ERIC CLAPTON / Eric Clapton's Rainbow Concert (8CD)

BAND MEMBERS;
Eric Clapton - guitar & vocals
Pete Townshend - guitar & vocals
Ron Wood - guitar & vocals
Rick Grech - bass
Steve Winwood - piano, organ & vocals
Jim Capaldi - drums
Jimmy Karstein - drums
Reebop Kwaku Baah - percussion

AUDIENCE TAPE EARLY SHOW
(CALLED 1ST STAGE, STARTED AT 6:30 PM)
DISC 1;
01. Show Announcements
02.Layla
03.Badge
04. Blues Power
05. Pete Townshend Introduces The Band
06. Nobody Knows When You're Down And Out
07. Roll It Over
08. Why Does Love Got To Be So Sad?
09. Little Wing

DISC 2;
01. Bottle Of Red Wine
02. After Midnight
03. Bell Bottom Blues
04.Presence Of The Lord
05. Tell The Truth
06. Pearly Queen
07. Let It Rain
08.Crossroads

AUDIENCE TAPE LATE SHOW
(CALLED 2ND STAGE, STARTED AROUND 8:30 PM)
DISC 1;
01. Show Announcements
02.Layla
03.Badge
04. Blues Power
05. Nobody Knows When You're Down And Out
06. Roll It Over
07. Why Does Love Got To Be So Sad?
08. Pete Townshend Introduces The Band
09. Little Wing

DISC 2;
01. Bottle Of Red Wine
02.Presence Of The Lord
03. Tell The Truth
04. Pearly Queen
05. Key To The Highway
06. Let It Rain
07. Audience
08.Crossroads
09. Layla

SOUNDBOARD TAPE EARLY SHOW
(CALLED 1ST STAGE, STARTED AT 6:30 PM)
DISC 1;
01. Show Announcements
02.Layla
03.Badge
04. Blues Power
05. Pete Townshend Introduces The Band
06. Nobody Knows When You're Down And Out
07. Roll It Over
08. Why Does Love Got To Be So Sad?
09. Little Wing

DISC 2;
01. Bottle Of Red Wine
02. After Midnight
03. Bell Bottom Blues
04.Presence Of The Lord
05. Tell The Truth
06. Pearly Queen
07..Let It Rain
08.Crossroads

SOUNDBOARD TAPE LATE SHOW
(CALLED 2ND STAGE, STARTED AROUND 8:30 PM)
DISC 1;
01. Show Announcements
02.Layla
03.Badge
04. Blues Power
05. Nobody Knows When You're Down And Out
06. Roll It Over
07. Why Does Love Got To Be So Sad?
08. Pete Townshend Introduces The Band
09. Little Wing

DISC 2;
01, Bottle Of Red Wine
02.Presence Of The Lord
03. Tell The Truth
04. Pearly Queen
05. Key To The Highway
06. Let It Rain
07.Crossroads
08.Layla 
DUE TO LACK OF SOUNDBOARD, ALL OF SHOW ANNOUNCEMENTS AND A LARGE CHUNK OF LAYLA HAVE BEEN TAKEN FROM AUDIENCE SOURCE TO COMPLETE THESE PERFORMANCES

RECORDED BY GLYN JOHNS WITH RONNIE LANE'S MOBILE STUDIO
THE FAMOUS RAINBOW CONCERT WAS ONE OF THE MORE SIGNIFICANT EVENTS IN ROCK HISTORY. IT WAS PART OF "FANFARE FOR EUROPE", A WEEK-LONG CELEBRATION OF ENGLAND'S ENTRY INTO THE EUROPEAN COMMON MARKET BEGINNING ON JANUARY 8 OF 1973. THE SHOW WAS ORGANIZED BY PETE TOWNSHEND AND LORD HARLECH (FATHER OF CLAPTON'S GIRLFRIEND, ALICE ORMSBY-GORE) TO BRING HIM BACK INTO THE PUBLIC ARENA AS A WORKING MUSICIAN AND GIVE HIM INCENTIVE TO QUIT HIS DRUG HABIT.

On January 13, 1973, one of the most significant events in rock music history, "The Famous Rainbow Concert," was recorded by Glyn Johns using Ronnie Lane's mobile studio. The concert was part of "Fanfare for Europe," a week-long event celebrating Britain's entry into the European Community, which began on January 8, 1973. The show, organized by Pete Townshend and Lord Harlech, was intended to reinstate Clapton as a publicly active musician and motivate him to quit his drug addiction.

SHOW NOTES
EARLY SHOW - Guitars used: "Blackie" Fender Stratocaster. On the song "Badge," the rhythm section missed a beat in the first break and only half the song was played. On the song "Presence of the Lord," Steve Winwood came in much too early.

LATE SHOW - Guitars used: Gibson Les Paul. The band played a much tighter, longer version of "Let it Rain." For their final performance, they played a third, longest version of "Layla" of the day. This was a longer show.

Details of the two shows are as follows:

1st Stage:
The guitar used was a Fender Stratocaster called "Blackie."
On "Badge," the rhythm section missed a beat in the first break, and only half the song was played.
On "Presence of the Lord," Steve Winwood came in too early.

2nd Stage:
The guitar used was a Gibson Les Paul.
The band played a tighter, more cohesive performance than on the first stage, and a longer version of "Let it Rain."
For their final performance, they played "Layla" for the third time that day, making it the longest version of the day.