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Legendary guitarist Eric Clapton releases a greatest-hits album Tuesday as part of the 20th Century Masters/The Millennium Collection series. The Best of Eric Clapton features 11 remastered singles from his '70s solo career, including "Layla," "I Shot the Sheriff" and a cover of Bob Dylan's "Knockin' on Heaven's Door."

Clapton Guitar Brings Record $959,500 at Auction

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Eric Clapton's favorite guitar for 15 years fetched $959,500 at auction on Thursday, easily eclipsing the record set by the sale of another guitar by the legendary rock musician five years ago.
The Fender Stratocaster, nicknamed "Blackie," was one of 88 guitars and other items Clapton and other musicians donated to raise money for Crossroads Center Antigua, a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center in the West Indies.

Christie's, the New York auction house handling the sale, had estimated Blackie's price at $100,000 to $150,000

The auction brought in a total of $7,438,624. That's nearly half again the $5 million generated at Christie's 1999 sale, which also benefited Crossroads.

At the 1999 auction, an anonymous bidder paid what was then a record $497,500 for "Brownie," a 1956 Fender Stratocaster that Clapton used on the Derek and the Dominos hit "Layla."

"Blackie" was practically the only guitar Clapton used on stage and in the studio from late 1970 to 1985. A composite of three guitars made in 1956 and 1957, it is on the cover of Clapton's 1977 album "Slowhand," which includes such hits as "Cocaine" and "Wonderful Tonight."

Christie's said it sold all 88 of the selections, most of which were donated by Clapton, 59.

Three other guitars also brought more than $500,000 each.

A Gibson ES-335 that Clapton bought in 1964 and used through stints with The Yardbirds, Cream, John Mayall's Bluesbreakers and Blind Faith as well as his solo career sold for $847,500 -- more than 10 times the high end of an estimate of $60,000 to $80,000.

The 1939 C.F. Martin & Co. acoustic guitar that Clapton played during his famous MTV "Unplugged" appearance in 1992 sold for $791,500. It also had been expected to sell for between $60,000 and $80,000.

A composite Fender Stratocaster, circa 1965, the late Stevie Ray Vaughan used throughout his career sold for $623,500, well above the estimated range of $15,000 to $20,000. It was donated by his brother, Jimmie Vaughan.

Clapton, a longtime Antigua resident who has spoken openly about his recovery from drug and alcohol abuse, founded Crossroads in 1998 and is its chairman of the board.

Eric Clapton: Blues guitar legend

Eric Clapton, one of the most influential guitarists in the history of rock music, has been made a CBE in the New Year Honours list.

Clapton has been described as "an authentic musical genius" for his blues-influenced guitar playing and songwriting in a career spanning 40 years.

During that time he has sold millions of albums and known worldwide fame - but also experienced the pain of drug and alcohol addiction and the tragic death of his son.

Born in Ripley, Surrey, on 30 March, 1945, Eric Patrick Clapton began learning the guitar as a result of his love for blues and US R&B in the shape of artists such as Chuck Berry and Bo Diddley.

He became a serious scholar of the blues, learning about its history, listening to legendary exponents such as Robert Johnson and discovering the work songs of the US deep south.

"It did something to me emotionally," he later said of his affinity with practitioners of the blues sound.

"The blues are what I've turned to, what has given me inspiration and relief in all the trials of my life."

After brief spells with various British blues bands in the early 1960s, Clapton rose to public acclaim in 1964 as a member of The Yardbirds, playing lead guitar at London's Marquee club on the band's first album, Five Live Yardbirds.

He left two years later, unhappy with their pop direction, just before the single For Your Love brought them international fame.

While The Yardbirds would go on to recruit fellow guitar heroes Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page, Clapton had joined John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, and would soon emerge at the heart of one of the late 1960s' most important rock bands, Cream.

Co-founded with bass player Jack Bruce and drummer Ginger Baker, Cream combined the era's psychedelic influence with hard-rocking remakes of blues standards such as Crossroads and Born Under A Bad Sign.

Before the decade was over, Clapton and drummer Baker joined multi-instrumentalist Steve Winwood and bassist Ric Grech in the so-called supergroup Blind Faith, recording a number one album that was hailed by critics.

