Cream give 'Fresh Cream' the deluxe treatment January 2017
Legendary trio Cream will see their debut album 'Fresh Cream' get the deluxe treatment on January 27th 2017. 'Fresh Cream' will be released as a 4 disc set (3 CDs + 1 Blu-ray Audio) with a 6 LP version (to follow in April 2017) for the folks who love their vinyl. The deluxe set will feature stereo and mono versions of the album and a host of early versions, outtakes and alternate mixes including BBC sessions. The set is housed in a gatefold sleeve with slipcase and hardback book. Please read on for a complete tracklist and additional info on the release:
Late January 2017 sees the deluxe edition release of Fresh Cream, the debut album by British, blues boom, power trio, Cream.
The 3-CD + 1 Blu-Ray Audio disc come housed in a gatefold sleeve within a rigid slipcase and includes a 64-page hardback book, featuring new sleeve notes by respected Rolling Stone writer, David Fricke. The set comprises various alternate and new stereo mixes plus several, previously unreleased BBC sessions.
A special 6LP 180g Vinyl edition of Fresh Cream will also be released in April 2017.
Originally released in 1966, at the height of the UK blues bloom, Fresh Cream showcased the not inconsiderable talents of three of the then music scene’s brightest lights: Eric Clapton fresh from John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers; drummer, Ginger Baker straight from the Graham Bond Organisation and versatile bassist and musician, Jack Bruce who, at the time, had just left Manfred Mann. Collectively the three had decided to give up their roles as much sought after sidemen to form their own super group.
Coming together as Cream in the early summer of 1966, the trio moved at impressive speed to make the release of Fresh Cream in December of the same year. Highlights include the racing harmonica work-out and the call and response excitements on Muddy Waters’ Rollin’ and Tumblin’, a spine-tingling vocal on the Willie Dixon classic, Spoonful, as well as the self-penned Sleepy Time Time, which gave Clapton a free hand to wake up all and sundry. Their rousing treatment of the traditional standard, Cat’s Squirrel alerted listeners to just how well Clapton, Baker and Bruce musically complemented each other.
CREAM
FRESH CREAM
Disc One:
FRESH CREAM Mono Album
1. N.S.U. 2:44
2. SLEEPY TIME TIME4:20
3. DREAMING2:00
4. SWEET WINE3:19
5. SPOONFUL6:30
6. CAT’S SQUIRREL3:01
7. FOUR UNTIL LATE2:09
8. ROLLIN’ AND TUMBLIN’ 4:46
9. I’M SO GLAD3:59
10. TOAD5:14
Session recording - mono mix:
11. THE COFFEE SONG2:56
The Mono Singles:
12. WRAPPING PAPER2:29
13. CAT’S SQUIRREL3:01
A-side & B-side of Cream’s 1st UK single, Reaction 591007, released October 1966.
14: I FEEL FREE2:49
15: N.S.U. 2:45
A-side & B-side of Cream’s 2nd UK single, Reaction 591011, released December 1966.
16. SPOONFUL Part I2:26
17. SPOONFUL Part II2:31
A-side & B-side of Cream’s 3rdUS single, ATCO 45-6522, released September 1967.
The Mono French EPs:
18. WRAPPING PAPER alternate mix2:25
19. SWEET WINE alternate mix3:18
20. I’M SO GLAD3:57
21. CAT’S SQUIRREL alternate master3:01
FRENCH EP, Polydor 27 791, released November 1966.
22. I FEEL FREEalternate mix2:48
23. ROLLIN’ AND TUMBLIN’ alternate master1:50
24. N.S.U. 2:4425. FOUR UNTIL LATE2:06
FRENCH EP, Polydor 27 798, released November 1966.
