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| Original Album Track | Deluxe Edition Bonus Material (Disc 2) | | :--- | :--- | | Had to Cry Today (Winwood) | Long, long jam – 15 minutes of the band working out the song’s signature riff. | | Can’t Find My Way Home (Winwood) | Alternate take – Features a completely different, more fragile vocal from Winwood. | | Well All Right (Buddy Holly cover) | Live BBC version – More energetic than the studio cut. | | Presence of the Lord (Clapton) | Acoustic demo – Clapton alone with his Martin guitar. Historic. | | Sea of Joy (Winwood) | First version – Extended violin solo from Ric Grech, later edited out. | | Do What You Like (Baker) | Complete rehearsal take – 25 minutes of Ginger Baker’s drum excess in pristine sound. |
joined forces in 1969, the expectations were impossibly high. While the band only lasted for one self-titled album, this Universal Deluxe Edition proves that their brief spark burned incredibly bright. Disc 1: The Original Masterpiece | Original Album Track | Deluxe Edition Bonus
The real treasure for fans is the second disc, which contains nearly an hour of previously unreleased session outtakes and long-form jams. Requires signing up for an All Access Music
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(Family). Though they lasted for only one album and a single summer tour, their self-titled debut remains a cornerstone of blues-rock fusion. (Family)
The 2001 Deluxe Edition of Blind Faith’s self-titled debut remains the definitive archive of rock’s first true "supergroup." Released by Universal Music, this two-disc set meticulously expands on the lightning-in-a-bottle chemistry between Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood, Ginger Baker, and Ric Grech.
2. Entity Identification
- Artist: Blind Faith. A British blues-rock supergroup formed in 1969, featuring Eric Clapton (Cream), Steve Winwood (Traffic/Spencer Davis Group), Ginger Baker (Cream), and Ric Grech (Family).
- Album: Blind Faith (1969). The group's only studio album, famous for its controversial cover art and tracks like "Can't Find My Way Home" and "Presence of the Lord."
- Release Format: Deluxe Edition, 2-CD Set.
- Label: Universal Music Group (UMG). UMG holds the rights to the Polydor catalog, the original label for Blind Faith.
- File Format: .RAR. A proprietary archive file format used to compress data, commonly used for distributing large files such as complete albums over the internet.
Word count: ~1,500 words. Written for music collectors, audiophiles, and fans of 1960s rock seeking the legitimate best version of Blind Faith’s legacy.