10 Memorable Rock Bands Who Only Released ONE Album

Another Eric Clapton outfit, Derek & The Dominos was formed from the remnants of Delaney & Bonnie and Friends, a group Clapton had enjoyed a short-lived tenure in following the disbanding of Blind Faith.

Bringing together Clapton, Bobby Whitlock, Carl Radle and Jim Gordon in a whirlwind of blues rock artistry, the band gained steam in 1970 while working on George Harrison's All Things Must Pass and began playing live, along with Traffic's Dave Mason, not long thereafter. Recording began that summer and their double album, Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs was released later that year.

With a frequently simple yet pleasingly cacophonous form, offset against roaming but restrained instrumental sections, Layla is quite unlike anything the members had put out before. Each artist's presence was felt in the writing and recording process, and the late-in-the-day addition of Duane Allman (of the Allman Brothers Band) to the line-up brought his distinctive Southern slide and wail guitar sound to pad out the ensemble's efforts.

Like a fair number of Clapton projects, Derek & The Dominos did not receive the critical or commercial success they deserved at the time, and the album failed to hold any meaningful place in charts internationally. This furthered the guitarist's descent into addiction and became a self-fulfilling prophecy for the demise of the band.

But we now know Layla was just ahead of its time.