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ERIC CLAPTON 1963

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Eric with the Yardbirds

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 Eric with the Yardbirds
Annual Index INDEX
Tourography 1963 		1964

CONTENTS

No recordings known THE ROOSTERS- The Roosters
No recordings known CASEY JONES & The ENGINEERS- Casey Jones & The Engineers
Regular Release THE FIRST RECORDINGS - The Yardbirds
Regular Release THE FIRST RECORDINGS - The Yardbirds
SONNY BOY WILLIAMSON & THE YARDBIRDS - Sonny Boy Williamson
SONNY BOY WILLIAMSON & THE YARDBIRDS - Sonny Boy Williamson
SONNY BOY WILLIAMSON & THE YARDBIRDS - Sonny Boy Williamson
STEVE WINWOOD & FRIENDS- Steve Winwood
LIVE SAGA 1963-1967 - The Yardbirds
GOLDEN EGGS - The Yardbirds
MORE GOLDEN EGGS - The Yardbirds
Regular Release TRAIN KEPT A ROLLIN' - The Yardbirds
Regular Release THE SURVIVOR - Eric Clapton
Regular Release CLAPTON'S CRADLE: THE EARLY YARDBIRDS RECORDINGS - The Yardbirds
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Eric Clapton performing with The Roosters No known recordings THE ROOSTERS



Jan - Aug 1963

Clapton's first band, The Roosters was originally an Oxford based outfit put together by Paul Jones (later with Manfred Mann) and Ben Palmer. ...but Paul and another founding member, Brian Jones, had both left by the time Tom McGuinness asked him to join. After rather limited success, they split up, before the R&B boom had taken root.
Formed in early 1963....lasted for about 6 months.
Known to have played mainly private parties.
Various gigs in the London area, including the Ricky Tick clubs in Windsor, Kingston and West Wickham, the Wooden Bridge Hotel in Guildford, the Marquee club in London.

Unfortunately no recordings are known to exist.
(Anyone with information on such please email me!)


Personnel: CONTENTS TOP
EC with Casey Jones & The Engineers No known recordings CASEY JONES & THE ENGINEERS



September 1963

Casey Jones, a liverpaudian who boasted that The Big Three had once been his backing group, came to London to capitalise on 'the Mersey Boom'. Tom McGuiness and Eric both joined his band,
"but we both learned that some things are more important than money."
A blind alley down which Clapton stumbled for seven gigs during September 1963. McGuinness, who survived the 8 gigs as an Engineer, replaced Dave Richmond as Manfred Mann's bass.
Unfortunately no recordings are known to exist with Eric.
(Anyone with information on such please email me!)

Personnel:
Casey Jones went on to form the Governors and released several albums. Available are: CONTENTS TOP
THE FIRST RECORDINGS Regular Release THE FIRST RECORDINGS - Yardbirds
7-8 December 1963 - Crawdaddy Club, Richmond, Surrey, UK
Charly 186 EEC CD
    CD Tracks:
  1. Smokestack Lightning
  2. Let It Rock
  3. Honey In Your Hips
  4. I Wish You Would
  5. You Can't Judge A Book By The Cover
  6. +Talkin' About You
  7. +Boom Boom
  8. +Honey In Your Hips
Producer: Giorgio Gomelsky
Engineer: ? (2 track reel-to-reel)
Personnel:
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THE FIRST RECORDINGS - 2 Regular Release THE FIRST RECORDINGS - Yardbirds
7-8 December 1963 - Crawdaddy Club, Richmond, Surrey, UK
L&R Reocrds LR CD-440 (USA, Canada & Mexico)[1981]
Total Time - xx:xx

    CD Tracks:
  1. Smokestack Lightnin' 6:48
  2. You Can't Judge A Book By The Cover 2:56
  3. Take It Easy Baby 4:12
  4. Talkin' About You 1:56
  5. Let It Rock 2:17
  6. I Wish You Would 5:55
  7. Boom Boom 2:24
  8. Honey In Your Hips 2:18
  9. Who Do You Love 4:13

