Various: Psychedelic states (In The 60s) Part 2.

 

Psychedelic States is a series of 1960s psychedelic rock and garage rock compilation albums, each focusing on artists from specific states. They were released by Gear Fab Records. Several states had more than one volume representing them.

6.  VARIOUS - PSYCHEDELIC STATES: NEW YORK IN THE 60s VOL.1 (2002)

                            

It is generally not a difficult task to pick out '60s New York pop and rock. The music tends to have a number of identifying characteristics that render it readily identifiable, usually only a few bars into any

given song. Such characteristics include the pugnacious, streetwise vocals, dense fuzz guitar with a certain ruggedness that predicted heavy metal a couple years ahead of the curve, a massively lumbering bottom end with a repetitive thump, a significant strain of R&B, and -- most particularly -- an immediately distinguishable organ sound unique from other organ-heavy regions like Seattle and Boston. All of those attributes, if they can be called such, are in abundance on Gear Fab's first Psychedelic States compilation, which chronicles New York's garage and psychedelic scene. Alongside them you can find the typical teenage romantic angst, snarling insolence, guitar rave-ups, and the Beatles and Stones imitations included in all such collections. The winners here include "Can't Get You Out of

My Heart" from the Rustics (band of the teenaged Faine Jade), the brilliantly dismissive, downright vulgar "Superhog" from the Jelly Bean Bandits (a combo well known to most garage aficionados), the Descendants' Diddley-esque "Lela," the Age of Reason's tough "Dirty Shame," and "All My Life" by the Taboos (the only true bit of acid dementia present here). If you like the other albums in this Gear Fab series, this one will not disappoint.
                  

Various – Psychedelic States: New York In The 60s Vol. 1
Label: Gear Fab Records – GF-185
Series: Psychedelic States – 6
Format: CD, Compilation
Country: US
Released: 2002
Genre: Rock
Style: Garage Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Rhythm & Blues

TRACKS

                           

01. The Mark IV – Don't Want Your Lovin'   2:49
Written-By – Loreta, Gilroy, Ruger, Ackert
02. Plastik People – Wait   2:22
Written-By – J. Cerda, J. Turski
03. Jerry & The Gems – Last Stop   2:19
Written-By – Jeff Brown
04. The Darelycks – Bad Trip   2:46
Written-By – John Tiberio, Tom Pomponio
05. The Rustics – Can't Get You Out Of My Heart   2:14
Written-By – Jade, Manzi
06. The Off-Set – A Change Is Gonna Come   3:06
Written-By – Sam Cook
07. The Jelly Bean Bandits – Superhog    4:04
Written-By – Buck, Scalfari, Dougherty, Raab
08. The Shades Of Darkness – She Ain't Worth All That   3:12
Written-By – Pete Chimento
09. The Mistics – Why Baby Why   2:42
Written-By – Rich Carrino
10. The Keepers – She Understands   2:40
Written-By – Phil St. George
11. The 3rd Evolution – Everybody Needs Somebody (To Love)   3:56
Written-By – Mike Henderson
12. The Descendants – Lela   2:34
Written By – J. Lynch
Written-By – Ted Varnick
13. Quadrangle – She's Too Familiar Now   2:36
Written-By – Jay Fishman, Michael Konston
14. The Essentials – Freedom   3:02
Written-By – Squeeky Stay
15. Bay Ridge – I Can't Get Her Out Of My Mind   2:33
Producer – Bob Gallo
Written-By – C. Gallo, J. Carbone, R. Zito
16. The Shan Dells – Please Stay   2:50
Written-By – Stern, Melnick
17. The Blue Chips – Where   2:41
Written-By – Lane, Simon, Tetlebaum
18. The Primates – Knock On My Door   2:27
Written-By – John Demetrious
19. The Mystic Tide – Stay Away   2:20
Written-By – Joe Docko
20. The Go-Nuts – Flower   2:15
Written-By – Fallon, Virzera
21. The Lemon Sandwich – Give Me Love   2:56
Written-By – Eddie Hileman
22. The New Brick Window – Little Girl   2:46
Written-By – J. Sorenson, K. Lang
23. The Continentals – Sick And Tired   2:33
Written-By – T. Dishaw
24. The Denims – I'm Your Man   2:23
Written-By – Belosic, Super, Zaccor, Punchkowski, Lisowski, Cuprys
25. The Age Of Reason – Dirty Shame   2:25
Written-By – Alan Turner
26. Sportin' Life – I Can Feel It (Servant To The Sky)   3:22
Written-By – Homenick, Swerdlow, Babeuf, Weissman
27. Poor Richard's Almanac – Baby, Bring A Way   3:32
Written-By – Poor Richard's Almanac
28. The Taboos – All My Life   2:54
Written By – DeBonis, Von Ressler

Flac Size: 347 MB

7.  VARIOUS - PSYCHEDELIC STATES: NEW YORK IN THE 60s VOL.2 (2002)

                              

                  
Featuring all sorts of bizarre and unique music from the decade of bizarre and unique entertainment,

Psychedelic States: New York in the 60's, Vol. 2 follows the genre as it affected the Empire State. Although the first volume in the series featured a large set of obscure music from the period, this one is even bigger, with 29 tracks, lots of photos, and several interesting stories told by the bands themselves. To any fan of obscure garage rock or psychedelia from the era, this is a prime collection to pick up.
                    