Disc Two:
FRESH CREAM Stereo Album
1. N.S.U. 2:45
2. SLEEPY TIME TIME4:23
3. DREAMING2:01
4. SWEET WINE3:20
5. SPOONFUL6:31
6. CAT’S SQUIRREL3:08
7. FOUR UNTIL LATE2:08
8. ROLLIN’ AND TUMBLIN’ 4:43
9. I’M SO GLAD3:59
10. TOAD5:12
Session recordings - stereo mixes:
11. I FEEL FREE2:52
12. WRAPPING PAPER2:25
13. THE COFFEE SONG2:48
New stereo mixes:
14. I'M SO GLAD (NEW STEREO MIX) 3:59
15. N.S.U. (NEW STEREO MIX) 2:48
16. WRAPPING PAPER (NEW STEREO MIX) 2:43
17. THE COFFEE SONG (NEW STEREO MIX) 3:06
18. ROLLIN' AND TUMBLIN’ (FIRST VERSION - NEW STEREO MIX) 4:53
19. SPOONFUL (FIRST VERSION - NEW STEREO MIX) 5:57
20. TOAD (NEW STEREO MIX) 5:12
All new stereo mixes previously unreleased.
Disc Three:
FRESH CREAM Early versions, outtakes and alternate mixes:
1. THE COFFEE SONG early version2:54
2. YOU MAKE ME FEEL session outtake2:41
3. BEAUTY QUEEN session outtake2:38
4. WRAPPING PAPERearly version1:05
5. CAT’S SQUIRREL early version2:27
6. I FEEL FREE early version3:08
7. I FEEL FREE mono mix with no lead vocal 2:51
8. I FEEL FREE alternate mono mix2:50
9. SWEET WINE early version3:07
10. ROLLIN’ AND TUMBLIN’ early version4:35
11. TOAD early version4:19
All tracks previously unreleased except “You Make Me Feel” which was first released on the box set Those Where The Days, Polydor 314 539000-2, in September 1997.
THE BBC SESSIONS (November 1966 – January 1967):
BBC Light Programme “Saturday Club” session
Recorded at the Playhouse Theatre, London, 8th November 1966:
12. SWEET WINE 3:28
13 ERIC CLAPTON INTERVIEW0:54
14. WRAPPING PAPER2:31
15. ROLLIN’ AND TUMBLIN’ 3:04
16. SLEEPY TIME TIME3:16previously unreleased
17. STEPPIN’ OUT1:50
BBC Home Service “Guitar Club” session. Recorded at BBC Studio 2,Aeolian Hall, London, 28th November 1966:
18. CROSSROADS 1:55
19. STEPPIN’ OUT2:34previously unreleased
BBC World Service "R & B Club" session. Recorded at BBC Maida Vale Studio 4, London, 9th December 1966:
20. CAT’S SQUIRREL3:43
21. TRAINTIME2:56
22. I’M SO GLAD4:24
23. LAWDY MAMA1:54
BBC Light Programme “Saturday Club” session. Recorded at the Playhouse Theatre, London, 10th January 1967:
24. ERIC CLAPTON INTERVIEW 20:48
25. I FEEL FREE2:55
26. N.S.U. 2:57
27. FOUR UNTIL LATE1:54
Disc Four (Blu-Ray Audio Disc)
FRESH CREAM US Stereo Album in 24/96 Hi Resolution Audio:
1 I FEEL FREE2:52
2. N.S.U. 2:45
3. SLEEPY TIME TIME4:23
4. DREAMING2:01
5. SWEET WINE3:19
6. CAT’S SQUIRREL3:08
7. FOUR UNTIL LATE2:08
8. ROLLIN’ AND TUMBLIN’ 4:43
9. I’M SO GLAD3:59
10. TOAD5:12
Stereo bonus tracks:
11. SPOONFUL6:32
12 WRAPPING PAPER2:25
13 THE COFFEE SONG2:49
FRESH CREAM US Mono Album in 24/96 Hi Resolution Audio:
14. I FEEL FREE2:48
15. N.S.U. 2:44
16. SLEEPY TIME TIME4:20
17. DREAMING2:00
18. SWEET WINE3:19
19. CAT’S SQUIRREL3:00
20. FOUR UNTIL LATE2:08
21. ROLLIN’ AND TUMBLIN’ 4:45
22. I’M SO GLAD3:58
23. TOAD5:13
Mono bonus tracks:
24. SPOONFUL6:33
25 WRAPPING PAPER2:28
26 THE COFFEE SONG2:54
