Cream - "Meet Me In The Bottom" - 1966

Cream - "Meet Me In The Bottom"
Live at Klooks Kleek, London November 15th 1966.
Ginger Baker, Jack Bruce and Eric Clapton at the start of their short career as Cream.

[@arminiushermann09]

Well if this isn't fresh Cream at it's finest.

[@stratman9449]

it is.....

[@brettrosso6606]

Man this is one of best live tracks I've heard from Cream! Clapton's tone just burns through you! His playing is unpredictable, inspiring ! And just think this was 1966. No one sounded like that in 1966 ! Clapton was introducing the world to the sound of a Les Paul into a cranked Marshall . This sounds even better than his tone on the Blues Breakers album .

[@tomasvanecek8626]

His guitar is searing 😍 Man oh man .. here and there he stretched the timing of phrases to the limit.. like he did on some older numbers.. like Double crossing time.. and brought it to perfection on Sleepy Time, studio (acetate cut even) and live .. no other guitarist had that feel, never dropping out of the pocket

[@michaelondrusek3768]

@@tomasvanecek8626 Well said and factual!! Clapton is the father of modern rock guitar!!!

[@mavjimbo]

Jack Bruce is a beast on this 🎵

[@gilldanier4129]

@@michaelondrusek3768 Yep

[@lapocasini1246]

Well, Hendrix was jamming around London at this time.

[@6ick6ick6ity5]

Wow jack bruce dont get enough credit for his beautiful elegant soulful vocals

[@mavjimbo]

Always powerful

[@CraigFrancisSoto]

I totally agree.Jack Bruce had a great voice.A superb vocal range and a wonderful,unique vibrato in his voice. RIP Jack and Ginger

[@ryanperron8309]

His run at around 1:20 is amazing

[@williamsomerville-x7q]

2024 and this is the first time I've heard this and I'm 72. How did I miss this for so long.

[@tonymusic4773]

Oh my God! This kind of playing and groove has never been surpassed..Guitar, bass, drums, and vocal without equal.Todays players can tap all they want but Clapton has already said it all.

[@tomasvanecek8626]

Thats the truth .. he had it all

[@gabrielw7773]

@@tomasvanecek8626 It's too bad Ginger and Jack couldn't get along and were constantly making it rough for Clapton. They would have been bigger than Zeplin.

[@tomasvanecek8626]

@@gabrielw7773 Right.. Ginger was overjoyed when he learned he would play with Eric.. with Jack they had a difficult past, way before Cream

[@smoothoperator7023]

Junior Kimbrough : I Cried Last Night, Jr's Place, I'm In Love, Everywhere I Go, Lonesome In My Home, Leave Her Alone & google All Night Long (live) on Vevo. 😉🔥🎸🔥

[@mikeroberts9501]

Can't believe Jack's gone - amazingly brilliant musician. Clapton's on fire with that Gibson.

[@uncasist]

Wow! I can see why Clapton was so Huge when he hit with Cream. His playing here is in a whole other league from other guitarists in '66.

[@arminiushermann09]

uncasist And his playing ability all started on John Mayall's Beano Album.

[@DucksDeLucks]

Most people enjoyed both and thought both were great. Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page, Mike Bloomfield were also admired but Hendrix and Clapton were the biggest stars.

[@thejimmymeister]

Back in '66, Hendrix was still a sideman, Page was doing bit pieces as a session man, and Beck was playing pop hits for teenage girls with the Yardbirds. Even Bloomfield wasn't playing blues like this. All great players, but in a lot of ways, Clapton was the trailblazer who opened up the doors for everyone else.

[@DucksDeLucks]

Clapton invented The Tone. Before Clapton everyone sounded twangy. Maybe not Hendrix, but Clapton's was the tone everyone copied.

[@vmat1000]

I knew of Bloomfield thru older guys in my neighborhood who were Paul Butterfield Blues Band fans around the time this was filmed. Good but Claptons tone and style were what i dug more.

