Music News Eric Clapton 70s Vinyl Box Coming

The expanded edition of the Grammy-winning 2006 collaboration features previously unheard recordings from the original sessions, including Roll On with Billy Preston and John Mayer, plus three live performances recorded in San Diego.

Steve Cropper's final recordings bring together an exceptional group of guitarists, with Brian May and Billy F. Gibbons joining Cropper on the soulful tribute My Angels Are Calling.

Eric Clapton's fourth solo album No Reason To Cry turns 50, marking the anniversary of a record made when Clapton was one of the biggest names in rock and surrounded by members of The Band, Bob Dylan and a remarkable circle of musicians.

ZZ Top have adjusted two dates on their extensive 2026 The Big One! Tour to accommodate Billy Gibbons' appearance at Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival, while the band's international touring schedule continues across Europe, North America and South America through to late November.

Sixty years after its release, Blues Breakers with Eric Clapton, widely known as The Beano Album, remains one of the defining recordings in British blues and an album that helped reshape the sound of electric guitar in rock music.

Cream's landmark 1968 double album Wheels Of Fire will be reissued in a new 5CD Super Deluxe Edition featuring previously unreleased recordings, newly restored audio and rare material drawn from producer Felix Pappalardi's personal archive.

Steve Cropper & The Midnight Hour will release Watching The Tide on August 28, a final studio statement from Steve Cropper completed before his passing in December 2025, featuring Eric Clapton, Brian May, Billy Gibbons and Ronnie Wood among a wide cast of collaborators.