Favorite tracks with Eric Clapton as a guest guitarist

My wallet was hoping that wouldn't be the case - LOL

 

sorry about that! I feel your pain!

 

Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown & Leon Russell - Blues Power

 

While My Guitar Gently Weeps

 

To my surprise, I just read on wikipedia that Eric Clapton IS playing
ukelele on The Bonzo's "Intro and Outro" !!!

I always assumed that was about as valid as "Adolph Hitler on vibes....
Mmmm, that's nice!"

 

That Bunbury's track isn't Fight is it? I have that on a promo copy. Looked up..looks like all of them have fight in it, will have to go dig that out!

 

I'm thinking that everything I have listed is PROBABLY the same track - but
I'm not sure.

I seem to remember buying a 45 rpm record first that was on a US
label. I think the a-side was titled "Fight (No Matter How Long)"
and the b-side was titled the same but it said "instrumental".

I seem to remember my US 45 mentioning an album of music
that was being released to coincide with the 1988 Olympics.

My thing above lists "1986"... I think I have that date because
I read it had been recorded in 1986.

I don't think I ever purchased the Olympics album - but my
impression was that the song would be the same on the album
or on my 45.

Sometime later (probably 1989), I was wandering around
a record show in NJ, and I noticed a really neat looking
45 with a gatefold sleeve and a little book that told a
story about "Eric Clapbun". I'm fairly certain that package
was a UK release. I bought the gatefold single and I
think when I listened to it - I decided it was the same as
my less impressively packaged US single (which I'm pretty
sure has a non-descript picture sleeve that looks similar
to the Olympics album - which I don't think is hard to
find).

About 15 years later, I read something about a cartoon called
"The Bunbury Tails" that came out in 1992. There was
a corresponding soundtrack album. I have never seen
the album but I think I saw someone selling one on ebay
once - and I noticed it had a track with George and Dhani
Harrison that I was not previously aware of. There
is a Clapton track on that album and the title is very
similar to the song on my 45s. I'm assuming its the
same song - but without listening to it - I don't know.

I know the Bee Gees had something to do with the
Bunburys and I seem to also recall reading about
some involvement by Elton John. With all of that
star power, it's somewhat surprising that this
project flew under the radar - at least in the
US - LOL

I don't think the cartoon or the soundtrack album
were ever released here in the US.

I'm guessing that is partly because the cartoon
is probably very short. If its not a feature length
thing made by Disney - its not likely to make it to
most cinemas.

 

A quick search on the Internet confirms that the
soundtrack album for The Bunbury Tails has gone for
astronomical prices on ebay (as much as $380 - but
eventually back down to a "reasonable" $100).
That not my vision of "reasonable" - LOL

The actual cartoon is on an ebay auction right
as a PAL vhs tape at a reasonable price (less
than 10 pounds). Too bad I can't play it.

Maybe its on youtube?

Harrison's song on the soundtrack is called "Ride Rajbun"
and its apparently a sitar thing with his son Dhani
on guitar.

It doesn't help that Harrison collectors, Bee Gee collectors,
and Clapton collectors are ALL hunting for an album
that was probably never pressed in large quantities.

There is a "Bunbury Tails" children's book for sale on
ebay right now. Written by Dave English. The artwork
looks similar to the gatefold 45 I mentioned in my last
post. It's extremely cheap - but doesn't come with
music :-(

I think I read that the tie in between the Bee Gees
and Clapton was they shared the same manager.

 

I just pulled out my promo copy. It has Fight (no matter how long) on both sides, though I will have to play it to see if one side is instrumental. Says From the 1988 Summer Olympics Album One Moment In Time Published by Gibb Brothers Music. Will try to scan a picture of the sticker on the cover. Uploading a 30 sec needle drop for those that have never heard it, basic mid 80s EC really, nothing to write home about.

http://rapidshare.com/files/187716613/bunburys_sample.wav.html

Hey didn't take that long for it to upload!

 

The Bunburys is the brainchild of David English, former president of RSO Records, who started writing a series of children's books about cricket playing rabbits. The books appeared mid-to-late 80s with animations by Jan Brychta, animations that are also present on the Bunburys singles that were issued during the same period. It was also made as an animated series that were to be released on VHS in the UK.

Fight The Good Fight and Fight (No Matter How Long It Takes) is the same song, whether the two are 100% identical is another matter which I haven't thought about really until this was brought up. I now that one track by Kelli Wolfe on The Bunbury Tails CD differs from both the single edit and extended version that was released on a promo CD single so having Fight remixed wouldn't be much of a stretch of the imagination. I may have to sit down and really compare Fight on The Bunbury Tails, the 1988 Summer Olympics Album, the 7" and the 12" a bit closely.

The majority of the songs recorded for the Bunbury project were recorded in 1986, including Fight. Additional songs, with or without Gibb involvement, were done between then and 1992 when The Bunbury Tails CD was released on Polydor in the UK.

Fight is the lone Bunbury track that features Clapton. Written by Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb as well as David English the song was recorded together with Barry and Maurice and also features Ian Botham on backing vocals.
The previous Bunbury single, "We're The Bunburys" is mainly a Barry Gibb thing (credited to Bee Gees on the CD).

 

Can't find it at the moment, but there's an interview with Dave Mason online where he not only claims the solo as his own, but describes the technique he used. I'll follow up and dig it out.

 

One of the greats. I love what Stills has to say about it. Apparently it's Clapton "warming up" before a rehearsal take. Clapton never made it back to the studio, so Stills just tacked it it on to the end of the song.

 

And then there's Prince of Peace from Leon Russell's first solo album.

 

Great album (though no Minnows), but Clapton's only on Chasin' Rainbows and Last Train

 

One of my favorites!
Good call!

 

Just picked up a CD by former Manfred Mann vocalist and Harmonica player Paul Jones from 2009 called Starting All Over Again. Eric plays on two tracks, Choose or Cop Out and Starting All Over Again.

 

That was my first thought.

 

I love this one.

 

Layla. If Duane's in the room, every other guitarist is a guest.

 

i have the 45.the song is you don't know like i know.clapton and collins sing together.

 

Roger Waters - "5:01 AM - The Pros and Cons Of Hitch-Hiking"

In his autobiography, Clapton admitted that his playing was at a high level for the album. His work on this particular track really stands out.

 

Another vote for Lomax's version of Sour Milk Sea. How would you have liked to be a fly on the wall during that recording session?

 

Neither really spotlights Clapton but two of my fav's (other than WMGGW) are Love Comes To Everyone, and Howlin Wolf schoolin him on Rooster

 

"Brown Sugar", Rolling Stones.
Unofficial release....
There is a dutch pressed yellow vinyl about though that rumour has it was pressed for record company execs.... 500 of 'em....
Clapton burns it up on this track, apparently it almost made it onto the album. Keith nixed it. "I'm just a jealous guy...."

 

That dutch pressed vinyl has BTW "Schoolboy Blues" on the b side.
A nice little thing to play when entertaining