"SWLABR" is a song recorded by the British rock band

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in 1967. It first appeared on the album ''

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'' (1967). Later, the song was the

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to Cream's "

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" single.

Background

The poet

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 Bro ...

wrote the words and Cream's bassist

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wrote the music. Bruce sings and plays bass guitar, with

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on guitars and

Ginger Baker Peter Edward "Ginger" Baker (19 August 1939 – 6 October 2019) was an English drummer. His work in the 1960s and 1970s earned him the reputation of "rock's first superstar drummer", for a style that melded jazz and Music of Africa, Africa ...

on drums. The title is an

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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 ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Strange Brew: The Very Best of Cream'', ''

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'', ''

Those Were the Days Those Were the Days may refer to: Music Albums * ''Those Were the Days'' (Johnny Mathis album) (1968) * ''Those Were the Days'' (Cream album) (1997) * ''Those Were the Days'' (Dolly Parton album) (2005) * '' Those Were the Days – The Best of L ...

'' and ''

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''.

Notes

References

Sources

*Clapton, Eric (2007). Clapton: The Autobiography. New York, United States: Broadway Books. pp. g. 74. . *Hjort, Christopher (2007). Strange Brew: Eric Clapton & the British Blues Boom, 1965–1970. London, UK: Jawbone Press. pp. g. 29. . *Ertegün, Ahmet (2006). Classic Albums: Cream – Disraeli Gears (DVD). Eagle Rock Entertainment. {{Authority control 1968 singles Cream (band) songs Song recordings produced by Felix Pappalardi Atco Records singles Polydor Records singles Songs written by Jack Bruce 1967 songs Songs with lyrics by Pete Brown