Fresh Cream is Cream's December 1966 debut album. It reached number 6 in the UK and - eventually - number 39 in the US. The British version omitted I Feel Free (then their current single), while the US version contained it, though it dropped Spoonful. The CD re-issue of 2000 preserves both songs in the album's running order. In 2003, the album was ranked number 101 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.
Track listing
- "I Feel Free" (Jack Bruce, Pete Brown) – 2:51
- "N.S.U." (Bruce) – 2:43
- "Sleepy Time Time" (Bruce, Janet Godfrey) – 4:20
- "Dreaming" (Bruce) – 1:58
- "Sweet Wine" (Ginger Baker, Godfrey) – 3:17
- "Spoonful" (Willie Dixon) – 6:30
- "Cat's Squirrel" (Traditional, arr. S. Splurge) – 3:03
- "Four Until Late" (Robert Johnson, arr. Eric Clapton) – 2:07
- "Rollin' and Tumblin'" (Muddy Waters) – 4:42
- "I'm So Glad" (Skip James) – 3:57
- "Toad" (Baker) – 5:11
Personnel
Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
| Year |
Chart |
Position |
| 1968 |
Pop Albums |
39 |
Singles - Billboard (North America)
| Year |
Single |
Chart |
Position |
| 1967 |
"I Feel Free" |
Pop Singles |
116 |
Miscellanea
- The track title N.S.U. is an acronym for "Non-Specific Urethritis".
- Some CD releases also include two extra tracks, "The Coffee Song" and "Wrapping Paper". This was released as a single in the UK.
- The original UK. LP omitted "I Feel Free," and included "Spoonful," while the original Atco U.S. LP omitted "Spoonful" and included "I Feel Free" (The U.S. reissue on RSO flip-flopped the two tracks to coincide with the original UK release). On subsequent CD releases, both songs appear on the album.
- There was also a Sweden only 1966 12-track release, as UK but adding "The Coffee Song" and "Wrapping Paper". Both vinyl and cover were made in Germany and exported for the Swedish market only - the German original had the same 10 tracks as UK. The group hated "Coffee Song" and didn't want it issued at all, but a mono version was mixed and coupled with "Wrapping Paper" as a single. There were no plans at this stage to release it in stereo, so for the Swedish issue a crude stereo mix was used. This was made during the sessions in early August 1966 for instructive purpose - the whole track as basic mono is mixed far right and a solo guitar overdub far left. Never intended for release this mix was soon lost and for later stereo issues a new one was made.
The front cover and record no. (623 031) are the same as the German issue, but three different back covers exist. Listing the correct 12 tracks, listing 10 tracks and one where the 12 track listing has been "glued" over the 10 track listing.
- "N.S.U"
- "Sleepy Time Time"
- "Dreaming"
- "Sweet Wine"
- "Spoonful"
- "Wrapping Paper"
- "Cat's Squirrel"
- "Four Until Late"
- "The Coffee Song"
- "Rollin´and Tumblin´"
- "I´m So Glad"
- "Toad"
See also
External links
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