Producer - Horst Lippman
Personnel: CONTENTS TOP
Guest Appearance SONNY BOY WILLIAMSON & THE YARDBIRDS - Sonny Boy Williamson & The Yardbirds SONNY BOY WILLIAMSON & THE YARDBIRDS- LP
8 December 1963 - Crawdaddy Club, Richmond, Surrey, UK
Fontana TL 5277 Released January 1966
    LP Tracks:
  1. Bye Bye Bird
  2. Mister Downchild
  3. 23 Hours Too Long
  4. Out On The Water Coast
  5. Pontiac Blues
  6. Take It Easy Baby
  7. Do The Weston (Western Arizona)
  8. +The River Rhine
  9. +A Lost Care
  10. +Honey In Your Hips - Yardbirds
Producer: Giogio Gomelsky
Engineer: ? (2 track reel-to-reel)
Personnel:
Notes: CONTENTS TOP
Guest Appearance SONNY BOY WILLIAMSON & THE YARDBIRDS - Sonny Boy Williamson & The Yardbirds SONNY BOY WILLIAMSON & THE YARDBIRDS - LP
Mercury SR-61271 LP
    LP Tracks:
    Side 1 -
  1. Bye, Bye Bird 2:23
  2. Mister Down Child 3:56
  3. 23 Hours Too Long 3:23
  4. Out Of Water Coast (sic) 3:00
  5. Baby Don't Worry 4:28
    Side 2 -
  6. Pontiac Blues 3:45
  7. Take It Easy Baby 4:09
  8. I Don't Care No More 3:18
  9. Do The Weston 4:00
Producer:
Engineer:
Personnel: CONTENTS TOP
Guest Appearance SONNY BOY WILLIAMSON & THE YARDBIRDS with ERIC CLAPTON: LIVE IN LONDON!- Sonny Boy Williamson & The Yardbirds SONNY BOY WILLIAMSON & THE YARDBIRDS with ERIC CLAPTON: LIVE IN LONDON!
L&R Records LR CD-2020 [1980]
8 December 1963 - Craw-Daddy Club, Richmond, Surrey, UK
Total Time - xx:xx

    CD Tracks:
  1. Bye, Bye Bird 3:31
  2. Mister Downchild 3:56
  3. The River Rhine 5:18
  4. 23 Hours Too Long 5:06
  5. A Lost Care 2:14
  6. Pontiac Blues 3:47
  7. Take It Easy Baby 5:40
  8. Out On The Water Coast 2:59
  9. I Don't Care No More 3:42
  10. Honey In Your Hips 2:24
  11. Western Arizona 3:01

Engineer - Keith Grant
Producer - Horst Lippman
Personnel: CONTENTS TOP
Guest Appearance STEVE WINWOOD & FRIENDS - Steve Winwood
STEVE WINWOOD & FRIENDS - LP Springboard SPB-4040 LP
Originally released 1972
Total time - xx:xx

    LP Tracks:
    Side 1 -
  1. Dimples - 3:25 Steve Winwood
  2. Night Time Is The Right Time - 4:32 Steve Winwood
  3. Mojo Working - 6:38 Winwwod/Williamson/Baldry
    Side 2 -
  4. Jeff's Blues - 3:01 Jeff Beck
  5. Too Much Monkey Business - 2:55 Eric Clapton/Yardbirds
  6. Highway 69 - 3:07 Eric Clapton/Yardbirds/Williamson
  7. Early In The Morning - 3:19 Baker/Bruce
  8. The 219 - 3:19 Long John Baldry
Producer -
Engineer - Tom Owen
"These Recordings Have Been Previously Released"
Personnel: CONTENTS TOP
Bootleg LIVE SAGA 1963-1967 - The Yardbirds
LIVE SAGA 1963-1967 BACKTRACK BT 9301 (Belgium) CD
    CD Tracks:
  1. Shapes Of Things
  2. Heartfull Of Soul
  3. Mr. You're A Better Man Than I
  4. Most Likely You Go Your Way And I'll Go Mine
  5. Over, Under, Sideways, Down
  6. Little Games
  7. My Babe
  8. I'm A Man
  9. I Wish You Would
  10. Honey In Your Hips
  11. Too Much Monkey Business
  12. Got Love If You Want It
  13. Pretty Girl
  14. Respectable
  15. Smokestack Lightnin'
  16. Good Morning Little School Girl
  17. Shapes Of Things
  18. Happenings 10 Years Time Ago
  19. Over, Under, Sideways, Down
  20. I'm A Man