Various – Psychedelic States: New York In The 60s Vol. 2
Label: Gear Fab Records – GF-190
Series: Psychedelic States – 7
Format: CD, Compilation
Country: US
Released: 2002
Genre: Rock
Style: Garage Rock, Psychedelic Rock

TRACKS

                    

01. The Chain Reaction – When I Needed You
Written By – Shapiro
Written-By – Strohmayer, Solomon, Stahl, Tallarico
02. U.S. Stamps – Pull The Wool
Written-By – Ed Landis
03. Weird Street Carnival – The Subterranean Edible Fungus
Written By – Randell, Shelley, Thorn
04. The Scoundrels – Up There
Written-By – Eugene Pistilli
05. The Primates – She
Written-By – John Demetrious
06. The Cavemen – All About Love
Written-By – Albert Cretacci, Jr.
07. P.B. & The Staunchmen – Mean Willy
Written-By – Paul Beecher & The Staunchmen
08. The Weads – Don't Call My Name
Written-By – Varella, Turano
09. The Mystic Tide – Frustration
Written-By – Joe Docko
10. Caesar & His Romans – Green Grass Makes It Better
Written-By – Vicario, Hesse
11. The Thrashing Butterflys Of Devine Happiness – Poor Boy, Happy Boy
Written-By – Ecker, Anania
12. The Innkeepers – Wanted
Written-By – The Innkeepers
13. The Tigermen – Close That Door
Written-By – John Farrell, Tom Consedine
14. The Acoustics – My Rights
Written-By – Allen White
15. The Omen – Once Upon A Taste
Written By – A. Kane
16. The Brotherhood Of Soul – The Morning After
Written-By – Sell, Pecchio
17. The Shakespeare's – I Like You
Written-By – Stetz, Bablis
18. The Edge Of Darkness – Mean Town
Written-By – Sam Domicolo
19. The Rogues – Secondary Man
Written-By – Radel, Spriggs
20. The Hatchet Men – I'll Give You Love
Written-By – A. Rose
21. Tides In – Trip With Me
Written-By – Kamine, Durso, Rogerson
22. Humphrey & The Palookas – Careless Love
Written By – Davis, Pelsoni
23. The Great Lakes – We'll Build Our Own Kind Of Love
Written-By – J. Perry, T. Feigel
24. The Sting - Rays Of Newburgh–Fool
Written-By – Kinsler
25. Majic Ship – On The Edge
Written-By – Majic Ship
26. The Overtones – There's A Girl Down The Way
Written By – F. De Trano
27. Soundpeace – Strawberry Pie Lounge
Written By – Fi, Scam, Zum
28. The Acendors – I Won't Be Home
Written-By – The Ascendors
29. The Yo Yo's – Crack In My Wall
Written-By – Aaron, Flickstein, Shane, Elliot

Flac Size: 467 MB

8.  VARIOUS - PSYCHEDELIC STATES: ALABAMA IN THE 60s VOL.2 (2002)

                         

The second Alabama installment in Gear Fab's fab Psychedelic States series is more of the same, meaning a mixed bag of Clearasil psychedelia and undersexed garage rock, but it skews enticingly

more towards the former sort of weirdness this time around than did the original volume. The compilation still has the good (but not psychedelic) regional hits mixed in with the fourth-rate, mainstream-aping pap (unappetizing even as guilty nostalgic pleasures) and more than its fair share of decent but not-nearly-as-groovy-as-they-thought filler, which is at least of a quality to elicit a giggle or smile the first two or three times through (though that is perhaps one or two more spins than the stuff merits).
                       

On the other hand, the relatively significant number of oddball, shaggy-dog nuggets makes the collection worth sifting through, starting right out the box with the Chimes' "#38" and its effects pedal-heavy acid blues. The Distortions do a far-out, yowling (literally) version of the Howlin' Wolf classic

"Smokestack Lightning" with some excellent slide guitar work, good enough to get them signed to Mercury. The deliciously named the Outer Mongolian Herd crank out a "Hey Joe" halfway between the Love version of the song and the unhinged nuttiness of "Wooly Bully." And the infectious, harmony-laden "You're Playing With Fire" finds the Male in full-tilt boogie. But perhaps the strangest curiosity, for extra-musical reasons: "Think!!," a 1968 cut by George Wallace Jr. Yes, the son of the infamous governor. And, yeah, it's pretty solid.
                    

Various – Psychedelic States: Alabama In The 60s Vol. 2
Label: Gear Fab Records – GF-192
Series: Psychedelic States – 8
Format: CD, Compilation
Country: US
Released: 2002
Genre: Rock, Blues
Style: Garage Rock, Beat, Rhythm & Blues, Psychedelic Rock, Folk Rock

TRACKS

           

01. The Chimes – #38   2:27
Written-By – Douglas Huber
02. The Vikings – Come On And Love Me   2:16
Producer – Ed Boutwell
Written-By – Nettles, Putman
03. The Mishaps – Under My Thumb   2:47
Written-By – Jagger-Richards
04. The Stolen Children – Set Me Free   3:05
Written-By – Randy Wiggins
05. The "In" – Just Give Me Time   2:21
Written By – Larkin
Written-By – Land
06. George Wallace, Jr. – Think!!   2:44
Written-By – Labarre, Silva, Delorme, Morgan
07. This Side Up – Sun Arise   2:45
Written-By – Ronnie Seitel
08. The Distortions – Smokestack Lightning   2:23
Written-By – C. Burnett
09. The Outlets – Love Doesn't Happen In A Day   2:36
Written-By – The Outlets
10. The Movement–Just - A-Driftin'   2:00
Written-By – Buck Williams
11. The Tikis – Somebody's Son   2:38
Written-By – Self
12. String & The Beans – Come Back To Me   2:15
Written-By – C. Fulford, R. Robinson
13. The Preachers – Inspiration   3:23
Written-By – Keller, Norris
14. The Citations – Better Stop Your Lying   2:20
Written-By – Bunker Hill
15. The Outer Mongolian Herd – Hey Joe   2:10
Written-By – Bill Roberts
16. The Swingin' Lamp Liters – Get Away   2:15
Written-By – T. Calton
17. The W.C. Dorns – I Need You   2:41
Written-By – R. Jennings
18. The Bassmen – I Need You   2:48
Written-By – B. Van Santte
19. The Hackers – Keep On Running, Girl   2:18
Written-By – The Hackers
20. The K-otics–Double - Shot   1:53
Written-By – Holler, Smith
21. The Weejuns – I Spy   2:21
Written-By – Gist, Quillon
22. The Male – You're Playing With Fire   2:21
Written-By – Carter-Lewis
23. The Lost Chords – I Want To Be Her Man   2:33
Written-By – J. Whitworth
24. The Stolen Children – I'm Alive   2:21
Written-By – Clint Ballard Jr.
25. The Versatiles – Somethin' Like A Man   2:39
Written-By – T. Previto

