2CD + DVD Deluxe Edition of Eric Clapton's Acoustic Masterpiece!
Features Unreleased Footage and Songs Not Featured in the Final Broadcast!
Eric Clapton's Unplugged was responsible for making acoustic-based music, and "unplugged" albums in particular, a hot trend in the early ‘90s. Clapton's concert was not only one of the finest Unplugged episodes, but was also some of the most genuine, heartfelt music the guitarist has ever committed to tape. The album sold more than 10 million copies in the U.S. and won several Grammy Awards, including "Album Of The Year."
For the original album's 14 performances, Clapton reinterpreted songs from his rich catalog, including "Layla" - completely reimagined as a shuffle - from his time with Derek and the Dominos, "Running On Faith" and "Old Love" from 1989's Journeyman, and the hit single "Tears In Heaven," a song he wrote after the passing of his young son Conor the previous year. Much of the album showcases blues songs Clapton grew up listening to, like Bo Diddley's "Before You Accuse Me," Big Bill Broonzy's "Hey Hey," Leadbelly's "Alberta" and Robert Johnson's "Malted Milk."
The second disc of Unplugged: Expanded And Remastered includes several songs not on the orignal album, such as a cover of "Big Maceo" Merriweather's "Worried Life Blues," an alternate take of "Walkin' Blues" and early versions of "Circus" and "My Father's Eyes" - songs that would surface six years later on Clapton's album Pilgrim.
The DVD included in this collection contains a newly restored version of the original broadcast, which aired August 25, 1992 on MTV. For the first time ever, fans will also have the opportunity to see more than an hour of unreleased footage recorded during the pre-show rehearsal. Filmed from multiple camera angles, it features an intimate look at Clapton and the band working on arrangements and running through 14 songs, including "Circus" and "My Father's Eyes," which were not featured in the final broadcast.
Features:
• 2CD + DVD Deluxe Edition
• Remastered & expanded with 6 previously unreleased audio tracks and unseen rehearsal footage of 14 songs
Selections:
CD 1:
1. Signe
2. Before You Accuse Me
3. Hey Hey
4. Tears In Heaven
5. Lonely Stranger
6. Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out
7. Layla
8. Running On Faith
9. Walkin' Blues
10. Alberta
11. San Francisco Bay Blues
12. Malted Milk
13. Old Love
14. Rollin' & Tumblin'
CD 2 - Outtakes & Alternates (All Tracks Previously Unreleased):
1. Circus
2. My Father's Eyes (Take 1)
3. Running On Faith (Take 1)
4. Walkin' Blues (Take 1)
5. My Father's Eyes (Take 2)
6. Worried Life Blues
DVD - Rehearsal Track List (Previously Unreleased):
1. Intro
2. Signe
3. Before You Accuse Me
4. Hey Hey
5. Tears In Heaven
6. Lonely Stranger
7. Nobody Knows You When You're Down & Out
8. Layla
9. Running On Faith
10. Walkin' Blues
11. Alberta
12. San Francisco Bay Blues
13. Malted Milk
14. Old Love
15. Rollin' & Tumblin
Features Unreleased Footage and Songs Not Featured in the Final Broadcast!
Eric Clapton's Unplugged was responsible for making acoustic-based music, and "unplugged" albums in particular, a hot trend in the early ‘90s. Clapton's concert was not only one of the finest Unplugged episodes, but was also some of the most genuine, heartfelt music the guitarist has ever committed to tape. The album sold more than 10 million copies in the U.S. and won several Grammy Awards, including "Album Of The Year."
For the original album's 14 performances, Clapton reinterpreted songs from his rich catalog, including "Layla" - completely reimagined as a shuffle - from his time with Derek and the Dominos, "Running On Faith" and "Old Love" from 1989's Journeyman, and the hit single "Tears In Heaven," a song he wrote after the passing of his young son Conor the previous year. Much of the album showcases blues songs Clapton grew up listening to, like Bo Diddley's "Before You Accuse Me," Big Bill Broonzy's "Hey Hey," Leadbelly's "Alberta" and Robert Johnson's "Malted Milk."
The second disc of Unplugged: Expanded And Remastered includes several songs not on the orignal album, such as a cover of "Big Maceo" Merriweather's "Worried Life Blues," an alternate take of "Walkin' Blues" and early versions of "Circus" and "My Father's Eyes" - songs that would surface six years later on Clapton's album Pilgrim.
The DVD included in this collection contains a newly restored version of the original broadcast, which aired August 25, 1992 on MTV. For the first time ever, fans will also have the opportunity to see more than an hour of unreleased footage recorded during the pre-show rehearsal. Filmed from multiple camera angles, it features an intimate look at Clapton and the band working on arrangements and running through 14 songs, including "Circus" and "My Father's Eyes," which were not featured in the final broadcast.
Features:
• 2CD + DVD Deluxe Edition
• Remastered & expanded with 6 previously unreleased audio tracks and unseen rehearsal footage of 14 songs
Selections:
CD 1:
1. Signe
2. Before You Accuse Me
3. Hey Hey
4. Tears In Heaven
5. Lonely Stranger
6. Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out
7. Layla
8. Running On Faith
9. Walkin' Blues
10. Alberta
11. San Francisco Bay Blues
12. Malted Milk
13. Old Love
14. Rollin' & Tumblin'
CD 2 - Outtakes & Alternates (All Tracks Previously Unreleased):
1. Circus
2. My Father's Eyes (Take 1)
3. Running On Faith (Take 1)
4. Walkin' Blues (Take 1)
5. My Father's Eyes (Take 2)
6. Worried Life Blues
DVD - Rehearsal Track List (Previously Unreleased):
1. Intro
2. Signe
3. Before You Accuse Me
4. Hey Hey
5. Tears In Heaven
6. Lonely Stranger
7. Nobody Knows You When You're Down & Out
8. Layla
9. Running On Faith
10. Walkin' Blues
11. Alberta
12. San Francisco Bay Blues
13. Malted Milk
14. Old Love
15. Rollin' & Tumblin
