Eric Clapton Video:

		List Price: $24.98		Label: Eagle Rock Ent Salesrank: 16935 Released: June 30, 2009
		Our Price: $15.00
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		MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated) Media: Blu-ray

Editorial Review:
Liverpool's King's Dock on July 19, 2003 was the venue for a long awaited and much anticipated reunion between Eric Clapton and John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers. The occasion was both a celebration of John Mayall's 70th year and a fundraiser for UNICEF. Also invited to the party were former Bluesbreaker and Rolling Stone Mick Taylor and veteran trombonist Chris Barber. If you're a lover of the blues it doesn't get much better than this. The show ran for around two and a half hours and the film is now presented here in its entirety for the first time.

TRACK LISTING 1) Southside Story 2) Kids Got The Blues 3) Dirty Water 4) Somebody's Acting Like A Child 5) Blues For The Lost Days 6) Walking On Sunset 7) Oh, Pretty Woman 8) No Big Hurry 9) Please Mr. Lofton 10) Hideaway 11) All Your Love 12) Have You Heard 13) Hoochie Coochie Man 14) I'm Tore Down 15) It Ain't Right 16) Talk To Your Daughter

Bonus Features Three tracks from the concert that had to be cut from the original DVD issue for space reasons:

1) Grits Ain't Groceries 2) Jacksboro Highway 3) California Plus: Interview with John Mayall.

Description of John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers and Friends: 70th Birthday Concert [Blu-ray]:
Not all that many blues musicians (or any other kind, for that matter) live to 70, so British bandleader John Mayall had good reason to celebrate when he reached that milestone in 2003--and celebrate he did, with the admirable, 137-minute John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers: 70th Birthday Concert to show for it. Mayall, a capable if not exactly stellar singer and multi-instrumentalist, is best known for the many fine players who passed through his band over the years, and Eric Clapton, the most renowned of the lot, is on hand here, as is former Mayall/Rolling Stones guitarist Mick Taylor. Clapton sings several tunes in addition to playing his trademark stinging solos on "Hideaway" and "All Your Love" (two of the tunes most responsible for the "Clapton is God" graffiti seen around London in the '60s), while Taylor is mostly impressive as well. But arguably the best guitarist on the Liverpool stage this night is current Bluesbreaker Buddy Whittington, who more than holds his own in the company of his more esteemed predecessors (check out Whittington's superb solos, informed by both Buddy Guy and jazz, on "Blues for the Lost Days" and the 17-minute "Have You Heard"). Indeed, this may well be Mayall's best and most versatile band ever--no mean feat for a guy now in his fifth decade on the scene. A Mayall interview is the disc's sole bonus feature. --Sam Graham

John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers and Friends: 70th Birthday Concert [Blu-ray] Reviews:
Old but gold
2009-10-04 - If you like John Mayall, you will like this one and if you like Eric Clapton, that's just extra.
The man will never be old and the soundquality is high.

john mayall & the bluesbreakers
2009-09-27 - Can't say enough about john mayall, truly a sit back and listen to this High End blues band, they absolutely rock, and when Eric Clapton comes on stage, the audience goes nuts. I'm not much into blues, but this DVD with out a doubt, beats them all.

Short review
2009-09-09 - Ok, Mayall, Clapton, and the crew are great, but I'm not very happy with sound on this DVD. It is too thin for my taste. Engineers could have done a better job!

Exeptional Collectible
2009-05-15 - Excellent in all ways! If you're a child of the late 60's or early 70's, this is, actually, better than the concerts you and I may have attended. If you're a person not of that era? This is a GREAT concert, good music, and well worth your money! Actually, in my opinon, it's one of the best concerts performed by the 60-70's greatest rock artists.

No Usa Union
2008-04-16 - And why no Harvey Mandel? He mustn't have gotten the invitation either. He's still alive and well too. But the DVD was easy on my Television Eye. Thanks