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Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs Super Deluxe
Box Set, 4 CD, Import
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Track Listings
Disc: 1
1 | I Looked Away |
2 | Bell Bottom Blues |
3 | Keep On Growing |
4 | Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out (Remastered - 40th Anniversary Version - 2010) |
5 | I Am Yours |
6 | Anyday |
7 | Key To The Highway (Remastered - 40th Anniversary Version - 2010) |
8 | Tell The Truth (Remastered - 40th Anniversary Version - 2010) |
9 | Why Does Love Got To Be So Sad? (Remastered - 40th Anniversary Version - 2010) |
10 | Have You Ever Loved A Woman? (Remastered - 40th Anniversary Version - 2010) |
11 | Little Wing (Remastered - 40th Anniversary Version - 2010) |
12 | It's Too Late (Remastered - 40th Anniversary Version - 2010) |
13 | Layla |
14 | Thorn Tree In The Garden |
Disc: 2
1 | Mean Old World |
2 | Roll It Over (Remastered - 40th Anniversary Version - 2010) |
3 | Tell The Truth (Remastered - 40th Anniversary Version - 2010 (All Things Must Pass Version)) |
4 | It's Too Late (40th Anniversary Version - 2010 (Live For The Johnny Cash Show Version)) |
5 | Got To Get Better In A Little While (40th Anniversary Version - 2010 (Live For The Johnny Cash Show Version)) |
6 | Matchbox |
7 | Blues Power (40th Anniversary Version - 2010 (Live For The Johnny Cash Show Version)) |
8 | Snake Lake Blues |
9 | Evil |
10 | Mean Old Frisco |
11 | One More Chance |
12 | Got To Get Better In A Little While (Jam - 40th Anniversary Version - 2010) |
13 | Got To Get Better In A Little While (Remastered - 40th Anniversary Version - 2010) |
Disc: 3
1 | Why Does Love Got To Be So Sad? (Live At Fillmore East) |
2 | Got To Get Better In A Little While (Live At Fillmore East) |
3 | Let It Rain |
4 | Presence Of The Lord |
5 | Key To The Highway (Live At Fillmore East) |
6 | Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out (Live At Fillmore East) |
Disc: 4
1 | Tell The Truth (Live At Fillmore East) |
2 | Bottle Of Red Wine |
3 | Roll It Over (Live At Fillmore East) |
4 | Blues Power (Live At Fillmore East) |
5 | Have You Ever Loved A Woman? (Live At Fillmore East) |
6 | Little Wing (Live At Fillmore East) |
7 | Crossroads |
Editorial Reviews
Derek and the Dominos' Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs Turns 40!
One of Eric Clapton's Defining Albums Marks its 40th Anniversary on March 29th With Deluxe Multi-format Edition Featuring New and Long-Unavailable Music and Never-Seen Photos.
Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs achieved gold-album status within months of its release in late 1970, was entered into the Grammy® Hall of Fame in 2000, and today remains a ubiquitous entry in various "Top 100" and "All-Time Greatest" polls, and "Must Hear" lists. To be released March 29, 2011, Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs: The 40th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition is a multi-format collection offering an appropriately comprehensive salute to this iconic album and the band that created it. The set will feature the original double-disc album in both digital and vinyl formats, expanded to include newly remastered tracks, and a treasure trove of music.
Product details
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- Product Dimensions : 13 x 13 x 2.25 inches; 5.02 Pounds
- Manufacturer : Polydor
- Date First Available : February 6, 2011
- Label : Polydor
- ASIN : B004I4H8PO
- Number of discs : 1
- Best Sellers Rank: #565,777 in CDs & Vinyl (See Top 100 in CDs & Vinyl)
- #9,020 in Blues Rock (CDs & Vinyl)
- #12,070 in Hard Rock (CDs & Vinyl)
- #269,461 in Pop (CDs & Vinyl)
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The first disc is taken up with the original 2 LP album. By now most people, if not at least familiar with the music, have owned a copy for many years. Also by now, most people know the story behind the album-Clapton's intense playing, and the frustrated, heart broken vocals because of his love for his friend, George Harrison's wife. Nothing really needs to be said about these songs-they speak for themselves. But it's interesting that when the album was originally released, it didn't create much excitement. At the time people actually did ask-"Does Clapton play on this album"? "Is he a sideman"? "Whose Derek"? Well, it didn't take long before several songs became popular through radio play, and the album to be hailed a classic.
