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Derek and the Dominos' 'Layla' Getting Multiple Reissues

Eric ClaptonKevin Mazur, WireImage

Just days after Eric Clapton's '461 Ocean Boulevard Rarities Edition' hit the shelves, "God" -- as devotees have dubbed him -- has apparently committed to give his classic 1970 album with Derek and the Dominos an expanded reissue.

Clapton's fan club magazine Where's Eric! asserts that 'Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs' will be getting a 40th anniversary remastered release in three different editions in March. Although track lists have not been announced yet, the man also known as "Slowhand" is expected to release a remaster from the UK master tapes, a two-disc Deluxe Edition and a "Super Deluxe Edition" with four CDs, one DVD and two LPs.

Recorded at Criteria Studios in Miami, Fla., with producer Tom Dowd in August 1970, Clapton and the Dominos -- Jim Gordon, Carl Radle, Bobby Whitlock and Duane Allman -- has long been regarded as one of the greatest rock albums ever made. Released as a double LP in December 1970, it was inducted into the Grammy Awards' Hall of Fame in 2000.

Derek and the Dominos Perform 'Layla'

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no matter how you "re-do" it this is the greatest electric guitar album ever recorded. heroin and heartbreak made this record what it is and no remastering or anything else can change that.

November 06 2010 at 10:36 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
coolone650

PRINCE IS A "GUITAR GOD" !

November 06 2010 at 7:47 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
tom

Clapton never made the statement that he was God it was his fans. Or maybe a couple. So theres no need to bash Clapton. He never claimed the title. He has just been going out there & doing his thing for the past 5 decades.
Some people Love it (ME)! & Some people don't.
As far as being the best Rock guitarist ever, in my book there is not a #1 2, 3 etc..Its a matter of different styles & technigues & a matter of prefernce to who you or I like.
I have many # 1 guitarist, EC, SRV, Hendrix, Gibbons, Page, Beck, Frampton, Vanhalen, Satriani. They are all great in thier own right. No neeed to bash any of these successful musicians!

November 06 2010 at 7:19 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Lars Dolinski

Duane Allman was voted the 2nd greatest guitarist of all time behind Hendrix. He was in such demand, when he showed up at the studio, the first 3 songs were cut without him. What a great band. Nobody knows you when you're down and out.

November 06 2010 at 7:14 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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mdlow1866

Voted by who fans of the allman brothers band? That also goes for Hendrix! In the end its all just opinion like it or not.Know one can tell me who I think is the best guitarist out there.Bye the way its neither of the above. But that doesn't mean im right,its just my opinion

November 06 2010 at 9:19 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
steve sweeney

You can find a great performance of Derek and the Dominoes on youtube from The Johnny Cash show.They perform 'It's to late' from the Layla album-it's a great performance.Then the band is joined on the show with J.C and Carl Perkins doing 'Matchbox'-both awesome.Also Eric did noy wright or perform the piano at the end of Layla-it was written and performed by Jim Gordon the drummer.Jim suffered from a mental illness and sadly stabbed his mother to death and is locked up-very sad.

November 06 2010 at 7:09 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
me

i guess all of these comments are made by people too young to understand the "GOD" reference

November 06 2010 at 7:06 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Patty

Yeah, I wouldn't call anyone else God, no matter how awesome he was on the guitar. There are lots of awesome guitarists, Eddie VanHalen, Peter Frampton to name a couple. I do love Eric Clapton but he's not GOD!

November 06 2010 at 6:49 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
jbjg24m

i have the original 45 rpm copy of this, the original not a scratch on it , still in the jacket that it came in

November 06 2010 at 6:41 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
buster

"Wonderful Tonight" the anthem of p-whipped men everywhere.

November 06 2010 at 6:30 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
LARRY

The devotees are wrong he"s a man not God.

November 06 2010 at 5:48 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply