Cream | Eric Clapton Reviews "Disraeli Gears" in 1967

November 1967.
Cream released the album "Disraeli Gears" and a British magazine asked Eric Clapton to review the album and comment on each track.

[@stephendavis5530]

Tales Of Brave Ulysses is my favourite. "And when her fingers find you, she drowns you in her body, carving deep blue ripples, in the tissues of your mind." I mean, that's sheer psychedelic poetry. I love SWLABR too, because it's absolutely bonkers, but in a brilliant way. The sound and tone of that guitar on that track is unbelievable too.

[@mayormc]

I concur.

[@terrenceolivido741]

we have certainly had enuf documentaries about Cream. i really appreciate the Albert Hall reunion film - where they played as good as the best they ever played. Clapton especially was so right-on that Jack Bruce smiles with delight many times. It has been a revalation to me how experimental was the feeling of the band - that they were breaking new ground - not just rehashing formulas.

[@waynesilverman3048]

Swlabr is my fave , so many fantastic colours -good lyric for a psych song

[@MrDino1953]

Dance The Night Away sends chills up my spine. I just wish they had done a live version. Imagine a 7 minute solo on a 12-string electric guitar from Clapton at his peak.

[@YesterdaysPapers]

I've always loved that song as well. One of my favourites from "Disraeli Gears", very underrated.

[@Cream1968]

And 55 years later I don’t think I’ve heard him do it in any concert setting it’s such a great song….🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@NewFalconerRecords]

That song has an uncanny melodic resemblance to the Doors' 'Strange Days' which was probably recorded at exactly the same time as when Cream were working on 'Disraeli Gears'. But both songs have such a similar atmosphere. It's almost spooky.

[@f.w.2054]

Mr.dino1953....if what you wish for had come true , and they had played it live at their peak. I think I would have gone Into ecstatic fits and my brain probably would have exploded,mountains would have moved and I'm not sure we would have been able to survive it! Luckily we have the studio version. Be careful what you wish for!lol!

[@f.w.2054]

Newfalconer...never noticed it, but yes, you're right!

[@BritInvLvr]

I never get tired of this LP.

[@biddydibdab9180]

My very old Aunt Margaret bought this for me for Christmas in 1967. I was 14 and in love with the band! Aunt Margaret knew how to pick the perfect Christmas present.

[@jonhillman871]

i love eric clapton "reviewing" disreali gears. the little personal stories behind each song makes them even more precious to me. would to see such entries in this series such as: "pete townsend reviews the who sell out, "brian jones reviews their satanic majesty's request," and "steve marriott reviews ogden's nut gone flake."

[@rsuman]

Would be terrific.🤩 This article from 1967 is so precious💖

[@manoftheworld1000]

I bought it right after it came out, it was my 3rd album ever and I still have it😉. Back then I spent almost my entire allowance on single and album records🥴. That music meant so much to me!

[@stephensmith799]

Outside my window really was a tree, but not in the grey of the city but just a regular Ash which was good for climbing and swung about like a ship’s crows nest up a mast in high winds!

[@steveclapper5424]

Me too

[@manoftheworld1000]

@@steveclapper5424 Cool!

[@dienamx6696]

So lucky wish i had an original cream record, i'll forever cherish the band they've been quite present throughout my life, got me through a lot of hard times.

[@manoftheworld1000]

@@dienamx6696 Yep! Their music was unique!

[@donaldnelson8764]

In my opinion, one of the top ten albums of all time.

[@rca245]

this album is great for its two hits. Other than that, it’s really dated

[@CursxR0]

Bro what 😂that’s why ppl say Clapton is overrated.

[@rporta]

@@rca245 you are so dumb

[@rporta]

agree

[@rca245]

@@rporta all three members of cream have mentioned the same thing about Disraeli Gears , that I just said. It’s very dated. Jack, Ginger and Eric all agree. In fact, Ginger didn’t like any of the cream records. “Cream studio and Cream live, are like chalk and cheese. “

[@luismarioguerrerosanchez4747]

3:05 Eric Clapton: I like to include a classic blues number in each LP, this is to help them (blues musicians) get some royalties. Jimmy Page: I like to include a classic blues number in each LP, this is to get credit from them, and collect all the writing royalties for myself.

[@luigicalzone1558]

Love it 😂 same what i was thinking.

[@CursxR0]

Not nearly the same… bonham was the first to “sample” music outside women blues was a cover.

[@luigicalzone1558]

@@CursxR0 could you explain this to me, please?

[@CursxR0]

@@luigicalzone1558 outside women blues is a cover of a song. Clapton puts his own spin on it but it’s not his own song it’s just a cover. What Led Zeppelin did was take little bits and Melodys from older blues but put their own spin on it. They basically popularized the trend of sampling old music. They should have given credit to the original composers tho. Nowadays producers have to get the rights to sample music back then it was free game.

[@CursxR0]

I might have done a shitty job explaining that it’s early in the morning for me 😅

[@luigicalzone1558]

Big Clapton Fan here, but this video blows me away. The way he talked about royalties, singles and charts. ❤❤❤

[@SophieLovesSunsets]

"Disraeli Gears" has aged like a fine wine 🍷🎸 A truly sensational album. "Dance the Night Away" is a favorite of mine, The Byrds are quite possibly the most underrated band in rock history, so the fact that Cream went out of their way to pay tribute to them is incredible. Much respect to Clapton. Thank you for this video, YP. Great as always 💖

[@YesterdaysPapers]

Thanks, Sophiie. "Dance The Night Away" is also one of my favourites from the album. Probably Cream's most underrated song.

[@SophieLovesSunsets]

@@YesterdaysPapers 😊❤

[@jayburdification]

“Dance the night away“ and “world of pain” are both outstanding psychedelic tracks. Fine wine indeed.

[@SophieLovesSunsets]

@@jayburdification 100% agree. I love "World of Pain" too. Great song.

[@f.w.2054]

Dance the night away is one of my all time favorite songs. The guitar breaks are like Mcguinns, too short, but sweet while they lasted. The psychedelic feel is breathtaking, and I could (have) listened to it hundreds of times without getting bored with it. The rest of the album is just as great, top 10 all time for me! Eric is pretty straight forward about it all. Always wondered how Benjamin Disraeli figured into it all, now I know!

[@deansmith6593]

Listened to this album about a kabillion times as a teenager in the 80's. Such a great album.

[@grokeffer6226]

😊

[@tattyshoesshigure5731]

It’s a truly great album, one that has really stood the test of time. My favourite track is Tales Of Brave Ulysses, the back story of how Martin Sharpe’s poem became the lyrics for the song adding to the magic of it. Sharpe’s iconic psychedelic cover artwork surely one of the all time great album sleeve designs!

[@YesterdaysPapers]

Agreed, great and iconic cover.

[@imkluu]

One of the best rock albums from the best year for Rock.

[@michael_mouse]

... one of my favourite albums of all time... RIP Jack and Ginger

[@syater]

What a great post ! Interesting to hear that David Crosby of all people liked the album and that Dance the Night Away was considered a tribute to the Byrds. Never would have guessed. That song and World of Pain are my favorites on the album along with Tales and Strange Brew, in that order. Truly psychedelic. I came across a copy of the album with the same intensely bright colors like you have here, it makes a big difference. Clapton’s flatmate who wrote Tales lyrics also did the cover.

[@ericcrawford3453]

I had a big home in North Georgia on 19 acres & had this album framed hanging on a wall with other classic albums but I lost it all house property and most everything, had to start over and first thing I did was restart my classic album collection with this album, love Clapton u have seen him 5 times in concert such a pro!@ thanks y.p.

[@ge_mail]

Such a great channel ... Thanks YP!

[@walterfechter8080]

"Dance the Night Away" -- Psychedelic resplendence! Eric's lilting and soaring guitar takes me to a very special place -- like being bathed in pure white light -- absolutely heavenly! Ginger's percussion is truly amazing (as usual). Jack's "wooly" bass and accompanying soulful vocals are superb. I'm glad that Roger McGuinn and The Byrds approved of the tune, "Dance the Night Away." The LP's cover is psychedelic art at its mind-blowing best -- great under a "black" light. Thanks, Yesterday's Papers, for the look back. I remember it all very well.

[@delbertstringbreaker7686]

That was fascinating from start to finish and fills in a wealth of cracks in my knowledge of an LP I have loved ever since I first heard it in a friend's bedsit in '67.

[@christianboddum8783]

Great, love to get info I didn't have before. I've always liked Claptons thinking.

[@Scotty_Russell_Music]

Fabulous album and classic 12" album artwork.

[@jeffreybabor2585]

One of the best albums ever made!!!!It is greaest hits album from one of the greatest bands ever!!!!

[@peliche77]

The finest record by Cream. Sensational in every way. A must have for any music lover.

[@TheTaconator69er]

I remember how much I couldn't wait to purchase this album. Definitely a MUST HAVE, at the time. Clapton had the coolest sounding SG guitar on this album and all the songs were great! And that song title "She Walks Like A Bearded Rainbow- SWLABR' I developed a real interest in those bearded rainbows.

[@tbc1809]

I received this record back when I was 15 .. Still have it and play it.. Sounds as fresh now as it did back then

[@MrCherryJuice]

First, fine editing of the background video clips, which despite often having no relation to the music are well synched to it. This clip is great reminder of what a fine album Disraeli Gears was...and remains. The diversity of music produced by Cream might have confused some listeners - something they aimed to do by releasing 'Wrapping Paper' as their debut single - and negatively affected how they are perceived - ironically they are best remembered for their singles - but across the four primary albums done by the band that diversity added up to a stunning collection and remains a great legacy. 'We're Going Wrong', 'I Feel Free', 'Those Were the Days', 'Doing That Scrapyard Thing', 'NSU', 'World of Pain', 'Badge', 'SWLABR', 'What A Bringdown' (one of Ginger's tunes), 'Press Rat and Warthog' (another from Ginger)...so many. Between the various writers within and around the band, plus the blues classics covered by the trio, listening to Cream during their day was like being educated and entertained by an audio encyclopaedia of music for the past, present and future. And now, well into the future it still sounds fabulous.

[@gilbertramos6039]

Now yours is an eloquent Cream appreciation that I can heartily raise a glass and toast to. Cheers.

[@MrCherryJuice]

Thank you. As you are likely well aware, Cream shifted the focus of pop music from the songs to the players, put musicianship on the radar of the pop scene. In the much-revered readers' poll of the Melody Maker, in 1968 Jack, Ginger and Eric placed #1 in their respective categories. Such a unanimous endorsement of the overachieving trio confirmed to young players like me that 'real' players - versus the biggest sellers/most popular - had a place in the pop world. The popularity of Jeff Beck, Paul McCartney, Peter Green, and Eric Clapton when a Bluesbreaker had already indicated this but the confirmation was welcome nonetheless. I recall the thrill of seeing that news. Of course, Cream wasn't without its downsides. Music got much louder (Marshall stacks), extended blues tunes became acceptable, interminably long solos became the benchmark (not every drummer is worthy of a solo spot), and ego tangibly entered the fray. Still, the sheer thrill and innovation that band generated during those times - and even now listening to their records - puts them right up there with the Beatles in terms of advancing pop music standards as well as moving the genre from pop into rock. The original incarnation of the Allman Brothers Band was a prime example of what Cream inspired. They lacked the musical nous of Jack Bruce, the lyrical imagination of Pete Brown, the pained emotion of Eric Clapton and the wild passion of Ginger Baker, though reviving the blues, extended jamming (much more coherent than that of Cream) and great musicianship, those very things at the heart of the Cream brand, were extended into the next generation of listeners and beyond.

[@markjulianoriginalhooli2217]

Those were the days yes they were

[@thediamonddog95]

Phenomenal album. I wanted to point out few songs, but i realised i would have to mention all of them. So i chose to do so. 🤣 Strange brew - very fresh sounding, lightly psychedelic infused blues number. Pop evolution of Albert King style, with cool vocaks, which match Eric's woman tone. Sunshine of your love - one of my favourite psychedelic numbers, and of the most proud representatives of genre. If someone would ask me - what song can't ever bore you, i would say this one. Jack sounds so potent on this, and Ginger provides stabile, exotic drum patterns to Eric's sunny leads. World of pain - Touch of melancholia, which takes you to another dimension. Beautiful chorus melody, one of the prettiest Cream vocal moments. I'm nuts for Eric's ending backward solo, it's almost like a song is a picture and colours are melting in the end. Dance the night away - Funny, never thought about it as Byrds influenced number. Such elegant and gentle chorus, backed by pulsating rhythm and Eric's heavenly guitar. Than a majestic solo part, then faster psycho chorus, and the circle repeats. Blue condition - Necessary touch of Britishness. Slow, lazy number, making more earthy contrast by Ginger to the freak out of earlier numbers. Tales of brave Ulysses - Don't know what to say... it's the assault of impressions. Such a powerful lyrics... Eric going really wild. It's a Greek mythology most realistic soundtrack, with each solo fill totally in connection with all descriptions of adventure and otherworldly. Brilliant. SWLABR - It makes a blood boil. Attack of chords at the very beginning. Jack really screams his soul out on this one, and Eric again choses to be inventive, chosing a generic blues patterns to produce miracles. All the time, rhythm section goes crazy in the background. Outside woman blues - Twin of Strange brew. Again, Cream really knew how to make old blues number sound new. Probably one the most basic, non-psycheledic songs on album, yet you can clearly see how powerful these guys were as musicians. We're going wrong - The most atmospheric one, really tense song that keeps your focus. Jack really leads you through this one, very carefuly, while Ginger keeps dynamic. Eric is particularly economic on this one, which is a smart decision. It gradually rises, until the small, but utterly devastating break. A small miracle, still the biggest mystery of the album. Take it back - These guys had a sense of humour. And it really shows Jack as a guy you can resonate with as sort of pal or something, not just posturing as a distant rock god. Probably the most relaxing song from album, which is great after We're going wrong. Mother's lament - Funny thing, after all those different and unique musical landscapes, they end the album with a capella. It's a Monty python moment really, again, bringing Britishness and humour and making the album even more close to your heart. Hear it if you didn't already! (edit : Sometimes, i like to put White room right after Mother's lament - they are so radically different, and it makes White room stand out even more in it's greatness)

