CREAM Wheels Of Fire Simply Vinyl SVLP 202 Limited Edition 180g Audiophile vinyl
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CREAM Wheels Of Fire Simply Vinyl SVLP 202 Limited Edition 180g Audiophile vinyl
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In The Studio A1 White Room Bass, Vocals – Jack BruceDrums, Timpani [Tympani] – 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 [Pedals] – Felix PappalardiWritten-By – Ginger Baker, Mike Taylor (9) 4:31 A4 As You Said Acoustic Guitar, Cello, Vocals – Jack BruceCymbal [High Hat] – Ginger BakerWritten-By – Jack Bruce, Pete Brown (5) 4:19 B1 Pressed Rat And Warthog Bass, Recorder – Jack BruceDrums, Other [Recitation] – Ginger BakerGuitar – Eric ClaptonTrumpet, Flute [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] – Felix PappalardiDrums, Marimba, Chimes [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 Clapton 6:52 D2 Toad Bass, Harmonica, Vocals – Jack BruceDrums – Ginger BakerGuitar, Vocals – Eric Clapton 15:53

Credits

  • Artwork [Album Art] – Martin Sharp
  • Design [Album Design] – Stanislaw Zagorski
  • Engineer – Adrian Barber (tracks: A1 to B5), Bill Halverson (tracks: C1 to D2), Tom Dowd (tracks: A1 to B5)
  • Engineer [Re-mix] – Adrian Barber (tracks: C1 to D2)
  • Producer – Felix Pappalardi

Notes

Gatefold sleeve 

Made in EU 
Limited Edition 180g. Virgin Vinyl Pressings by Simply Vinyl. This double album, featuring a disc of studio tracks and a disc of live recordings (made in March 1968 in San Francisco, at the Fillmore West and Winterland venues), was the first double LP to certified platinum. Featuring a suitably psychedelic cover design by Australian artist Martin Sharp (who'd designed Cream's previous LP jacket, for Disraeli Gears), Sharp also wrote lyrics for Eric Clapton's quirky ‘Anyone For Tennis.'

A U.S. No. 1 (it reached 3 in the UK), the studio disc starts with one of Cream's best known songs, "White Room," it also features a cover of "Born Under A Bad Sign," as well as Howlin' Wolf's "Sitting On Top Of The World," reminding their audience that Cream were primarily a blues band. The live disc, featuring just four tracks, allow the band to stretch out on their adaptation of Robert Johnson's "Crossroads," Willie Dixon's "Spoonful," bassist Jack Bruce's "Traintime," and closing the set with Ginger Baker's drum showcase on "Toad."




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