Delaney & Bonnie & Friends - On Tour With Eric Clapton: Deluxe Edition Box Set [4 CD, 2010/FLAC]


Delaney and Bonnie Bramlett assembled an all-star group of "friends" in 1969 for a weeklong tour of England, a legendary excursion that would produce On Tour With Eric Clapton, one of rock's most powerful and enduring live albums. Clocking in at a mere 40 minutes, the original left fans wanting more for decades. THE WAIT IS OVER - Rhino Handmade delivers with a four-disc deluxe reissue expanded with more than three hours of unreleased roof-raising, hickory-smoked rock 'n' soul.

 




The set, which comes packaged in a mock road case, contains Delaney & Bonnie & Friends' complete performance at London's Royal Albert Hall, plus a composite of the next night's performances at Colston Hall in Bristol, and both the early and late shows from the tour's final stop at Fairfield Halls in Croydon. Along with the Bramletts, the touring band showcased on these discs includes guitarists Eric Clapton and Dave Mason, bassist Carl Radle, drummer Jim Gordon, organist Bobby Whitlock, Jim Price and Bobby Keys on horns, percussionist Tex Johnson, and singer Rita Coolidge.

Along with unreleased versions of all the songs from the original, this reissue also contains several songs not featured on the 1970 album, including "I Don't Know Why" a track the Bramletts penned with Clapton; "My Baby Specializes" and "Everybody Loves A Winner" from the Bramlett's debut Home; "Get Ourselves Together" from the couple's 1969 follow-up Accept No Substitute; the traditional "Will The Circle Be Unbroken"; a cover of Spencer Davis Group's "Gimme Some Lovin'"; and the instrumental "Pigmy."

Disc 1

01. Intro / Tuning (Live 12/1/1969) 00:41
02. Opening Jam (Live 12/1/1969) 04:48
03. Gimme some Lovin' (Live 12/1/1969) 03:49
04. Band Introductions (Live 12/1/1969) 01:36
05. Only You Know And I Know (Live 12/1/1969) 04:35
06. Medley: Poor Elijah / Tribute To Johnson (Live 12/1/1969) 05:18
07. Get Ourselves Together (Live 12/1/1969) 03:01
08. I Don't Know Why (Live 12/1/1969) 04:51
09. Where's There's A Will, There's A Way (Live 12/1/1969) 04:29
10. That's What My Man Is For (Live 12/1/1969) 03:43
11. Medley: Pour Your Love On Me / Just Plain Beautiful (Live 12/1/1969) 09:16
12. Everybody Loves A Winner (Live 12/1/1969) 04:48
13. Things Get Better (Live 12/1/1969) 04:02
14. Coming Home (Live 12/1/1969) 04:48
15. I Don't Want To Discuss It (Live 12/1/1969) 05:19
16. Little Richard Medley: Tutti Frutti / The Girl Can't Help It / Long Tall Sally / Jenny Jenny (Live 12/1/1969) 07:31
17. My Baby Specializes (Live 12/1/1969) 04:18

Disc 2

01. Intro / Tuning (Live 12/2/1969) 00:38
02. Opening Jam (Live 12/2/1969) 04:39
03. Gimme Some Lovin' (Live 12/2/1969) 03:51
04. Things Get Better (Live 12/2/1969) 03:32
05. Medley: Poor Elijah / Tribute To Johnson (Live 12/2/1969) 05:17
06. I Don't Know Why (Live 12/2/1969) 05:11
07. Medley: Pour Your Love On Me / Just Plain Beautiful (Live 12/2/1969) 08:41
08. Where There's A Will, There's A Way (Live 12/2/1969) 04:12
09. Coming Home (Live 12/2/1969) 04:49
10. Little Richard Medley: Tutti Frutti / The Girl Can't Help It / Long Tall Sally / Jenny Jenny (Live 12/2/1969) 06:29
11. I Don't Want To Discuss It (Live 12/2/1969) 05:52
12. Crowd / Announcement (Live 12/2/1969) 02:55


Disc 3

01. Intro / Tuning (Live 12/7/1969 - 1st Show) 00:50
02. Gimme Some Lovin' (Live 12/7/1969 - 1st Show) 03:55
03. Introduction (Live 12/7/1969 - 1st Show) 00:44
04. Things Get Better (Live 12/7/1969 - 1st Show) 04:27
05. Medley: Poor Elijah / Tribute To Johnson (Live 12/7/1969 - 1st Show) 06:28
06. I Don't Know Why (Live 12/7/1969 - 1st Show) 05:09
07. Where There's A Will, There's A Way (Live 12/7/1969 - 1st Show) 05:02
08. That's What My Man Is For (Live 12/7/1969 - 1st Show) 04:46
09. I Don't Want To Discuss It (Live 12/7/1969 - 1st Show) 04:36
10. Coming Home (Live 12/7/1969 - 1st Show) 07:51

Disc 4

01. Intro / Tuning (Live 12/7/1969 - 2nd Show) 01:24
02. Gimme Some Lovin' (Live 12/7/1969 - 2nd Show) 04:20
03. Pigmy (Live 12/7/1969 - 2nd Show) 08:51
04. Introductions (Live 12/7/1969 - 2nd Show) 01:30
05. Things Get Better (Live 12/7/1969 - 2nd Show) 04:38
06. Medley: Poor Elijah / Tribute To Johnson (Live 12/7/1969 - 2nd Show) 05:11
07. Only You Know And I Know (Live 12/7/1969 - 2nd Show) 05:07
08. Will The Circle Be Unbroken (Live 12/7/1969 - 2nd Show) 03:11
09. Where There's A Will, There's A Way (Live 12/7/1969 - 2nd Show) 04:50
10. I Don't Know Why (Live 12/7/1969 - 2nd Show) 05:10
11. That's What My Man Is For (Live 12/7/1969 - 2nd Show) 04:30
12. Coming Home (Live 12/7/1969 - 2nd Show) 06:04
13. Little Richard Medley: Tutti Frutti / The Girl Can't Help It / Long Tall Sally / Jenny Jenny (Live 12/7/1969 - 2nd Show) 06:17