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Clapton famously hates the original "Layla" for its chaos. Here, he presents a hybrid. It opens with the acoustic Unplugged style (minus the crowd noise), but halfway through, the rock band kicks the door down for the classic piano coda. The result is the definitive version of the song: the emotional clarity of the 90s with the raw power of the 70s.

No Clapton rock set is complete without his signature masterpiece. The 24 Nights version delivers the fiery, electric version of the track just a few years before his Unplugged performance would reinvent it as an acoustic ballad. The transition into the iconic piano coda, augmented by live percussion, is breathtaking. White Room & Sunshine of Your Love Eric Clapton - The Definitive 24 Nights- Rock 1...

Here is the dirty secret of that recording: Clapton was terrified. Clapton famously hates the original "Layla" for its chaos

Eric Clapton, Tom Dowd

, performing 42 shows across two years. This era is widely considered a creative peak for Clapton, coming on the heels of his successful Journeyman album. While the original 1991 release of provided a snapshot of these shows, Definitive 24 Nights The result is the definitive version of the

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