Eric Clapton at His Best is a two-LP compilation of
Eric Clapton's work after he left his earlier band
Cream, released in September 1972. It was concurrently released with a two-LP compilation of Cream tracks, Heavy Cream, along with "at His Best" solo retrospectives by Cream's other members
Jack Bruce and
Ginger Baker.
Although available in other territories as well, Eric Clapton at His Best was largely released to address the North American market, in order for
Polydor Records to leverage Clapton's back catalog as, prior to 1972, Polydor had licensed Clapton's recordings to
Atco/
Atlantic Records for North American distribution. It was the first of two compilations of Clapton's early work that Polydor would issue; the second, Clapton, was released in mid-1973. Now out of print, Eric Clapton at His Best was available during the years 1972-76.