[@YesterdaysPapers]

Great review. Clapton's tone is definitely one of the highlights of the album. One of the coolest guitar tones ever and one of the reasons why I keep coming back to this record, can't never get enough of that guitar tone.

[@thediamonddog95]

@@YesterdaysPapers Thank you. 😃 Well, for all your effort to find a material and do all things to make video, it would be fair from me to at least contribute buy leaving a more dedicated comment. That tone is really amazing, plus they really got heavy into that psychedelic atmosphere. Personally, i realky love how colourful psychedelic music was. In later stages of rock sound evolution, it became more dark, grey, heavy... but these kinds of albums are like music paintings.

[@gilbertramos6039]

Great summary. I couldn't have said it better. In fact, I may give the album a spin and write my own track by track impressions. Thank you.

[@thediamonddog95]

@@gilbertramos6039 I'm so glad (no pun intented!) you liked. 😃 I would love to read your analysys, too.

[@gilbertramos6039]

@@thediamonddog95 Well, here it is on the fly, going by memory. 1. Strange Brew-- Eric's falsetto is quite the charmer. This tune is quite a danceable number in a hippie stoned sort of way. I like those crunchy guitar chords that are hammered throughout the song. Often I focus on Jack and Ginger weaving their rhythmic magic. 2. Sunshine of Your Love-- This heavy work out was all over AM radio here in the Los Angeles area at that time. We had never heard anything like it. Stunning. The lyrics were printed in one of the local pop fan magazines. You can bet many a young male adolescent pondering the meaning of dawn surprises and the impassioned singer's seeds drying up. Sheesh. Plus that "Blue Moon" quote in the beginning of Clapton's solo and the way his solo dances around so deftly. Of course, Ginger is doing his off kilter and mesmerizing tribal shuffle. Another keeper. Some will say this is overplayed on the radio. I, for one, will never change the station when this song does come on. 3. World of Pain-- I think it was Jack who loathed this song. I love it. Something about a tree in the city describes the pathos of the modern age. "It was the best of worlds, it was the worst of worlds", to paraphrase the Mr. Dickens. I remember thinking, "Well I don't know who Felix Pappalardi and Gail Collins are, but they've written a cool song here". Cream's treatment of it is smooth velvet with that stinging Clapton solo added as well. 4. Dance the Night Away-- Might be my favorite on this album. Absolutely bewitching. The listener can just float and float on this aural carpet ride. That harmony lead vocal tingles the spine. And the musicianship is most impressive. 5. Blue Condition-- I like anything that Ginger Baker composes. He has his critics and I'm not one of them. 6. Tales of Brave Ulysses-- This is my other favorite on the album. Martin Sharp is quite the lyricist. A short tune that has an epic feel about an epic time. Ulysses would be honored, I'm sure, to hear this one. 7.SWLABR-- Punchy, man, punchy. Another rhythmic gem bolstered by Clapton's fills and solo. 8. Outside Woman Blues-- Some very good advice to all us worldly males delivered in psychedelic blues format. 9. We're Going Wrong-- Funny, my least favorite on the album. But if I ever come across it on the radio, I'm definitely not changing the station. 10. Take it Back-- For some reason I thought Jack was singing about a phallus. Understandable, after that hot and slippery bang bang of Sunshine of Your Love. Come to find out he's singing about a draft card. Well, a draft card can feel very invasive, no doubt. 11.Mother's Lament-- I like so called "throwaways" like this. A light hearted kiss off to a very heavy album at that time. All accomplished in less than 34 minutes. Felix did a very fine job producing. And let's not forget the great Pete Brown. And I feel that sometimes Jack did not get his due for being the master musician and singer that he was. Well done, guys.