After a spell in Delaney and Bonnie & Friends, Clapton began to test his vocal skills, recording a 1970 solo album and the widely-admired track Layla on an album recorded under the name of Derek and the Dominos.

Throughout the 1970s he enjoyed continued success with a string of solo albums featuring hits such as I Shot the Sheriff and Lay Down Sally.

During the 1980s and 1990s he went on to even greater renown, recording huge-selling albums such as Just One Night (1980), Journeyman (1989) and 1992's MTV Unplugged, which achieved sales of 15 million.

At the height of his fame Clapton was devastated by the death of his four-year-old son Conor, who fell from the 53rd-storey window of a New York City apartment in 1991. Clapton later recorded the song Tears in Heaven in tribute.

He has acknowledged a drug habit that began at art school at the age of 15. By 1969, he was drinking two bottles of vodka a day, and five years later his heroin addiction was costing him £1,500 a week.

He has been sober since 1982 and now raises millions of dollars for his drink and drugs rehabilitation centre in the Caribbean.

A winner of eight Grammys and the only triple inductee into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Clapton, now 58, married American Melia McEnery, 27, the mother of his daughters Ella and Julie, in Surrey a year ago.

For nine years he was married to Patti Boyd, previously the wife of former Beatle George Harrison and the subject of Layla.

In 1994 he was awarded the OBE for services to music.

ALMOST Ј90,000 PER STRING!

A guitar owned by ERIC CLAPTON has become the most expensive ever sold at auction after fetching $959,500 (Ј526,048) in New York last night.

The Fender Stratocaster, which Clapton called Blackie, went six times over its expected price of $150,000 (Ј83,000) following a frenetic bidding war at Christie's.

The guitar, first used by Clapton in 1973, was bought by the Guitar Center - a US chain of shops. Proceeds will go towards Clapton’s Crossroads addiction clinic.

It was a night of massive sales. The Guitar Center also bought Clapton's 1964 cherry-red Gibson ES-335 for $847,500 (Ј465,150) - more than 10 times its $80,000 (Ј43,892) estimate. And an acoustic guitar he played during his MTV Unplugged appearance in 1992 sold for $791,500 (Ј434,356).

A staggering $7.4m (Ј4.03m) was raised during the auction – which also saw donated guitars from Brian May, BB King and Pete Townshend.

"I am thrilled at the result which is going to be of enormous help to us in achieving our long-term aims at the centre," said Clapton.

Clapton made Blackie from a number of different Stratocasters originally bought in Nashville, Tennessee. He decided to "retire" it when it began wearing out in 1991.

"I feel that that guitar has become part of me," he said Clapton. "It is still playable. It's immensely playable, but I suppose I was concerned that I was probably doing it more harm than good.

Итоги аукциона...
Crossroads Guitar Auction – 24 June 2004


The guitar which earned the most interest, as expected, was Clapton’s legendary Blackie.
It sold for a staggering $959,500 (including buyer's premium).
This sale now holds the distinction of the most money paid at auction for a guitar of the rock era.
Lot 41 – Clapton’s beloved Cherry Red ES335-TDC came in second selling for $847,500
(including buyer's premium). Rounding out the top 3 was Lot 19 - the 1939 Martin 000-42
which Clapton played on MTV Unplugged. It garnered a staggering $791,500 (including buyer's premium)



Lot #1 - C.F. Martin & Company Style 0-18 (1898) $35,850
(Pre-Sale Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000)

Lot #2 - C.F. Martin & Company Style 0-18 (1944) $23,900
(Pre-Sale Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000)

Lot #3 - C.F. Martin & Company Style 0-16NY (1961) $19,120
(Pre-Sale Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000)

Lot #4 - C.F. Martin & Company Style 0-21 (1925) $15,535
(Pre-Sale Estimate: $4,000 -$6,000)

Lot #5 - C.F. Martin & Company Style 0-27 (1915) $35,850
(Pre-Sale Estimate: $5,000 - $7,000)

Lot #6 - C.F. Martin & Company Style 00-21 (1966) $89,625
(Pre-Sale Estimate: $20,000 - $30,000)
A gift to Eric from George Harrison to Eric Clapton

Lot # 7 - C.F. Martin & Company Style 00-17 (1948) $20,315
(Pre-Sale Estimate: $2,500 - $3,500)

Lot #8 - C.F. Martin & Company Style 0-45 (1915) $31,070
(Pre-Sale Estimate: $20,000 - $30,000)

