The word Definitive in the title is correct. This is a significant overhaul of October 1991’s original Eric Clapton 2CD 24 Nights, now expanded to fill six CDs (or 16 sides of vinyl) either as a box set (boosted by Blu-ray video) or three standalone double CDs – subtitled Rock, Blues and Orchestral to reflect the different star-studded backing Clapton employed on various nights of his long residencies.
The material stands both as a broadly-based hits collection and a collectors dream (35 of the 47 performances are previously unreleased). On the 18-song Rock CD contemporary favourites Pretending, Bad Love and the Bo Diddley cover Before You Accuse Me are all very good, but the likes of White Room, Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door, a soaring nine-minute Wonderful Tonight and Sunshine Of Your Love encore outshine them.
