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Fresh Cream
Studio album by Cream
Released 9th December 1966 (1966)[1]
Recorded July - October 1966 at Rayrik Studios & Ryemuse Studios in London, England
Genre Blues-rock, psychedelic rock, hard rock
Length 40:52
Label Reaction
Producer Robert Stigwood[2]
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Fresh Cream is the debut studio album by British supergroup Cream. It was the first LP release of producer Robert Stigwood's new "Independent" Reaction Records label, released in the UK as both a mono and stereo version on 9th December 1966, the same time as the single release of "I Feel Free".[2] The album was released a month later, in January 1967, in the United States by Atco Records as both a mono and a stereo version.[3] To date, neither the original UK mono or USA mono versions have been officially released on CD, only the stereo versions.

In 2003, the album was ranked number 101 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.[4]
Contents

Track listing
Original U.K. release

All lead vocals by Jack Bruce except as indicated.
Side one
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "N.S.U." Jack Bruce 2:43
2. "Sleepy Time Time" Bruce, Janet Godfrey 4:20
3. "Dreaming" Bruce 1:58
4. "Sweet Wine" Ginger Baker, Godfrey 3:17
5. "Spoonful" Willie Dixon 6:30
Side two
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Cat's Squirrel" (instrumental) Traditional, arr. S. Splurge 3:03
2. "Four Until Late" (Lead vocals: Eric Clapton) Robert Johnson, arr. Eric Clapton 2:07
3. "Rollin' and Tumblin'" McKinley Morganfield 4:42
4. "I'm So Glad" Skip James 3:57
5. "Toad" (Instrumental) Baker 5:11

Also Included "I Feel Free" (Taken from Strange Brew The Very Best Of Cream U.S LP) Bruce, Pete Brown 2:52

The front cover and record no. (623 031) are the same as the German issue, but three different back covers exist. The first, listed the correct 12 tracks, the second listed 10 tracks, and a third where the 12 track listing has been "glued" over the 10 track listing.

Personnel

Cream

* Eric Clapton - guitar, vocals
* Jack Bruce - vocals, bass, harmonica, piano, cello
* Ginger Baker - drums, percussion, vocals

Production

* Robert Stigwood - Producer
* John Timperly - Engineer[5]

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Disraeli Gears
Studio album by Cream
Released November 1967 (1967-11)[1]
Recorded May 1967 at Atlantic Studios, New York City, New York[1]
Genre Blues-rock, psychedelic rock, hard rock
Length 33:37[2]
Label Reaction, Atco, Polydor
Producer Felix Pappalardi[1]
Cream chronology
Fresh Cream
(December 1966) Disraeli Gears
(November 1967) Wheels of Fire
(July 1968)
Singles from Disraeli Gears

1. "Strange Brew"
Released: November 1967 (1967-11)
2. "Sunshine of Your Love"
Released: January 1968 (1968-01)

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Disraeli Gears is the second album by British supergroup, Cream. It was released in November 1967[1] and went on to reach #5 on the UK Albums Chart.[3] It was also their American breakthrough, becoming a massive seller there in 1968, reaching #4 on the American charts.[4] The album features the two singles "Strange Brew" and "Sunshine of Your Love".

The title of the album was taken from an inside joke. Eric Clapton had been thinking of buying a racing bicycle and was discussing it with Ginger Baker, when a roadie named Mick Turner commented, "it's got them Disraeli Gears", meaning to say "derailleur gears," but instead alluding to 19th Century British Prime Minister, Benjamin Disraeli. The band thought this was hilarious, and decided that it should be the title of their next album. Had it not been for Mick's turn of phrase, the album would simply have been entitled "Cream."

The original 11-track album was remastered in 1998, and then subsequently released as a two-disc Deluxe Edition in 2004.