Flac Size: 315 MB

9.  VARIOUS - PSYCHEDELIC STATES: TEXAS IN THE 60s VOL.1 (2003)

                   

This first Texas edition in Gear Fab's ongoing Psychedelic States series scales back on the number of

THE BUBBLE PUPPY

songs (just 18 this time around) and also, for the first time since the initial volume in the series, includes a number of recordings from relatively well-known artists (Roy Head, with an awesome, if uncharacteristic, rave-up) and bands (Bubble Puppy, which had a 1969 Top Ten hit with "Hot Smoke and Sassafras") that have previously been compiled on past LPs. The album benefits from both circumstances.
                   

Various – Psychedelic States: Texas In The 60s Vol. 1
Label: Gear Fab Records – GF-197
Series: Psychedelic States – 9
Format: CD, Compilation
Country: US
Released: 2003
Genre: Rock
Style: Garage Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Hard Rock

TRACKS

                 

01, The Elastic Prism–Time Change   2:43
Performer – Donnie Atwell, L. Buehler, Tommy Atwell
Written-By – Buehler, Atwell
02, The Glass Kans – Stick With Her   2:20
Written-By – Bob Broggan, Jr.
03, Euphoria – Oh Dear, You Look Like A Dog   2:45
Performer – Doug Delain, Wesley Watt, William Lincoln
Written By – Hart
Written-By – Delain
04, The Pastels – Yeah I Wanna Know   2:22
Written-By – Romans
05, Michael – Caretaker   2:22
Written-By – Brogan, Chambers
06, The Countdown Five – Candy   3:19
Performer – John Blazer, Malcom Hayes, Tommy Murphy
Written-By – Countdown Five
07, The Elastic Prism – I Would Have Liked You Anyway   2:53
Performer – Donnie Atwell, L. Buehler, Tommy Atwell
08, The Bubble Puppy – Secrets Of The Golden Shrine   1:47
Performer – David Fore, Rod Prince, Roy Cox, Tod Potter
Written-By – Prince, Cox
09, A440 – Marenthelia Glows In The Dark   2:24
Bass – Craig Meacham
Drums – Ian Hoffman
Guitar – Carlos Luevano
Keyboards – Michael Rapp
Vocals – Ted Neeley
Written-By – Rapp, Neeley
10, The Nomads – Situations   2:42
Performer – Bill Kirby, Frank Zigel, James Manlove, Johnny Orvis
Written By [Miscredited] – The Nomads
Written-By [Uncredited] – Frank Zigal
11, The Reasons Why–Don't Be That Way   2:07
Performer – Donnie Dolan, Frank Kalenda, John Inman, John Schwertner, Ronnie Miller
Written-By – The Reasons Why
12, Airhead – You Knock Me Down   4:28
Lead Vocals – Patrick Banino
Written-By – P. Banino
13, The Persian Market – Shine My Monkey   2:36
Performer – Larry Dehart, Tom Ransom
Written-By – Dehart
Written-By [Uncredited] – John Mangiagli
14, The Crabs – Bye Bye My Little Girl   2:20
Bass – Ed Rudnick III
Drums – Alec Smith
Lead Guitar – Jerry DeJong
Rhythm Guitar, Vocals – Robbie Leff
Vocals – Robbie Leff
Written-By – Robbie Leff
15, Roy Head – You're (Almost) Tuff   2:44
Written By [Miscredited] – Roy Head
Written-By [Uncredited] – G. Kurtz
16, Pure Jade Green – How's He Gonna Find Me   2:39
Leader – Freddy Koenig
Written-By – Freddy Koenig
17, The Bubble Puppy – Keep Your Mouth Shut Once In A While   2:11
Performer – David Fore, Rod Prince, Roy Cox, Tod Potter
Written-By – Prince, Cox
18, Neil Ford & The Fanatics – She Is All There Is   2:37
Bass – Dub Johnson
Keyboards – Lanier Greig
Lead Guitar – Johnny Stringfellow
Lead Vocals – Neal Ford
Rhythm Guitar – Jon Peerless
Written-By – Stringfellow, Ford, Johnson

Flac Size: 287 MB

10.  VARIOUS - PSYCHEDELIC STATES: ILLINOIS IN THE 60s VOL.1 (2004)

              

Gear Fab Records has continued to unearth some of the most obscure '60s psychedelic sides for their

massive undertaking of issuing these records region by region, in this case, Illinois. It's a remarkable task, especially since so many relics from the psychedelic era have already been mined for the immensely popular Nuggets box sets, the Pebbles collections, and myriad other small-label collections, but even more of a feat is that the Psychedelic States: Illinois in the '60s, Vol. 1 collection is a truly enjoyable set of quality songs, not just the bottom of the barrel. Based on Gear Fab releasing three

volumes of psych from Florida and two each from New York and Alabama, as well as sets from Texas and Georgia, it is clear that the label takes this massive undertaking very seriously, and with "Vol. 1" tagged onto this set, the implication that more will soon be available is not only astonishing but a call for celebration.
                 

