Stages [Import]

Eric Clapton | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 30, 1996)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Musicrama/Koch
• ASIN: B000003P4H
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,837,695 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Steppin' Out

2. Rambling on My Mind

3. Hide Away

4. Have You Heard

5. Outside Woman Blues

6. Crossroads

7. They Call It Stormy Monday

8. Well Alright

9. Bell Bottom Blues

10. Blues Power [Live]

11. Driftin' Blues

12. Mean Old Frisco

Editorial Reviews

Japanese only SHM pressing. The SHM-CD [Super High Material CD] format features enhanced audio quality through the use of a special polycarbonate plastic. Using a process developed by JVC and Universal Music Japan discovered through the joint companies' research into LCD display manufacturing SHM-CDs feature improved transparency on the data side of the disc allowing for more accurate reading of CD data by the CD player laser head. SHM-CD format CDs are fully compatible with standard CD players. Universal. 2009. --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars 3 stars for suggesting you to buy it, May 21, 2001

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ty7777 "I don't give out m'name" (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Stages (Audio CD)

The material gets 4 or 5 stars but I just don't recommend it. Go to the heart of the matter- That's what I recommend. I don't remember how I came by this album but I wouldn't buy it twice no matter how good the material was. If you are a clapton fan- You'll probably end up getting the records that carry this material without having to buy a compilation disk like this. If you are not really a big Clapton fan and just a blues fan than look up his electric all blues album- from the cradle which is superior or his acoustic live set at mtv unplugged or even Eric Clapton: Blues which is a decent compilation. Just cut to the chase and don't bother with this. Like I said a big fan would have this material on all sorts of different albums already and someone just interested in EC blues would probably be better off with one of the ones I named. I'm not trying to tell you what to do, but that's what I would do having listened to this album anyway. Like I said - the songs and playing are all great but for instance- They call it stormy monday[great song pick]... Not the best sound quality you can get. I'd spend another dollar or two on a better group from the same time period if I were you. But I'm not, so all I can say is that I hope I helped.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Go hear the Originals, December 11, 2002

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Bob Davis (Christchurch New Zealand) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Stages (Audio CD)

As a Fan of Eric from the early days, this album was really unnecessary as I have almost all of the tracks on their original albums. However, it still is a good introduction to why Eric excited us in the 'olden days'. His playing with Mayall and Cream remains his best work. This generalisation is not totally true as shown by the 'Same Old Blues' track from the 'Behind the Sun' album which unfortunately not featured here, but 'CrossRoads' is still as magic as ever. I also love 'Outside Woman Blues' because it also shows how good Ginger Baker was on drums.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Clapton Raw and Direct, May 15, 2001

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Martin Burban (San Jose, Costa Rica) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Stages (Audio CD)

This is one of many Clapton recordings/compilations, but in my opinion one the bests. These are the type of songs that a EC fan would like to hear, not only the latest commercial efforts but also his roots.