| | Cream Those Were The Days CD Cream Discography of CDs
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THOSE WERE THE DAYS is a four-disc set, the first half consisting of Cream's entire studio output and the last half featuring the band's concert performances. The package includes a 48-page booklet full of previously unpublished photos.
In the two years they were together, Cream's blend of blues, psychedelic rock and quirky lyricism forever altered the definition of rock music. After releasing four seminal albums, Cream broke up as quickly as they had come together, with all three members going on to solo careers of varying artistic and commercial success. THOSE WERE THE DAYS brings together Cream's musical output in a deluxe four-CD set that's neatly halved between studio and live material.
Meticulously compiled and remastered, DAYS includes every studio recording the band ever released, as well as previously unreleased demos, masters, rare and alternate takes. The live half of the box set is primarily culled from seminal performances at legendary venues like San Francisco's Winterland and Fillmore West.
The sound has been considerably cleaned up allowing the listener to hear every nuance of these extended flights of jazz-flavored blues-rock improvisation. The package surrounding Cream's timeless musical output sports a DISRAELI GEARS-style day-glo cover and a 48-page color book. The accompanying notes, complemented by dozens of previously unpublished photos, provide an intimate glimpse into the brief, but groundbreaking career of the original power trio.
Includes liner notes by John McDermott.
Cream: Jack Bruce (vocals, acoustic guitar, cello, harmonica, piano, organ, bass); Eric Clapton (vocals, guitar); Ginger Baker (vocals, drums, percussion).
Producers: Robert Stigwood, Felix Pappalardi, Ahmet Ertegun.
Compilation producer: Bill Levenson
Engineers include: John Timperly, Tom Dowd, Adrian Barber.
Personnel: Eric Clapton (vocals, guitar); Jack Bruce (vocals, acoustic guitar, cello, harmonica, piano, organ, bass guitar); Ginger Baker (vocals, drums, percussion); Felix Pappalardi (viola, trumpet, piano, organ, Mellotron, bells).
Audio Remixers: Gene Paul; Adrian Barber; Kevin Brady.
Liner Note Author: John McDermott.
Photographers: Chuck Pulin; Barry Wentzell; Chuck Stewart; Don Paulsen; Jim Marshall .
Unknown Contributor Roles: Eric Clapton; Ginger Baker; Jack Bruce.
Additional personnel: George Harrison (guitar); Felix Pappalardi (viola, organ, trumpet, tonette, Swiss hand bells, piano, mellotron, bass).
4 CD BoxsetRolling Stone (9/18/97, p.106) - "...[Cream] were capable of hard-driving discipline as well as discursive solos....Cream pump out taut psychedelia...crystalline pop...and crunching hard-rock hooks..."
Entertainment Weekly (9/26/97, p.79) - "The sheer intensity of the pioneering psychedelic-blues band, Cream...remains undeniable 30 years after their demise. Guitarist Eric Clapton never sounded quite as electric as when prodded by the hyperactive bass of Jack Bruce and the savage stomp of drummer Ginger Baker." - Rating: A
Musician (11/97, p.88) - "...Cream was really two bands...a studio band and a live band, with a heavy blues focus that evolved into a postmodern view of pop as their artistry grew and the technology of the recording studios rose to meet their challenge..." Those Were The Days Music | List Price | $59.98 (You save $21.89) | | Category | Rock Albums, Rock/Pop CDs, Hard Rock, Box Sets | | Label | Polydor | | Orig Year | 1997 | | All Time Sales Rank |  7711  | | CD Universe Part number | 1160636 | | Catalog number | 539000 | | Discs | 4 | | Release Date | Sep 23, 1997 | | Studio/Live | Mixed | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Recording Time | 303 minutes | | Personnel | Eric Clapton - vocals, guitar
Jack Bruce - vocals, acoustic guitar, cello, harmonica, piano, organ, bass
Ginger Baker - vocals, drums, percussion
Also: George Harrison, George Harrison, Felix Pappalardi | | Additional Info | Box Set |
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| | | | Those Were The Days CD DISC 1: IN THE STUDIO: |
  | 1. | Wrapping Paper  | $0.99 | |
| 2. | I Feel Free | $0.99 | |
| 3. | N.S.U. | $0.99 | |
| 4. | Sleepy Time Time | $0.99 | |
| 5. | Dreaming | $0.99 | |
| 6. | Sweet Wine | $0.99 | |
| 7. | Spoonful | $0.99 | |
| 8. | Cat's Squirrel | $0.99 | |
| 9. | Four Until Late | $0.99 | |
| 10. | Rollin' and Tumblin' | $0.99 | |
| 11. | I'm So Glad | $0.99 | |
