Slowhand at 70 – Live at the Royal Albert Hall explained

Slowhand at 70 – Live at the Royal Albert Hall
Type:live
Artist:Eric Clapton
Cover:Slowhand at 70.jpg
Venue:Royal Albert Hall
Genre:Blues rock · blues
Length:52:06 (Cinema release)
118:59 (Double CD)
119:19 (DVD/Blu-Ray re-release)
Label:Eagle · Universal · Warner
Producer:Audrey Davenport
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Slowhand at 70 – Live at the Royal Albert Hall is a November 2015 album by Eric Clapton recorded live at the Royal Albert Hall on 21 May 2015 during his "70th Birthday Celebration" tour.[1] A film of the concert was released on 14 September 2015 via cinema broadcasting in various territories. The cinema release included a report on Clapton's history at the Royal Albert Hall. A DVD, Blu-ray, compact disc and gramophone record release of the performance was released on 13 November 2015.[2]

Recording

Keyboardist Paul Carrack recalled in an interview with the Canadian National Post: "I thought the playing was amazing. Eric doesn't make much fuss about the fact that it's the 70th so in that respect it was just like any other gig but there was a special atmosphere in the hall. When we came off stage the first night Eric said he wasn't gonna let it go on. I think the second night must have been a lot better. [...] With Eric, playing at the Albert Hall … it's really just about the music. It feels like you're playing in a small club, almost. Especially when you’ve been out playing those big auditoriums, which aren't built for music. But the Albert Hall has this wonderful, intimate atmosphere".[3]

Content

According to the official release announcement, the movie features "classic songs and fan favourites from throughout Eric Clapton's career", including tracks the British rock musician recorded with bands like Cream, Derek & the Dominos and titles Clapton made famous throughout his extensive career as a solo artist. The track listing features hit single releases including "Layla", "I Shot the Sheriff", "Tears in Heaven" and "Wonderful Tonight". A special featurette filmed for cinema audiences only consists of interviews by Paul Gambaccini with both fellow band members Paul Carrack, Andy Fairweather Low and Chris Stainton, as well as music journalists Paul Sexton and Hugh Fielder. Besides showing Clapton, who plays guitar and sings at the performance, the six-piece band of Stainton and Carrack on keyboards and Hammond organ, Nathan East on bass guitar, Steve Gadd on drums, and Michelle John and Sharon White singing background vocals is shown equally alongside scenes of the English venue.

Release

Both a trailer and an official announcement were released by Clapton's official management and concert promoters on 19 August 2015 over the internet and social media.[4] The movie, featuring a selected number of songs performed by Clapton at London's Royal Albert Hall on 21 May 2015 during his "70th Birthday Celebration" tour, was released from 14 September 2015 onwards via cinema broadcasting worldwide under license of Arts Alliance, Warner Bros. Records and Eagle Rock Entertainment.[5] On 1 September 2015 a sneak preview featuring Clapton's live performance of "Cocaine" was released.[6] The release features a high-definition picture and 5.1 surround sound.[7] On 31 August 2015 it was announced that a DVD, Blu-ray, compact disc and gramophone record version of the recordings would be released on 13 November 2015 through Eagle Rock Entertainment.[8] A DVD and three vinyl record package was made available through pre-order via Amazon.com on 16 September 2015.[9] Just before the release was made visible on Amazon.com, an executive of Germany's Warner Music Group told the German radio station Radio NRW that there would be limited gramophone record pressings of the recordings made for the market.[10] On 13 November 2015, the following packages were released: Double DVD with double CD,[11] gramophone record,[12] double CD,[13] DVD,[14] Blu-ray disc[15] and a triple vinyl release with included DVD.[16]

Personnel

Taken from the album's liner notes.[17]

Critical reception

Music journalist Or Barnea of Utab Music calls the concert documentary "fantastic" and notes, Clapton and his band perform on stage "like never seen before".[18]

