CREAM"FRESH CREAM"UKs1stPRESS 1966"MONO"A1 B1,AmAzIn EX

	£		38
	$		50

Another Great Album From My Personal Collection.

VERY RARE

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"CREAM"

VERY  RARE

"FRESH CREAM" 1966 Lp  

"MONO" 

1966  UK's VERY FIRST PRESSING.

RECORD No ;  593 001

VERY 1st FACTORY MATRIX STAMPERS ON RUN OFFS........

SIDE ONE  ; 593 001  A-1  1   1

SIDE TWO  ; 539 001  B-1  1   1

An Amazing Album By An Amazing Band, And A Piece Of Rock Music History From 1966. This is CREAM's Very First Pressing of their Debut Album on the Blue Reaction Label recorded on MONO.

TRACKS ARE ;

SIDE ONE ;  "N.S.U. Sleepy time time. Dreaming. Sweet wine. Spoonful."

SIDE TWO ; "Cat's squirrel. Four until late. Rollin' and tumblin'. I'm so glad. Toad."

"Fresh Cream" represents so many different firsts, it's difficult to keep count. Cream, of course, was the first supergroup, but their first album not only gave birth to the power trio, it also was instrumental in the birth of heavy metal and the birth of jam rock. That's a lot of weight for one record and, like a lot of pioneering records, Fresh Cream doesn't seem quite as mighty as what would come later, both from the group and its acolytes. In retrospect, the moments on the LP that are a bit unformed — in particular, the halting waltz of "Dreaming" never achieves the sweet ethereal atmosphere it aspires to — stand out more than the innovations, which have been so thoroughly assimilated into the vocabulary of rock & roll, but Fresh Cream was a remarkable shift forward in rock upon its 1966 release and it remains quite potent. Certainly at this early stage the trio was still grounded heavily in blues, only fitting given guitarist Eric Clapton's stint in John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, which is where he first played with bassist Jack Bruce, but Cream never had the purist bent of Mayall, and not just because they dabbled heavily in psychedelia. The rhythm section of Bruce and Ginger Baker had a distinct jazzy bent to their beat; this isn't hard and pure, it's spongy and elastic, giving the musicians plenty of room to roam. This fluidity is most apparent on the blues covers that take up nearly half the record, especially on "Spoonful," where the swirling instrumental interplay, echo, fuzz tones, and overwhelming volume constitute true psychedelic music, and also points strongly toward the guitar worship of heavy metal. Almost all the second side of Fresh Cream is devoted to this, closing with Baker's showcase "Toad," but for as hard and restless as this half of the album is, there is some lightness on the first portion of the record where Bruce reveals himself as an inventive psychedelic pop songwriter with the tense, colorful "N.S.U." and the hook- and harmony-laden "I Feel Free." Cream shows as much force and mastery on these tighter, poppier tunes as they do on the free-flowing jams, yet they show a clear bias toward the long-form blues numbers, which makes sense: they formed to be able to pursue this freedom, which they do so without restraint. If at times that does make the album indulgent or lopsided, this is nevertheless where Cream was feeling their way forward, creating their heavy psychedelic jazz-blues and, in the process, opening the door to all kinds of serious rock music that may have happened without Fresh Cream, but it just would not have happened in the same fashion as it did with this record as precedent.

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THIS IS A VERY RARE ALBUM ON THIS LABEL, ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION. ...............

COVER ; The Front Laminated 1st Press Sleeve is in Excellent condition for a 43 year old cover, Made in England by Ernest J Day & Co Ltd London. Very nice & Clean, NO Ringware, NO writing/doodles, some creases to Laminate & wear to spine. Very Collectable. An easy Excellent-.  Please view photo's....

INNER SLEEVE ; Original Polylined Sleeve, Made in England & Printed patent no's.. Also Excellent.

LABELS ;  Very RARE 1st Issue Blue Reaction Labels are nice & clean, NO writing or doodles,  few visible spindle marks, showing that the Vinyl has been played. Made in England Text. Also an easy Excellent. Check those images......

RECORD ; 1st Pressing on Thick heavyweight vinyl, Sits Flat and Proud on The Turn-Table, Sounds and looks superb with no skips or jumps, And a just Pressed Shine, a few hair line marks or scratches are visible, But None of these are deep or can be felt, and do NOT affect this great music. Having Lush First Press Mono Audio, Plays all Frequencies High & Low Beautifully. Sounds Great . Also having 1st press matrix numbers, plays without fault. An easy Excellent-. Truely Collectable. Amazin'......

All in all this is a very Rare and Very Collectable Album, also a great investment in Excellent Condition......

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Mint - The record itself is in brand new condition with no surface marks or deterioration in sound quality.
Excellent - The record shows some signs of having been played, but there is very little lessening in sound quality.
Very Good - The record has obviously been played many times, but displays no major deterioration in sound quality despite noticeable surface marks and the occasional light scratch.
Good - The record has been played so much that the sound quality has noticeably deteriorated, perhaps with some distortion and mild scratches.
Fair - The record is still just playable but has not been cared for properly and displays considerable surface noise, it may even jump.
Poor - The record will not play properly due to scratches, bad surface noise, etc
Bad - The record is unplayable or might even be broken, and is only of use as a collection filler.

Unfortunately i'm having to regrade this item as a very good++.Should be Better.