[Slowhand] Marc Roberty: Day by Day - The Early Years

[Jon Maclean]

And I would add that that is a similar case to the often repeated mistake that Clapton's birth name was Clapp.
Several printed books over the years quoted this as fact and as you say, the internet has only muddied the waters further, so to speak.
Having said that though, as a music (and in particular Clapton) collector I have found the internet invaluable in my pursuit of information and music, despite any such shortcomings.

Cheers,
Jon


-----Original Message-----
From: Nicholas Aleshin [mailto:deltanick at comcast.net] 
Sent: Tuesday, 16 July 2013 9:48 AM
To: Slowhand Digest
Subject: Re: [Slowhand] Marc Roberty: Day by Day - The Early Years


>> I'm in awe of the new volume by Marc Roberty. New session info - I had certainly never heard of some of the work, correction of long-standing errors, and explanations of how some conclusions are drawn. There are a (very) few things I don't agree with, but that can be easily fixed by pointing to articles for corroboration. A valid encyclopaedia of Clapton's music - indeed day by day. <<


Roberty gets it right that Beano was recorded in March 1966: not in April and not in May.

The Internet has given birth to many "urban legends," such as Clapton's supposed use of a Dallas RangeMaster on the album. There is absolutely no evidence for this, yet these legends take on lives of their own. The same happened with the Beano recording dates. Back in the 1960s, it was always known that the album was recorded in March 1966. Over the decades -- and especially since the advent of the Internet -- the urban legends seem to take over and a sort of mob rule prevails.

				DeltaNick






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