[@alexsaitta4041]

Inventing heavy metal for sure. Neil Peart said: "His playing was revolutionary - extrovert, primal and inventive. He set the bar for what rock drumming could be. Every rock drummer since has been influenced in some way by Ginger - even if they don't know it".

[@stephencopping9953]

Too quote Ginger Baker...heavy metal should have been aborted at it's birth !

[@gilldanier4129]

Yeh good ol Ginger added that bite to the sound, wasnt called Cream for nuthin.

[@Mynamesalexa]

😊 My Rogers drum set started out as a Buddy Rich set. 1969 Then evolved into a Ginger Baker set 1973 Then a poor man's Neil Peart 1977

[@Mynamesalexa]

Saw them both Ginger twice Neil 4xs

[@paulfuller8985]

I've never heard this before . Eric's guitar is CUTTING . The bass and vocals are great ( thanks Jack ) . Baker's drums are spot on .

[@goldenbutterrevue517]

That audio is rough!!

[@jg-gw5ls]

Dude is playing a chainsaw!

[@rockradstone]

@@jg-gw5ls Seriously. Freakin' chain saw is right. Best extended lead I have EVER heard from EC. Best, I say. All three of them were molten hot here--- What a track!!! 🔥🔥🔥

[@heynow4512]

Whoa! Heavvvy Cream. Raw blues rite here. Doncha just luv it?

[@markoutram7589]

I'd heard about the Klooks Kleek thing - how they toyed with the idea of releasing it as a Cream - Live EP. It's a real shame they didn't, because there's a punch added by the more raw, live, 'depraved' (Thanks, Days ...) feel that REALLY suited Cream, with all of them obviously 'trading-off' each other in a way that's extremely infectious. And I will say this, although - overall - I've struggled to understand Clapton's appeal to the masses over many years, his performances on these recordings ALONE is ample proof of his awesomeness as a live musician. Whatever ANYBODY else says, I don't believe he EVER played better than in the context of Cream (same with Jack & Ginger), cos I don't think anybody else pushed each other as hard as these 3 did while they were going - an overlooked document of one of the greatest music combinations ever : thanks for posting.

[@LED1512]

+Mark Outram It's the worst kept secret that Cream was Eric's greatest stint.

[@johnr8820]

Eric only grew as a player in Blind Faith and totally kicked ass with the Dominoes...Derek was Eric's prime no doubt...just listen to their live catalog

[@Cefdfsacq]

His stint with Delaney and Bonnie yielded some incredible shows and added some punchy gospel to his game

[@8chicagotypewriter8]

I wanted to say I’ve been searching for the exact same understanding of Clapton’s god status. I didn’t know if it was just for the times that he was famous, but this solo along with the Kook’s steppin out, Dirty Mac -Yer Blues, and the Farewell Cream - sitting on top of the world really sold me fully on it. I see so many videos about Clapton and Hendrix and wonder why jimmy page is left out.

[@silasmarner7586]

It f**kin' sounds swwwweeeeeeet!!

[@DirtyDeck]

I've seen an interview where Baker talks about the mutual respect Jimi and Eric had for eachother. I'm sure Clapton was in awe of Hendrix's wild creativity. I'm equally sure that Hendrix was in awe of Clapton's touch, feel, original phrasing style and his ear for slight pitch bends, the latter a skill that young Clapton was king of.

[@SluffAdlin]

Ginger has said that Hendrix used to be so flamboyant in order "to get chicks". Nobody else was screwing, eating, burning the guitar, and it got people looking at him. That infamous gig were Hendrix jammed with Cream (and "killed" GOD) apparently has been greatly exaggerated by people in the press who weren't even there. Ginger has said that neither Jack or himself were all that impressed with Jimi's playing and theatrics. . It was only much later during jamming sessions, that Baker realized how good of a player Jimi really was. All those theatrics eventually became flaws for Jimi and he found it really difficult to keep his guitar in tune and his equipment to stay par, even with Roger (Mayer) constantly maintaining his gear. Ginger wanted to work with Jimi and said that he was looking for him the night he died but couldn't find him.

