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CREAM ~ FRESH CREAM POLYDOR 531810 (Barcode: 731453181021) ~ UK ~ Classic Rock Recorded: 1966 Released: 1997 1st album by the most influential Rock group of all times - CreamFind albums by this artist. Eric ClaptonFind albums by this artist, Jack BruceFind albums by this artist & Ginger BakerFind albums by this artist were all seasoned musicians (in spite of their young age) when they created the first Rock `Super Group` with extensive Blues (Clapton in John MayallFind albums by this artist`s BluesbreakersFind albums by this artist and YardbirdsFind albums by this artist) and Jazz (Bruce & Baker in Graham Bond OrganizationFind albums by this artist) backgrounds, which of course laid the foundation to the extanded improvisations which they introduced into Rock. This debut album includes allready all the elements that made them unique - a mixture of Psychedelia, Blues, Jazz and Rock, incredible compositions (mainly by Bruce), profound lyrics (by Pete BrownFind albums by this artist) and an aggressive, sharp sound that remains unparalled to this day. Everything Cream recorded is an absolute must!

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CREAM ~ FRESH CREAM (SUPER DELUXE EDITION) POLYDOR 602557185515 (Barcode: 602557185515) ~ UK ~ Blues-Rock Recorded: 1966 Released: 2017 This is a reissue / archival Box Set presenting the music recorded by the iconic British Rock / Blues-Rock band CreamFind albums by this artist and released on their debut album “Fresh CreamFind albums with this title”. The Box Set includes three CDs and one Blue-ray and is lavishly packaged with a hardcover book with an essay, song lyrics and many photographs. CD1 presents mono mixes, which include the album (ten tracks), one outtake, three singles and two EPs with alternate mixes and alternate masters. CD2 presents stereo mixes, which include the album, three session recordings and seven previously unreleased alternate mixes. CD3 presents eleven outtakes, early versions and alternate mixes, all bar one previously unreleased and sixteen BBC recordings (only two previously unreleased), captured at four different sessions. The Blue-ray Disk presents the US mono and stereo versions of the album and the three additional tracks, all in 24/96 High Resolution audio. Cream, the first supergroup, were obviously a groundbreaking musical step, which combined the Manfred MannFind albums by this artist bassist Jack BruceFind albums by this artist, John MayallFind albums by this artist’s BluesbreakersFind albums by this artist guitarist Eric ClaptonFind albums by this artist and Graham Bond OrganizationFind albums by this artist drummer Ginger BakerFind albums by this artist, creating a true one of a kind monster, which was about to change Blues-Rock and Rock like no other group ever did before them. In many respects they still reverberate in every Rock album recorded since 1996, when they recorded the music included herein. All three Cream members were geniuses in they own right of course, but it was Jack Bruce who wrote all the original material on this album together with the poet Pete BrownFind albums by this artist (except one tune by Baker, which was mostly a drum solo), with the rest of the material being traditional Blues pieces. The combination of Blues with Rock riffs and heavy sound was of course the cradle of Blues-Rock as we know it. Overall, this is one of the most revolutionary Rock albums of all time, which opened completely new opportunities of cross-genre pollination and the opened the Golden Decade of music, during which most of the music worth listening to was created. For Cream fanatics this is of course an essential piece of the puzzle, but most veteran Cream followers already have all the material here in one form or another. Nevertheless, this golden classic deserves to be treated with respect, today perhaps more so than ever.

Updated: 29/09/2021Posted: 29/09/2021

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