[@mikeharrison4659]

Bought it in 67. Framed and hangs on my wall along with Wheels of Fire and Live Cream vol 1. Great stuff.

[@willieluncheonette5843]

Very interesting to hear what he has to say and nice he includes an old blues song so they can get some royalties. Blind Joe Reynolds was a new name to me. I thought I knew most of the old blues guys but I see he was only included in compilations, never recorded an album. Hearing how scratchy and distant this 78 record sounds on youtube only increases my admiration for how deep Eric must have dug to uncover this gem and how vast his knowledge of old country blues must be. Another reason I admire the band so much is, listen to their version of We're Going Wrong from the Royal Albert Hall concert in 2005. It is 8 minutes long and totally obliterates the original 3 minute version. Almost 40 years later and those cats still had serious chops. And old friend of mine made a short film with Dance the Night Away as the soundtrack--just blurry images of 1000's of colored lights, like you might see on the Vegas strip in Nevada, with the camera jiggling all over the place. It was so beautiful I has tears in my eyes watching it. That Disraeli Gears album is a masterpiece, no? But interesting to hear some grousing. Thanks YP.

[@YesterdaysPapers]

Thanks, Willie. I had never heard of Blind Joe Reynolds, either. That Royal Albert Hall version of "We're Going Wrong" is indeed great. Love it.

[@EddieReischl]

Great, great record. Good story about naming the album, I always assumed it had to do with an anecdote about 19th century British politician Benjamin Disraeli. I've been reading Churchill's History of the English-Speaking Peoples collection lately.

[@divingduck1970]

I believe it's a reference to BJ, no matter what story they gave.

[@mariam5991]

Thank you. I really enjoyed listening to this. Insightful ❤️

[@davidellis5141]

Sunshine 🌞 Of Your Love was one of my favorite songs when I was young. It's great.

[@poempadgett4664]

I’ve always loved “I Feel Free.”

[@terrenceolivido741]

Sunshine of your love WAS it ! still is.

[@terrenceolivido741]

Politician .... song. " I support the left, but i am leaning to the right ... "

[@jerrywatt6813]

Another great one YP along with hendrix this cream lp blew my 15 year old mind ! Sitting in my bedroom trying to learn the songs on my guitar what wonderful memories ! Thanks a bunch cheers you're fab!

[@murrayscott3513]

Pure gold ,your channel never disappoints. Thanks. Cheers!

[@YesterdaysPapers]

Thank you!

[@ThisBirdHasFlown]

Top two comments here are praising Dance the Night Away. I always saw it as an overlooked classic as I've never seen anyone else rave about it as much as I do.

[@twezzo99]

Thanks a lot for this, lots of precious and enjoyable information! I didn´t even know Ginger was singing on the album.

[@katbela3971]

Great album indeed. Thanks, YP. 😀🌹

[@royceinthehouse842]

Disraeli Gears along with Creedence Clearwater Revival's Bayou Country were the first 2 8 track tapes I purchased. Still listen to and love both of them (in vinyl and CD), timeless classics. Thanks for a great show brother!

[@YesterdaysPapers]

Thanks, Royce. Glad you enjoyed it.

[@timetraveler8777]

Great album Disraeli gears , I love it

[@radiomindchatter7994]

I really think that Dance the Night away is one of their best numbers ever..it's perfect on all levels.

[@YesterdaysPapers]

Agreed, great song.

[@centralparkjoe1290]

One of my all time favorites!🤙

[@lindadote]

Disraeli Gears still still sounds incredible and Tales of Brave Ulysses is an all-time favourite. Australian Martin Sharp was responsible for the fabulous cover Art and of course, the album was produced by the late, great Felix Pappalardi. Terrific work as always YP, thank you.

[@EdwinJack64]

Like David Crosby I like this album very much. 'World of Pain' is my favorite. Great record!

[@luigicalzone1558]

„This is one of my choices. On each LP i do, i try and make sure that i can include a number by a old bluesman. This is to help him out by getting him some royalties“ Wonder what Led Zepplin thought about that 😊

[@darrellkinkade9205]

I'll never forget as a 7th grader in '67 waiting for "Sunshine of Your Love" to come thru my little transistor am radio speaker!!!

