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SWLABR
"SWLABR" is a song recorded by the British rock band Cream in 1967. It first appeared on the album ''Disraeli Gears'' (1967). Later, the song was the B-side to Cream's "Sunshine of Your Love" single. Background The poet Pete Brown wrote the words and Cream's bassist Jack Bruce wrote the music. Bruce sings and plays bass guitar, with Eric Clapton on guitars and Ginger Baker on drums. The title is an initialism for "She Walks Like a Bearded Rainbow". Bruce later said the W stood for "was" rather than "walks"."Cream: Disraeli Gears", ''Classic Albums on VH1'', 3 November 2006 A live version of "SWLABR" was released on '' BBC Sessions'' and the Deluxe Edition of ''Disraeli Gears'', which also includes a four-minute demo version. Several Cream compilation albums include the song, such as ''Best of Cream'', ''Heavy Cream'', '' Strange Brew: The Very Best of Cream'', ''The Very Best of Cream'', ''Those Were the Days'' and ''Gold Gold is a chemical element with the symbol Au (f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Disraeli Gears
''Disraeli Gears'' is the second studio album by the British rock band Cream. It was released in November 1967 and reached No. 5 on the UK Albums Chart. Search "Cream" in ''Name of Artist'', and No. 1 on the Swedish and Finnish charts. The album was also No. 1 for two weeks on the Australian album chart and was listed as the No. 1 album of 1968 by ''Cash Box'' in the year-end album chart in the United States. The album features the singles "Strange Brew" and " Sunshine of Your Love", as well as their respective B-sides "Tales of Brave Ulysses" and " SWLABR". The original 11-track album was remastered in 1998, and then subsequently released as a two-disc ''Deluxe Edition'' in 2004. Production The album was recorded at Atlantic Studios in New York between 11 and 15 May 1967, following the band's nine shows as part of Murray the K's "Music in the 5th Dimension" concert series. Cream's American label, ATCO, was a wholly owned subsidiary of Atlantic Records. The sessions were pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Those Were The Days (Cream Album)
''Those Were the Days'' is a retrospective compilation of music recorded by the British rock band Cream, released on 23 September 1997. It comprises four compact discs and includes almost every studio track released during the band's active lifetime, with the exception of the original "Passing The Time" from ''Wheels of Fire'', and all but three tracks from the live material recorded in 1968 and released on ''Wheels of Fire'', ''Goodbye'', and the two '' Live Cream'' volumes of 1970 and 1972. The title is taken from the song written by Ginger Baker and Mike Taylor, released on ''Wheels of Fire'' in 1968. Track listing Disc one: In the Studio Non-album single (1966) :1. "Wrapping Paper" (Jack Bruce, Pete Brown) – 2:22 ''Fresh Cream'' (1966) :2. "I Feel Free" (Bruce, Brown) – 2:51 :3. "N.S.U." (Bruce) – 2:43 :4. "Sleepy Time Time" (Bruce, Janet Godfrey) – 4:20 :5. "Dreaming" (Bruce) – 1:58 :6. "Sweet Wine" ( Ginger Baker, Godfrey) – 3:17 :7. "Spoonful" ( Willie Di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunshine Of Your Love
"Sunshine of Your Love" is a 1967 song by the British rock band Cream. With elements of hard rock, psychedelia, and pop, it is one of Cream's best known and most popular songs. Cream bassist and vocalist Jack Bruce based it on a distinctive bass riff he developed after attending a Jimi Hendrix concert. Guitarist Eric Clapton and lyricist Pete Brown later contributed to the song and drummer Ginger Baker plays a distinctive tom-tom drum rhythm. The song was included on Cream's best-selling second album ''Disraeli Gears'' in November 1967. Atco Records, the group's American label, was initially unsure of the song's potential. After recommendations by other label-affiliated artists, it released an edited single version in December 1967. The song became Cream's first and highest charting American single and one of the most popular singles of 1968. In September 1968, it became a modest chart hit after being released in the UK. Cream performed "Sunshine of Your Love" regularly in c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BBC Sessions (Cream Album)
''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 eight sessions for the BBC radio network, selected highlights from seven of which are featured in chronological order on this collection. Only the versions of " Steppin' Out" and " Lawdy Mama" had been previously released, although both were released on Eric Clapton's ''Crossroads'' box set, not by the band itself. ''BBC Sessions'' was later included as the third disc in the "limited edition box set" release of Cream's 2005 compilation album '' I Feel Free – Ultimate Cream'' (also known as ''Gold''). Track listing Omissions Whilst a recording exists in private hands, this collection includes no material from Cream's first BBC session on 21 October 1966 at Maida Vale 4, London as broadcast on ''Band Beat'', BBC World S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Best Of Cream
''Best of Cream'' is a compilation album of material recorded from 1966 to 1968 by the rock band Cream, and released shortly after their disbanding. The album was originally released by Cream's U.S. label Atco (Atlantic) Records (catalog no. SD 33-291), and was available on that label during the years 1969–1972. The album was briefly reissued in the U.S. in 1977 by RSO/Polydor Records, to whom U.S. distribution rights for Cream's recordings had reverted by that time. A re-release was pressed in 2014 by Polydor on 180g vinyl (catalog no. 535 113-8). ''Best of Cream'' was noteworthy upon its release as the first American album to contain Cream's studio recording of "Spoonful". Although included in international versions of Cream's 1966 debut album ''Fresh Cream'', the song was deleted from Atco's initial U.S. release of the album, and replaced with the band's first hit single "I Feel Free". U.S. reissues of ''Fresh Cream'' contain both songs. The album peaked at on the U.S. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pete Brown