In 2003 the album was ranked number 112 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.[5] VH1 also named it their 87th greatest album of all time in 2001.
Contents

Background
Original Album

The album was recorded at Atlantic Studios in New York during May 1967, following the band's nine shows as part of Murray the K's "Music in the 5th Dimension" concert series. Cream's American label, ATCO, was a wholly owned subsidiary of Atlantic Records.[6][7]

The sessions were produced by future Mountain bassist Felix Pappalardi - who co-wrote the tracks "Strange Brew" and "World of Pain" with wife Gail Collins - and were engineered by Tom Dowd - who would later work with Clapton on projects such as Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs and 461 Ocean Boulevard. The owner of Atlantic Records, Ahmet Ertegun, was also present during the sessions.[8]

The original 11-track album was remastered by Joseph M. Palmaccio at PolyGram Studios[1] for a 1998 release, including bonus photographs accompanying the original album artwork.
Disraeli Gears Deluxe Edition

The "Disraeli Gears Deluxe Edition" includes the complete album in both mono and stereo, demos, alternate takes and tracks taken from the band's live sessions on BBC radio. Included an outtake of "Blue Condition" with Eric Clapton on lead vocals and demos of the songs "Weird of Hermiston" and "The Clearout" which were not released until Jack Bruce's first solo album "Songs for a Tailor".
Cover/Artwork

The psychedelic cover art was created by Australian artist Martin Sharp, who lived in the same building as Clapton at the time of the Chelsea artists colony The Pheasantry. Sharp would go on to create the artwork to Cream's next album Wheels of Fire and co-wrote the songs "Tales of Brave Ulysses" and the Savage Seven Theme "Anyone for Tennis" with Eric Clapton.

The back-cover photography was taken by Bob Whitaker who did the photography for several works by The Beatles including the controversial Yesterday and Today.

The cover art was also used for the compilation album Those Were the Days.
Song Styles

"Disraeli Gears" features the group veering away, quite heavily, from their blues roots and indulging in more psychedelic sounds. The most blues-like tunes on the album are the remake of "Outside Woman Blues", the Bruce/Brown Composition "Take it Back" which had been inspired by the contemporary media images of American students burning their draft cards which featured harmonica work by Jack Bruce,[9] and the opening track "Strange Brew" which was based on a 12-bar blues song called "Lawdy Mama" and featured an Albert King-style guitar solo.[8]
Track listing
Original album
Side one
No. Title Writer(s) Lead vocals Length
1. "Strange Brew" Eric Clapton, Felix Pappalardi, Gail Collins Eric Clapton 2:46
2. "Sunshine of Your Love" Clapton, Jack Bruce, Pete Brown Jack Bruce, Clapton 4:10
3. "World of Pain" Pappalardi, Collins Clapton, Bruce 3:03
4. "Dance the Night Away" Bruce, Brown Bruce, Clapton1 3:34
5. "Blue Condition" Ginger Baker Ginger Baker 3:29
Side two
No. Title Writer(s) Lead vocals Length
1. "Tales of Brave Ulysses" Clapton, Martin Sharp Bruce 2:46
2. "SWLABR" Bruce, Brown Bruce 2:32
3. "We're Going Wrong" Bruce Bruce 3:26
4. "Outside Woman Blues" Arthur Reynolds, arr. Clapton Clapton 2:24
5. "Take It Back" Bruce, Brown Bruce 3:05
6. "Mother's Lament" Traditional, arr. Clapton, Bruce, Baker Baker, Bruce, Clapton2 1:47

1. ^ Sung as a two-part harmony.
2. ^ Sung as a three-part harmony.