[@ceadachrua]

@Kenneth Liburd They had to. Plus, Jimi gave them an entirely different viewpoint for what was possible with the instrument.

[@arthurblackhistoric]

@Kenneth Liburd . . I've heard it and it sucks and blows at the same time!

[@lethayle3388]

@@ceadachrua Jimi would never have his iconic sound without eric clapton though. they were the first.

[@rafterman5072]

@@SluffAdlin Yeah, I'm not too into the antics. One of the reasons that I prefer Clapton over Hendrix, is because Clapton was always straight to the point. I don't know though, maybe you just needed to be there to understand.

[@DAVY1230]

When Clapton really played like he meant it. Raw and powerful. Try Gibson again Eric please!!

[@CooManTunes]

DAVY1230 Asking a bit much of the old man. One cannot possibly expect him to be able to do this again, even with a Gibson in hand. It was a special time and place we're just fortunate will never be forgotten.

[@boldurgabriel673]

CooManTunes

[@DucksDeLucks]

He still plays a Gibson once in a while, but for some reason prefers the Strat. IMO he plays a Strat like a thin-sounding Gibson. He doesn't have the twang to his tone that SRV or even Hendrix had. His Tele playing from the early days also sounds like a Gibson. Listen to Miles Road or Tribute to Elmore.

[@conejojolivet]

@@DucksDeLucks he change to Strats after seen Jimi Hendrix...

[@arthurblackhistoric]

Eric hasn't played a decent note since he stopped playing Gibsons. I'll argue with any music historian on Earth in support of that statement. It was a tragedy for the world's music-loving population when Eric became enamoured with the Band's album Music From the Big Pink, and started playing a strat because Robbie Robertson played one. That also saw Eric turn his back on the Blues, another abysmal tragedy. I kept buying his solo albums in the hope that he'd come to his senses, but he never did.

[@allancerf9038]

Unbelievable. As my Ex said "sounds like they cared" (at this early stage of their career.) Truly some of the finest playing of Clapton's career. What is nice is that the songs are more compact than in 67-68.' Every note truly counts.

[@rockradstone]

Somehow I didn't hear this track until very recently. How did this happen??? I've been a huge fan since their first LP....and I'm just now hearing this? 😲 Of everything EC has recorded, and I mean everything---this is THE gutsiest, meanest, longest, most interesting, guitar-grinding-est, most glorious solo. I swear it oughta take TWO good guitarists to do the job he's handling here. Glad to know this exists. whoa....I gotta go lie down...

[@allancerf9038]

@@rockradstone There's even a 50-50 rumor that the coffee shop next to Kleeks which was connected to Kleeks, which was connected to the a studio made a high quality recording of this show and that this is a bootleg of that. As fine as this boot is, a higher end recording would make us both lie down.

[@maxsno]

I 'm all ears , count me down.

[@pauljenkins6807]

I agree, Clapton never sounded better than this period of time. I always felt like he regressed with his playing but, I just think he embraced true Rhythm and Blues as he got older. Man, they were on point

[@yankeelawdog]

Wow! What a cool song! Never heard this and I thought I'd discovered every Cream recording. I have agree with previous posts. Wonder why this wasn't part of their recordings either live or in the studio. EC burns it up as usual and JB wails. Cream!!!! Thanks for this post.

[@Deagledrumzz]

The PERFECT name for the PERFECT band. Still the CREAM of the crop 44 years after they played their 1st gigs,

[@stratman9449]

58 years now......cheers...and still as good as then.

[@TheSnedderingYunk]

Greatest improvising rock band ever. 3 geniuses within their spheres and gelling perfectly. Uber-cool +.

