Eric Clapton in his personal life, which was troubled by romantic longings and drug and alcohol addiction. He became infatuated with Pattie Boyd, who at the time was married to close friend George Harrison, and withdrew from recording and touring to isolation in his Surrey residence as the band broke up. There he nursed a heroin addiction, which resulted in a lengthy career hiatus interrupted only by the Concert for Bangladesh in August 1971 (where he passed out on stage, was revived, and managed to finish his performance). In January 1973, the Who's Pete Townshend organised a comeback concert for Clapton at
Eric Clapton at His Best American distribution. It was the first of two compilations of Clapton's early work that Polydor would issue; the second, "Clapton", was released in mid-1973. Now out of print, "Eric Clapton at His Best" was available during the years 1972-76. The album contains songs from Clapton's lone album with his 1969 band Blind Faith, his eponymous 1970 album, and from the lone studio album by Clapton's 1970-71 band Derek and the Dominos, "Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs" (1970). Eric Clapton at His Best Eric Clapton at His Best is a two-LP compilation of Eric Clapton's early solo work, released in