Cream to reissue deluxe edition of debut album ‘Fresh Cream’

Due out 27th January 2017

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.

Fresh Cream is
available to order now:
3CD + 1 Blu-Ray Audio:
https://cream.lnk.to/FreshCreamCD
6LP 180g Vinyl: https://cream.lnk.to/FreshCreamVinyl

CREAM
FRESH CREAM

Disc One:
         FRESH CREAM Mono Album
1. N.S.U. 2:44
2. SLEEPY TIME TIME 4:20
3.      DREAMING 2:00
4.      SWEET WINE 3:19
5.      SPOONFUL 6:30
6.     CAT’S SQUIRREL 3:01
7.      FOUR UNTIL LATE 2:09
8.      ROLLIN’ AND TUMBLIN’ 4:46
9.      I’M SO GLAD 3:59
10.    TOAD 5:14
         Session
recording – mono mix:
11.    THE COFFEE SONG 2:56
         The
Mono Singles:
12.    WRAPPING PAPER 2:29
13.    CAT’S SQUIRREL 3:01
         A-side & B-side of
Cream’s 1st UK single, Reaction 591007, released 7
October 1966.
14:    I FEEL FREE 2:49
15:    N.S.U. 2:45
         A-side & B-side of
Cream’s 2nd UK single, Reaction 591011, released 9
December 1966.
16.    SPOONFUL Part I 2:26
17.    SPOONFUL Part II 2:31
         A-side & B-side of
Cream’s 3rd US single, ATCO 45-6522, released
September 1967.
         The
Mono French EPs:
18.    WRAPPING PAPER alternate
mix 2:25
19.    SWEET WINE alternate
mix 3:18
20.    I’M SO GLAD 3:57
21.    CAT’S SQUIRREL alternate
master 3:01
         FRENCH EP, Polydor 27
791, released November 1966.
22.    I FEEL FREE alternate mix 2:48
23.    ROLLIN’ AND TUMBLIN’ alternate master 1:50
24.    N.S.U. 2:4425.
FOUR UNTIL LATE 2:06
         FRENCH EP, Polydor 27
798, released November 1966.

Disc Two:

FRESH CREAM
Stereo Album
1. N.S.U. 2:45
2.      SLEEPY TIME TIME 4:23
3. DREAMING 2:01
4.      SWEET WINE 3:20
5.      SPOONFUL 6:31
6.     CAT’S SQUIRREL 3:08
7.      FOUR UNTIL LATE 2:08
8.      ROLLIN’ AND TUMBLIN’ 4:43
9.      I’M SO GLAD 3:59
10.    TOAD 5:12
         Session
recordings – stereo mixes:
11.    I FEEL FREE 2:52
12.    WRAPPING PAPER 2:25
13.    THE COFFEE SONG 2:48
         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 version 2:54
2.        YOU MAKE ME FEEL session outtake
2:41
3.        BEAUTY QUEEN session outtake
2:38
4.        WRAPPING PAPER early version 1:05
5.        CAT’S SQUIRREL early version 2:27
6.        I FEEL FREE early version 3:08
7.        I FEEL FREE mono mix with no lead vocal
2:51
8.        I FEEL FREE alternate mono mix 2:50
9.        SWEET WINE early version 3:07
10.      ROLLIN’ AND TUMBLIN’ early version 4:35
11.      TOAD early
version 4:19

All tracks previously unreleased except “You Make Me Feel” which was
first released on the box set Those
Where The Days, Polydor 314 539
000-2, 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 INTERVIEW
0:54
14.      WRAPPING PAPER 2:31
15.      ROLLIN’ AND TUMBLIN’ 3:04
16.      SLEEPY TIME TIME 3:16 previously unreleased
17.      STEPPIN’ OUT 1:50
BBC Home Service “Guitar Club”
session. Recorded at BBC Studio 2,
Aeolian Hall, London, 28th November 1966:
18.      CROSSROADS   1:55
19.      STEPPIN’ OUT 2:34 previously unreleased
           BBC World
Service “R & B Club” session. Recorded at BBC Maida Vale
Studio 4, London, 9th December 1966:
20.      CAT’S SQUIRREL 3:43
21.      TRAINTIME 2:56
22.      I’M SO GLAD 4:24
23.      LAWDY MAMA 1:54
BBC Light Programme “Saturday Club”
session. Recorded at the
Playhouse Theatre, London, 10th January 1967:
24.      ERIC CLAPTON INTERVIEW 2 0:48
25.      I FEEL FREE 2:55
26.      N.S.U. 2:57
27.      FOUR UNTIL LATE 1:54

Disc Four (Blu-Ray
Audio Disc)
FRESH CREAM US Stereo Album in 24/96 Hi Resolution Audio:
1       I FEEL FREE 2:52
2. N.S.U. 2:45
3.      SLEEPY TIME TIME 4:23
4.      DREAMING 2:01
5.      SWEET WINE 3:19
6.     CAT’S SQUIRREL 3:08
7.      FOUR UNTIL LATE 2:08
8.      ROLLIN’ AND TUMBLIN’ 4:43
9.      I’M SO GLAD 3:59
10.    TOAD 5:12
         Stereo
bonus tracks:
11.    SPOONFUL 6:32
12     WRAPPING PAPER 2:25
13     THE COFFEE SONG 2:49

FRESH CREAM US Mono Album
in 24/96 Hi Resolution Audio:
14.      I FEEL FREE 2:48
15.      N.S.U. 2:44
16.      SLEEPY TIME TIME 4:20
17.      DREAMING 2:00
18.      SWEET WINE 3:19
19.     CAT’S SQUIRREL 3:00
20.      FOUR UNTIL LATE 2:08
21.      ROLLIN’ AND TUMBLIN’ 4:45
22.      I’M SO GLAD 3:58
23.      TOAD 5:13

Mono bonus tracks:
24.      SPOONFUL 6:33
25       WRAPPING PAPER 2:28
26       THE COFFEE SONG 2:54

Cream to reissue deluxe edition of debut album ‘Fresh Cream’ / Due out 27th January 2017

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