[@MaxRadin]

Excellent album - their best, IMO - I still listen to it

[@gtrjay55]

This album was my favorite when it came out. Lotsa guitar lessons to be had for my twelve year old ears at time. Sunshine and Outside Woman Blues 🎵 were my favorites. Rock on 🙏😷🎶❗👀

[@luigicalzone1558]

I love how he said that sunshine of your love is a „pop stage number“. There was no shit like „classic rock“ back than.

[@thehunter3387]

Yeah, those were the days when people only thought of music from the '50s as rock 'n' roll. In the '60s, even the Rolling Stones were called pop. But over time the understanding of what rock is changed and there were a lot of rock styles. And now bands from the '60s are considered rock classics.

[@markhunter8554]

@@thehunter3387 Terms change over time. R & B (an abbreviation of Rhythm and Blues, a term coined by Jerry Wexler back when he was working for Billboard magazine) used to refer to artists like Muddy Waters, now it's applied to music that displays little rhythm and absolutely no blues. PS to me rock and roll primarily refers to music from 1955 to 1964, after that it's rock.

[@guciowitomski3825]

@@markhunter8554 unless it's rock'n'roll I mean, what would you call "One After 909"? It's rock'n'roll and it's groovy, man

[@grokeffer6226]

My older brother used to be able to play some of these songs, including Outside Woman Blues. Great stuff.

[@rosco1pug]

a grave omission not mentioning that Australian artist Martin Sharp did the art for the all-time classic album sleeve (AND Wheels of Fire)

[@bugeanuflorin1531]

Absolutely, fabulous performance music. Masters, Masterpieces. Thanks for excellent comments.

[@fredfox3851]

Yesterday's Papers "delivers" once again. : )

[@darrylbuckett5380]

Love Ginger's drumming on "Were going wrong", but whole album brilliant just brilliant. Cheers

[@procyonant6805]

Addition. The author of the lyrics of the Tales of Brave Ulysses and the design of the album cover drawing is the artist Martin Sharp. The song Take It Back was about a protest against the Vietnam War.

[@dennismason3740]

English music critics are terrified of guitars and drums and basses. I saw Cream after hearing I Feel Free for 6 months - they played at the Santa Monica Civic in 1967 and they were transcendent - not yet jamming, really, except for Spoonful (6 minutes!) and Toad (10 minute drum solo) and I saw them at the farewell stop in Inglewood, CA in 1968 and they did the jams. Deep Purple was...Deep Purple. Not my cup of tea after Highway Star. Cream always felt like someone could die onstage, that's how in the groove they were. I recorded the concert on my mini-reel to reel and a "friend" of my mom stole the tape to make a bootleg. Now that concert is in YT, could be the one I recorded. Cream. I sound just like Cream Clapton when I do speedballs, just like Eric. Sometimes I hate history but you blokes are bloody good at it. That's a drug joke in there.

[@maurogajardo620]

Fantastic album

[@kevhead1525]

Great record. Swlabr was my fav on it.

[@tompease8810]

One of the finest albums ever done

[@divingduck1970]

6:43 Dave Davies? And I've never seen that flatbed truck footage before, it's amazingly clear.

[@michaelrochester48]

Tales of brave Ulysses is one of my favorite songs ever, it just seems like a tone poem set to a hard rock beat

[@lakrids-pibe]

1:03 That clip where they are playing on the back of a driving flatbed truck is from Copenhagen. It's from a danish movie about a young saylor on his way to his girlfriend, but he's constantly delayed by unexpected events. One of the obstacles is a beat group playing live on a flatbed truck in the street. *Det var en lørdag aften* (1968) (It was a saturday evening) Direction: Erik Balling; Hans, the young sailor: Morten Grunwald; his girlfriend Daimi

[@YesterdaysPapers]

It's a great clip, I've never seen the whole film.

[@SPINNINGMYWHEELS777]

Wow I totally hear the Byrds now in Dance the Night .... it always sounded so familiar but Cream added this omnious thing to it.. amazing.

[@joeltaylor3189]

great upload! i noticed you have a new and improved voice over, sounds much higher quality :)

[@wellsy1954]

Such a great album.I have the cover framed on my wall, along with some of the other great ones of that era.

[@martakrupinska674]

Excellent!

[@alangraham4526]

My daughter still has my 1967 original album, great to get some background on the tracks.