[@shordford]

Eric unleashed on this one. Nice! Amazing for '66.

[@slowhand5160t]

clapton on fire everybody sounds great this is 1reason why there was some hype for cream no band can play like that

[@tonymusic4773]

Incredible playing all round. So much energy. And an amazing vocal from Jack Bruce. So,So good

[@mavjimbo]

His vocals are always powerful

[@marioquagliano9430]

YOU MUST ADMIT JACK HAS A GREAT VOICE

[@CooManTunes]

mario quagliano It doesn't even have to be admitted. It was written in the very fabric of nature itself.

[@23igna]

He has. How could possibly someone state the opposite?

[@coldacre]

OK!!! WHY ARE YOU SHOUTING?

[@raycali1946]

mario quagliano the best

[@Mortslake]

One of the greatest! Soulful

[@curlyfro97]

Late 60s Clapton is my favorite when he had something to prove and played with this fire and anger behind his playing that is just so incredible.

[@Leo-uc8zv]

One of the best tones I’ve ever heard

[@connor_selby]

jimi had only been in london for like 2 months when this was recorded. How anyone can say jimi was playing at this level or that he was responsible for EC playing like this is beyond me.

[@RoscoLevee]

Absolutely.

[@chriscampbell3289]

Absolutely, Connor. I saw them perform this masterpiece twice, in late 1966 and early 1967 and to this day I maintain that it was their greatest live number. Standing a few feet from Eric and craning my neck to get glimpses of him and his Les Paul, with that fearsome riff reverberating round the venue (The Manor House, North London - "Bluesville", it was called) after every vocal line, remains my greatest memory of Cream. It was 15 years before I got my hands on this bootleg. And as a curious aside, I have no idea how Eric created this riff and feel, which bears no resemblance whatsoever to the Howlin' Wolf original. His other feature riffs, such as those in "Crossroads" which can easily be picked up in Robert Johnson's "Terraplane Blues" and "Outside Woman Blues, which is taken from the original Blind Joe Reynolds version, are obvious derivations. This riff is something else altogether.

[@neilhaverstick1446]

Well, Clapton himself has often said that when Hendrix sat in, his life forever changed. It's not a myth; Hendrix was really that great.

[@chriscampbell9191]

@@chriscampbell3289 Wow. It's awesome that you were able to see Cream, and Eric, perform this intense track live, with its killer sound and intense riff. Kudos to you, sir. This recording, of this track, for some reason is my favorite Cream track and my favorite Eric Clapton guitar sound, for what it's worth. He was firing on all eight here, playing wise and sound wise. Must have been really cool to experience in a club (and loud, too, I imagine).

[@joshuahymer15]

@@neilhaverstick1446 you totally missed the point

[@RobHollanderMusic]

They had something special right from the beginning.

[@metalmulisha0143]

Those early Marshalls sound insane, so much aggression. Brighter than his tone a couple years later

[@coldacre]

50 years today since Cream played their first gig! what a band!

[@jameskennedy721]

never seen such a wealth of pictures of the band . one of my fave bands . thanks !

[@fuzzface100]

I know the quality of this bootleg is bad but, for me, there's no better example captured of Clapton's fire and agression in his guitar playing than this show. The tone he gets from the guitar is so heavy yet soulful. Steppin' out from the same night is staggering.

[@wickedjr70]

That f’ing tone Clapton is getting here is phenomenal.

[@charlesseiderman29]

Never heard this one. Finding something new by them is a score!

[@bogeybast]

This is the first time I hear this tune & see these photos. Thanks for making this trip possible. I feel like I've completed a pigrimage to the birthplace of my heroes. Their music has inspired me since 1967 & I will always be grateful to discover some new gem. Bless you.

[@jsilence418]

Yes even someone as great as Eric Clapton ,would have trouble being in a band with a genius like Jack Bruce !

[@vayabroder729]

They were all so great together. The three of them!

