With the documentary “Nothing But The Blues”, the US broadcaster “PBS” broadcast a one-time film about Eric Clapton and his love for the blues in 1995. Footage of the legendary blues and rock guitarist is now officially available in physical form.
The film will be available on DVD and Blu-ray on June 24th, the soundtrack can be purchased separately on CD or vinyl. There is also a super deluxe edition with various extras for fans and collectors.
Eric Clapton in 4K quality
Viewers can watch the documentary produced by Martin Scorsese and Scooter Weintraub in 4K quality. Hardly anyone else is said to have “ever better illuminated” Clapton’s “lifelong love story” with the blues than “Nothing But The Blues”. Among the recordings is an interview with the guitarist, which was conducted by Scorsese at the time. The topic of the conversation should be the “great influence that protagonists like Muddy Waters and BB King had on his work”. These and other artists should also be part of the film in the form of archive appearances, interviews and photos.
Unreleased live recordings from 1994
The soundtrack includes “over an hour of previously unreleased live performances recorded during the 1994 tour accompanying the blues album From The Cradle”. More precisely, these are recordings of “two concert evenings at the Fillmore in San Francisco on November 8th and 9th, 1994”. The audio tracks were “remixed from the original multitrack recordings” by Simon Climie, Clapton’s longtime co-producer. A total of 17 tracks can be heard on the CD, 18 on the double LP and 20 each on DVD and Blu-ray. The soundtrack will also be available digitally and via streaming services from June 24th.
Super Deluxe Edition with special goodies
The Super Deluxe Edition consists of a Blu-ray version of the film, the soundtrack on 2 LP vinyl and CD, a bonus CD with four additional tracks (“Driftin'”, “County Jail Blues”, “Kid Man Blues ‘ and ‘It’s Too Bad’) and a hardback memorabilia book. Also comes with a numbered lithograph, poster, Clapton guitar string set, guitar picks and bandana.
Pre-orders are possible
Pre-orders are already possible. There is also early access to a previously unreleased live performance by Eric Clapton of Freddie King’s Have You Ever Loved A Woman. This was also remixed and is said to be very different from the studio version, just like the other titles.
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