Cream – Live Cream volume II
(Polydor Records 1970 2383119)
Matrix No’s: A1/B1 – UK Pressing
Vinyl in Nr MINT condition
(there are a few light surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality)
Sleeve in Nr MINT/Excellent+ condition
– back cover has a few small discolouration marks
Cream were a 1960s British rock power trio consisting of drummer Ginger Baker, guitarist/singer Eric Clapton and bassist/singer Jack Bruce. The group’s third album, Wheels of Fire (1968), was the world’s first platinum-selling double album. The band is widely regarded as the world’s first successful supergroup. In their career, they sold more than 15 million copies of their albums worldwide. Their music included songs based on traditional blues such as “Crossroads” and “Spoonful”, and modern blues such as “Born Under a Bad Sign”, as well as more current material such as “Strange Brew”, “Tales of Brave Ulysses” and “Toad”.
The band’s biggest hits were “I Feel Free” (UK number 11), “Sunshine of Your Love” (US number 5), “White Room” (US number 6), “Crossroads” (US number 28), and “Badge” (UK number 18).
The band made a significant impact on the popular music of the time, and, along with Jimi Hendrix and other notable guitarists and bands, popularised the use of the wah-wah pedal. They provided a heavy yet technically proficient musical theme that foreshadowed and influenced the emergence of British bands such as Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple and Black Sabbath in the late 1960s and the early 1970s. They also had an impact on American southern rock groups the Allman Brothers Band and Lynyrd Skynyrd. The band’s live performances influenced progressive rock acts such as Rush.
The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993. They were included in both Rolling Stone and VH1’s lists of the “100 Greatest Artists of All Time,” at number 67 and 61 respectively. They were also ranked number 16 on VH1’s “100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock”.
Live Cream Volume II is the second live album by the British rock band Cream, released in March 1972 by Polydor Records (Atco Records in the US). This album contains six tracks recorded at various performances from 9 March to 4 October 1968.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Recording date and location | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | “Deserted Cities of the Heart” (Jack Bruce, Pete Brown) | 4 October 1968, Oakland Coliseum Arena | 4:32 |
| 2. | “White Room” (Bruce, Brown) | 4 October 1968, Oakland Coliseum Arena | 5:39 |
| 3. | “Politician” (Bruce, Brown) | 4 October 1968, Oakland Coliseum Arena | 5:06 |
| 4. | “Tales of Brave Ulysses” (Eric Clapton, Martin Sharp) | 10 March 1968, Winterland | 4:45 |
| No. | Title | Recording date and location | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5. | “Sunshine of Your Love” (Clapton, Bruce, Brown) | 9 March 1968, Winterland | 7:24 |
| 6. | “Steppin’ Out” (James Bracken, mistitled as “Hideaway” on original LP pressings) | 9 March 1968, Winterland | 13:38 |
Personnel
- Eric Clapton – vocals, guitar
- Jack Bruce – vocals, bass, harmonica
- Ginger Baker – drums
- Felix Pappalardi – producer
- Tom Dowd – recording engineer
- Bill Halverson – recording engineer
- Gene Paul – re-mix engineer
- Kevin Brady – re-mix engineer
- Jim Marshall – cover photography
- Gene Trindl – backliner photography
- Stanisław Zagórski – album design
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