Lot #9 - C.F. Martin & Company Style 00-45 (1929) $71,700
(Pre-Sale Estimate: $30,000 - $50,000)

Lot #10 - C.F. Martin & Company Style F-7/28 ('35-'73) $44,215
(Pre-Sale Estimate: $10,000 - $15,000)
The “Andy Guitar” – converted from arch-top to flat-top

Lot #11 - C.F. Martin & Company Style J-40BK (1994) $21,510
(Pre-Sale Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000)

Lot #12 - C.F. Martin & Company Style J-40-12 Custom (1994) $45,410
(Pre-Sale Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000)
Used by EC in recording “From The Cradle”

Lot #13 C.F. Martin & Company Sytle D-28 (1948) $50,190
(Pre-Sale Estimate: $10,000 - $15,000)
Used at Music For Montserrat benefit concert

Lot #14 - David Russell Young Dreadnought (1978) $31,070
(Pre-Sale Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000)

Lot #15 - Dana Bourgeois Model D-150 (circa 1996) $3,107
(Pre-Sale Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000)
Donated by Dan Tyminski

Lot #16 - C.F. Martin & Company Style 000-28/45 Conversion (1966) $186,700
(Pre-Sale Estimate $20,000 - $30,000)
“The Longworth”

Lot #17 - C.F. Martin & Company Style 000-28EC (2002) $28,680
(Pre-Sale Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000)
Purchased by EC for use at Concert For George Rehearsals

Lot #18 - C.F. Martin & Company Style 000-42ECB (2000) $71,700
(Pre-Sale Estimate: $15,000 - $20,000)
Used on a number of recordings, including the "Reptile" Album

Lot #19 - C.F. Martin & Company Style 000-42 (1939) $791,500
(Pre-Sale Estimate: $60,000 - $80,000
Main instrument used for EC’s MTV Unplugged appearance. WORLD AUCTION RECORD FOR A MARTIN GUITAR

Lot #20 - C.F. Martin & Company Style 000-42 (1939) $113,525
(Pre-Sale Estimate: $35,000 - $55,000)
Home and studio guitar

Lot #21 - William B. Tilton Style Grade 2 (circa 1865) $26,290
(Pre-Sale Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000)
“The Ligvoder Strut”

Lot #22 - Dobro by The Regal Company (late 1930s) $62,140
(Pre-Sale Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000
Used by EC at The White House and Pilgrim Tour of Japan 1999

Lot #23 - Dobro Model R-5 Duolian (1989) $14,340
(Pre-Sale Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500)
Hawaiin motif

Lot #24 - Tacoma “Papoose” (1998) $2,032
(Pre-Sale Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000)
Donated by Eric Johnson

Lot #25 - Jose Ramirez III Classical Guitar (1992) $28,680
(Pre-Sale Estimate: $7,000 - $9,000)
Used by EC on “Pilgrim” and other 1990s recordings

Lot #26 - Fernandez Gerundino Flamenco Guitar (1976) $16,730
(Pre-Sale Estimate: $6,000 - $8,000)
Purchased by EC for use at Concert For George Rehearsals

Lot #27 - Robert S. Ruck Classical Guitar (1975) $7,768
(Pre-Sale Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000)

Lot #28 - Guitarras Alhambra / Contemporary Flamenco Guitar $14,340 (Pre-Sale Estimate: $800 - $1,200)

Lot #29 - Juan Alvarez Classical Guitar (1977) $253,900 (Pre-Sale Estimate: $10,000 - $15,000)
Donated by Giorgio Armani, used by EC in filming the "Tears In Heaven" video

Lot #30 - Coppertone / Brian Knight Acoustic Steel String Guitar $10,158
(Pre-Sale Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500)
Back is copper sheeting and engraved with the figure of a knight

Lot #31 - Maurice Dupont Model MD-30 (1995) $7,170
(Pre-Sale Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000)

Lot #32 - George Lowden Model 038 (circa 1996) $41,825 (Pre-Sale Estimate: $5,000 - $7,000)
Used by EC at the 39th Annual Grammy Awards Ceremony NYC

Lot #33 - Anthony C. Zemaitis 12-String Guitar (1969) $253,900
(Pre-Sale Estimate: $30,000 - $50,000)
“Ivan The Terrible” Co-designed by Eric Clapton