Personnel

Cream

* Eric Clapton – lead guitar, rhythm guitar, vocals
* Jack Bruce – bass, piano, vocals, harmonica
* Ginger Baker – drums, percussion, vocals

Production

* Felix Pappalardi – producer
* Tom Dowd – recording engineer
* Bob Whitaker – cover photos
* Martin Sharp – art

Charts
Album
Chart (1967)? Peak
position?
UK (Top 40 Albums)[3] 5
Norway (Top 40 Albums)[10] 16
Chart (1968)? Peak
position?
US Billboard 200[4] 4
Canada (Top 50 Albums)[11] 10
Chart (2010)? Peak
position?
Greece (Top 50 Albums)[12] 29
Singles
Year Single Position
Billboard Hot 100 UK Top 40[3]
June
1967 "Strange Brew"/
"Tales of Brave Ulysses" - #17
October
1967 "Sunshine of Your Love"/
"SWLABR" #5 #25
Certification

Certified by the RIAA[13]
Organization Level Date
RIAA – U.S.A. Gold 05/22/1968
RIAA – U.S.A. Platinum 11/10/1993
Release history
Region Date Label Format Catalog
United Kingdom November 1967 Reaction Records mono LP 593 003
stereo LP 594 003
United States November 1967 Atco Records mono LP 33-232
stereo LP SD 33-232
Germany November 1967 Polydor Records stereo LP 184 105
Japan May 1968 Polydor Records stereo LP MP-1390
United States 1977 RSO Records LP RS 1-3010
United States 1986 Polydor Records CD 823 636-2

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Wheels of Fire
Studio album / Live album by Cream
Released August 1968 (1968-08)[1]
Recorded July, August 1967 at IBC Studios, London, England
September – October 1967, January – February, June 1968 at Atlantic Studios, New York City, New York
March 6 and 10, 1968 at Winterland, San Francisco, California
March 7, 1968 at The Fillmore, San Francisco, California[1]
Genre Blues-rock, psychedelic rock, hard rock
Length 80:32
Label Polydor
Producer Felix Pappalardi[1]

Singles from Wheels of Fire

1. "Crossroads"
Released: January 1969 (1969-01) (U.S. release only)[2]
2. "White Room"
Released: January 1969 (1969-01)[2]

Wheels of Fire is the name of a double album recorded by Cream. The release was largely successful, scoring the band a #3 peak in the United Kingdom and a #1 in the United States, and became the world's first platinum-selling double album.[3]

The album was also released as Wheels of Fire (In the Studio) and Wheels of Fire (Live at the Fillmore) as two single albums, released together, with similar cover art except: In the UK, the studio album was black print on aluminium foil, while the Live at the Fillmore album was a negative image of the studio cover. In Japan, the studio album was black on gold foil, while the live album was black on aluminium foil. In Australia, both covers were laminated copies of the Japanese releases (it was never released as a double album in Australia). In 2003, the album was ranked number 203 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.[4]
Contents

Background

After the release of Disraeli Gears in November 1967, Polydor Records and Atco Records, planned for Cream's third album to be a double album, on which Atco Records' producer Felix Pappalardi and the group wanted to include several live performances.[5]
Recording

The group and Pappalardi had, in July and August 1967, recorded studio material at IBC Studios in London, and at Atlantic Studios in New York City during September and October of the same year.[1] Additional studio material was recorded at Atlantic Studios in January and February 1968, during a break from the band's heavy tour schedule.[5][1] The following month,[1] Pappalardi ordered for a mobile recording studio in Los Angeles to be shipped to the Fillmore auditorium and the Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco.[5] Six shows were recorded in San Francisco by Pappalardi and recording engineer Bill Halverson,[1] and extra performances not included on Wheels of Fire ended up on Goodbye, Live Cream, and Live Cream Volume II.[5]
Production and artwork

The sessions for Wheels of Fire were one of the first to use eight-track tape recorders at a time when four-track recorders were the standard.[5] The recording engineers on disc one were Tom Dowd and Adrian Barber, while the songs on disc two were recorded by Bill Halverson, and the performances on the second disc were re-mixed by Adrian Barber. The artwork for the album was done by Martin Sharp,[1] who had also done the artwork for Disraeli Gears. The photography was done by Jim Marshall.[1]
Songs

The band's drummer Ginger Baker co-wrote three songs for the album with pianist Mike Taylor. Bassist Jack Bruce co-wrote four songs with poet Pete Brown. Guitarist Eric Clapton contributed to the album by choosing two cover songs.