Peter Ronald Brown (born 25 December 1940) is an English performance poet, lyricist, and singer best known for his collaborations with Cream and Jack Bruce.Colin Larkin, ''Virgin Encyclopedia of Sixties Music'', (Muze UK Ltd, 1997), , p. 80 Brown formed the bands Pete Brown & His Battered Ornaments and Pete Brown & Piblokto! and worked with Graham Bond and Phil Ryan. Brown also writes film scripts and formed a film production company. Early life Brown was born in Ashtead, Surrey, England. Before his involvement with music, he was a poet, having his first poem published in the U.S. magazine ''Evergreen Review'' when he was 14 years old. He then became part of the poetry scene in Liverpool during the 1960s, and in 1964 was the first poet to perform at Morden Tower in Newcastle. He did poetry and music events, including a tour with guitarist Davey Graham. Brown formed The First Real Poetry Band with John McLaughlin (guitar), Binky McKenzie (bass), Laurie Allan (drums) and Pete ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Very Best Of Cream
''The Very Best of Cream'' is a 1995 compilation album by the British rock band Cream; it is not to be confused with '' Strange Brew: The Very Best of Cream'' (1983). Track listing Personnel * Ginger Baker - drums, percussion, vocals * Jack Bruce - bass guitar, acoustic guitar, piano, organ, harmonica, cello, vocals *Eric Clapton - guitar, vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or without ... Charts References {{DEFAULTSORT:Very Best Of Cream, The Cream (band) compilation albums 1995 greatest hits albums Polydor Records compilation albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cream (band)
Cream were a British rock band 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 also sang and contributed songs. Formed from members of previously successful bands, they are widely regarded as the world's first supergroup. Cream were highly regarded for the instrumental proficiency of each of their members. During their brief three-year career together, the band produced 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, who became an important influence on the band's sound. Cream's music spanned many genres of rock music, including blues rock (" Crossroads", "Born Under a Bad Sign"), psychedelic rock (" Tales of Brave Ulysses", " White Room ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Very Best Of Cream
''The Very Best of Cream'' is a 1995 compilation album by the British rock band Cream. Track listing Personnel *Ginger Baker – drums, percussion, vocals *Jack Bruce – bass guitar, acoustic guitar, piano, organ, harmonica, cello, vocals * Eric Clapton – guitar, vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or withou ... Charts Certifications References {{DEFAULTSORT:Very Best Of Cream, The Cream (band) compilation albums 1995 greatest hits albums Polydor Records compilation albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gold (Cream Album)
''Gold'' is a two-disc compilation album by the British rock band Cream, released in 2005 to help celebrate the band's reunion at the Royal Albert Hall. It was a part of the larger Gold series. The first disc consists of twenty-one studio tracks, with the second featuring eight live tracks. The tracks come from the band's four studio albums: ''Fresh Cream'', ''Disraeli Gears'', ''Wheels of Fire'', and ''Goodbye'', as well as '' Live Cream'' and ''Live Cream Volume II'' (which were released after the band's break up). ''Gold'' was also released under the name ''I Feel Free – Ultimate Cream'', reaching No. 6 on the UK Albums Chart in May 2005. This version was available both as a two-disc release identical to ''Gold'', and as a "limited edition box set" with Cream's 2003 '' BBC Sessions'' album included as a third disc. Track listing Disc one: In the Studio Tracks taken from ''Fresh Cream'' (1966): :1. "I Feel Free" '''' (Jack Bruce, Pete Brown) – 2:54 :2. "N.S.U." (Bru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Clapton
Eric Patrick Clapton (born 1945) is an English rock and blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He is often regarded as one of the most successful and influential guitarists in rock music. Clapton ranked second in ''Rolling Stone''s list of the " 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" and fourth in Gibsons "Top 50 Guitarists of All Time". He was also named number five in ''Time'' magazine's list of "The 10 Best Electric Guitar Players" in 2009. After playing in a number of different local bands, Clapton joined the Yardbirds in 1963, replacing founding guitarist Top Topham. Dissatisfied with the change of the Yardbirds sound from blues rock to a more radio-friendly pop rock sound, Clapton left in 1965 to play with John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers. On leaving Mayall in 1966, after one album, he formed the power trio Cream with drummer Ginger Baker and bassist Jack Bruce, in which Clapton played sustained blues improvisations and "arty, blues-based psychedelic pop". After Cream br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1968 Singles
The year was highlighted by Protests of 1968, protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide. Events January–February * January 5 – "Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. * January 10 – John Gorton is sworn in as 19th Prime Minister of Australia, taking over from John McEwen after being 1968 Liberal Party of Australia leadership election, elected leader of the Liberal Party of Australia, Liberal Party the previous day, following the disappearance of Harold Holt. Gorton becomes the only Australian Senate, Senator to become Prime Minister, though he immediately transfers to the Australian House of Representatives, House of Representatives through the 1968 Higgins by-election in Holt's vacant seat. * January 15 – The 1968 Belice earthquake in Sicily kills 380 and injures around 1,000. * January 21 ** Vietnam War: Battle of Khe Sanh – One of the most publicized and controversial battles of the war ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
