Editing Derek and the Dominos (section)

===UK summer tour===
Early in the summer of 1970, Clapton asked former [[Apple Records]] employee Chris O'Dell to find accommodation for Whitlock, Gordon and Radle in [[central London]], telling O'Dell that they were "going bonkers" out in the Surrey countryside.<ref>O'Dell, p. 170.</ref> The band then moved into a two-storey flat at 33 [[Thurloe Place]],<ref>Whitlock, p. 98.</ref> close to [[South Kensington tube station]].<ref>O'Dell, pp. 170–71.</ref> The flat also served as a meeting place for Clapton and Boyd,<ref>O'Dell, p. 172.</ref> who found herself flattered by Clapton's attention in light of her husband's infidelities<ref name="Black/Blender" /> and his preoccupation with Eastern spirituality.<ref>Boyd, pp. 119–20, 135, 138.</ref> In his autobiography, Clapton wrote that he was both inspired and "tormented" by his feelings for Boyd, which he channelled into his music, beginning with a UK tour by Derek and the Dominos.<ref name="Clapton p 135">Clapton, p. 135.</ref>

For three weeks from 1 August,<ref name="Shapiro p 116" /><ref>{{cite magazine|title=Clapton Hits the Road|magazine=[[Melody Maker]]|date=18 July 1970|page=3}}</ref> the group performed in clubs and other small venues in Britain,<ref>Reid, p. 107.</ref> where Clapton chose to play anonymously, still weary from the fame that he felt had plagued Cream and Blind Faith.<ref>''[[The Layla Sessions]]'' liner notes, page 4.</ref> Admission for the shows was set at £1, and clauses in the contract with each venue stipulated that Clapton's name was not to be used as a crowd-puller. Shapiro writes that the band had "made great strides" since the Lyceum concert;<ref name="Shapiro p 116" /> their set list included "Tell the Truth",<ref name="Sandford p 116">Sandford, p. 116.</ref> covers of [[Billy Myles]]' "[[Have You Ever Loved a Woman]]" and [[Jimi Hendrix]]'s "[[Little Wing]]", and songs such as "Bottle of Red Wine" and "Don't Know Why",<ref name="Shapiro/Mojo" /> both from the ''Eric Clapton'' album.<ref>{{cite web|author=Erlewine, Stephen Thomas|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/eric-clapton-mw0000624369|title=Eric Clapton ''Eric Clapton''|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=31 October 2014}}</ref> Clapton has said of this UK tour, "no one knew who we were, and I loved it. I loved the fact that we were this little quartet, playing in obscure places, sometimes to audiences of no more than fifty or sixty people."<ref name="Clapton p 135" />