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2 unusual facts about Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs


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In 2012, Fender introduced its first "Signature series"; Eric Clapton helped design the "EC" series of three amplifiers, including the Vibro-Champ, based on the five-watt amplifier "allegedly" used for the recording of Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs.

Jimmy Cox

Bessie Smith made the song famous and it was later repopularized by Derek and the Dominos (featuring Eric Clapton) on the album Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs.


The Layla Sessions: 20th Anniversary Edition

The Layla Sessions: 20th Anniversary Edition (or The Layla Sessions) released September 1990 is an anniversary edition reissue of the Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs album by Derek and the Dominos, who disbanded in 1971.


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