63 tracks, every studio recording they waxed (all newly remastered) with a host of rarities, plus 2 cds of live material, much of it rare or unreleased.

Inside the disraeli gears -style day-glo box is a 48-page full-color booklet containing notes and rare photos. Cream was the first of three supergroups spawned by the yardbirds; three stellar axmen (they preceded the original jeff beck group by a year and jimmy page;s led zeppelin by two).

The trio of guitarist eric clapton, bassist jack bruce, and drummer extraordinaire (and band founder) ginger baker earned a reputation for fiery live performances rife with improvised blues-based jams (epitomized by willie dixon;s;spoonful;) that could last half an hour. Two of this set;s four discs are devoted to live cream, showcasing prowess and interplay so powerful as to overshadow its occasional lapses into self-indulgence.


Clapton admirers more familiar with his latter-day laid-back persona may be shocked at the incendiary musician showcased on these live cuts. Cream progressed over the course of its three and a half studio records (included here in their entirety).

Electric blues evolution was their forte, but they also captured sounds that were moody and acoustic-tinged (;as you said,;;passing the time;), music-hall-influenced (;mothers lament,; ;wrapping paper;), and progressively poetic (;deserted cities of the heart,; pressed rat and warthog;).

Another Ducoso find. Store in Rijswijk
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