Tell the Truth was in 1970, the A-side of a short time only available Dominos Single, and while listening is also clear why the band's single withdrew soon: the song is played in such a high-speed version that the dominoes were rightly the Song not give their true sound again (he appeared in the early seventies on the rare compilation "History of Eric Clapton" on). The B-side, roll it over (with George Harrison and Dave Mason on other guitars), was better, the song was for a long time only to Clapton's live albums "In Concert" and "Rainbow Concert" in honor. Both songs were already during sessions for Harrison's "All Things Must Pass", they appear again in its' '87 remix of "Crossroads."
In the course of their American tour, the Dominos came shortly after the recording of the later published "In Concert" album on 5.11.'70 on as guests in Johnny Cash's TV show, and well established accordingly they presented It's too late, Got To Get Better in a Little While, Matchbox (with Carl Perkins) and Blues Power. I had read from the Dominos appearance in connection with Johnny Cash's DVDs of these TV shows, but not seen it yet, and here the audio versions appear for the first time officially. The sound quality of these mono recordings is surprisingly good for a television recording of 1970; is something strange that only Bobby Whitlock harmony vocals and Carl Perkins' guitar pop up left in the stereo spectrum.
In spring 1971, the Dominos went one last time for a new album in the studio, where they then quarreled so that they never made music together again, although Clapton was still heard on the next two albums by Bobby Whitlock and Carl Radle of ' 74 to '78 be permanent bassist remained. Five of the songs that ensued, it was already on "Crossroads" to hear; they were remixed for this Deluxe Edition of Andy Johns, and for the two versions of Got To Get Better In A Little While playing Bobby Whitlock - nearly 40 years later - the missing keyboard and a Gesangsoverdubs. Too bad that Whitlock recorded no further albums with Clapton and you've heard from him since the mid-seventies as little (his early albums are long out of print), the two have class sang together.
Unfortunately, unlike most other deluxe edition spending abandon any accompanying text in the booklet; the quality of the recordings is justified in this case, but no Punketabzug. If you want more, you should look to the limited super deluxe edition double-LP, four CDs plus DVD. Beautiful insights give the two bonus CDs special edition for the 20th anniversary in 1990.
The sound of the album is expected to be sufficiently compressed more than the '96 edition predecessors; Here would have been less is more, the ear is unfortunately hardly to "breathe".
About this album is in the last 40 years very much has been written, I review it sometime times separately, in advance only this: I wish Eric Clapton had his albums "Me and Mr. Johnson" and "Sessions for Robert J." recorded in this incarnation as Derek and the Dominos, and not only in 2004 as a seasoned and mellowed Rockstar - he was never again closer to the fire and it required the necessary anguish off than on "Layla".
