461 Ocean Boulevard was picked up by Eric Clapton for his heroin withdrawal, sought the band from producer Tom Dowd together - the result is a beautiful mix of styles, the Clapton has then never attempt it again in this quality with a band to him during the 70 has accompanied numerous concert tours. On this record brought Clapton reggae, blues, rock and ballads, which, however, unlike later works not yet crossed the border to kitsch. The whole is balanced, a real tape drive and not as an aberration of taste as Reptile. This deluxe edition brings exactly what has been missing the previous Remastered Version: bonus tracks - some known, some unknown; partly in the studio, sometimes live. The specialties here is certainly the CD2 with live recordings from the Royal Albert Hall, apart from "I Shot The Sheriff", the blues medley and "Little Wing" previously unreleased.