Album: 461 Ocean Boulevard by Eric Clapton (1974)
Genre: Rock | Style: Blues | Mood: Passionate
Record Label: Reprise Records
Format: Album

Description: 461 Ocean Boulevard is the second studio album by English musician Eric Clapton, released in July 1974 on the RSO label after the success of "I Shot the Sheriff".

The house featured on the album cover is 461 Ocean Boulevard in the town of Golden Beach, Florida near Miami where Clapton lived while making the album.

In 2004, a remastered two-disc "deluxe edition" of 461 Ocean Boulevard was released. The second disc included in the packaging featured a live concert which was recorded at the HMV Hammersmith Apollo (formerly the Hammersmith Odeon). Disc One also has additional studio jam sessions.


Artist Background: Eric Patrick Clapton, CBE, (born 30 March 1945) is an English musician, singer and songwriter. He is the only three-time inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: once as a solo artist, and separately as a member of the Yardbirds and Cream. Clapton has been referred to as one of the most important and influential guitarists of all time. Clapton ranked second in Rolling Stone magazine's list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" and fourth in Gibson's "Top 50 Guitarists of All Time". ... Part of the Ripley, Surrey, England music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Rock movement. Known for Blues style.

Related Artists: Derek and the Dominos, Dire Straits, Buddy Guy

Music Scene: Part of the Ripley, Surrey, England music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Rock movement. Known for Blues style.

Tags: Rock, Blues, Passionate, 1970s, Album, Reprise Records

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461 Ocean Boulevard is the second studio album by English musician Eric Clapton, released in July 1974 on the RSO label after the success of "I Shot the Sheriff".

The house featured on the album cover is 461 Ocean Boulevard in the town of Golden Beach, Florida near Miami where Clapton lived while making the album.

In 2004, a remastered two-disc "deluxe edition" of 461 Ocean Boulevard was released. The second disc included in the packaging featured a live concert which was recorded at the HMV Hammersmith Apollo (formerly the Hammersmith Odeon). Disc One also has additional studio jam sessions.


461 Ocean Boulevard

Eric Clapton

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