Lot #34 - Gibson L-5 (1929) $27,485
(Pre-Sale Estimate: $10,000 - $15,000)

Lot #35 - Gibson ’34 L-5 Custom Shop (1997) $23,900 (Pre-Sale Estimate: $6,000 - $8,000)
Used by EC when recording "Pilgrim"

Lot #36 - Gibson L-75 (1935) $9,560
(Pre-Sale Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000)

Lot #37 - Gibson L-5 Premier (circa 1948) $15,535
(Pre-Sale Estimate: $12,000 - $18,000)
Studio use primarily by Andy Fairweather Low who was in EC's band from 1992 - 2003.

Lot #38 - Gibson L-5-P / CES Conversion (1948) $101,575
(Pre-Sale Estimate: $10,000 - $15,000)

Lot #39 - Gibson L-5-CES (1956)$65,725
(Pre-Sale Estimate: $15,000 -$20,000
Used as a spare for EC’s main Gibson L-5

Lot #40 - Gibson ES-350T (1956) $65,725
(Pre-Sale Estimate: $8,000 - $12,000)
Used by EC on the Nothing But The Blues Tour

Lot #41 - Gibson ES-335 TDC $847,500
(Pre-Sale Estimate: $60,000 - $80,000)
The “Cherry Red” Gibson, owned and used extensively by EC since 1964.
WORD AUCTION RECORD FOR A GIBSON GUITAR / THIRD HIGHEST PRICE FOR GUITAR

Lot #42 - Gibson ES335 DOT/CH $5,378
(Pre-Sale Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000)
Donated by Otis Rush

Lot #43 - Gibson Custom Shop ES-336 (1996) $8,365
(Pre-Sale Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000)

Auctioned Clapton Axes To Tour U.S.

"Blackie," the 1950s-era Fender Stratocaster owned by Eric Clapton and auctioned for a record $959,500 last week at Christie's in New York, was acquired along with a handful of other historic instruments by musical instrument/pro audio retailer Guitar Center.

"These guitars are so much a part of rock 'n roll history that we do not want to see them in the hands of private collectors," Guitar Center chairman Larry Thomas says in a statement. "Guitar Center wants to insure that fans will still have a chance to see them up close and in person. We are developing a plan for them to travel around the country and be on display free to the public."

"Blackie" was used extensively by Clapton from 1970 through 1985, and is pictured on the cover of his 1977 "Slowhand" album. The guitar is a composite of three instruments made in 1956 and 1957.

Clapton and other musicians donated instruments for the auction to raise money for Crossroads Centre Antigua, a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center in the West Indies. The auction raised $7,438,624.

Guitar Center also acquired Clapton's Gibson ES-335, purchased in the early 1960s and used on Cream's 1968 recording of Robert Johnson's "Crossroads," for $847,500. The retailer also bought Clapton's 1966 Martin 00-21, a gift he received from the late George Harrison, for $89,625.

In addition, Guitar Center acquired the late Stevie Ray Vaughan's 1965 composite Stratocaster, dubbed "Lenny," for $623,500. Vaughan purchased "Lenny," named for his then-wife, in the 1970s and used it until his death in 1990.

Clapton is in the midst of a North American tour in support of his latest Reprise album, "Me and Mr. Johnson." The trek plays the second of three shows tonight (June 29) at New York's Madison Square Garden.

продолжение...

Lot #44 - Gibson BB King Lucille Model (2003) $23,900 (Pre-Sale Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000)
Donated by BB King and Gibson Guitars

Lot #45 0 Gibson Custom Shop Les Paul (circa 2001) $52,580
Pre-Sale Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000)
Played by EC at the Rose Garden Arena, Portland 2001

Lot #46 - Gibson Les Paul Studio (1992) $23,900 (Pre-Sale Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000)
Donated by Brian May, signed by artists at Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert at Wembley Stadium in 1992

Lot #47 - Gibson SG Pete Townshend Signature Model Prototype (2000) $38,240
(Pre-Sale Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000)
Donated by Pete Townshend, Number 7 of 10

Lot #48 - Gibson Firebird V Re-Issue (1995) $8,963
(Pre-Sale Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000)
Donated by Sonny Landreth

