Including both his band work (with the Yardbirds, John Mayall's Blues Breakers, Cream, Blind Faith, Delaney and Bonnie, and Derek and the Dominos) and his long, varied solo career, this four-CD set does a spectacular job in gathering several decades' worth of Clapton's best. There are the requisite classics--"Layla", "Blues Power", "After Midnight", "Further On Up the Road", "Crossroads", and "I Shot the Sheriff", among many others--some of them in previously unreleased live or alternate studio recordings. Released in 1988, when only superstars were granted the box set, Crossroads became the blueprint for what such a retrospective should be. For its scope, this box skims the cream of Clapton's large output. --Daniel Durchholz

Track Listings

Disc: 1 
1. Boom Boom - Eric Clapton, The Yardbirds 
2. Honey in Your Hips - Eric Clapton, The Yardbirds 
3. Baby What's Wrong - Eric Clapton, The Yardbirds 
4. I Wish You Would - Eric Clapton, The Yardbirds, The Yardbirds 
5. Certain Girl - Eric Clapton, The Yardbirds, The Yardbirds 
6. Good Morning Little Schoolgirl - Eric Clapton, The Yardbirds, The Yardbirds 
7. I Ain't Got You - Eric Clapton, The Yardbirds, The Yardbirds 
8. For Your Love - Eric Clapton, The Yardbirds, The Yardbirds 
9. Got to Hurry - Eric Clapton, The Yardbirds, The Yardbirds 
10. Lonely Years - Eric Clapton, John Mayall 
11. Bernard Jenkins - Eric Clapton, John Mayall 
12. Hideaway - Eric Clapton, , John Mayall 
13. All Your Love - Eric Clapton, John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, 
14. Rambling on My Mind - Eric Clapton, , John Mayall 
15. Have You Ever Loved a Woman [Live] - Eric Clapton, , John Mayall 
16. Wrapping Paper - Eric Clapton, Cream 
17. I Feel Free - Eric Clapton, Cream 
18. Spoonful - Eric Clapton, Cream 
19. Lawdy Mama [#] - Eric Clapton, Cream 
20. Strange Brew - Eric Clapton, Cream 
21. Sunshine of Your Love - Eric Clapton, Cream 
22. Tales of Brave Ulysses - Eric Clapton, Cream 
23. Steppin' Out [#] - Eric Clapton, Cream 

Disc: 2 
1. Anyone for Tennis - Eric Clapton, Cream 
2. White Room - Eric Clapton, Cream 
3. Crossroads [Live] - Eric Clapton, Cream 
4. Badge - Eric Clapton, Cream 
5. Presence of the Lord - Blind Faith, Eric Clapton 
6. Can't Find My Way Home - Blind Faith, Eric Clapton 
7. Sleeping in the Ground [#] - Blind Faith, Eric Clapton 
8. Comin' Home - Eric Clapton, Delaney & Bonnie, 
9. Blues Power - Eric Clapton 
10. After Midnight [Alternate Mix][#] - Eric Clapton 
11. Let It Rain - Eric Clapton 
12. Tell the Truth - Eric Clapton, Derek & the Dominos 
13. Roll It Over - Eric Clapton, Derek & the Dominos 
14. Layla - Eric Clapton, Derek & the Dominos 
15. Mean Old World - Duane Allman, Eric Clapton 
16. Key to the Highway [Live][#] - Eric Clapton, Derek & the Dominos 
17. Crossroads [Live][#] - Eric Clapton, Derek & the Dominos 

Disc: 3 
1. Got to Get Better in a Little While [#] - Eric Clapton, Derek & the Dominos 
2. Evil [#] - Eric Clapton, Derek & the Dominos 
3. One More Chance [#] - Eric Clapton, Derek & the Dominos 
4. Mean Old Frisco [#] - Eric Clapton, Derek & the Dominos 
5. Snake Lake Blues [#] - Eric Clapton, Derek & the Dominos 
6. Let It Grow - Eric Clapton 
7. Ain't That Lovin' You [#] - Eric Clapton 
8. Motherless Children - Eric Clapton 
9. I Shot the Sheriff [Live][#] - Eric Clapton 
10. Better Make It Through Today - Eric Clapton 
11. Sky Is Crying - Eric Clapton 
12. I Found a Love [#] - Eric Clapton 
13. (When Things Go Wrong) It Hurts Me Too [#] - Eric Clapton 
14. What'cha Gonna Do? [#] - Eric Clapton 
15. Knockin' on Heaven's Door - Eric Clapton 
16. Someone Like You - Eric Clapton  

Disc: 4 
1. Hello Old Friend - Eric Clapton 
2. Sign Language - Eric Clapton 
3. Further on up the Road [Live][#] - Eric Clapton 
4. Lay Down Sally - Eric Clapton 
5. Wonderful Tonight - Eric Clapton 
6. Cocaine - Eric Clapton 
7. Promises - Eric Clapton 
8. If I Don't Be There by Morning - Eric Clapton 
9. Double Trouble [Live] - Eric Clapton 
10. I Can't Stand It - Eric Clapton 
11. Shape You're In - Eric Clapton 
12. Heaven Is One Step Away - Eric Clapton 
13. She's Waiting - Eric Clapton 
14. Too Bad - Eric Clapton 
15. Miss You - Eric Clapton 
16. Wanna Make Love to You - Eric Clapton 
17. After Midnight [Version] - Eric Clapton