[@debomb721]

It would alternate, sometimes Eric or jack would be struggling a bit, however baker was always on point

[@j.f.699]

EC admired both JB and GB and there skill. What bothered him and drove him out of Cream was the constant fighting of JB and GB.

[@vayabroder729]

@@j.f.699 Totally true; I’ve seen him in interviews saying that sometimes they drove him to the point of crying out of total desperation.

[@maxsno]

Jealous, creative minds often spark .Van Gough and his alter ego you know who...4 example

[@mikeroberts9501]

Clapton was a badass.

[@raycali1946]

Mike Roberts Still is. There hasn’t been anyone since

[@arthurblackhistoric]

@@raycali1946 . . Surely you can't mean that?

[@noah8402]

was

[@mikeroberts9501]

@@noah8402 Don't kid yourself - even in his 70's, on the right night, he can make time stand still. Saw him a few years back at Crossroads - unbelievable tone, dexterity, emotion - truly a great musician.

[@robmatlivingstone]

That's how it's done kids!

[@yossiking123]

wow they rocked this hard in 66' psh...

[@sevchyk]

I was impressed too. Such a hard rock in 1966, when the Beatles and other bands did their easy listening lalala songs.. like the Kinks...

[@AbbyNormal777]

Maayan Emanuel What do you expect. it's..Clapton

[@DucksDeLucks]

+sevchyk Not very nice to call the Beatles easy listening. They had a lot of talent and song after song contains innovative chord progressions, unusual intervals, etc. They also rocked pretty hard on numbers like You Can't Do That, Money, I'm Down, Bad Boy, and Roll Over Beethoven.

[@lethe51]

+DucksDeLucks yes, cream was a game changer, but listen to the kinks' -you really got me- for early power chording. it was recorded by at least one pretty loud post 60s band that I can think of. as for the beatles, they were good enough for Clapton. he played on some of their records.

[@DucksDeLucks]

lethe51 In their day the Beatles ruled, really. They had it all. Lennon and McCartney were terrific musicians and composers of hundreds of familiar songs. The Kinks were great -- really unappreciated. I know a woman who was at a party with the Kinks and she says Ray Davies (or Dave, forget which) came up to her and turned around and said, Don't I have an absolutely perfect ass?

[@RochelleEskue]

Rest in peace, Ginger. You suffer no more. We love and will dearly miss you.

[@jonvalinski]

That is one of the best riffs ever. Bloody hell, absolutely delicious !

[@avatarfin]

bloody hell delicious indeeeeeeeed

[@andythomas706]

The 'Gibby' sounds like it wants to bite something! The Fender era didn't have the same BALLS!

[@raycali1946]

Andy Thomas It’s all in Amp u choose. Clapton has a great ear to choose signature tone.

[@averyetvspecial1487]

It’s the Marshalls. Firebirds have a single coil sound and when Cream weren’t allowed to crank the amps loud enough (like on Smothers Brothers) it sounded like Eric was playing a Fender back then too. Having said that, his TBX overdrive sound is pretty lame, reminds me of playing a Squier Strat through an iPhone app.

[@craigoog]

I totally lost interest in Clapton after Blind Faith and Gibsons:)

[@stevenwolf8434]

@@craigoog I hear what your saying,but I like his recent work with Wynton Marsalis

[@oldtimetinfoilhatwearer]

Andy Thomas it’s the volume man he was playing a telecaster in blind faith and sounded this good

[@AmericasChoice]

Very forward for 1966...amazing.

[@walkindowntheline99]

I love how raw this sounds. Enough of the manufactured crap. Emotion. Instinct. Improv. God I love it!

[@pallen1065]

Nothing like that raw club experience ..

[@NobGoblin100]

those are some cool pictures you found there.

[@borchabronx]

said many times before and will say it again. no way anyone sounded like this in 66

[@Steelers72]

LOVE THE ANALOG SOUND OF THIS MUSIC

[@andigisler]

I say it outright, even with the LoFi audio quality, Clapton's tone and solo plainly SMOKES even his celebrated 'Crossroads' performance. This is insanely good, what a GREAT band!!

