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Clapton!
An Authorized Biography
by Ray Coleman
ISBN: 0446386308
ISBN-13: 9780446386302
Format: Paperback
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Summary
Sex, drugs, rock & roll, and trout fishing-Ray Coleman's comprehensive authorized biography of one of the most influential guitarists to emerge from the British 1960s blues boom has all the elements of a classic rock biography. Coleman's portrayal reveals Eric Clapton as both phenomenally talented and incredibly insecure, a combination that led to worldwide acclaim but also to addictions to heroin and alcohol. (The trout fishing let Clapton place a little distance between himself and his demons.) Coleman skillfully constructs a detailed picture of life on the '60s British rock scene, with its petty jealousies and rivalries, and Clapton's meteoric rise from the toast of London's clubland as the guitarist of the Yardbirds and John Mayall's Buesbreakers, to international prominence, first as one third of the seminal supergroup Cream, then as a member of Blind Faith, is painstakingly itemized. His later battles with alcoholism are exhaustively described, and Coleman also chronicles Clapton's stormy love life, in particular the relationship with Patti Boyd that inspired one of his biggest hits, "Layla." With an extensive discography and an instructive timeline of his career, CLAPTON! is one of the most comprehensive and revealing biographies of the guitarist available.
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Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Grand Central Pub
Published date: 1986
Size: 5.25 x 8.25 inches
Weight: 0.85 pounds
Publisher's Notes
For over twenty years his spectacular career has been a superstar fantasy. He helped Cream, Blind Faith, Derek and the Dominos, Delaney and Bonnie and Friends...strutted center stage with the 'rave-up'...and stole the heart of Pattie Boyd, wife of Beatle George Harrison. Even when he wrecked his body with booze and drugs, he never stopped playing--and his star never dimmed.
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Ray Coleman
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Ray Coleman
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CLAPTON: An Authorized Biography
COLEMAN, Ray
NY: Warner Books, 1986 CONDITION: Interior clean & tight. Light spine roll with small edgewear, but I dropped it and created a diagonal crease top cover corner. CONTENT: Reviewer: "Ray Coleman was granted amazing access to Eric, his family and friends. This is the best book on the market about Eric as a person. Roberty's books are more comprehensive about his music, but the late, great Melody Maker editor Ray Coleman knew and loved Eric for many years, and has rare insight." Thanks for looking.. First Thus, 7th Printing. Trade Paperback. Good+/None Issued. Illus. by Clapton cover/50+ B&W Photos. 366 Pages. Biographies & Memoirs. ( more information)
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Ray Coleman
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Ray Coleman
Warner, 1986. "The first fully authorized in-depth biography of Rock's greates blues guitarist. With over 50 photos." Book has minor wear.. ISBN: 0-446-38630-8. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Non-Fiction, Biography, Rock Musicians, Guitarists, Eric Clapton. ( more information)
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Clapton! The Authorized Biography
Coleman, Ray
NY: Warner Books, 1986. minor wear to edges of cover else square tight copy, 368 pp w/index, Eric Clapton discography, over fifty B&W photos, "The first fully authorized indepth biography of rock's greatest blue's guitarist". The story of a musical genius who smacked out of his mind and blew a good seven years of his life. AL004. ISBN: 0446386308. Fourth Printing. Trade Paperback (Softcover). Near Fine. 8vo. Music Musicians Eric Clapton Blues Guitar Rock Music Great Britain Biography Performing Arts Entertainment. ( more information)
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Coleman, Ray
NY: Warner Books, 1985. 4th printing. Pictorial wraps. Very Good. Illus from Photographs. pp: xv, 368, index; 50+ illus from photographs. "In-depth biography of rock's greatest blues guitarist." 8" x 5.25". ( more information)
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Clapton!: An Authorized Biography
Coleman, Ray
New York: Warner Books Inc., 1986 Very Good + in softcover. 21 by 14 cm. 368 pages. Trade size. Pictorial cover. Contains some black and white illustrations from photographs. Light wear to cornes. Bright, clean.. ( more information)
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Clapton by Coleman, Ray
Ray Coleman
Grand Central Publishing, 1988-08-26. Paperback. New. ~~NEW~~FIRST EDITION~WARNER BOOKS~1986~ GLOSSY PAPERBACK~**Check out my other listings: BOOKS, CDS, DVDS, VIDEOS, GAMES***SHIPS WITHIN 24HRS!!** ( more information)
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