Lot #49 - Gibson Chet Atkins CE (1998) $35,850 (Pre-Sale Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000)
Used by EC during the 2003 Japan Tour for "Can't Find My Way Home"

Lot #50 - Ibanez Pat Metheny PM-100NT $7,170 (Pre-Sale Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000)
Donated by Pat Metheny

Lot #51 - Terry C. McInturff Model TCM Glory Standard Custom (1998) $12,548
(Pre-Sale Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000)

Lot #52 - Gretsch Burgundy Duo Jet (1962) $20,315
(Pre-Sale Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000)

Lot #53 - Valco-Supro Model 1540 Bermuda (1963) $8,365 (Pre-Sale Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000)
Donated by Hubert Sumlin

Lot #54 - Ovation Preacher 12-String Model 1285 (1975) $31,070
(Pre-Sale Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000)
Donated by Roger Waters

Lot #55 - Ibanez JEM 7D (circa 2002) $5,378 (Pre-Sale Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000)
Donated by Steve Vai

Lot #56 - Ibanez JS 1000 (circa 2003) $16,370
(Pre-Sale Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000)
Donated by Joe Satriani

Lot #57 - Ernie Ball – Music Man Albert Lee Model (1997) $11,950
(Pre-Sale Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000
Donated by Albert Lee, his main stage guitar for the last 6 years

Lot #58 - Schecter in the style of a Fender Stratocaster (circa 1980) $50,190
(Pre-Sale Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000
Donated by Marc Knopfler

Lot #59 Tom Anderson Guitarworks - Tom Anderson Classic (1991) $16,370
(Pre-Sale Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000)
Donated by Carlos Santana

Lot #60 - Valley Art Guitar Classic Pro Model (circa 1984) $7,768
(Pre-Sale Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000
Donated by Larry Carlton

Lot #61 - Robin Octave Double Neck (circa 1981 – 1982) $45,410
(Pre-Sale Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000)
Donated by Jimmie Vaughan

Lot #62 - Crossroads – Hard Rock Cafe EC Autographed Poster $3,107
(Pre-Sale Estimate: $400 - $600)

Lot #63 - Crossroads – Hard Rock Cafe EC Autographed Poster $4,183
(Pre-Sale Estimate: $400 - $600)

Lot #64 - Gianni Versace Stage Suit (two-piece, purple) $4,541
(Pre-Sale Estimate: $800 - $1,200)
Worn onstage by EC in the 1990s

Lot #65 - Gianni Versace Stage Suit (three-piece, ivory) $28,680
(Pre-Sale Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000
Worn onstage by EC in the 1990s

Lot #66 - Gianni Versace Stage Suit (two-piece, black and cream) $19,120
(Pre-Sale Estimate: $800 - $1,200)
Worn onstage by EC in the 1990s

...и окончание


Lot #67 - Gianni Versace / Fender Guitar Strap (circa early 1990s) $10,158
(Pre-Sale Estimate: $400 - $600
Intricate design of black and clear rhinestones

Lot #68 - Gianni Versace / Ernie Ball Guitar Strap (circa early 1990s)$10,158
(Pre-Sale Estimate: $400 - $600
Stripes of black and clear rhinestones

Lot #69 - Fender Stratocaster – Master Built Production Sample (circa 1996) $186,700
(Pre-Sale Estimate: $8,000 - $12,000)
Black finish - one of EC’s main stage guitars between 1998 - 1999

Lot #70 - Fender Electric Mandolin (1957) $11,950
(Pre-Sale Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000)

Lot #71 - Fender Twin Amp Model 5F8-4 (circa 1958) $23,900
(Pre-Sale Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000)

Lot #72 - Fender Jazzmaster (1958) $15,535
(Pre-Sale Estimate: $5,000 - $7,000)

Lot #73 - Fender Composite Stratocaster (circa 1959 and 1960s) $41,825
(Pre-Sale Estimate: $3,000 - $4,000)
Rosewood fingerboard

Lot #74 - Fender Telecaster Lefty with A B-Bender (2000) $10,158
(Pre-Sale Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000)
Donated by Doyle Bramhall II

Lot #75 - Fender Telecaster (1967) $50,190
(Pre-Sale Estimate: $3,000 - $4,000)
“The Virginia Telecaster”

Lot #76 - Fender Stratocaster (1979) $16,730
(Pre-Sale Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000)
Donated by J.J. Cale

Lot #77 - Fender Stratocaster “The Strat” (circa 1980) $21,510
(Pre-Sale Estimate: $2,000 -$3,000)
Donated by Jimmy Page

Lot #78 - Fender Stratocaster Custom Built by J.W. Black (1993) $22,705
(Pre-Sale Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000)
Aluminum body (chambered) in mirror finish - prototype

Lot #79 - Fender Stratocaster 50th Anniversary Issue Master Built (1996) $455,500
(Pre-Sale Estimate: $8,000 - $12,000)
Eric Clapton Signature Model, 23 carat gold leaf finish. Was EC’s main stage guitar during 1997.