The second disc is where things get interesting. After playing on "All Things Must Pass", Clapton decided that Phil Spector should produce a new album Clapton was going to record. But the single (included here) "Tell The Truth", along with "Roll It Over" was quickly withdrawn by the band. Hearing these sides it's fairly apparent that Spector wasn't the right choice for the album. Several tracks from the aborted second album are also here. While they have their moments, the absence of catalyst Duane Allman on guitar is telling. The sound and feel is very different-Clapton needed a good , fiery player to spark him into playing his best. I was lucky enough to hear the band live, and the difference without Allman was very apparent. There were exciting moments, but that initial fire was all but gone. At times Clapton sounded bored-as if he had tuned up and tuned out.
"Mean Old World", an old blues workhorse, is here with both Clapton and Allman laying into the tune on acoustic guitars, which is a highlight (of several) on this disc. It's another instance where the rapport between the two guitarists is apparent. Allman was a good acoustic blues player, and here his style blends with Clapton's into an almost intuitive rendition of this great old song. It's too bad that there aren't any other similar tunes, Clapton's world weary vocals, and the simple drum beat keeping time is a good combination. If you own the 3 disc anniversary set, you know this tune already, but it's still a great version.
The two versions of "Got To Get Better In A Little While" are interesting, and fill in a gap in the group's discography. The jam version is just that-loose and fluid. The finished version (Bobby Whitlock went back into the studio to flesh out and complete the tune) is simply a more polished sounding song. This great tune has always been popular, and both versions are very worthwhile.
But, arguably, the best tracks on this disc are from Johnny Cash's TV show. During it's run, Cash had a number of good musical guests, besides his own performances. I still remember the excitement of hearing different generations of great musicians launch into "Matchbox" (especially), and hearing the core band playing that night. The excitement of the performances could almost be felt through the TV. Johnny Cash with his own show? Clapton as a musical guest? Too much! Many people (like me) have hoped and waited that this great music would get a good, legitimate release. All the excitement, the history, and the dueling musicians, plus the original band's performance (and seeing Cash in an atypical white, frilly-cuffed shirt), mark this batch of songs as another highlight on this edition.
With now many years of hindsight, the band (originally called "Del and the Dominos") came together in one of those rare moments. The combination of a fully seasoned rhythm section, a fiery yet sensitive guitarist like Allman, good songs (both by the band and outsiders), and Clapton's unrequited love for a woman he thought he could never have, produced a classic album. With Allman to play off of, Clapton's playing soared to heights of near abandon, with Allman matching him note for note. His obsession for Harrison's wife sharpened his writing, singing, and playing skills like never before. Clapton has said that Allman was the musical brother he never had. Their intuitive playing made the band come alive. The first disc is a classic. The second disc shows what the band sounded like without Allman, and the fact that Clapton was losing interest in the band. But there are a number of gems-the acoustic tune, the Cash TV tracks, even the versions of "Got To Get Better In A Little While", are all exciting, important additions to the original album. This is one "Deluxe Edition" that's worth owning in it's entirety, especially if you don't own a previous edition that's been remastered.
The band was doomed and if you don't believe me, dig a little deeper into the history, I personally was amazed that there WAS a history, with all due respect, I used to see that LP cover when I was a youngster and thought it looked kind of bland but now the cover art stops me dead in my tracks. There is a heaviness to the soul entwined with the blues (Clapton's most anguished playing/singing) on display here like an open smorgasbord heart that almost hurts to listen to, but if you have been hurt and felt the pain before, it will attract you like a newborn baby needs it's Momma.
Of course, this record had Duane Allman deputized at the last moment to lace the proceedings (all but 2 songs, I believe) with fierce/majestic/transcendent slide guitar, forever associating him as a member here, but the rest of the band is totally playing in cohesion and on all cylinders creating a document to be reckoned with.
Bobby Whitlock has so much soul in every nuance/grunt/howl of his vocals and organ/piano (as well as acoustic guitar) that he could probably be considered as the true heart/center/soul of the band.
Carl Radle's bass is so solid you couldn't separate it from this album with a jackhammer.
Renowned session drummer Jim Gordon is perfection personified and please believe me when I say "perfection" I mean that in the truest organic sense, and NOT in the way much of modern recording robs records of any soul there is to be had by perfection via tweaking any computer-perceived imperfections out of the sound leaving it lifeless and dry and...computerized. Gordon was at the top of his already mountain-peaked game on these recordings, and his downfall was to be the most tragic of all.
The extra tracks are all essential listening, but if you are coming in with new ears to this record, I recommend you play nothing but the first disc (which contains all the tracks from the original 2-LP Set in their original running order) a few times at least to let it sink in good. It is a dense record that some have looked down their nose at regarding the production, but after 3 listens it got under my skin and began to penetrate deeper with each subsequent listen. By the 4th time some of this record moved me to tears, while others had me grinning and feeling gratitude to be still alive and finally hearing this music that I had ignored for 40 years. It's that powerful.