Eric Clapton: Hammersmith Odeon, London
Steve Turner, NME, 14 December 1974
THURSDAY NIGHT marked the final gig in the third of Eric Clapton's post-hibernation tours and in conjunction with the Wednesday night concert, the first time in four years that he'd appeared on a British stage with a permanent band.
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