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CREAM / WHEELS OF FIRE

1968  ATCO   USA 1st PRESS

•••••  BLISTERING UK PSYCHEDELIC BLUES MASTERPIECE. Heavily fuzzed & freaked guitar from Clapton against Ginger Baker's monster thunder drum attack on classic "White Room" and "Born Under A Bad Sign" plus the incendiary live set from the legendary Fillmore highlighted by "Crossroads" and the epic extended over 15 minute jams of "Spoonful" and "Toad" make this double album of first wave blues psychedelia absolutely essential. BELONGS IN EVERY COLLECTION.

• 1968 true 1st USA pressing
• 2xLP
• ATCO "plum/mustard" labels
• Columbia Terra Haute pressing
• thick heavy semi rigid 142g vinyl weight
• the dead wax is machine stamped matrix "ST-C681285/6/7/8-1C CP"
• REFLECTIVE FOIL COVER
• gatefold cover is thick heavy cardboard with pasted on slick
• printed inner sleeves are color printed heavy paper stock

CONDITION:
VINYL =    STRONG VG+   Very light minor sleeve scuff & rub or very minor light play marks visible under bright halogens. The labels are NM.

PLAY GRADE =    STRONG VG++   Exceptionally light hiss/crackle between tracks or lightly audible in some quiet backgrounds to varying degree, random minor pop or tick artifact,  LOUD MUSIC EASILY OVERPOWERS WITH HUGE BOLD DEEP BOOMING FIDELITY.

COVER =    STRONG VG+  Light ring wear / rubbing to foil or handling, some very minor storage or handling & impressions, a few minor creases near edges, a small scraped spot front upper right corner,  inside gatefold is stunning,  CLEAN BRIGHT BOLD & VIVID.  The edge seams have some minor rub or dents but are SOLID NO SPLITS, SPINE LEGIBLE.  Corners have minor soft rub/rounding or creasing. Inner sleeves are VG with creasing or handling, minor tears or aging discolor & clear tape at the seams.

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Label: ATCO Records ?– SD 2-700 Format: 2 × Vinyl, LP, Album 
Country: US Released: 1968 Genre: Rock, Blues Style: Blues Rock, Psychedelic Rock

Tracklist Hide Credits

In The Studio A1 White Room Bass, Vocals – Jack BruceDrums, Timpani – Ginger BakerGuitar – Eric ClaptonViola – Felix PappalardiWritten-By – Jack Bruce, Pete Brown (5) 4:56 A2 Sitting On Top Of The World Bass, Vocals – Jack BruceDrums – Ginger BakerGuitar – Eric ClaptonWritten-By – Chester Burnett 4:56 A3 Passing The Time Bass, Organ [Calliope], Lead Vocals – Jack BruceDrums, Glockenspiel, Vocals – Ginger BakerGuitar, Vocals – Eric ClaptonOrgan [Organ Pedals] – Felix PappalardiWritten-By – Ginger Baker, Mike Taylor (9) 4:31 A4 As You Said Acoustic Guitar, Cello, Vocals – Jack BruceHihat [High Hat] – Ginger BakerWritten-By – Jack Bruce, Pete Brown (5) 4:19 B1 Pressed Rat And Warthog Bass, Recorder – Jack BruceDrums, Voice [Recitation] – Ginger BakerGuitar – Eric ClaptonTrumpet, Recorder [Tonette] – Felix PappalardiWritten-By – Ginger Baker, Mike Taylor (9) 3:13 B2 Politician Bass, Vocals – Jack BruceDrums – Ginger BakerGuitar – Eric ClaptonWritten-By – Jack Bruce, Pete Brown (5) 4:11 B3 Those Were The Days Bass, Lead Vocals – Jack BruceBells [Swiss Hand Bells] – Felix PappalardiDrums, Marimba, Bells [Tubular Bells] – Ginger BakerGuitar, Vocals – Eric ClaptonWritten-By – Ginger Baker, Mike Taylor (9) 2:52 B4 Born Under A Bad Sign Bass, Vocals – Jack BruceDrums, Tambourine – Ginger BakerGuitar – Eric ClaptonWritten-By – Booker T. Jones, William Bell 3:08 B5 Deserted Cities Of The Heart Bass, Acoustic Guitar, Cello, Vocals – Jack BruceDrums – Ginger BakerGuitar – Eric ClaptonViola – Felix PappalardiWritten-By – Jack Bruce, Pete Brown (5) 4:36 Live At The Fillmore C1 Crossroads Bass, Harmonica, Vocals – Jack BruceDrums – Ginger BakerGuitar, Vocals – Eric ClaptonWritten-By – Robert Johnson 4:13 C2 Spoonful Bass, Harmonica, Vocals – Jack BruceDrums – Ginger BakerGuitar, Vocals – Eric ClaptonWritten-By – Willie Dixon 16:44 D1 Traintime Bass, Harmonica, Vocals – Jack BruceDrums – Ginger BakerGuitar, Vocals – Eric ClaptonWritten-By – John Group 6:52 D2 Toad Bass, Harmonica, Vocals – Jack BruceDrums – Ginger BakerGuitar, Vocals – Eric ClaptonWritten-By – Ginger Baker 15:53

Companies, etc.

• Copyright (c) – Atlantic Recording Corporation
• Published By – Casserole
• Published By – ARC (9)
• Published By – East (2)
• Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Terre Haute
• Mastered At – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Pitman
• Mastered At – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Terre Haute

Credits

• Artwork – Martin Sharp (2)
• Design [Album] – Stanislaw Zagorski
• Engineer [Recording, Sides 1 & 2] – Adrian Barber, Tom Dowd
• Engineer [Recording, Sides 3 & 4] – Bill Halverson
• Engineer [Remix, Sides 3 & 4] – Adrian Barber
• Producer – Felix Pappalardi

Notes

US issue with Columbia Terre Haute plant label code imprints.
However, only the B-side has metalwork evidence of this in runout. The other 3 sides appear to be metalwork contracted from the Columbia Pitman plant.

Original stereo pressing on tan/purple ATCO labels, with a reflective silver gatefold cover. 

Produced by arrangement with Robert Stigwood.
Released in the U.S.A. by special arrangement with Polydor Records, Ltd.
©1968 Atlantic Recording Company.
Printed in U.S.A.

On the inside cover Jack Bruce is credited for writing track D1. 

On this release only Cat.# SD 2-700 is used on all labels, cover and spine.
The text "Distributed by ATCO Record Sales, etc." is missing on the labels.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Label Side A): ST-C-681285CT
• Matrix / Runout (Label Side B): ST-C-681286CT
• Matrix / Runout (Label Side C): ST-C-681287CT
• Matrix / Runout (Label Side D): ST-C-681288CT
• Matrix / Runout (Runout Side A (Stamped)): ST C-681285-1C CP
• Matrix / Runout (Runout Side B (Stamped)): ST C-681286-1D CT
• Matrix / Runout (Runout Side C (Stamped)): ST C-681287-1C CP
• Matrix / Runout (Runout Side D (Stamped)): ST C-681288-1C CP

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