Eric Clapton

rock

Founded

1974

Hub

Not a place: no street address

Status as of 11 September 2026

active

Evidence class

public record: press, credits, official histories or reference sources

Connections

7 edges, 7 distinct neighbours · betweenness 0.003 (rank 24 of 236) · people and production 0.000 (rank 106)

Confidence

Medium · sources: [W] (register)

Recorded 461 Ocean Boulevard at Criteria in April and May 1974, Tom Dowd producing and Karl Richardson engineering, while living at the Golden Beach house the album is named for. It was Clapton who suggested the Bee Gees try Criteria.

Connections

People, ownership and staff

• linked ventureDerek and the DominosClapton's band1970
• linked venture461 Ocean Boulevard (1974)1974

Records made or mixed here

• recorded atCriteria Recording Studios461 Ocean Boulevard, April and May 19741974

Suggestion

• suggestedBee GeesSuggested the Bee Gees record at Criteria; the band moved to Miami1975

Labels, collaborations, adjacency, plans

• collaborationTom DowdProducer and artist across two Criteria albums1970 to 1974
• collaboration461 Ocean Boulevard, Golden BeachLived in the house during the sessions1974
• labelRSO RecordsStigwood arranged the Criteria sessions1974