Eric Clapton – E.C. Was Here (1975/2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 46:48 minutes | 1,92 GB | Genre: Blues Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Polydor Records

E. C. Was Here is a live album released in 1975 by Eric Clapton. Recorded in 1974 and 1975 at the Long Beach Arena, at the Hammersmith Odeon and at the Providence Civic Center during his first tour since touring with Derek and the Dominos in 1970.

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Eric Clapton – Backless (1978/2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 41:09 minutes | 1,64 GB | Genre: Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Polydor Records

Backless is Eric Clapton’s sixth studio album and was originally released in November 1978. The album peaked at #8 on the Pop Albums chart, and the single “Promises” reached #9 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart. It was produced by Glyn Johns.

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Eric Clapton – Back Home (2005/2011)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 01:00:15 minutes | 778 MB | Genre: Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Reprise Records

With Back Home, three-time Rock and Roll Hall of Famer and 16-time Grammy winner Clapton finds his way home with another modern classic. The record is comprised mostly of Clapton originals and features contributions by Steve Winwood, Billy Preston, Steve Gadd, John Mayer, and others. Back Home also features a couple of stellar covers, including George Harrison’s “Love Comes to Everyone” and “I’m Going Left,” by Stevie Wonder and Syreeta Wright.

Winner of 2006 Grammy® Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical

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Eric Clapton – August (1986/2012)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 49:36 minutes | 590 MB | Genre: Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Reprise Records

Chart History/Awards
– “It’s In The Way That You Use It” reached #1 on the Mainstream Rock charts.

Eric Clapton’s 1986 classic August represents a pivotal outing by the legendary guitarist. The evocative album features his trademark sounds with glimpses of R&B influences. Joining Clapton are greats Phil Collins (producer/drummer), Greg Phillinganes (keyboardist), Nathan East (bassist) and guest vocalist Tina Turner. The album includes his iconic track “It’s In The Way That You Use It,” which peaked at #1 on the Mainstream Rock charts and is featured in the motion picture film, The Color of Money. August is one of Clapton’s biggest-selling solo albums.

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Eric Clapton – Another Ticket (1981/2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 38:51 minutes | 1,54 GB | Genre: Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © RSO Records

Another Ticket is Eric Clapton’s seventh studio album, and his last for Polydor Records. It was recorded in 1980 at Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas, and was released on February 17, 1981. Produced by Tom Dowd, the album peaked at #7 on the Billboard 200 chart in 1981, and the single “I Can’t Stand It” hit #1 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart in 1981, as well as #10 on the Billboard Hot 100.

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Eric Clapton – 461 Ocean Boulevard (1974/2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 39:33 minutes | 1,73 GB | Genre: Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Polydor Records

Transfers and Mastering by Seth Foster at Sterling Sound, NYC

All digital files were mastered directly from the original analogue tapes using a custom-made analog transferring console and native hi resolution digital converters.
Tape research and remastering supervision by Bill Levenson

Eric Clapton’s 1974 release 461 Ocean Boulevard stands as a crucial milestone in his much-revered catalogue. It’s the album on which Clapton reinvented himself as a solo artist, reestablishing his musical and commercial credibility after 2 years of relative inactivity. Regarded by many as his best solo effort, 461 Ocean Boulevard contains some of Clapton’s most personal music, and created the musical template that he would follow for decades to come.

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Eric Clapton – 461 Ocean Boulevard (1974/1996)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 39:38 minutes | 817 MB | Genre: Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Polydor Records

One of Rolling Stone’s “500 Greatest Albums of All Time,” Clapton’s second solo album featured a number of his most powerful singles, including “Let It Grow”, “Willie and the Hand Jive” and “I Shot the Sheriff”.

461 Ocean Boulevard is Eric Clapton’s second studio solo album, arriving after his side project of Derek and the Dominos and a long struggle with heroin addiction. Although there are some new reggae influences, the album doesn’t sound all that different from the rock, pop, blues, country, and R&B amalgam of Eric Clapton. However, 461 Ocean Boulevard is a tighter, more focused outing that enables Clapton to stretch out instrumentally. Furthermore, the pop concessions on the album — the sleek production, the concise running times — don’t detract from the rootsy origins of the material, whether it’s Johnny Otis’ “Willie and the Hand Jive,” the traditional blues “Motherless Children,” Bob Marley’s “I Shot the Sheriff,” or Clapton’s emotional original “Let It Grow.” With its relaxed, friendly atmosphere and strong bluesy roots, 461 Ocean Boulevard set the template for Clapton’s ’70s albums. Though he tried hard to make an album exactly like it, he never quite managed to replicate its charms.

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