Tracks 1-8: 14 April 1967, Stockholm, Sweden
Track 9: 20 June 1965, L'Olympia, Paris, France
Track 10: 8 December 1963, Crawdaddy Club, Richmond, UK
Tracks 11-16: 1964, Birmingham, UK
Tracks 17-20: 1 March 1967, Hamburg, Germany
Personnel: CONTENTS TOP
GOLDEN EGGS - The Yardbirds GOLDEN EGGS Berkeley Records 1975 LP
    LP Tracks: Side 1 -
  1. Steeled Blues 2:37
  2. Putty (In Your Hands) 2:17
  3. Mr. Zero 2:45
  4. No Excess Baggage 2:29
  5. Think About It 3:47
  6. Stroll On 2:43
  7. The Nazz Are Blue 3:00
  8. Knowing 1:53
  9. Little Soldier Boy 2:33
    Side 2 -
  10. Puzzles 2:02
  11. Stealing, Stealing 2:21
  12. Sweet Music 2:28
  13. Ha Ha Said The Clown 2:23
  14. Rack My Mind 3:10
  15. Ten Little Indians 2:13
  16. Goodnight Sweet Josephine 2:44
  17. Glimpses 4:22
Producer -
Engineer -
Personnel: CONTENTS TOP
Bootleg MORE GOLDEN EGGS - The Yardbirds MORE GOLDEN EGGS Trade Mark of Quality logo
Trade Mark of Quality YB 555 LP
    LP Tracks: Side 1 -
  1. Psycho Daisies 1:45
  2. Shapes In My Mind - I 2:12
  3. I Wish You Would 2:20
  4. Keep Moving 3:26
  5. I'm A Man 3:13
  6. Blues Sands 2:07
  7. She Just Satisfies 1:58
  8. Hang On Sloopy 5:23
    Side 2 -
  9. Pafff...Bum 2:26
  10. Heart Full Of Soul 2:20
  11. Shapes In My Mind - II 2:38
  12. Shapes of Things 5:09
  13. For Your Love 2:10
  14. I Wish You Would 4:12
  15. Questa Volta 2:23
Producer -
Engineer -
Recorded live: 3,5,8,10,12,13
Personnel: CONTENTS TOP
Regular Release THE SURVIVOR - Eric Clapton
THE SURVIVOR
Magnum Music CDTB 013 1991 CD
Total Time - xx:xx

    CD Tracks:
  1. I Wish You Would
  2. For Your Love
  3. A Certain Girl
  4. Got To Hurry
  5. Too Much Monkey Business
  6. I Don't Care No More
  7. Bye Bye Bird
  8. Twenty Three Hours Too Long
  9. Baby Don't Worry
  10. Take It Easy Baby
Producer -
Engineer -
Personnel: CONTENTS TOP
Regular Release CLAPTON'S CRADLE: THE EARLY YARDBIRDS RECORDINGS - The Yardbirds
CLAPTON'S CRADLE: THE EARLY YARDBIRDS RECORDINGS
Evidence ECD 26072 [1963/1995]
Released 21 June 1995 February 1964 - R.G.Jones Studio, Surrey, Eng (1-3) 7&8 December 1963 - Crawdaddy Club, London (4-15) Total Time - 57:48

    CD Tracks:
  1. Boom Boom (studio) 2:24
  2. Honey In Your Hips (studio) 2:17
  3. I'm Talking About You (studio) 1:56
  4. Smokestack Lightning 6:47
  5. You Can't Judge A Book By It's Cover 2:54
  6. Let It Rock 2:15
  7. I Wish You Would 5:52
  8. Who Do You Love 4:05
  9. 23 Hours Too Long 5:06
  10. Pontiac Blues 3:47
  11. The River Rhine 5:22
  12. Mister Downchild 3:53
  13. Take It Easy Baby 5:38
  14. Do The Weston 2:56
  15. Honey In Your Hips (live) 2:27

Producer - Horst Lippman (Executive), Mick Martin (Reissue)
Personnel: CONTENTS TOP
1962 INDEX 1964
John Hamilton
Last modified: Wed Dec 2 10:04:58 HST 1998