Charts

Chart (2015–16)Peak
position
Australian Music DVD (ARIA)[19] 5
Austrian Music DVD (Ö3 Austria)[20] 1
Belgian Music DVD (Ultratop Flanders)[21] 3
Belgian Music DVD (Ultratop Wallonia)[22] 1
Dutch Music DVD (MegaCharts)[23] 2
Finnish Music DVD (Suomen virallinen lista)[24] 1
French Music DVD (SNEP)[25] 1
German Music DVD (Offizielle Top 10)[26] 1
Hong Kong Music DVD (IFPI)[27] 1
Italian Music DVD (FIMI)[28] 1
Japanese Music Blu-ray (Oricon)[29] 7
Japanese Music DVD (Oricon)[30] 17
Spanish Music DVD (PROMUSICAE)[31] 5
Swedish Music DVD (Sverigetopplistan)[32] 1
Swiss Music DVD (Schweizer Hitparade)[33] 1
UK Music Video (OCC)[34] 2
US Music Video (Billboard)[35] 1

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Eric Clapton: Live at the Royal Albert Hall UCI KINOWELT . de . uci-kinowelt.de . UCI Cinemas . 1 September 2015 . 16 September 2015 . unfit . https://web.archive.org/web/20150903160138/http://www.uci-kinowelt.de/film/eric-clapton-live-at-the-royal-albert-hall/330134 . 3 September 2015 .
  2. Web site: Eric Clapton Live at the Royal Albert Hall Coming To Theaters on JamBase. jambase.com. JamBase. 19 August 2015. 16 September 2015.
  3. Web site: John. Dekel. 'The playing was amazing': Eric Clapton band member Paul Carrack recalls playing with Slowhand at 70. Postmedia Network Inc.. National Post. Canada. 17 September 2015. 19 September 2015.
  4. Web site: Eric Clapton: Live at the Royal Albert Hall. ericclaptonfilm.com. 19 August 2015. 14 November 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20151118060310/http://ericclaptonfilm.com/. 18 November 2015. dmy-all.
  5. Web site: 'Eric Clapton: Live at the Albert Hall': Exclusive Trailer (VIDEO) – Huffington Post. Huffington Post. 19 August 2015. 14 November 2015.
  6. Web site: Eric Clapton 'Cocaine' – from Eric Clapton: Live at the Royal Albert Hall Concert Film. youtube.com. Eric Clapton's Official YouTube Channel. 1 September 2015. 14 November 2015.
  7. Web site: Legends of Rock: Eric Clapton – Live at the Royal Albert Hall – Cineplex Singen. cineplex.de. Cineplex Cinemas. de. 14 November 2015.
  8. Web site: Live at the Royal Albert Hall (Releases). Facebook.com. Ruud. Kunkels. Facebook Inc.. 31 August 2015. 14 November 2015.
  9. Web site: Slowhand At 70 Live At The Royal Albert Hall Music DVD+3LP Set: Amazon.co.uk: Eric Clapton: DVD & Blu-ray. Amazon.com, Inc.. Amazon.com. 13 November 2015 . 14 November 2015.
  10. radio NRW. Radio NRW. 16 September 2015. 14:48. 14 November 2015.
  11. Web site: Eric Clapton: Slowhand at 70 – Live at the Royal Albert Hall [2DVD, 2CD]]. de. JPC.de. 14 November 2015.
  12. Web site: Eric Clapton: Slowhand at 70 – Live at the Royal Albert Hall [Vinyl]]. de. JPC.de. 14 November 2015.
  13. Web site: Eric Clapton: Slowhand at 70 – Live at the Royal Albert Hall [2CD]]. de. JPC.de. 14 November 2015.
  14. Web site: Eric Clapton: Slowhand at 70 – Live at the Royal Albert Hall [DVD]]. de. JPC.de. 14 November 2015.
  15. Web site: Eric Clapton: Slowhand at 70 – Live at the Royal Albert Hall [Blu-ray disc]]. de. JPC.de. 14 November 2015.
  16. Web site: Eric Clapton: Slowhand at 70 – Live at the Royal Albert Hall [Triple LP with DVD]]. de. JPC.de. 14 November 2015.
  17. Slowhand at 70 – Live at the Royal Albert Hall. Paul Sexton. Eric Clapton. CD / DVD Media liner notes. Eagle Rock Entertainment. United Kingdom. EAGDV052. 2015. 9.
  18. Web site: Or. Barnea. Behold: At 70, Eric Clapton Is Simply Incredible – utab. Acum / CISAC Limited. Utab Music. 10 September 2015. 16 September 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304102136/https://www.utab.com/magazine/article/mFXK9jwWYBg. 4 March 2016. dmy-all.
