Strictly the Blues [Import, Original recording remastered]

Eric Clapton | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 5, 1998)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import, Original recording remastered
• Label: Castle Pulse
• ASIN: B000008554
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #42,649 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Got to Hurry

2. I Ain't Got You

3. Good Morning Little Schoolgirl

4. Let It Rock

5. A Certain Girl

6. Take It Easy Baby

7. Too Much Monkey Business

8. Draggin' My Tail

9. Tribute to Elmore

10. Snake Drive

11. West Coast Idea

12. Choker

13. Freight Loader

14. Down in the Boots

15. L.A. Breakdown

16. Steelin'

17. Chuckles

18. I'm Your Witchdoctor

19. Telephone Blues

20. On Top of the World

Editorial Reviews

Tracks Include: A Certain Girl, Take it Easy Baby, Down in the Boots, on the Top of the World. Feat. Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck, John Mayalls and More.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Claptons' blues, January 16, 2006

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rick from Boston - See all my reviews

This review is from: Strictly the Blues (Audio CD)

These recordings are essential for anyone's collection of Eric Clapton or British Blues.All titles were recorded before he reached total stardom with Cream. Some are with the Yardbirds, some with John Mayall, and some are small band sessions done between Eric being in groups.Just the 2 songs done with Mayall,"telephone blues" and "I'm your witchdoctor" are worth the price(bargain) of the disc. The screaming (almost) one note distorted solo in "witchdoctor" is amazing and the solo in "telephone" has to be one of the best he ever recorded. These were recorded during the time that the "Clapton is god" graffiti appeared in London and listening to the intensity of his playing helps you understand why.Awesome music.

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars For completests - some good songs but poor sound quality, May 29, 2002

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sir_isaac_newton (UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Strictly the Blues (Audio CD)

There are some very good tracks on here - but the sound quality of many is poor. I particularly like the Blues Breakers tracks, like Telephone Blues. The early Yardbirds tracks are interesting but some of the songs are so-so. They are interesting because they have some of that great heavy, distorted guitar sound which is generally associated with Eric Clapton's later Blues Breakers work. Sound quality is dubious to bad on several tracks (perhaps not surprisingly considering how long ago they were made)e.g. tribute to Elmore. The CD includes a couple of covers of Chuck Berry songs with a more rocking feel, as well as more traditional blues.

Before you buy this though, consider buying the following Eric Clapton blues albums first - they are much better:
Eric Clapton with John Mayall's BLuesbreakers,
From the Cradle,
Unplugged.

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars WONDERFUL...., October 17, 2005

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The Critic "Mr. D" (Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Strictly the Blues (Audio CD)

I really enjoyed this album. The way it's put together.. the sound quality is not that wonderful but that can be overlooked because this is Eric Clapton after all. Maybe not his best, but it's certainly up there.