The Definitive 24 Nights

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American video certifications – Eric Clapton – 24 Nights". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved 15 December 2015. To commemorate that record-setting run, Clapton released 24 Nights in October 1991. The double live album and home video delivered great performances but only covered a fraction of what was filmed and recorded. That’s about to change. Top Music Videos" (PDF). Billboard Magazine. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 103 (51): 76. 21 December 1991. ISSN 0006-2510 . Retrieved 30 January 2016. Eric Clapton's deluxe upgrade of 24 Nights: a hits collection and a collectors dream". Louder Sound . Retrieved 27 June 2023. The Royal Albert Hall is Eric Clapton’s home away from home in London. Since his debut at the historic venue with the Yardbirds in 1964, Clapton has performed there over 200 times (and counting), more than any other artist.

Clapton’s previously unreleased 1991 orchestral performance of “Layla” is available now digitally. Watch the video below. Offiziellecharts.de – Eric Clapton – 24 Nights: Orchestral" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 30 June 2023.

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The ARIA Report – Issue 704" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Australian Web Archives. 18 August 2003. p.19. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2003 . Retrieved 26 January 2021. Offiziellecharts.de – Eric Clapton – 24 Nights" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 26 January 2021. British album certifications – Eric Clapton – 24 Nights". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 5 February 2016. Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.

Clapton reportedly was not satisfied with these recordings, and delayed the release of a CD until the following year. Another five concerts were recorded in 1991, this time the penultimate nights with the first three ensembles, and the two orchestra nights before the final night. Ultratop.be – Eric Clapton – 24 Nights: Orchestral" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 July 2023. Guests from across the run of shows included Phil Collins, Robert Cray, Buddy Guy, Steve Ferrone and many others. Warnernoted that “the orchestral concert is the most unique of the collection. For those performances, Clapton’s nine-piece band was joined by the National Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by legendary composer Michael Kamen. … The biggest highlight from the orchestral concert – and possibly the entire boxed set – is the previously unreleased 30-minute epic, ‘Concerto for Guitar.’ Kamen composed the piece especially for Clapton, which made its live debut at Albert Hall.” Many of the performances in both years were filmed and recorded. The huge volume of audio and film material from the archive has been painstakingly restored and upgraded by Clapton’s team of Simon Climie (audio production and mixing), producer Peter Worsley ( Slowhand at 70 and The Lady In The Balcony), and director David Barnard ( The Lady In The Balcony).

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Offiziellecharts.de – Eric Clapton – The Definitive 24 Nights" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 30 June 2023. ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2004 DVDs" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved 15 December 2015.

The orchestral concert is the most unique of the collection. For those performances, Clapton's nine-piece band was joined by the National Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by legendary composer Michael Kamen. The collaboration resulted in stunning arrangements for "Layla", "White Room", "Bell Bottom Blues", "I Shot The Sheriff", "Lay Down Sally" and more.Concerto For Electric Guitar (30 min piece, composed by Michael Kamen for Eric. Previously unreleased) The original idea, from which all of this has sprung, was that I would sit for Peter Blake, he would draw me, and we would then have a great album cover and a work of art in one...' - Eric Clapton Ultratop.be – Eric Clapton – The Definitive 24 Nights" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 July 2023. Following a record-setting run of 12 concerts at the Royal Albert Hall in 1989, Clapton broke his own record in 1990, playing 18 nights at the venue between 18 January and 10 February 1990, and again in 1991, playing 24 nights between 5 February and 9 March 1991. The album was named after the 1991 run, but included songs from both the 1990 and 1991 runs.