Various – Psychedelic States: Illinois In The 60s Vol. 1
Label:Gear Fab Records – GF-207
Series:Psychedelic States – 10
Format:CD, Compilation
Country:US
Released:2004
Genre:Rock
Style:Garage Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Folk Rock

TRACKS

                 

01. Poother, Unltd. – Tastee Freeze
Written-By – Joel Schlofsky
02. The Children Of Darkness – She's Mine
Written-By – John Hall
03. Nervous System – Make Love, Not War
Written By – J. Miller
04. Chicago Loop – Beginning At The End
Written-By – C. Welch
05. The Untamed – Someday Baby
Written By – Drew, Reeves
06. The Todds – Things I Will Change
Written By – Gluth, Todd
07. The Ravelles – Psychedelic Movement
Written By – Alquist
Written-By – Altobelli, Richtig
08. The Trolls – There Was A Time
Written-By – Richard Clark
09. Suburban 9 To – Sunshine Becomes You
Written-By – Richrath, Somerville
10. The Wet Paint – We Call Him A Man
Written-By – Giardini
11. Guy Kraines Tri o– Come See The Way
Written-By – Kraines
12. The Hollow Steps – Hung Up On You
13. The Mourning Dayze – Fly My Paper Airplane
Written-By – Rick Pfeifer
14. Dalek:The Blackstones – Could Be In Love
Written-By – Geoff Bryan
15. Shades Of Blue – The Time Of My Life
Written-By – Tom Frazier
16. The Raindear Army – Subterranean Sunset
Written-By – Larry Burger
17. The One-Eyed-Jacks – Love
Written-By – Fasman, Schneider
18. Sound Carnival – Dreams
Written By – Siegel, Stock
19. The Wild – Monkies
Written By – Johnson, Mysyk
20. The M.H. Royals – Old Town
Written-By – Ernie LeBeau, Terry Lebeau
21. The Orphuns – I.F.O.C.
Written-By – R.L. Vail
22. The Dan-Dees – Think About It
Written By – Pawlak, Smith
Written-By – Hensley
23. The Intruders – Bringin' Me Down
Written By – Ginsburg
24. Squires–Tomorrow - Tomorrow
Written By – Kerley
25. The Tills – One Sided Love
26. Jerry Mundo & The Hounds – Let Us Be
Written-By – Mundo
27. The Daughters Of Eve – Don't Waste My Time
Written-By – John Serafini

Flac Size: 313 MB

TO BE CONTINUED

Psychedelic States - Part 1 HERE

Cream: Discography 1966 - 1969

 

Cream were a British rock supergroup formed in London in 1966. The group consisted of bassist Jack

Bruce, guitarist Eric Clapton and drummer Ginger Baker. Bruce was the primary songwriter and vocalist, although Clapton and Baker contributed to songs. Formed by members of previously successful bands, they are widely considered the first supergroup. Cream were highly regarded for the instrumental proficiency of each of their members.
              

During their brief three-year career, the band released four albums: Fresh Cream (1966), Disraeli Gears (1967), Wheels of Fire (1968), and Goodbye (1969). Beginning with Disraeli Gears, the band was

joined in the studio by producer and multi-instrumentalist Felix Pappalardi. Their music spanned rock styles such as blues rock, psychedelia, and hard rock. Throughout their career, they sold more than 15 million records worldwide. The group's third album, Wheels of Fire (1968), is the first platinum-selling double album. They scored international hits with singles such as "Sunshine of Your Love" (1967) and "White Room" (1968).
                          

Although Cream were only together for a little more than two years, their influence was immense, both during their late-'60s peak and in the years following their breakup. Cream were the first top group to truly exploit the power trio format, in the process laying the foundation for much blues-rock and hard

rock of the 1960s and 1970s. It was with Cream, too, that guitarist Eric Clapton truly became an international superstar. Critical revisionists have tagged the band as overrated, citing the musicians' emphasis upon flash, virtuosity, and showmanship at the expense of taste and focus. This was sometimes true of their live shows in particular, but the best of their studio recordings were excellent fusions of blues, pop, and psychedelia, with concise original material outnumbering the bloated blues jams and overlong solos.
                        

Cream could be viewed as the first rock supergroup to become superstars, although none of the three members were that well-known when the band formed in mid-1966. Eric Clapton had the biggest reputation, having established himself as a guitar hero first with the Yardbirds, and then in a

more blues-intensive environment with John Mayall's Bluesbreakers. (In the States, however, he was all but unknown, having left the Yardbirds before "For Your Love" made the American Top Ten.) Bassist/singer Jack Bruce and drummer Ginger Baker had both been in the Graham Bond Organisation, an underrated British R&B combo that drew extensively upon the jazz backgrounds of the musicians. Bruce had also been, very briefly, a member of the Bluesbreakers along with Clapton, and also briefly a member of Manfred Mann.
                

From its creation, Cream was faced with some fundamental problems that would later lead to its dissolution in November 1968. The antagonism between Bruce and Baker created tensions in the band.