[@jg-gw5ls]

Hello, saw where you posted this a month ago. I have pretty much no one who I can relate with respect to Eric's thump here. Pure soul sizzling stuff. Chainsaw eating babies type work. Love Hendrix, but there is a meanness to this that is hard to describe. Bruce and Baker deserve their respect as well. Amen

[@jankampen4298]

love cream!!!!!thnx for the music

[@guitarandharp]

Wild stuff...I wish they'd recorded it for their Fresh Cream album. It sounds a lot better than that dreadful piece of nonsense Wrapping Paper, that's for certain...

[@irvinginglethorpe]

Even their dreadful nonsense at least threw everyone for a loop. Who expected that song?I’ll take Cream Dreadful nonsense over most music put out today. I like the Coffee Song, Anyone for Tennis and Wrapping Paper for their uniqueness.Can’t please all the people all the time for sure.

[@jeffj9322]

Happy Birthday Eric Clapton born on March 30, 1945. He is an English rock and blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He is regarded as one of the most successful and influential guitarists in rock music. He formed the power trio Cream (1966) with drummer Ginger Baker and bassist/vocalist Jack Bruce, in which Clapton played sustained blues improvisations and "arty, blues-based psychedelic pop". -en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Clapton

[@kevinmcnamara2082]

Hell yes!!!!!! Jack Bruce!!!!!

[@animalmother4]

wow what an unbelievable performance bruce is a screaming yeti

[@maxmurphy47]

Reminds me of that dance tune in the 80’s that made the rounds in certain clubs around town. It was called “Meat Me In The Bottom” and was well received for a period of time. Great groove, funky drum machine beats. A real booty shaker. (Disclaimer: HUGE Cream fan from the beginning here)

[@avi_s0ncin0]

Holy crap! Eric's tone sounds like a chainsaw!!! Amazing.....

[@jg-gw5ls]

Spot on

[@lukebaldwin3682]

1960 Les Paul into probably a 66 Marshall JTM45/100 stack. Thing of glory right there.

[@mavjimbo]

The band is absolutely smoking

[@TheLRider]

Thanks so much for sharing. I still think that the Cream were the best band that Clapton and Ginger ever played in. I just love Jack's voice and he's so feckin talented and they're all still alive and well in my mind. I was 20 then. Such a lucky boy and yes I loved smoking too as everybody seemed to them. 🚭🚭

[@QuangNguyen-rr4if]

?! ?!

[@pumpster999]

Excellent track, I haven't heard this in years! Wasn't this also paired with a smokin' version of "Steppin' Out" from the same gig? I think I have this on a cassette in the basement somewhere. Very nice video collage also, great post.

[@thomasmichael5940]

Nobody could stretch a simply melody line like these 3 top notch virtuoso musicians. All live and really cooking! You would have had to live through that period of time to appreciate the newness and freshness of there unique sound. They were masters of the blues/rock genre....

[@stevenkrichbaum9361]

wow, what a prize! in your face intense - thanks for uploading this - another prime example of why Cream is legendary

[@tonymusic4773]

This should be released as a single now. In 2017 Cream could save pop music all over again.

[@FeelingShred]

they kinda saved rock music in the early 2000's... I still think the other big band reunions like Zeppelin, Pink Floyd and The Police none of them would ever happen without the 2005 CREAM reunion tour 🤘

[@skinupfast]

hi, I´m from Germany, have lived and loved in Scotland, goodhearted people, also tough, a bit like us Bavarians I think. since Jack Bruce is a Scotsman I understand clearly what you´re saying.... all the best...

[@jsilence418]

But I must say, that fucking guitar sound is unbelievable !

[@metalmulisha0143]

Jack Bruce's best singing..

