODEON, April 27, 1977:
\n1 TELL THE TRUTH 9.00
\n2 KNOCKING ON HEAVEN’S DOOR 5.18
\n3 STEADY ROLLING MAN 6.55 *
\n4 CAN\u2019T FIND MY WAY HOME 6.06*
\n5 FURTHER ON UP THE ROAD 6.35
\n6 STORMY MONDAY 12.42
\n7 BADGE 8.37 *
\n8 I SHOT THE SHERIFF 14.04 *
\n9 LAYLA 6.02 *
\n* previously unreleased<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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