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Eric Clapton went from calling his last band a promising, long-term endeavor to "make-believe" in a matter of a decade and a half.

Eric Clapton had developed a reputation as a stoic guitar wizard with a propensity for blowing through bands. Heading into 1974, his most recent release, almost four years prior, featured him wailing ...