Introduction
During the whole year 1972, Eric stayed in private isolation whithout any public appearance. With Clapton refusing all interview requests and recording no new material, his record company (Atlantic Records) had to work overtime to keep "new" Clapton product in the record bins. Luckily for the record company, Clapton's workaholism prior to his retirement left a number of new albums on which he appeared as a guest guitarist. To those not paying attention, it was as if Eric had never left the business. (Michael Schumacher: Crossroads, p. 167)