For the second disc Felix Pappalardi chose "Traintime" because it featured Jack Bruce performing a harmonica solo. "Toad" was chosen because it features Ginger Baker's drumming. The songs "Spoonful" and "Crossroads" were used to feature Eric Clapton's guitar as the songs focus.[5]
Track listing
Disc one: In the Studio
Side 1

1. "White Room" 3 (Jack Bruce, Pete Brown) – 4:58
2. "Sitting on Top of the World" (Walter Vinson, Lonnie Chatmon; arr. Chester Burnett) – 4:58
3. "Passing the Time" 1, 3 (Ginger Baker, Mike Taylor) – 4:37
4. "As You Said" (Bruce, Brown) – 4:20

Side 2

1. "Pressed Rat and Warthog" (Baker, Taylor) – 3:13
2. "Politician" 3 (Bruce, Brown) – 4:12
3. "Those Were the Days" 3 (Baker, Taylor) – 2:53
4. "Born Under a Bad Sign" 3 (Booker T. Jones, William Bell) – 3:09
5. "Deserted Cities of the Heart" 2, 3 (Bruce, Brown) – 3:38

Performers are "the Cream quartet" consisting of Clapton, Baker, and Bruce together with Felix Pappalardi, who plays many different instruments and is also credited with production.

^Note 1: Some pressings of this album contain an alternative version of "Passing the Time". This "long version" is extended by 67 seconds, but also differs from the "extended version" included on Those Were the Days, which is longer by a further 8 seconds.

^Note 2: Original US pressings of Wheels of Fire incorrectly listed the running time of "Deserted Cities of the Heart" at 4:36.

^Note 3: Side 1 tracks 1 and 3 and Side 2 tracks 2, 3, 4 and 5 of the studio album were processed with the Haeco-CSG system. Also processed was "Anyone For Tennis", which was recorded at the same sessions and appears on some versions of the album. Haeco-CSG was intended to make stereo recordings that were fully compatible with mono playback equipment. The unfortunate side effect is that it "blurs" the stereo imaging of musical parts mixed to the phantom centre channel. Using modern digital audio processing software it is possible to reverse the Haeco-CSG effect and restore the original intended sound quality.
Disc two: Live at the Fillmore
Side 3

1. "Crossroads" (Robert Johnson, arr. Clapton) – 4:13 (recorded 10 March 1968 at Winterland, San Francisco, CA. (1st show))
2. "Spoonful" (Willie Dixon) – 16:43 (recorded 10 March 1968 at Winterland, San Francisco, CA. (1st show))

Side 4

1. "Traintime" 4 (Bruce) – 7:01 (recorded 8 March 1968 at Winterland, San Francisco, CA. (1st show))
2. "Toad" (Baker) – 16:15 (recorded 7 March 1968 at The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA. (2nd show))

During the 10 March first set, "Spoonful" preceded "Crossroads", and though it seems as though "Traintime" aurally precedes "Toad", "Traintime" was recorded a day later, and expertly edited to seamlessly blend into the introduction to "Toad".

While the disc is labelled Live at the Fillmore, only "Toad" was recorded at The Fillmore. The other tracks were recorded live at the Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco.[6]

^Note 4: Original album pressings list "John Group" as the author of "Traintime." The "John Group" appellation dates back to Jack Bruce's tenure with the Graham Bond Organisation (with whom Bruce originally recorded the song in 1965), and was used by that band to ensure that members other than Bond received songwriting royalties.[7] The song is based on a vintage blues by Peter Chatman.
Personnel

Per liner notes[1]

