Eric Clapton - New York 1986 (2025)

Having finally recovered from chronic alcoholism by the mid-1980s, Eric Clapton returned to his hugely successful solo career with renewed gusto. He played a primetime slot at Live Aid in 85 and released a number of well-received albums. Two of these were produced by and featured Phil Collins: Behind The Sun in 85, which reached the Top 10 in five countries and went Platinum in the U.S., and August in 86, which spawned three Top 10 singles, including the chart-topping It's In The Way That You Use It , co-written with Robbie Robertson, formerly of The Band. The latter of these was Clapton s biggest-selling record to date. He also wrote and recorded the soundtrack for the 1985 political thriller Edge Of Darkness , for which he won both an Ivor Novello Award and a BAFTA. Eric toured the world in 1985 and 1986, during the latter part of which he played a three night stint at The Ritz in New York from 22nd to 24th November 86, concurring with the release of August. The set he performed at this prestigious venue on 23rd was the subject of a live FM radio broadcast transmitted across the United States, and it is this performance which now features on this double disc set. Including an eclectic selection of classics and covers and featuring some reworked Cream numbers, this dynamic show is now available on two disk CD for the first time!