CLAPTON ERIC/MONEY AND CIGARETTES

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MONEY AND CIGARETTES MARKED SEVERAL IMPORTANT TURNING POINTS IN ERIC CLAPTONS RECORDING CAREER: HIS DEBUT RELEASE ON HIS OWN DUCK IMPRINT THE FIRST ALBUM HE MADE AFTER GIVING UP DRINKING AND MARKED HIS WORKING WITH NEW PLAYERS (WITH THEALSO BRINGING IN GUEST GUITARIST RY COODER. HIS NEW SONGS REFLECTED ON HIS CHANGED CONDITIONWITH AINT GOING DOWNA THINLY VEILED MUSICAL REWRITE OF THE JIMI HENDRIX ARRANGEMENT OF ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWERSERVING AS A STATEMENT OF PURPOSE THAT DECLAREDIVE STILL GOT SOMETHING LEFT TO SAY. OTHER NOTABLE HITS INCLUDE THE SHAPE YOURE IN THE ACOUSTIC BALLAD PRETTY GIRL AND COVERS OF SLEEPY JOHN ESTES EVERYBODY OUGHTA MAKE A CHANGE (SIGNIFICANTLY PLACED AS THE ALBUMS LEADOFF TRACK)ALBERT KINGS CROSSCUT SAWAND JOHNNY OTIS CRAZY COUNTRY HOP. THIS VINYL VERSION IS PRESSED ON 180 GRAM.