* Jack Bruce – vocals, lead vocals, bass, cello, harmonica, calliope, acoustic guitar, recorder
* Eric Clapton – guitar, vocals
* Ginger Baker – drums, percussion, bells, glockenspiel, typanic, vocal on "As You Said", spoken word on "Pressed Rat and Warthog"
* Felix Pappalardi – viola, bells, organ, trumpet, tonette
* Tom Dowd – recording engineer on disc one
* Adrian Barber – recording engineer on disc one, re-mix engineer on disc two
* Joseph M. Palmaccio – digital remastering
* Martin Sharp – art
* Jim Marshall – photography

Charts
Album
Chart (1968)? Peak
position?
Australia (Kent Music Report)[8] 1
Canada (RPM Top 50)[9] 1
Norway (VG-lista)[10] 16
UK (The Official Charts Company)[11]

* Double album

3
UK (The Official Charts Company)[12]

* Single Album

7
US Billboard 200[13] 1
Singles
Year Single Position
Billboard Hot 100[14] UK Top 40[15]
1968 "White Room" #6 #28
1969 "Crossroads" #28 -
Certification

By the RIAA[16]
Organization Level Date
RIAA Gold 07/22/1968

Also Included Anyone For Tennis (Vinyl Sourced From Strange Brew The Very Best Of Cream)

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Goodbye
Studio album by Cream
Released March 1969
Recorded October 1968, live recordings at "The Forum", Inglewood, LA; studio recordings at Wally Heider's Studio, LA and I.B.C. Studios, London
Genre Blues-rock
Length 33:22
Label Atco (original U.S. release), Polydor
Producer Felix Pappalardi
Professional reviews

* Allmusic 3/5 stars link

Goodbye (also called Goodbye Cream) is the final original album of the rock power trio Cream. Released in 1969, it consisted of three studio recordings and three live performances. It was the band's only album to reach number 1 in the UK Album Chart.[1] It reached number 2 in the US Album Chart.[2] The album was released after Cream disbanded in November 1968.[3]
Contents
Track listing
Side 1

1. "I'm So Glad" (Skip James) – 9:13
2. "Politician" (Jack Bruce, Pete Brown) – 6:20

Side 2

3. "Sitting on Top of the World" (Walter Vinson, Lonnie Chatmon; arr. Chester Burnett) – 5:04
4. "Badge" (Eric Clapton, George Harrison) – 2:47
5. "Doing That Scrapyard Thing" (Bruce, Brown) – 3:18
6. "What a Bringdown" (Ginger Baker) – 3:57

Notes:

* [1-3] recorded live at The Forum, Los Angeles, October 19, 1968.
* Original pressings of the album (as well as the single) list composer credit on "Badge" to Clapton alone.

Personnel
Cream

* Jack Bruce – bass guitar, vocals, piano and Hammond organ on "Doing That Scrapyard Thing" and "What a Bringdown"
* Eric Clapton – guitar, vocals
* Ginger Baker – drums, percussion, vocals

Additional musicians

* Felix Pappalardi – piano, Mellotron, bass guitar on "What a Bringdown"
* George Harrison (credited as "L'Angelo Misterioso") – rhythm guitar and backing vocals on "Badge"

Production

* Felix Pappalardi - Producer
* Adrian Barber, Bill Halverson, Damon Lyon-Shaw - Engineers
* Haig Adishian - Art Direction
* Alan Aldridge - Cover Design
* Roger Philips - Photography

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Live Cream
Live album by Cream
Released April 1970 (1970-04)[1]
Recorded May 1967 at Atlantic Studios, New York City, New York
March 7, 1968 at Fillmore West, San Francisco, California
March 9 and 10, 1968 at Winterland, San Francisco, California[2]
Genre Blues-rock, psychedelic rock, hard rock
Length 41:04
Label Atco
Producer Felix Pappalardi, Ahmet Ertegun, Robert Stigwood[2]

1. "Lawdy Mama"
Released: July 1970 (1970-07)[1]

Live Cream (also called Live Cream, Volume 1) is a live compilation album by Cream released in 1970. This album comprises four live tracks recorded in 1968 and one studio track "Lawdy Mama" from 1967. The instrumental track for "Lawdy Mama" is the same chord progression as heard on "Strange Brew" with a different vocal and guitar solo by Eric Clapton.