| 12. | Toad | $0.99 | |
| 13. | Lawdy Mama - (previously unreleased, version 1) | $0.99 | |
| 14. | Strange Brew | $0.99 | |
| 15. | Sunshine of Your Love | $0.99 | |
| 16. | World of Pain | $0.99 | |
| 17. | Dance the Night Away | $0.99 | |
| 18. | Blue Condition | $0.99 | |
| 19. | Tales of Brave Ulysses | $0.99 | |
| 20. | Swlabr | $0.99 | |
| 21. | We're Going Wrong | $0.69 | |
| 22. | Outside Woman Blues | $0.99 | |
| 23. | Take It Back | $0.99 | |
| 24. | Mother's Lament | $0.99 | |
| | Those Were The Days Songs DISC 2: IN THE STUDIO: |
| 1. | White Room | $0.99 | |
| 2. | Sitting on Top of the World | $0.99 | |
| 3. | Passing the Time - (take In the Studio, alternate take) | $0.69 | |
| 4. | As You Said | $0.99 | |
| 5. | Pressed Rat and Warthog | $0.99 | |
| 6. | Politician | $0.99 | |
| 7. | Those Were the Days | $0.99 | |
| 8. | Born Under a Bad Sign | $0.99 | |
| 9. | Deserted Cities of the Heart | $0.99 | |
| 10. | Anyone for Tennis | $0.99 | |
| 11. | Badge | $0.99 | |
| 12. | Doing That Scrapyard Thing | $0.99 | |
| 13. | What a Bringdown | $0.99 | |
| 14. | Coffee Song, The | $0.99 | |
| 15. | Lawdy Mama - (version 2) | $0.99 | |
| 16. | You Make Me Feel - (previously unreleased, demo version) | $0.69 | |
| 17. | We're Going Wrong - (previously unreleased, demo version) | $0.69 | |
| 18. | Hey Now Princess - (previously unreleased, demo version) | $0.99 | |
| 19. | Swlabr - (previously unreleased, demo version) | $0.99 | |
| 20. | Weird of Hermiston - (previously unreleased, demo version) | $0.99 | |
| 21. | Clearout, The - (previously unreleased, demo version) | $0.99 | |
| 22. | Falstaff Beer Commercial - (previously unreleased) | $0.99 | |
| | Those Were The Days Album DISC 3: LIVE: |
| 1. | N.S.U. - (previously unreleased, unedited version) | $0.99 | |
| 2. | Sleepy Time Time | $0.99 | |
| 3. | Rollin' and Tumblin' | $0.99 | |
| 4. | Crossroads | $0.99 | |
| 5. | Spoonful | $0.99 | |
| 6. | Tales of Brave Ulysses | $0.99 | |
| 7. | Sunshine of Your Love | $0.99 | |
| 8. | Sweet Wine | $0.99 | |
| | Those Were The Days CD DISC 4: LIVE: |
| 1. | White Room | $0.99 | |
| 2. | Politician | $0.99 | |
| 3. | I'm So Glad | $0.99 | |
| 4. | Sitting on Top of the World | $0.99 | |
| 5. | Stepping Out | |
| 6. | Traintime | $0.99 | |
| 7. | Toad - (previously unreleased, extended version) | $0.99 | |
| 8. | Deserted Cities of the Heart | $0.99 | |
| 9. | Sunshine of Your Love - (previously unreleased, from "the Glen Campbell Show") | $0.99 | |
| Average Rating: (4.4 out of 5 stars)   List All Reviews Everything is here
Creams ZBox set has it all from this short lived trio.
Submitted by DBel181254 (vero bch fl)
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F'ing Amazing
Cream is one of the best all time rock trios and this box set is great. The live tracks prove that they are one of the best rock bands and how great each member of the band is at their istrument. Ginger Baker is one of the best drummers of all time and proves it in Toad. Jack Bruce is all over the neck on his bass, and Eric Clapton...well thats all we have to say. With songs such as White Room, Badge, Crossroads, and Sunshine of Your Love, Cream is one of the best bands that has walked the earth. Eric Clapton is God!
Submitted by Mark Gebhardt (Erie, PA, USA)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No All The Cream You Need
This Box Set basically covers everything you need from Cream. It contains all their original albums (although a couple of tracks have been substituted for alternate mixes). It just doesn't get Creamier than this and a VERY nice price if ordered from Australia coming in at £19..... I'll take some cream with my coffee song any day....
Submitted by Lord Boothferry (East Riding Of Yorkshire)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No Just amazing
I'm actually too young for this music you could say, but I really really love it!!!
Submitted by Anita (Netherlands)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No Unsurpassable value and quality
I'd forgotten just how good Cream were! This compilation is as exhaustive as it can be, is terrific value for money (£29.99 in UK), and offers unreleased/rare material for the the Cream "nutter". Clapton was never better, Bruce at his most inspired. If like me, you mis-spent your youth wondering how Cream did it, then this set will bring it all back and won't let you down.
Submitted by hinchamanchu (Beds UK)
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