Clapton also felt that the members of the band did not listen to each other enough. Equipment during these years had also improved; new Marshall amplifier stacks produced more power, and Jack Bruce pushed the volume levels higher, creating tension for Baker, who would have trouble competing with roaring stacks. Clapton spoke of a concert during which he stopped playing and neither Baker nor Bruce noticed. Clapton has also commented that Cream's later gigs mainly consisted of its members showing off.
                      

Cream decided that they would break up in May 1968 during a tour of the US. Later, in July, the band

announced that they would break up after a farewell tour of the US and after playing two concerts in London. Jack Bruce was quoted as saying "Travel can kill a group. It becomes boring, tiring and very depressing." Clapton and Baker would quickly resurface in 1969 as half of another short-lived supergroup, Blind Faith, and Clapton of course went on to one of the longest and most successful careers of anyone in the rock business.
                   

Bruce and Baker never attained profiles nearly as high after leaving Cream, but both kept busy in the

ensuing decades with various interesting projects in the fields of rock, jazz, and experimental music. Cream reunited for a handful of live shows in 2005 at London's Royal Albert Hall and New York City's Madison Square Gardens, but no further reunions were forthcoming, and Bruce died of liver disease in Suffolk, England in October 2014. After several years of poor health, Ginger Baker died in Canterbury, Kent, England on October 6, 2019.
                             

LINE - UP

                     

                  

Ginger Baker – drums, percussion, backing and lead vocals (died 2019)
Jack Bruce – lead and backing vocals, bass guitar, keyboards, piano, harmonica, cello, acoustic guitar, recorder (died 2014)
Eric Clapton – lead and rhythm guitars, lead and backing vocals

SESSION MUSICIANS

Pete Brown – lyrics, co songwriter (1966–1969; died 2023)
Felix Pappalardi – production, viola, bells, organ, trumpet, tonette, mellotron, piano, bass (1967–1969; died 1983)
Mike Taylor - co-songwriter (1968; died 1969)
George Harrison – rhythm guitar, co-songwriter (1969; died 2001)

DISCOGRAPHY

FRESH CREAM 1966
DISRAELI GEARS 1967
WHEELS OF FIRE 1968
GOODBYE 1969

CREAM - FRESH CREAM 1966 (SUPER DELUXE EDITION 2017)

                         

While Melody Maker opened its review opining "not quite as fresh as it could have been", they said

"it's still a great record. Clapton, Baker and Bruce, working like trojans to construct exciting, free, wild music of life, love and soul", concluding sensational things to come from the group. In 2012, the album was ranked number 102 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of all time (the highest-ranking album by Cream on the list, calling it "tight and concise, a blueprint for the band's onstage jams").
                 

Cream – Fresh Cream
Label: Polydor – 571 855-1, UMC – 571 855-1
Format: CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono
CD, Album, Reissue, Limited Edition, Super Deluxe Edition
Country: Europe
Released: Jan 27, 2017
Genre: Rock, Blues
Style: Blues Rock, Electric Blues
                         

CD1.  THE MONO ALBUM (REACTION 593001)        

                       

  
01. N.S.U.   2:43
Written-By – Jack Bruce
02. Sleepy Time Time   4:22
Written-By – Jack Bruce, Janet Godfrey
03. Dreaming   2:01
Written-By – Jack Bruce
04. Sweet Wine   3:17
Written-By – Jack Bruce, Janet Godfrey
05. Spoonful   6:30
Written-By – Willie Dixon
06. Cat's Squirrel   3:04
Arranged By – S. Splurge
Written-By – Trad.
Written-By [Uncredited] – Doctor Ross
07. Four Until Late   2:08
Written-By – Robert Johnson
08. Rollin' And Tumblin'   4:42
Written-By – McKinley Morganfield
09. I'm So Glad   3:59
Written-By – Skip James
10. Toad   5:14
Written-By – Ginger Baker

SESSION RECORDING - MONO MIX        
    
11. The Coffee Song   2:56
Written-By – Raymond Barry Smith, Tony Colton

THE MONO SINGLES        
    
12. Wrapping Paper   2:29
Written-By – Jack Bruce, Peter Brown
13. Cat’s Squirrel   3:04
Arranged By – S. Splurge
Written-By – Trad.
Written-By [Uncredited] – Doctor Ross
14. I Feel Free   2:52
Written-By – Jack Bruce, Peter Brown
15. N.S.U.    2:43
Written-By – Jack Bruce
16. Spoonful Part I   2:26
Written-By – Willie Dixon
17. Spoonful Part II   2:29
Written-By – Willie Dixon

THE MONO FRENCH EPS (French Ep; Polydor 27 791 released November 1966)
    
18. Wrapping Paper (Alternate Mix)   2:25
Written-By – Jack Bruce, Peter Brown
19. Sweet Wine (Alternate Mix)   3:18
Written-By – Jack Bruce, Janet Godfrey
20. I’m So Glad   3:59
Written-By – Skip James
21. Cat’s Squirrel (Alternate Master)   3:01
Arranged By – S. Splurge
Written-By – Trad
Written-By [Uncredited] – Doctor Ross

FRENCH EP; POLYDOR 27 798 RELEASED NOVEMBER 1966 

   
22. I Feel Free (Alternate Mix)   2:48
Written-By – Jack Bruce, Peter Brown
23. Rollin’ And Tumblin’ (Alternate Master)   1:50
Written-By – McKinley Morganfield
24. N.S.U.   2:43
Written-By – Jack Bruce
25. Four Until Late   2:08
Written-By – Robert Johnson

Flac Size: 549 MB

CD2. THE STEREO ALBUM (REACTION 594001)        

                 

