Layla and other assorted love songs.
Posted by: garyi on 09 June 2002
Wow, what a fantastic album!
I picked this up today in really good condition for £5 and in my opinion every song on there is a winner, what a find.
This is the kind of Blues I find I love.
So did The Dominos do much more, and did cream come next or were they before?
I also picked up John Mayall and some memorable men, Back To The Roots.
This is currently playing, also really nice a little more 'funky' blues if you understand what I mean.
I am really chuffed with these two finds and can think of nothing better to play on a Sunday Afternoon.
Recommendations down the same lines please!
(I have Beano
)
I picked this up today in really good condition for £5 and in my opinion every song on there is a winner, what a find.
This is the kind of Blues I find I love.
So did The Dominos do much more, and did cream come next or were they before?
I also picked up John Mayall and some memorable men, Back To The Roots.
This is currently playing, also really nice a little more 'funky' blues if you understand what I mean.
I am really chuffed with these two finds and can think of nothing better to play on a Sunday Afternoon.
Recommendations down the same lines please!
(I have Beano
)Posted on: 09 June 2002 by garyi
Oh just noticed that Sugarcane harris plays on the Roots album, he also played quite a bit with Zappa. Thought I recogised the sound
Posted on: 09 June 2002 by herm
Well Gary,
obviously D & D came after Cream - I'm not into pop / rock, and even I can tell you this. After Cream there was this odd 'superband' Blind Faith, with Stevie Windwood and Clapton (correct me if I'm wrong) [at that time, say 1968, there were no bands, only superbands, just like there are no models, only supermodels] and after that Clapton went crazy and only surfaced with Layla, one of the very very few rock items I have. It's one of the most intense records around. People used to endlessly speculate who played which solo on what song, as I recall.
Herman
(The CD remaster ain't too bad either, though you miss the pictures in the sleeve, obviously.)
PS: Ah, Nick, you beat me by 50 seconds, didn't you?
obviously D & D came after Cream - I'm not into pop / rock, and even I can tell you this. After Cream there was this odd 'superband' Blind Faith, with Stevie Windwood and Clapton (correct me if I'm wrong) [at that time, say 1968, there were no bands, only superbands, just like there are no models, only supermodels] and after that Clapton went crazy and only surfaced with Layla, one of the very very few rock items I have. It's one of the most intense records around. People used to endlessly speculate who played which solo on what song, as I recall.
Herman
(The CD remaster ain't too bad either, though you miss the pictures in the sleeve, obviously.)
PS: Ah, Nick, you beat me by 50 seconds, didn't you?
Posted on: 09 June 2002 by garyi
Nick, care to enlighten me to the name of said album?
Just finished the Roots one, wonderful stuff.
I think this has been the best 15 quid I have spent in a long while. Got a Clapton one chucked in as well Backless, hoping its not as bad as Money & Cigarettes
Just finished the Roots one, wonderful stuff.
I think this has been the best 15 quid I have spent in a long while. Got a Clapton one chucked in as well Backless, hoping its not as bad as Money & Cigarettes
Posted on: 10 June 2002 by garyi
Nick, if you can believe it I only have one non discript hendrix album, (one of those mixes of really really poor old recordings)
That is not of course to say I haven't heard him. My step dad really rates Hendrix, not only as a guitarist (of course) but also as a singer.
Alas the one notable tune I have heard is Red House recorded live somewhere, but I have nothing else.
Would it be fair to say that his earlier stuff is in the blues vein? Most of the music I remember is cross town traffic, all along the watch tower etc etc, which I don't really see as blues, although I do enjoy it.
That is not of course to say I haven't heard him. My step dad really rates Hendrix, not only as a guitarist (of course) but also as a singer.
Alas the one notable tune I have heard is Red House recorded live somewhere, but I have nothing else.
Would it be fair to say that his earlier stuff is in the blues vein? Most of the music I remember is cross town traffic, all along the watch tower etc etc, which I don't really see as blues, although I do enjoy it.
Posted on: 10 June 2002 by Chris Metcalfe
Just thought I'd pop in again right here to say that I actually SAW Derek and the Dominos live on their only British tour (Bristol, September 1970). Clapton was taking a lot of drugs (heroin, LSD), Duane Allman had decided he didn't want to play with them anymore after Layla, and most of the people I went with didn't much care for them as they didn't sound like Cream.
Of course, 2 years later, the Layla single was Top Ten, and the rest is geography.
