In 1970, Eric ... album, Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs, stalled at No 16. In Britain, the record didn’t even make the charts first time round. “Layla”, of course, was Clapton’s ...

Pick any one of the four sides of Layla & Other Assorted Love Songs, the 1970 double-album by Derek & The Dominos, and you’ll hear a 25-year-old Eric Clapton wracked with anguish, down on his ...

It boasts the most recognisable guitar riff in history and was written about one of the most tortured love triangles in rock – it’s fair to say that “Layla” has all the ingredients of a ...

As George Harrison’s marriage to Pattie Boyd grew chillier, Eric ... Clapton and Harrison became friends, the former began to ...