Eric Clapton

No single compilation can successfully capture the entirety of Eric Clapton's remarkable career, though many from various labels have tried.  Life in 12 Bars, the soundtrack to an upcoming documentary about the guitar hero, takes a different approach, featuring 32 tracks on two CDs, including songs from artists who inspired Clapton as well as tracks on which the guitarist appeared as a sideman: for The Beatles, Aretha Franklin, Delaney and Bonnie and Friends, and George Harrison.  Solo tracks and those with The Yardbirds, John Mayall and His Bluesbreakers, Cream, Blind Faith and Derek and the Dominos are also here.