Eric Clapton, one of musics most influential and successful recording artists, joined Reprise Records in 1983, launching a prolific period that spans 30 years and encompasses some of his most celebrated work. An upcoming limited edition, 12-LP boxed set revisits Claptons first six albums for Reprise along with an LP exclusive to this collection that features rarities from the era, including a previously unreleased remix of Pilgrim by co-writer and long-time Clapton producer Simon Climie.

THE COMPLETE REPRISE STUDIO ALBUMS VOLUME I will be available on September 30. It contains newly remastered versions of six studio albums pressed on 180-gram vinyl: Money and Cigarettes (1983) as a single LP, and Behind the Sun (1985), August (1986), Journeyman (1989), From the Cradle (1994), and Pilgrim (1998) as double-LPs. Behind The Sun and August were originally released as single LPs; both are now 3-sided double albums to avoid long LP sides and to maximize the audio quality.
The final LP in the collection, Rarities (1983-1998) brings together eight rare recordings from this era, including live versions of White Room and Crossroads that were both featured on the B-side on the 1987 single Behind The Mask. Another B-side, Theme From A Movie That Never Happened (Orchestral), appeared in 1998 on the Grammy-winning single, My Fathers Eyes.
All the music included in this collection was mastered by Bob Ludwig at Gateway Mastering and the lacquers for the LPs were cut by Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering.
VOLUME I spans 15 years and touches on some of Claptons biggest studio albums. It begins with Money and Cigarettes, the guitarists eighth solo studio album, which he co-produced with Atlantic Records legend Tom Dowd. Released in 1983, it reached the Top 20 in the U.S. and the U.K. and introduced the hit single Ive Got A Rock n Roll Heart.
Clapton worked with Phil Collins to produce his next album, Behind the Sun, which peaked at #8 in the U.K. The album would earn platinum-certification in the U.S. thanks to hits like Forever Man and Shes Waiting. Collins returned to co-produce the next album, August, as well. Certified gold in the U.S., it featured a trio of Top 10 singles Miss You, Tearing Us Apart, (a duet with Tina Turner) and the #1 smash, Its In The Way That You Use It. Clapton co-wrote the latter with Robbie Robertson and co-produced the track with Dowd. The song was also featured in The Color of Money, the 1986 blockbuster film starring Paul Newman and Tom Cruise.
Journeyman, Claptons 1989 follow-up, reached #2 in the U.K. where it was certified platinum. An international sensation, the record was certified platinum in Canada and gold in Argentina, Australia, France, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland. The album was certified double platinum in the U.S., scoring #1 hits on the Mainstream Rock charts with Pretending and the Grammy winning single Bad Love. The album had two more Top 10 hits in America with Before You Accuse Me (#9) and No Alibis (#4).
Following the runaway success of his 1992 live album Unplugged, Clapton returned in 1994 with From The Cradle. A blues covers album, it featured his versions of songs recorded by some of the bluesmen who influenced him, including Robert Johnson, Howlin Wolf, Muddy Waters, Freddie King and more. The album was certified triple-platinum in the U.S., where it topped the Billboard 200. It also reached #1 in the U.K., making it his only #1 album in the U.K. to date. In addition, From The Cradle won the Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album.
The final release on VOLUME I is Pilgrim, Claptons 1998 Grammy Award winning 13th solo studio album. It reached the Top 10 in more than 20 countries, including the U.S. (#4) and the U.K. (#3). A passion project for Clapton, the album was certified platinum in America thanks to hit singles like, My Fathers Eyes, Circus, Born In Time (penned by Bob Dylan) and the title track.
THE COMPLETE REPRISE STUDIO ALBUMS VOLUME I
Track Listing

Money and Cigarettes (1983)
Everybody Oughta Make A Change
The Shape Youre In
Aint Going Down
Ive Got A Rock n Roll Heart
Man Overboard
Pretty Girl
Man In Love
Crosscut Saw
Slow Down Linda
Crazy Country Hop

Behind the Sun (1985)
Shes Waiting
See What Love Can Do
Same Old Blues
Knock On Wood
Somethings Happening
Forever Man
It All Depends
Tangled In Love
Never Make You Cry
Just Like A Prisoner
Behind The Sun

August (1986)
Its In The Way That You Use It
Run
Tearing Us Apart
Bad Influence
Walk Away
Hung Up On Your Love
Take A Chance
Hold On
Miss You
Holy Mother
Behind the Mask

Journeyman (1989)
Pretending
Anything For Your Love
Bad Love
Running On Faith
Hard Times
Hound Dog
No Alibis
Run So Far
Old Love
Breaking Point
Lead Me On
Before You Accuse Me

From the Cradle (1994)
Blues Before Sunrise
Third Degree
Reconsider Baby
Hoochie Coochie Man
Five Long Years
Im Tore Down
How Long Blues
Goin Away Baby
Blues Leave Me Alone
Sinners Prayer
Motherless Child
It Hurts Me Too
Someday After A While
Standin Round Crying
Driftin
Groaning The Blues

Pilgrim (1998)
My Fathers Eyes
River Of Tears
Pilgrim
Broken Hearted
One Chance
Circus
Goin Down Slow
Fall Like Rain
Born In Time
Sick And Tired
Needs His Woman
Shes Gone
You Were There
Inside Of Me

Rarities Vol. 1 (2022)
Stone Free
Crossroads Live
White Room Live
Theme From A Movie That Never Happened (Orchestral)
Pilgrim Remix *
32-20 Blues Live
County Jail Blues Live
Born Under A Bad Sign *

previously unreleased