Live Cream hit #15 on the Billboard 200,[3] and made #4 on the UK Top 40.[4]
Track listing

Side one

1. "N.S.U." (Jack Bruce) – 10:15
* Recorded March 10 1968, Winterland, San Francisco.[2]
2. "Sleepy Time Time" (Bruce, Janet Godfrey) – 6:52
* Recorded March 9, 1968, Winterland, San Francisco.[2]
3. "Lawdy Mama" (Traditional, arr. Eric Clapton) – 2:46
* Recorded May 1967, Atlantic Studios, New York City.[2]

Side two

1. "Sweet Wine" (Ginger Baker, Godfrey) – 15:16
* Recorded March 10, 1968, Winterland, San Francisco.[2]
2. "Rollin' and Tumblin'" (McKinley Morganfield) – 6:42
* Recorded March 7, 1968, The Fillmore, San Francisco.[2]

Personnel

Per liner notes[2]

* Jack Bruce – bass, harmonica, vocals
* Eric Clapton – guitar, vocals
* Ginger Baker – drums
* Felix Pappalardi – producer, except on "Lawdy Mama"
* Ahmet Ertegun – producer on "Lawdy Mama"
* Robert Stigwood – producer on "Lawdy Mama"
* Adrian Barber – recording engineer, re-mix engineer
* Tom Dowd – recording engineer
* Bill Halverson – recording engineer
* Stephen Paley – photography

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Live Cream Volume II
Live album by Cream
Released March 1972 (1972-03)[1]
Recorded 9 March – 4 October 1968[1]
Genre Blues-rock, psychedelic rock, hard rock
Length 41:04[1]
Label Polydor
Producer Felix Pappalardi[2]
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3.5/5 stars[3]
Robert Christgau (C+)[4]
Rolling Stone (unfavorable)[5]

Live Cream Volume II is the second live compilation album British supergroup Cream released in March 1972 by Polydor Records. This album contains six tracks recorded at various performances from March 9 to October 4, 1968.[1]
Contents
Reception

Matthew Greenwald & and Bruce Eder of Allmusic stated that Volume 2 had more songs on it than its predecessor, including two songs whose album versions were released as singles. They also commented on how the sound quality was some of the best at the time. They did not like, however, that there were not as many extended jams than the predecessor and that Jack Bruce and Eric Clapton's singing is not good on "White Room" and "Sunshine of Your Love." They think that the live version of "Deserted Cities of the Heart" is better than the studio version. They also think that the 1998 remastered version is better than the versions before.[3]
Track listing

Side 1

1. "Deserted Cities of the Heart" (Jack Bruce, Pete Brown) – 4.33
2. "White Room" (Bruce, Brown) – 5.40
3. "Politician" (Bruce, Brown) – 5.08
4. "Tales of Brave Ulysses" (Eric Clapton, Martin Sharp) – 4.46

Side 2

1. "Sunshine of Your Love" (Clapton, Bruce, Brown) – 7.25
2. "Steppin' Out" (James Bracken) – 13.38 (Mistitled as "Hideaway" on original LP pressings)

Track 5 recorded March 9, 1968 at the Winterland, San Francisco.
Tracks 4 & 6 recorded March 10, 1968 at the Winterland, San Francisco.
Tracks 1, 2 & 3 recorded October 4, 1968 at the Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland.
Personnel

Per liner notes[2]

* Eric Clapton – vocals, guitar
* Jack Bruce – vocals, bass, harmonica
* Ginger Baker – drums
* Felix Pappalardi – producer
* Tom Dowd – recording engineer
* Bill Halverson – recording engineer
* Gene Paul – re-mix engineer
* Kevin Brady – re-mix engineer
* Jim Marshall – cover photography
* Gene Trindl – backliner photography
* Stanislaw Zagorski – album design

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