CREAM CLAPTON DISRAELI GEARS - UK MONO PRESSING

ARTIST: CREAM
TITLE: DISRAELI GEARS
RECORD CONDITION:  Excellent
COVER CONDITION:    Excellent
LABEL: REACTION LABELS – Gt Britain  - A side has 1967 Pressing     B side has 1966 Pressing.  
CAT NO: 593 003                                                                                                                                                                                    Matrix: 593003 A # 1    1    1 THEN THERE IS AN OVER  PRINTED 1 9  
          593003 B//2  420  1    2     8

Visual Check: Light Sleeve scratches – Played the album right through, really good sounds.                                                  

Comment:  

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           CREAM ''DISRAELI GEARS'' ORIGINAL UK PRESSING! RAREST EVER MONO PRESSING CAT NO 593 003 ON BLUE REACTION LABELS… UNBELEIVABLE 41 YEARS OLD!!  E.DAY 1 SIDED  LAMINATED COVER ABSOLUTELY STUNNING!!

 MONO! THE ONLY WAY TO HEAR THIS ALBUM!!!!  

Disraeli Gears is the second album by British blues-rock group Cream. It was released in November 1967 and went on to reach No5 on the UK album chart. Often seen offered for sale with the more common stereo pressing but the earliest and original MONO do not come up for sale that often and produce the best audio available in any format in my opinion! It was also their American breakthrough, becoming a massive seller there in 1968, reaching #4 on American charts. The album features the two singles "Strange Brew" and "Sunshine of Your Love". By this time, the group was veering quite heavily away from their blues roots to indulge in more psychedelic sounds.

The title of the album, Disraeli Gears, was actually a bit of an inside joke. Eric Clapton had been thinking of getting a racing bicycle, and was discussing it with Ginger Baker, when Mick Turner, one of the roadies, commented on the performance of "those Disraeli Gears" meaning to say "derailleur gears". The band thought this was hilarious-Benjamin Disraeli was a prominent 19th Century British politician-and decided that it should be the title of their next album. Had it not been for Mick, the album would simply have been entitled Cream ???.

Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker all contributed songs with the help of lyricist Pete Brown and producer Felix Pappalardi. The track "Blue Condition" was unusual in that Baker, although by any account not a singer, took the lead vocal. The album was recorded in New York by their American label, the ATCO division of Atlantic Records during the band's stay in the United States.

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. At their first meeting in a London club, Clapton mentioned that he had some music that needed lyrics, so Sharp wrote out a poem he had composed on a napkin and gave it to Clapton, who recorded it as "Tales of Brave Ulysses"..

When interviewed on the episode of the VH1 show, Classic Albums, which featured Disraeli Gears, Bruce stated that when writing the song "Take it Back", he had been inspired by the contemporary media images of American students burning their draft cards and wrote the song in that spirit of rejecting militarism.

1. "Strange Brew" (Eric Clapton, Felix Pappalardi, Gail Collins Pappalardi) – 2:46
2. "Sunshine of Your Love" (Clapton, Jack Bruce, Pete Brown) – 4:10
3. "World of Pain" (Pappalardi, Collins) – 3:03
4. "Dance the Night Away" (Bruce, Brown) – 3:34
5. "Blue Condition" (Ginger Baker) – 3:29
6. "Tales of Brave Ulysses" (Clapton, Martin Sharp) – 2:46
7. "SWALBR" (Bruce, Brown) – 2:32
8. "We're Going Wrong" (Bruce) – 3:26
9. "Outside Woman Blues" (Blind Joe Reynolds, are. Clapton) – 2:24
10. "Take It Back" (Bruce, Brown) – 3:05
11. "Mother's Lament" (Traditional, arr. Clapton, Bruce, Baker) – 1:47

Record Condition

Mint – In Perfect / As New Condition

Excellent – Used And With Minor Signs Of Wear

Very Good – Used, Sleeve Will Have Obvious Signs Of Wear/Damage. Vinyl Will Have Obvious Signs Of Wear.

Good – Sleeve Will Have Significant Wear/Damage. Vinyl Will Have A Fair Amount Of Surface Damage.

Fair – Sleeve Will Be Badly Damaged, Vinyl Will Have A Lot Of Damage.

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