''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.

Reception

Matthew Greenwald of AllMusic stated that ''Volume 2'' had more songs on it than its predecessor, including two songs whose album versions were released as singles. He also commented on how the sound quality was some of the best at the time. He did not like, however, that there were not as many extended jams as there were on the predecessor and that Jack Bruce and

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's singing is not good on "White Room" and "Sunshine of Your Love." Greenwald felt that the live version of "Deserted Cities of the Heart" is better than the studio version. "Steppin' Out" was used in the dramatic climax of '' Mean Streets'' (1973) directed by Martin Scorsese.

Track listing

Personnel

''Per liner notes *

– vocals, guitar * Jack Bruce – vocals, bass, harmonica * Ginger Baker – drums * Felix Pappalardi – producer * Tom Dowd –

recording engineer An audio engineer (also known as a sound engineer or recording engineer) helps to produce a recording or a live performance, balancing and adjusting sound sources using equalization, dynamics processing and audio effects, mixing, reproduction, ...

*Bill Halverson – recording engineer * Gene Paul – re-mix engineer *Kevin Brady – re-mix engineer * Jim Marshall – cover photography *

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– backliner photography *Stanisław Zagórski – album design

Charts

References

{{Authority control Cream (band) live albums 1972 live albums Polydor Records live albums Albums produced by Felix Pappalardi