Lot #80 - Fender Stratocaster Custom Shop (1994) $13,145
(Pre-Sale Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000)
Olympic White with numerous signatures – presentation guitar from T.J. Martell Foundation and MTV

Lot #81 - Fender Stratocaster Eric Clapton Signature Model (1997) $16,730
(Pre-Sale Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000)
Body has Volkswagen Sound Foundation logo accompanied by 1998 tour memorabilia created by VW

Lot #82 - Fender Stratocaster (circa 1985) $16,730
(Pre-Sale Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000)
Donated by Robert Cray – used extensively on stage and in the film Hail Hail Rock N Roll

Lot #83 - Fender Composite Stratocaster (circa 1965 and later) $623,500
(Pre-Sale Estimate: $15,000 - $20,000)
“Lenny” - Donated by Jimmie Vaughan from the Estate of Stevie Ray Vaughan – used by SRV throughout his career.
This is the only personal guitar of SRV to be released by the Estate into the public domain. SECOND HIGHEST PRICE FOR A FENDER STRATOCASTER

Lot #84 - Fender Custom Shop Stratocaster Stevie Ray Vaughan Relic (2004) $41,825
(Pre-Sale Estimate: $6,000 - $8,000)
Donated by Jimmie Vaughan and Fender – replica of SRV's “Number One”

Lot #85 - Fender Custom Shop Stratocaster (2000) $220,300
(Pre-Sale Estimate: $7,000 - $9,000)
Iridescent purple / blue finish – used on stage by EC during 2001

Lot #86 - Fender Custom Shop Stratocaster (1988) $231,500
(Pre-Sale Estimate: $10,000 - $15,000)
Eric Clapton Signature Model – black. EC’s main stage guitar between 1990 and 1993

Lot #87 - Fender Stratocaster Master Built Crash Concept Model (2004) $321,100
(Pre-Sale Estimate: $8,000 - $12,000)
Third guitar painted by grafitti artist, Crash, for EC’s personal collection of graffiti starts. Used from 15 March 04 to a concert days before the auction

Lot #88 - Fender Composite Stratocaster (circa 1956 and 1957) $959,500
(Pre-Sale Estimate: $100,000 - $150,000)
“Blackie” – The guitar most famously associated with Eric Clapton. He has referred to this guitar as being "part of him."
Blackie was practically his sole stage and studio guitar from late 1970 to 1985. Occasionally used in the 1990s. WORLD AUCTION RECORD FOR A GUITAR

Review: Clapton plays up artistry of blues -- period
Star Tribune July 19, 2004

Who thinks Eric Clapton wimped out?

C'mon, raise your hands.

Who prefers Clapton's quieter, more contemplative stuff like "Tears in Heaven,"My Father's Eyes" and the unplugged version of "Layla"?

Raise your hands.

If you were in the latter group, you probably would have been disappointed by Clapton's concert Sunday at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul. Not only did he not play "Tears,"Father's Eyes" or "Change the World" but he returned to the original rockin' rendition of "Layla."

On Sunday, Clapton was mostly the born-again, bespectacled, bearded, blue-jean wearing bluesman, who also flexed his Rock and Roll Hall of Fame heavyweight guitar credentials. The king of economic virtuosity on guitar was assertive and generous this time. It was a quite exceptional, often emotional, sometimes stirring and remarkably energetic two- hour performance -- better than anyone had the right to expect given Clapton's laid-back approach (let's not say wimpiness) for the last few decades. At 59, Clapton is still a guitar monster.