[@wyliesmith4244]

Eric Clapton explains who gets to appear on Blind Date. Cool! Eric sounds great - but not once the 60s ended to my ears. I have ambivalent feelings about Cream as every band seemed compelled to do extended solos after Cream appeared.I confess that one thing that I like about singles is that guitarists must make their solos short, sweet, and to the point. Pappalardi gets praised (in my book at least) for expunging any questionable noodling. And as for Reynolds, I did search the local blues store, but found nothing. Parenthetically, I did find Blind Willie McTell's 'Statesboro Blues' after hearing it on another Pappalardi production: the first Youngbloods album. Just McTell's voice and 12-string led me into another world.

[@streamofconsciousness5826]

Helping out the old blues men with some royalties. Something the msms never advertised and that they actually insisted was the opposite of what he was doing. Good on Eric. New Found Respect.

[@JimmyFloridatube]

I had that album. I was 14 when it came out, probably 15 when I bought it. It was amazing. I didn't even start smoking weed till I was 18 , but I loved the music. Took my first dose of acid when I was 18 also.

[@markhunter8554]

Hendrix was once played Strange Brew during a Blind Date and he not only guessed the artist but also recognized that Clapton was playing in the style of Albert King.

[@zivkovicable]

Clapton always copied black musicians...He is also a racist. ,

[@australianchartentries60sa35]

Are they rocks greatest power trio? I will leave that question for another day. This is my fav Cream album

[@3rdmm]

Groovy blast from the past, maaaaan!

[@oreally8605]

Clapton sooo wanted to do his own thing.. It had to be after Cream.

[@danieleyre8913]

I never realised that dance the night away was a Byrds pastiche. Great album. Discovered is as an 11 year old back in 1989. Still give it a listen from time to time.

[@annaforehan7784]

Not a pastiche, a tribute. I've always said the opening sounded like the Byrds, so it was good to hear Clapton say that.

[@danieleyre8913]

@@annaforehan7784 A tribute is often a pastiche. They’re not mutually exclusive and a pastiche isn’t anything inherently negative.

[@tonycaniggia]

@@danieleyre8913 but pastische is more like they'd try their everything to sound exactly like the Byrds which this song really isn't going for, they still sound like Cream

[@indigohammer5732]

I didn't know "The Fool" painted a Fender VI for Jack, and, it appears, Ginger's bass drums!

[@YesterdaysPapers]

Yep, they did. And of course they also painted Clapton's Gibson SG.

[@markhunter8554]

@Maxine McKenzie 23 He moved onto a Danelectro Longhorn and then the Gibson EB3 that he was most associated with.

[@glenkepic3208]

Great to see this from the 'source' I was 10 in '67 and played the single of Sunshine until it was almost white. I dang near cut my teeth on Chuck Berry, Buddy Holly singles and all. This was different,,,,what i would now call 'dry',,,,Sounds like the band is in your living room. Got a little money together and bought WOF a year later then went back. Bought everything. Read DG was recorded in 3 days though the release was delayed 3 months for the album art. One of my fave albums ever,,,,lucky enough to see EC in '07. Derek, and Doyall Jr. It was pretty great ;)

[@Beatedelic_Records]

Great!

[@jamesheath7601]

I love Cream

[@zzubuzz]

"Whew, I just got here on my racing bicycle..it's so fast..as you see... it has disraeli gears" (laughs).

[@televinv8062]

Tremendous album 🙏👍🙏👍

[@villadavid164]

All that color under gray England skies.

[@rabit818]

“Help them w some royalties”, a very nice gesture.

[@rporta]

one of the best albums ever

[@Krzyszczynski]

IIRC the original working title for the opening track was "Brain Stew". Even more apt, really.

[@MarinxxxEagle]

Coolest album. I loved to hear the stories behind each track. And I didn't know that Cream had a first record called "Wrapping paper" 😐

[@YesterdaysPapers]

Yes, it was their first single. Pretty mediocre song, in my opinion.

[@MarinxxxEagle]

@@YesterdaysPapers Yeah, I gave it a listen. It's nothing special.

[@Krzyszczynski]

It's on a "Best of Cream" CD I bought some years ago. Very untypical; in retrospect you wonder what the hell they were playing at.

[@metart93]

Does anyone know where to find the footage/what footage was used over the "Outside Woman Blues" section of this video?

[@chrisbacos]

Good video here. Eric realized in the 1970s he was wrong as he had much success with chart singles. Many viewers I'm sure will agree that Eric should shut it as he said some stupid things over the years and you all know what I'm talking about. Disraeli Gears? A great album and I didn't know about the origin of the LP name.

[@motherlessblues1565]

You all carry on as though you never say anything stupid ,,, and Eric was spot on ; rarely is a no. 1 single great music ,,, he has had success with Sherrif single so ? But all the live performance kills the single .

