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| | Derek and the Dominos |
 | | This is a question that’s as old as the blues itself, and it’s certainly relevant when considering Derek and the Dominos’ 1970 album "Layla," the strongest recording of Eric Clapton’s career, and arguably the greatest blues-rock album ever made. |
 | | The original idea was to issue an album as the pseudononymous "Derek and the Dominos," packaged in a cover (depicting a female figure by painter Frandsen-de Schonberg that, in retrospect, looks quite a bit like Boyd) devoid of any other info. |
 | | Recalled Clapton: "It was like a Woody Allen movie." As for the Dominos, they toured for several months after recording "Layla," taped the potent "In Concert" live album, and split up in April 1971, long before their time, as their leader has said. |
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