USA Today Music — An anonymous collector has snapped up the guitar that Duane Allman played on 'Layla,' the Derek and the Dominoes hit written by Eric Clapton.             more info

Consequence of Sound — Cream, Blind Faith, Derek and the Dominos, all of Slowhand's work is fair game. more info

Aquarium Drunkard — It’s tempting to cast Memphis-born guitarist Bobby Whitlock as some sort of Zelig like character hiding in the back of various studios in the early 1970s, while classic albums like George Harrison’s All Things Must Pass, Derek and the Dominos’ ... more info

Guardian Music — As leading musicians come to London's Southbank for the Darbar festival of Indian classical music, Amit Chaudhuri on the beauty of a tradition that shares some of its roots with the bluesSexual intercourse began in 1963, noted Philip Larkin, between ... more info

Guardian Music — The secret of Layla's greatness isn't just in the guitar line or the piano coda – it's in Tom Dowd's innovative productionLaunched into the stratosphere with arguably (or, in my opinion, indisputably) the greatest opening riff in the history of roc... more info

Guardian Music — Who needs singing when guitar playing is this good?Jimi Hendrix wrote it in 1967, Derek and the Dominos produced a rip-roaring cover in 1970, but it was Stevie Ray Vaughan who nailed it. Quite simply, if there has been a better guitar performance tha... more info

Altsounds — *Derek and the Dominos'* Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs turned 40 this year and to mark this release on March 29th, fans of the classic, budding guitar virtuosos and the musical minded alike were invited to submit their own versions of one of th... more info

Altsounds — In the world of rock there are icons, and then there are *icons*: recordings that truly tower in historical importance and continue to cast an enduring shadow of influence. *Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs *sits atop that category, one of the mo... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Bruxa do Vinil said... Pepeu Gomes - Ao Vivo Em Montreux (1980) Baby do Brasil - Ao Vivo em Montreux (1980) Paulo Moura, Clara Sverner, Turibio Santos, Olivia Byington - Encontro (1984) Walter Franco - Walter Franco (1982) Walter Franco - Revolver (1... more info

Totally Fuzzy — olegelagin said... the Zombies ~ 1997 ~ Zombie Heaven Zakarrias ~ 1971 ~ Zakarrias Zabu ~ 1972 ~ My Coffin's Ready the Michael Yonkers Band ~ 1968 ~ Microminiature Love the Yardbirds ~ 1965 ~ Having a Rave Up Sweet ~ 1998 ~ Originals - The Best 37 Gl... more info