  
01. N.S.U.   2:45
Written-By – Jack Bruce
02. Sleepy Time Time   4:23
Written-By – Jack Bruce, Janet Godfrey
03. Dreaming   2:01
Written-By – Jack Bruce
04. Sweet Wine   3:20
Written-By – Jack Bruce, Janet Godfrey
05. Spoonful   6:31
Written-By – Willie Dixon
06. Cat’s Squirrel   3:08
Arranged By – S. Splurge
Written-By – Traditional
Written-By [Uncredited] – Doctor Ross
07. Four Until Late   2:08
Written-By – Robert Johnson
08. Rollin’ And Tumblin’   4:43
Written-By – McKinley Morganfield
09. I’m So Glad   3:59
Written-By – Skip James
10. Toad   5:12
Written-By – Ginger Baker

SESSION RECORDINGS - STEREO MIXES        

    
11. I Feel Free   2:52
Written-By – Jack Bruce, Peter Brown
12. Wrapping Paper   2:25
Written-By – Jack Bruce, Peter Brown
13. The Coffee Song   2:49
Written-By – Raymond Barry Smith, Tony Colton

NEW STEREO MIXES (PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED)        
    
14. I'm So Glad   3:59
Written-By – Skip James
15. N.S.U.   2:48
Written-By – Jack Bruce
16. Wrapping Paper   2:43
Written-By – Jack Bruce, Peter Brown
17. The Coffee Song   3:06
Written-By – Raymond Barry Smith, Tony Colton
18. Rollin' And Tumblin’ (First Version )   4:53
Written-By – McKinley Morganfield
19. Spoonful (First Version)   5:57
Written-By – Willie Dixon
20. Toad (New Stereo Mix)   5:12
Written-By – Ginger Baker

Flac Size: 662 MB

CD3. EARLY VERSIONS, OUTTAKES AND ALTERNATE MIXES        

                       

  
01. The Coffee Song ( Early Version)   2:54
Written-By – Raymond Barry Smith, Tony Colton
02. You Make Me Feel (Session Outtake)   2:41
Written-By – Jack Bruce, Peter Brown
03. Beauty Queen (Session Outtake)   2:38
Written-By – Jack Bruce
04. Wrapping Paper (Early Version)   1:05
Written-By – Jack Bruce, Peter Brown
05. Cat’s Squirrel (Early Version)   2:27
Arranged By – S. Splurge
Written-By – Trad.
Written-By [Uncredited] – Doctor Ross
06. I Feel Free ( Early Version)   3:08
Written-By – Jack Bruce, Peter Brown
07. I Feel Free ( Mono Mix With No Lead Vocal)   2:51
Written-By – Jack Bruce, Peter Brown
08. I Feel Free ( Alternate Mono Mix)   2:50
Written-By – Jack Bruce, Peter Brown
09. Sweet Wine (Early Version)   3:07
Written-By – Jack Bruce, Janet Godfrey
10. Rollin’ And Tumblin’ (Early Version)   4:35
Written-By – McKinley Morganfield
11. Toad (Early Version)   4:19
Written-By – Ginger Baker

The BBC Sessions (November 1966 - January 1967)    
BBC Light Programme “Saturday Club” Session Recorded At The Playhouse Theatre, London, 8th November 1966
    
12. Sweet Wine   3:28
Written-By – Jack Bruce, Janet Godfrey
13. Eric Clapton Interview    0:54
14.Wrapping Paper   2:31
Written-By – Jack Bruce, Peter Brown
15. Rollin’ And Tumblin’   3:04
Written-By – McKinley Morganfield
16. Sleepy Time Time (Previously Unreleased)   3:16
Written-By – Jack Bruce, Janet Godfrey
17. Steppin’ Out   1:50
Written-By – James Bracken

BBC Home Service “Guitar Club” Session Recorded At BBC Studio 2, Aeolian Hall, London, 28th November 1966
    
18. Crossroads   1:55
Arranged By – Eric Clapton
Written-By – Robert Johnson
19. Steppin’ Out (Previously Unreleased)   2:34
Written-By – James Bracken

BBC World Service "R & B Club" Session Recorded At BBC Maida Vale Studio 4, London, 9th December 1966
    
20. Cat’s Squirrel   3:43
Arranged By – S. Splurge
Written-By – Trad.
Written-By [Uncredited] – Doctor Ross
21. Traintime   2:56
Written-By – Jack Bruce
22. I’m So Glad   4:24
Written-By – Skip James
23. Lawdy Mama   1:54
Arranged By – Eric Clapton
Written-By – Trad.

BBC Light Programme “Saturday Club” Session Recorded At The Playhouse Theatre, London, 10th January 1967
    
24. Eric Clapton Interview 2    0:48
25. I Feel Free   2:55
Written-By – Jack Bruce, Peter Brown
26. N.S.U.   2:57
Written-By – Jack Bruce
27. Four Until Late   1:54
Written-By – Robert Johnson

Flac Size: 575 MB

CREAM - DISRAELI GEARS 1967 (DELUXE EDITION 2011)

               

Disraeli Gears features the group veering away, quite heavily, from their blues roots and indulging in more psychedelic sounds, in particular on tracks such as "Tales of Brave Ulysses", "SWLABR", "World

of Pain" and "Dance the Night Away". "Tales of Brave Ulysses" had been inspired by a trip to Ibiza that artist Martin Sharp had recently taken, where the sirens were alleged to have sung to Ulysses. "Dance the Night Away" was penned by Pete Brown as a tribute to the freedom dancing gave him after he quit drugs, while the words to "We're Going Wrong" had been written by Bruce after a fight he'd had with his wife.
                     

