   461 ocean boulevard is the second studio album by english musician eric clapton, released in july 1974 on the rso label after the success of "i shot the sheriff". the house featured on the album cover is 461 ocean boulevard in the town of golden beach, florida near miami where clapton lived while making the album. in 2004, a remastered two-disc "deluxe edition" of 461 ocean boulevard was released. the second disc included in the packaging featured a live concert recorded at the hammersmith odeon. disc one also has additional studio jam sessions. ==history== after overcoming his heroin addiction, eric clapton was given a demo tape by carl radle&nbsp;â former bassist for derek and the dominos&nbsp;â with songs performed by radle with keyboardist dick sims and drummer jamie oldaker. clapton manager robert stigwood arranged for clapton to record in criteria studios in miami, with radle, sims, oldaker, and record producer tom dowd. stigwood also paid for eric to live at a rental house at the address 461 ocean boulevard in the town of golden beach near miami.sokol, brett, "musical mecca: after 30 years, they still flock to that most fabled of oceanfront homes", miami new times, thursday, 9 december 2004 when clapton started recording at criteria, he hired guest vocalist yvonne elliman and guitarist george terry as full-time members of his group. during this time, terry played the album burnin' by bob marley and the wailers, inspiring the band to record a cover version of the song "i shot the sheriff". initially, clapton did not want to release the song on 461 ocean boulevard; however, the other band members pe
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