Two terrific, tuneful tracks from his first solo album... sounding very Beatlesque, this was an early glimpse Clapton's adoring public had of the guy working outside of a rock group (you know, those little-known bands called Yardbirds, Cream, and Derek & the Dominoes). Amazingly enough, this great single failed to crack the top 40, although it did hang around the Hot 100 for 13 weeks. Clapton's first LP—called just
Eric Clapton—was released in 1970, with "After Midnight" as its big hit. This single wasn't issued until 1972, in conjunction with the sort-of-greatest-hits package Polydor put out called
At His Best. "Easy Now" had been the B side of "After Midnight." Note: This copy comes in a vintage Polydor Records factory sleeve. It has Near Mint labels with a touch of ringwear on the B side. The vinyl has some scuffs, but they turn out to be mostly surface affairs, as the audio grades Near Mint with only a very occasional bit of surface noise audible, mostly right at the beginning.