The most blues-like tunes on the album are Clapton's arrangement of "Outside Woman Blues", the

Bruce-Brown composition "Take It Back" which had been inspired by the contemporary media images of American students burning their draft cards and featured harmonica work by Jack Bruce,[8] plus the opening track "Strange Brew", which was based on the 12-bar blues "Lawdy Mama" and featured a guitar solo copied from Albert King's solo on "Oh Pretty Woman".
                       

Cream – Disraeli Gears
Label: Polydor – 532794-4
Series: Deluxe Edition
Format: 2 x CD, Album, Deluxe Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, Mono
Country: EUROPE
Released: 2011
Genre: Rock
Style: Blues Rock, Psychedelic Rock


CD1.  DISRAELI GEARS STEREO VERSION        

                

  
01. Strange Brew   2:46
Written-By – Eric Clapton, Felix Pappalardi, Gail Collins
02. Sunshine Of Your Love   4:10
Written-By – Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce, Pete Brown
03. World Of Pain   3:02
Written-By – Felix Pappalardi, Gail Collins
04. Dance The Night Away   3:34
Written-By – Jack Bruce, Pete Brown
05. Blue Condition   3:29
Written-By – Ginger Baker
06. Tales Of Brave Ulysses   2:46
Written-By – Eric Clapton, Martin Sharp
07. SWLABR   2:31
Written-By – Jack Bruce, Pete Brown
08. We're Going Wrong   3:27
Written-By – Jack Bruce
09. Outside Woman Blues   2:25
Arranged By – Eric Clapton
Written-By – Arthur Reynolds
10. Take It Back   3:04
Written-By – Jack Bruce, Pete Brown
11. Mother's Lament   1:46
Arranged By – Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker, Jack Bruce
Written-By – Traditional

DISRAELI GEARS OUT-TAKES (STEREO)        
    
12. Lawdy Mama (Version 2)   2:47
Arranged By – Eric Clapton
Written-By – Traditional
13. Blue Condition (Alternate Version)   3:09
Lead Vocals – Eric Clapton
Written-By – Ginger Baker

DISRAELI GEARS DEMOS (STEREO)        
    
14. We're Going Wrong   3:49
Written-By – Jack Bruce
15. Hey Now Princess   3:31
Written-By – Jack Bruce, Pete Brown
16. SWLABR   4:30
Written-By – Jack Bruce, Pete Brown
17. Weird Of Hermiston   3:12
Written-By – Jack Bruce, Pete Brown
18. The Clearout   3:56
Written-By – Jack Bruce, Pete Brown

Flac Size: 360 MB

CD2.  DISRAELI GEARS MONO VERSION    

                   

  
01. Strange Brew   2:48
Written-By – Eric Clapton, Felix Pappalardi, Gail Collins
02. Sunshine Of Your Love   4:11
Written-By – Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce, Pete Brown
03. World Of Pain   3:06
Written-By – Felix Pappalardi, Gail Collins
04. Dance The Night Away   3:34
Written-By – Jack Bruce, Pete Brown
05. Blue Condition   3:28
Written-By – Ginger Baker
06. Tales Of Brave Ulysses   2:50
Written-By – Eric Clapton, Martin Sharp
07. SWLABR   2:32
Written-By – Jack Bruce, Pete Brown
08. We're Going Wrong   3:25
Written-By – Jack Bruce
09. Outside Woman Blues   2:25
Arranged By – Eric Clapton
Written-By – Arthur Reynolds
10. Take It Back   3:07
Written-By – Jack Bruce, Pete Brown
11. Mother's Lament   1:47
Arranged By – Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker, Jack Bruce
Written-By – Traditional

DISRAELI GEARS OUT-TAKES (MONO)            

12. Lawdy Mama (Version 1)   2:01
Arranged By – Traditional
Written-By – Eric Clapton
13. Blue Condition (Alternate Version)   3:09
Lead Vocals – Eric Clapton
Written-By – Ginger Baker

BBC RECORDINGS (MONO)        
    
14. Strange Brew   3:00
Written-By – Eric Clapton, Felix Pappalardi, Gail Collins
15. Tales Of Brave Ulysses   3:39
Written-By – Eric Clapton, Martin Sharp
16. We're Going Wrong   3:25
Written-By – Jack Bruce
17. Born Under A Bad Sign   3:42
Written-By – Booker T. Jones, William Bell
18. Outside Woman Blues   3:19
Arranged By – Eric Clapton
Written-By – Arthur Reynolds
19. Take It Back   2:18
Written-By – Jack Bruce, Pete Brown
20. Politician   3:59
Written-By – Jack Bruce, Pete Brown
21. SWLABR   2:32
Written-By – Jack Bruce, Pete Brown
22. Steppin' Out   3:36
Written-By – James Bracken

Flac Size: 243 MB

NOTES

                 

"Disraeli Gears" was first released November 1967 (Cream - Disraeli Gears US, Cream - Disraeli Gears UK)
"Diraeli Gears" sessions recorded April/May 1967 at Atlantic Studios, New York
"Lawdy Mama" recorded April 3, 1967 at Atlantic Studios, New York
"Diraeli Gears" demos recorded March 15, 1967 at Ryemuse Studios, London
BBC recordings:
"Strange Brew", "Tales Of Brave Ulysses" and "We're Going Wrong": Saturday Club; recorded May 30, 1967 at BBC Playhouse Theatre, London; broadcast June 3, 1967 on BBC Light Programme
"Born Under A Bad Sign", "Outside Woman Blues" and "Take It Back": Top Gear; recorded October 24, 1967 at Aeolian 2, London; broadcast October 29, 1967 on BBC Radio 1
"Politician", "SWLABR" and "Steppin' Out": Top Gear; recorded January 9, 1968 at Aeolian 2, London; broadcast January 14, 1968 on BBC Radio 1

