B.B. King & Eric Clapton Riding with the King MFSL Vinyl (Use code: FREESHIPPING at Checkout Two Orders or More UK Only) Pre-order

Eric Clapton was on a heckuva roll when he teamed with B.B. King on Riding with the King. The British icon boomeranged back into the mainstream in a serious way during the '90s courtesy of a standard-setting MTV Unpluggedperformance, exceptional blues covers set, and a platter of all-original material that became one of his most commercially successful releases. Clapton continued the streak on his first collaborative album, an inspired and inspiring tribute to King that finds both guitarists at the top of their respective games.

Sourced from the original masters, pressed at Fidelity Record Pressing in California, mastered by engineer Krieg Wunderlich, housed in a Stoughton gatefold jacket, and featuring two bonus tracks unavailable on the original versions, Mobile Fidelity's numbered-edition 180g 33RPM 2LP set presents the 2000 album in exceptional audiophile quality. Transparent, clean, and crisp, it showcases the dynamic interplay between the two six-string pioneers with riveting presence and near-visceral physicality. This reissue's quiet surfaces and black backgrounds reveal deep-seated colors, accents, and textures that go hand-in-hand with the vibrant arrangements.

Separation is such that you can both distinguish and pinpoint the melodic sounds of Clapton's Fender Stratocaster and King's Gibson ES-355. Everything from in-the-studio directness to the wiry carry of the duo's oft-amplified strings emerge with dimensional body and pleasing realism. King's sweet lyricism, smooth bends, hallmark vibrato, warm tones, and economical thrift. Clapton's creamy phrasing, thick timbre, expressive pull-ons, and pentatonic scale-based lines. All rendered with extraordinary detail and clarity.

High degrees of imaging, balance, and definition also help put into perspective the contributions and chemistry of the supporting cast, which includes A-listers such as bassist Nathan East, drummer Steve Gadd, keyboardist Joe Sample, and organist Tim Carmon. They, along with guitarist Doyle Bramhall II and Andy Fairweather Low, were personally selected by Clapton. Many had already played with Slowhand in the studio and or on the stage.