Since his most recent CD is a tribute to blues pioneer Robert Johnson, it was not surprising that Clapton had his blues mojo working. (Blues is his first calling as a musician, he has said.) In fact, with seven backup musicians and singers, the frontman came across as the leader of a democratic big-band lounge-blues group, allowing the sidemen substantial solo opportunities, occasionally at the expense of his own time in the spotlight.

During a sit-down, five-song mostly acoustic set of Johnson tunes, Clapton suddenly became possessed, with the blues inhabiting his singing like never before. The high-pitched moan, the low-down slurs, the liberating shout. His singing sounded otherworldly on the ferocious "If I Had Possession over Judgment Day," with his stinging slide guitar matching the overpowering emotion of his voice.

Clapton carried on with electrifying fervor with his rave-up rock guitar on Derek & the Dominos' "Got to Get Better in a Little While," and then he made the 15,613 fans feel the pain of longing for a lady -- with his voice and soaring guitar -- on "Have You Ever Loved a Woman?"

The superstar switched to joy for the sweet "Wonderful Tonight," Clapton's concession to cuddlers. "Layla," during which he coaxed both joy and pain out of his guitar, was Clapton's concession to second guitarist Doyle Bramhall II, who got too many of the guitar solos. By contrast, opening act Robert Randolph (who was an exciting gospel showman with Hendrix-like chops and bravado during his own set) on pedal steel guitar was a welcomed addition on Clapton's encores, turning Cream's cluttered "Sunshine of Your Love" into a raucous roof-raiser and inspiring the frontman on Muddy Waters' "Got My Mojo Workin' " to get his guitar mojo working overtime.

Мда, охрененно!
Особенно цены! Может скинемся
Я не очень то жалую клептона после года 1974, стал не мою музыку играть, вот бы крим вернуть.
Никто не знает где скачать Cream BBC Session?

Отвечаю сам на свой вопрос весь Cream я нашел на найте http://3mp3.ru/ru/ Так что кому нужно, дерзайте!
Кроме того хочу спросить, где в сети найти инфо (фото, mp3 если есть) о воссоединении Cream для Зала Славы Рок"n"Ролла?

Привет!

Эрик великолепен, конечно, мастер. Одно замечание относительно его студийных работ. Клаптон настолько чисто играет, так отточенно, отшлифованно, что в сочетании со студийными возможностями качественой записи иногда возникает парадокс - так чисто, что даже несколько клинически. Именно поэтому я особенно люблю концерты Клаптона, где звук тоже филигранный, но при этом есть шерховатости, которые придают записи особый блеск, жизнь, задор, энергию. One Noght Stand очень люблю, а из студийных - Another Ticket.

Фоток много на Клэптоновских сайтах разбросано.
А записи существуют:
http://www.geetarz.org/reviews/clapton/long_time_comin.htm
http://www.geetarz.org/reviews/clapton/cream_rock_and_roll_hall_of_fame.htm

2SergeK
Спасибо огромное полез изучать, есть еще один интересный бутлег "Almost Cream" - Oh Boy с концертом Bottom Line, New York 07.12.1989, данные утверждают, что во втором отделении вылезли и Джек Брюс, и Бейкер.

Вранье это, дело было 11.10.1988 на коцерте Брюса, Эрик играл SPOONFUL & Sunshine Of Your Love (без Бейкера).

Clapton masterminds outfitter's relaunch

Rock star Eric Clapton has been "moonlighting" as the co-owner and design director of a gentleman's outfitters in London.

The 59-year-old acquired a 50% stake in Cordings of Piccadilly in December. For the past seven months he's been supervising its relaunch as the home of traditional country clothing.

Clapton said he bought into the company because he liked its classic shirts and tweed shooting jackets and wanted to be able to go on buying them.

Speaking from the US, where he has been on tour since June, Clapton said: "I wanted to help preserve Cordings for myself. And I would like to ensure its future for the people who still like to buy beautiful country clothes."

Cordings was the originator of such classics as the Covert coat and the Tattersall shirt, and made riding boots for the Queen Mother, the Duke of Windsor and Mrs Simpson.

Clapton added: "My favourite Cordings pieces are their tweed shooting and hacking jackets. I like to aspire to elegance, but never achieve it. I can find the right clothes but can't do anything about my face."

A women's collection will be launched this month, says the Daily Telegraph.

Ну, дык, Эрик известный дэнди..."Не токма "версачей" единым жив человек" (старинная "барахолистая" мудрость)