                       

CREAM - WHEELS OF FIRE 1968 (LIMITED EDITION 2013)

                     

Wheels of Fire is the third album by the British rock band Cream. It was released in the US in June 1968 as a two-disc vinyl LP, with one disc recorded in the studio and the other recorded live. It was released in the UK in the same format on August 9. In England, critical reception to the album was

highly positive. In a lengthy review, Chris Welch of Melody Maker began by noting "If Cream have been disappointing on record in the past...their long awaited double album is sufficient to restore the faith of the most errant disciple", praising the group's taste and restraint on tracks like "As You Said" and enthusing that the live disc was "electrifying". Record Mirror said the record should be subtitled "to remind us of all that was best about the Cream live and in the studio", concluding that as the band wouldn't be around for much longer,
                

Cream – Wheels Of Fire
Label: Polydor – UICY-76024/5
Format: 2 x CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, SHM-CD
Country: Japan
Released: Dec 18, 2013
Genre: Rock, Blues
Style: Classic Rock, Blues Rock, Psychedelic Rock


CD1.  (IN THE STUDIO)        

           

01. White Room    4:56
02. Sitting On Top Of The World     4:56
03. Passing The Time    4:31
04. As You Said    4:19
05. Pressed Rat And Warthog    3:13
06. Politician    4:11
07. Those Were The Days    2:52
08. Born Under A Bad Sign    3:08
09. Deserted Cities Of The Heart    4:36

BONUS TRACKS
    
10. Anyone For Tennis   2:02
11. Falstaff Beer Commercial   1:26

Flac Size: 336 MB

CD2. LIVE AT THE FILLMORE

            

  
01. Crossroads    4:18
02. Spoonful    16:44
03. Traintime    6:52
04. Toad    15:53

BONUS TRACKS
 
05. Sunshine Of Your Love   6:57
06. N.S.U    12:38  

Flac Size: 489 MB

NOTES

                   

DSD flat transferred from UK original analogue master tapes at Sterling Sound, NY, 2013. High-Resolution cutting from 176.4kHz/24bit at Victor Creative Media, 2013. Features a gatefold cardboard sleeve faithfully replicating UK first pressing LP artwork  

CREAM - GOODBYE 1969

                 

Just before Cream's third album, Wheels of Fire, was to be released, the group's manager Robert Stigwood announced that the group would disband after a farewell tour and a final concert at the Royal Albert Hall in November. The group started their farewell tour on 4 October 1968 in Oakland,

California and 15 days later on 19 October the group performed at The Forum in Los Angeles where the three live recordings on Goodbye were recorded with Felix Pappalardi and engineers Adrian Barber and Bill Halverson. Just after their farewell tour concluded in November (and just prior to the final Royal Albert Hall show on 26 Nov), Cream recorded three songs over three days at Wally Heider Studios in Los Angeles with producer Felix Pappalardi and engineer Damon Lyon-Shaw, with overdubs at IBC Studios in London a month later.
                 

Each of the three songs was penned by a different member of the band. The songs "Badge" and "Doing

That Scrapyard Thing" featured Eric Clapton using a Leslie speaker, while all three recordings featured keyboard instruments played by either Jack Bruce or Felix Pappalardi. Present at the Wally Heider sessions on 21 November was George Harrison, credited on the album sleeve for contractual reasons as "L'Angelo Misterioso", who contributed rhythm guitar to "Badge", the song he co-wrote with Clapton.

               

Cream – Goodbye
Label: PolyGram – 823 660-2 Y-1, Polydor – 823 660-2
Format: CD, Album, Club Edition, Reissue
Country: US
Released: 1969
Genre: Rock, Blues
Style: Blues Rock

TRACKS

                  

01. I'm So Glad   9:11
Bass, Vocals – Jack Bruce
Drums – Ginger Baker
Guitar, Vocals – Eric Clapton
Written-By – Skip James
02. Politician   6:19
Bass, Vocals – Jack Bruce
Drums – Ginger Baker
Guitar – Eric Clapton
Written-By – Jack Bruce, Pete Brown
03. Sitting On Top Of The World   5:01
Bass, Vocals – Jack Bruce
Drums – Ginger Baker
Guitar – Eric Clapton
Written-By – Chester Burnett
04. Badge   2:45
Bass – Jack Bruce
Drums – Ginger Baker
Guitar, Vocals – Eric Clapton
Piano, Mellotron – Felix Pappalardi
Rhythm Guitar – L'Angelo Misterioso
Written-By – Eric Clapton, G. Harrison
05. Doing That Scrapyard Thing   3:14
Bass, Piano, Vocals – Jack Bruce
Drums – Ginger Baker
Guitar – Eric Clapton
Mellotron – Felix Pappalardi
Written-By – Jack Bruce, Pete Brown
06. What A Bringdown   3:56
Bass – Felix Pappalardi
Drums, Percussion, Vocals – Ginger Baker
Guitar – Eric Clapton
Piano, Organ, Vocals – Jack Bruce
Written-By – Ginger Baker
07. Anyone For Tennis   2:35
Bass – Jack Bruce
Drums, Percussion – Ginger Baker
Guitar, Vocals – Eric Clapton
Viola, Mellotron – Felix Pappalardi
Written-By – Eric Clapton, M. Sharp

NOTES

                  

I'm So Glad, Politician & Sitting On Top Of The World were recorded "live" in concert.
Badge", Doing That Scrapyard Thing, What A Bringdown & Anyone For Tennis are studio recordings.
Original release date: 1969.

Flac Size: 204 MB