The Guitar Album


The Guitar Album is a 1974 double compilation album featuring live performances of popular guitarists. It features eighteen tracks from artists Eric Clapton, Roy Buchanan, Rory Gallagher, T-Bone Walker, Ellen McIlwaine, Link Wray, Stone the Crows, John McLaughlin and Area Code 615. The album was issued by Polydor in a gatefold pressing. Though it was originally released in the United States it was later reissued in the United Kingdom.

Track listing

Side one

  1. "Slunky" by Eric Clapton – 3:34
  2. "Sweet Dreams" by Roy Buchanan – 3:33
  3. "Walk on Hot Coals" by Rory Gallagher – 7:01
  4. "Everyday I Have the Blues" by T-Bone Walker – 2:47
  5. "Sliding" by Ellen McIlwaine – 2:52

    Side two

  6. "Lawdy Miss Clawdy" by Link Wray – 2:40
  7. "Tribute to Elmore James" by Roy Buchanan – 3:25
  8. "Have You Ever Loved a Woman" by Eric Clapton – 6:54
  9. "Tattoo'd Lady" by Rory Gallagher – 4:40

    Side Three

  10. "We the People" by Ellen McIlwaine – 3:21
  11. "I May Be Right I May Be Wrong" by Stone the Crows – 5:02
  12. "After Hours" by Roy Buchanan – 6:13
  13. "Let it Rain" by Eric Clapton – 5:03

    Side Four

  14. "Extrapolation" by John McLaughlin – 3:54
  15. "The Messiah Will Come Again" by Roy Buchanan – 5:53
  16. "Sligo" by Area Code 615 – 2:23
  17. "Losing You" by Ellen McIlwaine – 2:20
  18. "Filthy Teddy" by Roy Buchanan – 3:11