[@markhunter8554]

I knew about the origin of the name.

[@gilbertramos6039]

Freedom of speech is a great thing. I like it. The market place of ideas. Some will buy, some will sell. Not all will agree, of course, nor will they ever.

[@tonycaniggia]

@@gilbertramos6039 too bad the entities calling themselves "liberals" want to kill free speech, ain't that something!

[@stevenimeson902]

Amazing album

[@tylerthompson1842]

I always thought Blue Condition sounded like a Syd Barrett number

[@phantompanther648]

U .S. release , ... .doesn't Mother's Lament appear on Wheels Of Fire...?

[@rickthoma6428]

❤

[@guciowitomski3825]

A great album, for sure, one of the best that year. Though overall I feel like they included two fillers, or at least "sub-par" songs. If they waited a bit with the release, and maybe included "White Room", and something like "As you Said", instead of "Outside Woman Blues" and "Take it Back" it would'e been one of the greatest albums of all time.

[@donbarile8916]

I saw them December of 1967 at the Cafe Au GoGo in NYC's Greenwich Village. I only remember them playing Tales of Brave Ulyssis and all the rest from the Fresh Cream album... but it's been like 100 years so maybe I'm forgetting some of it... Sat literally 15 feet away... 2 sets of dual Marshalls. Somehow.... I can hear.

[@patricktracy1966]

Huge difference between this album and Cream's first. Why? They met Jimi Hendrix, and he blew their minds. Jack wrote the riff for "Sunshine..."after getting home from a Hendrix show, Eric permed his hair and started trying to dress like Jimi.

[@luigicalzone1558]

I think they all did their hair after Bob Dylan. By the way Hendrix said that Tales of brave ulysses was one of the best songs of the year. And he also played sunshine live. So Hendrix was also blown away by cream. 😊

[@patricktracy1966]

@@luigicalzone1558 Jack Bruce says Eric permed his hair to be like Jimi, and wanted to "be" Jimi Hendrix, for a while. Jimi was a fan of Cream too of course.

[@luigicalzone1558]

@@patricktracy1966 sorry, but Bruce is wrong here. Eric Clapton": I guess Dylan started it. It’s funny, ’cause it’s gone into a fashionable thing in England. I did it ’cause I liked Dylan’s hair. I went and had my hair curled. Then Jimmy came on with curly hair, and his band did it to complete the image, and everybody else did it ’cause they dug Jimmy and other people did it ’cause they dug me, I guess. It became quite a trend in England to have curly hair. You can find the interview somewhere.

[@CursxR0]

@@luigicalzone1558 ur reaching with that. Jimi could play solos Eric couldn’t play.

[@luigicalzone1558]

@@CursxR0 I agree with you. But Eric could play solos Jimi couldn’t play as well.

[@kubhlaikhan2015]

Terrific groundbreaking album, but has that goddawful dirge at the end of side 2 which meant you couldn't crash out to it - you had to leap up and take the damn needle off. I wanted to take a chisel to it. The Cream didn't only create a great album, they created a whole new rock scene that paved the way for every rock supergroup that followed.

[@jayaybe1]

Great album, glad they paid respect to one of their influences Blind Lemon Pie 🙂.

[@ursulabornhauser1091]

Nice😊❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@ulvibayalibayli1588]

It bring a tear on my eyes every time sunshine is called “pop” 🥲

[@thehunter3387]

Now we call it rock classics. But going back to the '60s, the rock for people was what Elvis and Little Richard did. Even the Rolling Stones were called pop, even though they were playing blues based rock.

[@CursxR0]

@@thehunter3387 fr and Elvis would be considered more pop nowadays 😂. They just weren’t used to music having so much depth.

[@zivkovicable]

@@CursxR0 For "depth", read pretentious.

[@marrrtin]

Fond memories of this, quite insightful breakdown as well, and the malaprop source of the name. Of course somebody has to slag it, and go against the tide of critical opinion which now considers it one of the finest psychedelic albums ever made. Intrigued by the logo on Ginger Baker's kick drum, which I suppose is a dollop of cream, but looks to me like the turd emoji.

[@YesterdaysPapers]

Hahaha! It does look like a "psychedelic" turd emoji.

[@Krzyszczynski]

The story of how the album got its title is rather fitting, seeing that Ginger in his younger days fancied his chances as a competitive cyclist. (His bike was wrecked in a road accident, so he took up drumming instead. We should all be grateful to the taxi-driver he collided with.)