JOHN McLAUGHLIN & ERIC CLAPTON | The story of CREAM & LED ZEP is stranger than you think!

Videos like this is why I listen to Andy for about a year now. Thanks, it is like having an awesome uncle tell me stories about music with such enthusiasm. Thanks, Unc.

@RickBeato I hope you don't mind me using your interview footage with Dennis, I'm so happy to get that bit in the context of this video....

This was fascinating. As a guitarist of over 40 years I have never heard all of this tied together. This was really awesome Andy.

The book Bathed in Lightning covers a lot of this history

Fascinating. So many stories to tell. Keep up the good work.

Every time I think a video can't get any better you find a way of topping your last this is so interesting most of what you've discussed is new to me I know the musicians I didn't understand not only their connections but their influences to one another thanks again for marvelous teaching course and I bow do you expertise

Another great post Andy, John McLaughlin is right up there with my very favorites,and I've seen him every chance I possibly could!

I'm so glad to finally find someone who also thinks that "Experiment with Pops" was one of the first fusion albums! Cheers man, great material in overall.

You and Rick Beato are two sides of the same coin. Great stuff.

Top notch Andy - thanks so much for doing this, you've really brought this era of London alive. As a minor aside, the Selmer music shop was 114-116 Charing Cross Road. You might remember it as Turnkey Music. I think it's a coffee shop now!

Wonderful video Andy. Essential viewing for any rock fan. There's a book in this, or a video series. Fascinating history telling a great story.

Excellent Andy and I would say one of the best films that you have ever produced. As you say, this is just scratching the surface and I would certainly be very interested in follow-up films on acts like Zoot Money, Cyril Davies All Stars, Mike Patto, Ollie Halsall, Joe Moretti, Mick Green and Vic Briggs to name just a few. I always feel that Colosseum, Tempest and Isotope never got the credit that they deserve. Nice to hear you give Big Jim Sullivan a mention. He was friends with George Harrison and they they used to play sitar at Friar Park. You probably know this Andy but Brian Auger played the harpsichord intro on The Yardbirds For Your Love.

Thanks for that Andy. That was most enjoyable and informative.

Thanks for putting this together. And wonderful to honor Peter Wynne

What an amazing journey: A tour de force, interlacing crossed paths, groundbreaking moments, and what it all means to your life. Thanks much for bringing these stories into the spotlight.

Thanks Andy, fascinating listen.

What a terrific episode! Thanks for posting it. Thoroughly enjoyed, especially the personal connections. Great job.

Great video. I have often wondered why Ginger Baker chose Eric for Cream and not John McLaughlin. Now I know. Thank-you for that. I have been fascinated by John McLauglin ever since my music teacher gave me a Mahavishnu Orchestra album and told me that I should listen to it saying that John was from Yorkshire. At first I dismissed this wrongly assuming that Yorkshire must mean "Harrogate" which was a world away from South Yorkshire where I grew up. You can imagine my surprise when I discovered that he was from Doncaster!!!

I'm back again for another watch. Like Andy, I find this period of music endlessly fascinating. I think this is the best video you've done so far, MrE. I wish I could like it again.

“Devotion” is one gorgeous cut. The first time I heard it I thought “This is what might have happened if Jimi were to do a tribute to Coltrane.” How right I was.