ERIC CLAPTON : INTO THE FIRE

 

Disc One (60:03)

  1. Malted Milk
  2. Terraplane Blues
  3. How Long
  4. 32-20
  5. Kidman Blues
  6. County Jail
  7. .44
  8. Blues Leave Me Alone
  9. Tell Me Mama
  10. White Room
  11. Badge
  12. Wonderful Tonight
  13. Stone Free

Disc Two (53:57)

  1. Circus Left Town
  2. Tears in Heaven
  3. Crossroads
  4. Tearing Us Apart
  5. Groaning the Blues
  6. Cocaine
  7. Ain't Nobody's Business
  8. Layla

Label : Mid Valley

Venue : Budokan Theatre, Tokyo, Japan

Recording Date : October 25, 26 & 27, 1993

Quality : Soundboard Recording (A+)

Review (Geetarz) : Recorded over several nights at Tokyo's Budokan Theater, this is an interesting release, as this is not a pure soundboard recording! Obviously mixed for broadcast / release, from several different nights, and the mix itself is what one could call a "radio" mix, in that crowd mics are used to add ambience as is usually done on broadcasts. One can only speculate that this was destined for release at some point, and plans were shelved. Luckily, Mid Valley to the rescue - an essential part of any Clapton collection, the eclectic mix of traditional blues, classic rock, and pop hits is a winner. Recommended.