Of course, 2 years later, the Layla single was Top Ten, and the rest is geography.
Posted on: 10 June 2002 by garyi
Finally Nick gets caught with a spelling mistake, I feel much better now!
Posted on: 10 June 2002 by count.d
The recent "Family Hendrix" releases are superb. Most of his albums have been rereleased.
P.S. Nick,
How are the Obelisks running in?
Mine have done about 30 hours. They sound pretty special to me. Sometimes they sound poor, then they sound great. They also seem to need about 20 mins to warm up each session.
P.S. Nick,
How are the Obelisks running in?
Mine have done about 30 hours. They sound pretty special to me. Sometimes they sound poor, then they sound great. They also seem to need about 20 mins to warm up each session.
Posted on: 10 June 2002 by bdnyc
It is hard to imagine, at least for my generation of rock fans, how important "Layla" was. I find it cool that you are exploring this music in 2002, nearly thirty years after the initial release. "Layla" does not truely have many peers in the whole of guitar rock, but here are a few albums that on some level may be said to be similar.
1) Boz Scaggs- "Boz Scaggs"- Atlantic Records. This 1969 album was Boz's debut album, and featured Duanne Allman on guitar, most notably on the long build up song "Loan Me A Dime".
2) Eric Clapton- "Eric Clapton"- Polydor Records 1970. His solo debut, which is perhaps the closest in feel to Layla, although not the equal by any means.
3) Duane Allman- "Anthology"- Offers a good overview of Duane's all too brief career.
4) Stevie Ray Vaughan- "The Sky Is Crying" and his other albums can be seen to update some of this style.
5) Van Moorison- "Saint Dominic's Preview"- Not an obvious choice, but it captures some of the soulfulness of Van's music in an era when his backing bands were more R&B inspired than pop in feel.
Happy hunting in those musty old vaults!
1) Boz Scaggs- "Boz Scaggs"- Atlantic Records. This 1969 album was Boz's debut album, and featured Duanne Allman on guitar, most notably on the long build up song "Loan Me A Dime".
2) Eric Clapton- "Eric Clapton"- Polydor Records 1970. His solo debut, which is perhaps the closest in feel to Layla, although not the equal by any means.
3) Duane Allman- "Anthology"- Offers a good overview of Duane's all too brief career.
4) Stevie Ray Vaughan- "The Sky Is Crying" and his other albums can be seen to update some of this style.
5) Van Moorison- "Saint Dominic's Preview"- Not an obvious choice, but it captures some of the soulfulness of Van's music in an era when his backing bands were more R&B inspired than pop in feel.
Happy hunting in those musty old vaults!
Posted on: 11 June 2002 by steveb
You will find tracks from the incomplete second album on the Clapton boxset Crossroads.
Interesting fact- Layla was a flop on initial release, Clapton wanted it kept quiet his involvement thinking it would sell anyway, only when record company publicised heavily this fact did it start to sell, then re-released it and hey-presto ,big seller.
Anyone know of other instances of "stars" quietly releasing material which initially flopped (possibly Bowie) ?
Steve
Interesting fact- Layla was a flop on initial release, Clapton wanted it kept quiet his involvement thinking it would sell anyway, only when record company publicised heavily this fact did it start to sell, then re-released it and hey-presto ,big seller.
Anyone know of other instances of "stars" quietly releasing material which initially flopped (possibly Bowie) ?
Steve
Posted on: 11 June 2002 by garyi
Thanks for the recommendations. I have been dipping my toes into this vast ocean for a while and have The eric clapton one on the simply vinyl, infact I seem to be 'closing' Clapton down thanks to his apparant unpopularity and a wealth of second hand vinyl (possibly linked)
I also have a couple of SRV as well and am keeping an eye out for it.
Good stuff
I also have a couple of SRV as well and am keeping an eye out for it.
Good stuff
Posted on: 12 July 2002 by Peter C
Check out Key to the Highway, with Clapton and Duane Allman swopping licks
Posted on: 27 July 2002 by garyi
To say I just got Whipped Cream by the cream, f***ing good album.
Bye
Bye
Posted on: 28 July 2002 by garyi
Ha! Sorry that should be Fresh Cream. Apparently their first one.
They also had one in the shop with a a weird colourful cover, which I was late informed may have been the better bet, so I will hope its their next time. Good stuff.
They also had one in the shop with a a weird colourful cover, which I was late informed may have been the better bet, so I will hope its their next time. Good stuff.