Il Dizionario Del Rock – N.° 65
1 Politician 4:01
2 Stepping Out 3:49
3 Sweet Wine 3:08
4 I Feel Free 2:51
5 Sleepy Time Time 6:47
6 Traintime 5:16
7 Lawdy Mama 1:47
8 N.S.U. 3:54
9 Crossroads 4:07
10 I'm So Glad 4:38
Note
Track 1 recorded 9 January 1968 at Aeolian 2, London.
Tracks: 2,6,8,10 recorded 7 March 1967, Stockholm
Track 3 recorded 8 November 1966 at the BBC Playhouse Theatre, London.
Track 4 recorded 10 January 1967 at the BBC Playhouse Theatre, London.
Track 5 recorded 9 March 1968, Winterland, San Francisco.
Track 7 recorded 9 December 1966 at Maida Vale 4, London.
Track 9 recorded 10 March 1968 at Winterland, San Francisco, CA. (1st show)
Lineup
Bass – Jack Bruce
Drums – Ginger Baker
Electric Guitar, Lead Vocals – Eric Clapton
This album is part of the italian series made by Armando Curcio Editore.
This album as been digitally remastered in 1991, it has a fine cover, fine audio quality for the time.
Due to its rarity and good quality, this disc is recommended. These bootlegs offer an excellent image of the various bands, in some cases, better than the official material of the time. Please note that many of these bootlegs and songs have been released officially in different moments:
Please read below for other infos.
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© Official released material:
Tracks 1,3,4,7 have been released on "BBC Sessions" by Polydor – 076 048-2 - 2003
Tracks: 2,6,8,10 have been released on "Cream Classic Artists" Bonus CD
Tracks 5,9 have been released on "Those were the days"
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BBC Sessions is a live album by the British rock band Cream, released on 25 May 2003 on Polydor Records. It contains 22 tracks and 4 interviews recorded live at the BBC studios in London.
Between 21 October 1966 and 9 January 1968, Cream recorded seven sessions for the BBC radio network, selected highlights from seven of which are featured in chronological order on this collection. Recorded over a period of 14 months and seven separate gigs, BBC Sessions provides glimpses of the band in its developmental stages, and evidences its incredibly rapid coalescence into the ultimate heavy virtuoso group. The scope of the material runs the gambit from classic tunes to lesser-known compositions, and uniformly displays Cream's remarkable musicianship throughout each recording session.
When Cream came together in 1966, the band was perfectly positioned to add a different dimension to the burgeoning British music scene. Building upon the blues inspired output of the Animals and early Stones, Cream harnessed the talents of its members and coupled these attributes with a musical knowledge and sophistication rare for young musicians of the period. The result was a potent mix of rock, jazz, and American Delta blues far more advanced than anything previously heard.
Cream's music reflected the pedigree of its members; Eric Clapton had solidified his reputation as a guitar gunslinger from his previous work with the Yardbirds and John Mayall, while Ginger Baker and Jack Bruce had honed their craft with the Graham Bond Organisation. The three joined forces and in a relatively short time became the preeminent power trio, laying the groundwork for the future by creating a model for heavy blues based rock. In spite of a surprisingly brief tenure together, Cream was successful in creating a wealth of memorable work on stage and in the studio.
As Cream was firmly grounded in Southern blues based roots, the inclusion of various covers into its repertoire was not surprising (Robert Johnson's "Four until Late") in this sense the BBC tapings show how adept the band was at interpreting the material with genuine feeling and authenticity. Cream's members were not mere fans of the blues, but dedicated students, and their passion resonates from every note. The tracks "Born under a Bad Sign" and "Outside Woman Blues" are given similar treatment, resulting in some discernable slow burn heaviness.
The fact that the BBC forced the band to curtail any excessive soloing comes as a blessing for those familiar with the longeurs of Wheels Of Fire. Ginger still does his falling-down-stairs impersonation, but it's the succinct, poppy nature of tracks like ''I Feel Free'' and ''Strange Brew'' that forces Clapton to give us guitar work that he's rarely bettered since
BBC Sessions is certainly a welcomed addition to the Cream catalogue, if not for its imperfect sound quality but rather its historical significance. As BBC Sessions is a compilation of live recordings, the album is not without its faults. Sound quality is often inconsistent, ranging from excellent to somewhat muffled and tinny, while the agonizingly un-hip interviewer/announcer will make listeners cringe.Many of the featured tracks were at the time new releases or works in progress, all of which highlight the band's efforts to perfect each song's possibilities. Additionally, the recordings harken back to the days when bands were capable of making quality music without sprawling drum kits and massively overblown walls of amplified sound. In a way, the BBC recording sessions were to the '60s what MTV Unplugged became for the '90s, an ideal vehicle for groups to display their wares in a minimalist environment. For Cream, performing in the various BBC venues afforded them the opportunity to showcase their significant talents, and demonstrate how great the band truly was.
The show was recorded and 5 songs were broadcast later on Sveriges Radio's "Konsert Med Cream"
There are two known 1967 Stockholm tapes - 1967-03-07 and 1967-11-14. The March '67 show has already been officially released as a bonus CD included with the excellent 2006 DVD documentary "Cream Classic Artists" I have a magazine interview with that DVD's director talking about how he licensed the material from the Swedish Radio Corp and got permission from Cream/Universal Music.
Their Fully Authorized Story: Disc 2 (CD audio): Swedish Radio Sessions: Konsert Med Cream 1967 Disc 1 includes unreleased archive footage, new interviews with Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker and Jack Bruce and others, plus music, performance footage, rare and unseen photographs and memorabilia! Disc 2 (audio) includes Swedish Radio sessions ("Konsert med Cream," 1967) and 5 previously unreleased audio tracks: "NSU," "Steppin' Out," "Traintime,""Toad" and "I'm So Glad." In January of 1967 I turned 15 and for my age I think I had already acquired a quite distinct taste in music. Ever since my oldest sister and her boyfriend brought Elvis to our home I preferred the roughest, toughest and loudest music. When Beatles hit it big with "She loves you" they became my new favourite act and remained so until I heard Rolling Stones` "Little red roster". That then was the ultimate roughness for me and I even saw them in 1965 at the same time as they had released "I cant get no satisfaction" and their third album. Seeing Stones also made me realise how fascinating live performances can be. 1966 was the year I discovered The Who and "My generation" was a world hit. Then came 67 and after finishing school in June our family moved to our summercottage for the holidays. That became the summer of love in much of the Western Hemisphere. Although I liked music a lot I only had a couple of singles and one LP to play, so when my parents left me alone and went on a 2 week vacation a friend of mine moved in, bringing his tape recorder. We had friends over and lived like hippies partying every day.
On one of his tapereels, my friend had recorded the radio broadcast of Creams first appearance in Sweden, the march 7 at Konserthuset in Stockholm. I had heard about Clapton before but the sound and the very different songs made me fall in love with Cream at "first hearsight". The broadcast had only four songs, "NSU", "Stepping out", "Traintime" and "I’m so glad", with some "funny" cheerful commentaries in between but we listened to it again and again for those two weeks and the rest of the summer. I especially liked the trio concept with all three being of equal status. And they were the loudest band in the world!
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