[@dmr9767]

La mejor banda que ha pisado un escenario. Daria lo que fuera por haber visto in concierto de ellos

[@kingkonglindemans]

This really amazing stuff. Clapton sounds brilliant, loud and aggressive and Jack is well......just Jack. Great slide show too slunky08, nicely put together. Thanks.

[@pauljenkins6807]

Jack Bruce killing it all around with his insane bass playing and classic voice. Oh yeah, Eric and ginger sound good too😂

[@risseldyrosseldy910]

Few vocalists could also play the electric bass ,masterfully.Plus write, arrange, perform ....

[@PurpleAndZeppelin]

MY WORDS ARE FINISHED FOR CREAM HERE. INCREDIBLE, AWESOME, STRATOSPHERICS, AMAZING: one of the best groups in history , it doesn't seem from the year 1966 When Claton was authentic. When Eric was Clapton. When Clapton was clapton. When Clapton was a musician.

[@PurpleAndZeppelin]

@Glenn Clapton post Cream, in seventies... Es caca. caca de la vaca. 💩 de la 🐄

[@kerrymcmanus9188]

Real music, thanks Slunky08.

[@kerrymcmanus9188]

Would have been a great track for Fresh Cream.

[@INDLIS]

+kerry mcmanus I agree

[@kerrymcmanus9188]

Cheers mate,you have good taste

[@holyhubo7069]

Nice to find such things.

[@rossmcgarry8055]

this is great. Why wasn't it released on any Cream album?????????? Anyone?

[@glenkepic3208]

One of my fave memories as a lad in the late '60s was hearing side 1 of Fresh Cream on KMPX. Bought quick. This is fresh as it got. Solos scream !!

[@roberttompkins6489]

We grew up in the 70s and 80s hearing that Clapton was the greatest-I didn't really appreciate it until I dug deeper into the early Cream stuff. I know many say Hendricks was the greatest but for me Clapton was just in a league of his own.

[@paultiberi641]

I saw Cream in 1967... I think it was their next to last concert ever. It was in Providence. They were exhausted and only played 3 long jams. I think Clapton was playing a Gibson SG cherry colored. They were great but i was disappointed in that they didnt sing too much. Terry Reid opened up for them and he was great. Had never heard him before. My first ever concert.

[@roynorth4137]

November 4, 1968, Providence RI. That was their final stop on the farewell tour until they played Royal Albert Hall on November 26. They played two shows and the second was cut short due to a noise curfew. The setlist for that show was reported to be White Room, Politician, I'm So Glad, Crossroads, and Toad.

[@slunky08]

It's a hand-made guitar by a Swedish guitarmaker, who later designed guitars for ABBA :) That guitar was only used by EC for this Swedish TV playback perfomance.

[@DavidRamirez-hx6hk]

RIP Jack nos dejas esto como te vamos a olvidar gracias.

[@Beefgog]

There is so much cream footage that I will kill for.

[@bugeanuflorin1531]

Absolutely, Fantastica, thanks for posting them.

[@richardclifton6967]

Just got my first car in 1967, drove to Garden State Plaza, Paramus NJ (outdoor mall then) bought a Panasonic Tuner ($99) and a Garrard Turntable ($39.95??). Then I bought 3 albums, "Disraeli Gears", "Are You Experienced" and "The Young Rascals". What a ride.......

[@Deagledrumzz]

I have to say that Bruce and Baker really made Clapton play this way. They pushed his azz to the limit because after Cream we saw a much more laid back less intense Clapton. Now you can say it's maturity but truthfully much of what Clapton has played since Cream has been much of nothing.Yeah he got his hit records and made some catchy tunes,but all of it pales in comparrision to Cream and the effect they had on the entire electric musical world. This was Clapton at his finest.

[@johnnyhmash]

spot on,old boy,a point well made.Explains Clapton's drift after this band.With a couple of honourable exceptions.Fabulous solo.Excuse 8 year delay!