  19. Web site: ARIA Australian Top 40 Music DVDs | Australia's Official Top 40 Music DVDs – ARIA Charts . Australian Recording Industry Association, Ltd. . ARIA Charts . Australia . 25 December 2015 . unfit . https://web.archive.org/web/20151123205059/http://www.ariacharts.com.au/chart/music-dvds . 23 November 2015 .
  20. Web site: Austria Top 40 – Musik-DVD Top 10 27.11.2015 – austriancharts.at . Steffen Hung – Hung Medien . Ö3 Austria Top 40 . de . Austria . 25 December 2015 . unfit . https://web.archive.org/web/20151129092736/http://www.austriancharts.at/charts/musik-dvd . 29 November 2015 .
  21. Web site: ultratop.be – Eric Clapton – Slowhand At 70 – Live At The Royal Albert Hall [DVD]]. Steffen Hung – Hung Medien. Ultratop. nl. Belgium. 25 December 2015.
  22. Web site: ultratop.be – Eric Clapton – Slowhand At 70 – Live At The Royal Albert Hall [DVD]]. Steffen Hung – Hung Medien. Ultratop. fr. Belgium. 25 December 2015.
  23. Web site: Eric Clapton – Slowhand At 70 - Live At The Royal Albert Hall [DVD] – dutchcharts.nl]. Steffen Hung – Hung Medien. MegaCharts. nl. Netherlands. 25 December 2015.
  24. Web site: Eric Clapton: Slowhand At 70 – Live At The Royal Albert Hall. Musiikkituottajat. The Official Finnish Charts. fi. Finland. 6 March 2016.
  25. Web site: Classement officiel des ventes de DVD Musicaux du 20 novembre 2015 au 26 novembre 2015 . Pure Charts by Charts in France . Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique . fr . France . 25 December 2015 . unfit . https://web.archive.org/web/20151201193314/http://www.chartsinfrance.net/charts/1547/videos-musicales.php . 1 December 2015 .
  26. Web site: BVV Medien. Marktdaten. Video Charts. TOP 10 DVD Musik . BVV Media. Media Results. Video Charts. Top 10 Music DVDs . GfK Entertainment . Bundesverband Audiovisuelle Medien e.V. . de . Hamburg, Germany . 5 January 2016 . unfit . https://web.archive.org/web/20151129094403/http://www.bvv-medien.org/marktdaten/video-charts/top-10-dvd-musik/ . 29 November 2015 .
  27. Web site: Hong Kong Top 25 Music DVD. International Federation of the Phonographic Industry Hong Kong. hmv Hong Kong Ltd.. Hong Kong. 5 January 2016.
  28. Web site: DVD Musicali – Classifica settimanale WK 46 (dal 2015-11-13 al 2015-11-19). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. it. Italy. 25 December 2015.
  29. Web site: スローハンド・アット・70 – エリック・クラプトン・ライヴ・アット・ザ・ロイヤル・アルバート・ホール(2000セット完全限定生産) | エリック・クラプトン | ORICON STYLE. Product Information and Charts · Slowhand at 70: Eric Clapton Live at the Royal Albert Hall (2015) [Blu-ray]. oricon.co.jp. Oricon Style. ja. Japan. 25 December 2015.
  30. Web site: スローハンド・アット・70 - エリック・クラプトン・ライヴ・アット・ザ・ロイヤル・アルバート・ホール | エリック・クラプトン | ORICON STYLE. Product Information and Charts · Slowhand at 70: Eric Clapton Live at the Royal Albert Hall (2015) [DVD]. oricon.co.jp. Oricon Style. ja. Japan. 25 December 2015.
  31. Web site: DVD – 4-12-2015 a 10-12-2015. Productores de Música de España. Promusicae.es. es. Spain. 5 January 2016.
  32. Web site: Sveriges Officiella Topplista. Swedish Recording Industry Association. Sverigetopplistan. sv. Search for "Eric Clapton" and select the DVD to see the chart positions.. Sweden. 25 December 2015.
  33. Web site: Eric Clapton – Slowhand At 70 – Live At The Royal Albert Hall [DVD] – swisscharts.com]. Steffen Hung – Hung Medien. Schweizer Hitparade. de. Switzerland. 5 January 2016.
  34. Web site: Official Music Video Chart Top 50 . The Official UK Charts Company 2015 . 15 November 2015 . United Kingdom . 25 December 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151117201646/http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/music-video-chart/ . 17 November 2015 .
  35. Music Video Sales : Dec 05, 2015. Billboard. United States. 25 December 2015.

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