ERIC CLAPTON & STEVE WINWOOD / FIRST SHOW OF THE US 09 TOUR (2CDR)

Recorded Live at Izod Center, East Rutherford, NJ, June 10, 2009
NRR-CD19094 *** VG-Audience recording *** 136 min
Eric Clapton - guitar, vocal, Steve Winwood - guitar, vocal, keyboards, Chris Stainton - keyboards, Willie Weeks - bass, Abe Laboriel Jr. - drums, Michelle John - backing vocal, Sharon White - backing vocal

DISC 1
1.Intro
2. HAD TO CRY TODAY
3.LOWDOWN
4. AFTER MIDNIGHT
5. SLEEPING IN THE GROUND
6. PRESENCE OF THE LORD
7.GLAD
8. WELL ALRIGHT
9. TOUHG LUCK BLUES (Dedicated to Hubert Sumlin)
10. TELL THE TRUTH
11. PEARLY QUEEN
12. NO FACE, NO NAME, NO NUMBER
13. FOREVER MAN
DISC 2
1. GEORGIA ON MY MIND
2. DRIFTIN'
3. NOBODY KNOWS YOU WHEN YOU'RE DOWN AND OUT
4. LAYLA
5. CAN'T FIND MY WAY HOME
6. SPLIT DECISION
7. LITTLE WING
8. VOODOO CHILE
9. COCAINE
encore
10. DEAR MR. FANTASY

This is a reissue of a rare title from a handmade label by collectors for collectors, which was distributed only in very limited quantities. While copies of anything and everything are quickly circulating these days, this item is an officially licensed reissue using the original master. The reissue label emblem and newly designed back cover have also been meticulously produced.

Two Clapton live recordings from 2009 have been released simultaneously. One features Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood in a band that garnered attention for its Blind Faith-esque combination. The setlist, compared to Clapton's solo work, includes many songs reminiscent of the early 70s, such as "Little Wing" and "Voodoo Child," making it enjoyable to compare this recording with the other, even though both were recorded in 2009. As it is an audience recording and frankly stated on the back cover, the sound quality is not high, so it is not for beginners. Of course, fans familiar with bootlegs will surely enjoy it.