[@bobgure]

My God! Where is that black and white footage from? The greatest yet most visually undocumented band. Thanks for posting.

[@ulricclayton3428]

bobgure I think Derek and the Dominos was the most visually undocumented

[@alfiehenshall688]

Brilliant ! Sounds like the riff to Spoonful , not surprising as its a Howling Wolf song. Clapton at his youthful raw best . Love it ! Get another Gibson Eric ! 🎸✌♣

[@elbsegler-tv]

Pure, raw, great 🥁😎🍻

[@tommaynard_keyoftreeband]

Way too Cool. First time hearing this one.

[@Miwof]

Rough, really strong performance. Some interesting, rare photos, videos. Super fitting end at 4:27 with the final chord synced with the photo collapsing like crashing glass!

[@steppinout67]

wow what a great track :)

[@jsilence418]

It has been posted tons of times, but i will re iterate Clapton + Gibson = magick !

[@harkrum]

Wow!!! Great show...doin' a Willie Dixon..(Muddy Waters?)...one of 'em..been a Cream fan all my life, (play guitar), had bands as a kid doin' this stuff...well, anyway, never heard this one by Cream!...

[@chriscampbell3289]

No, it was dropped fro their live set quite early on. The last time I saw them perform it was at "Bluesville", The Manr House in North London on 10th February, 1967.

[@JHallia]

Really great song and early Cream performance- Thanks so much for posting!

[@TIMDRY]

Fiery, concise and powerful. Wow, this should have been on Fresh Cream.

[@VIDJACK]

Absolutely extraordinary performance of an unknown (at least to me) Cream song! What a staggering find! And just top-notch rare video and photos beautifully put together. Slunky08, you've done the world a great service! Thank you!

[@MrDino1953]

There's an old black & white video on KZbin of Howling Wolf singing this song (he wrote it). The difference between his and Cream's version shows how Cream pushed the blues format to another level, but I love the original too.

[@claptongroupie]

thanks for posting, I love Cream..this footage is great! good grief, they was cool before anyone even knew what cool was..

[@jameslujack1717]

Saw creAm at grande Detroit...seen traffic week before..around Xmas..remember it well.

[@tommaynard_keyoftreeband]

Great Pic's Too!!!!

[@glenkepic3208]

This tone from EC changed everything, Jimi was promised meeting Eric. Neal Schon would fall asleep as a kid listening two 2 albums, Fresh Cream and AYE.

[@RichardBaubau]

Now i understand why Hendrix wanted to meet clapton

[@josephpetrov9024]

What a raw , nasty, filthy performance. All 3 of these cats were on fire. Best group ever .

[@chrispiccaro18]

Well said. I agree, the vocals are like nothing I've ever heard!

[@jg-gw5ls]

Sounds like James brown

[@Neonleeroy]

Best rare cream ive heard I recon....a grower...prob a les paul I recon

[@claudiovalenzi1745]

YES.....!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!_______________@@@@

[@chriscampbell3289]

Hi - yes, it was a Les Paul. It would have been a borrowed one, as the Bluesbreakers' one was stolen during Cream's early rehearsals. Eric didn't start using his muti coloured S.G. Standard until well into 1967 - April or May time.

[@706jim]

I couldn't agree more. His Stratocaster tone was never more than just "ok", but what he did in this track is amazing. Smooth, terrific vibrato.

[@vmat1000]

This is great. I was born in '57. Lucky enoungh to have older siblings on all the trends. One i didn't dig was The Paul Butterfield Blues band. This would been perfect. KMPX hipped us to Fresh Cream. That was a year or so later. EC nailed it here with this vid.

[@vincentbuccieri9305]

Cream was One of the First Rock Bands to Use a Jazz Style Free Form Approach to there Song Arrangements, Helping to Create the Fushion Music Genre, An Incredible Power Trio, With All Masters at there Instruments! But that is All Obvious !