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
Timepieces: The Best of Eric Clapton Timepieces: The Best of Eric Clapton Timepieces: The Best of Eric Clapton is a greatest hits album by British musician Eric Clapton. The album was originally released by RSO/Polydor Records in April 1982 (see 1982 in music). The following year a second volume, "Time Pieces Vol.II Live in the Seventies", was released by the label. The album has been reissued several times and has been awarded certifications in several regions. "Billboard" reported, the album sold more than 13,400,000 copies worldwide. In 1982, Eric Clapton left RSO and Polydor to form his own label, Duck Records, with distribution through Warner Bros.