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THE CREAM
London, GB
* 7/1966	+ 11/1968

Line-Up (2005):

Jack Bruce - voc,bg
Eric Clapton - g,voc
Ginger Baker - ds

Albums Discography:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	Fresh Cream produced by: Felix Pappalardi	12/1966	Reaction		6	39
2.	Disraeli Gears produced by: Felix Pappalardi	11/1967	Reaction		5	4
3.	Wheels Of Fire (2LP)	8/1968	Polydor		3	1
4.	Goodbye	3/1969	Polydor		1	2
5.	The Best Of The Cream produced by: Felix Pappalardi	7/1969	Atco		6	3
6.	Full Cream (MC)	1/1970	Polydor
7.	Live Cream	4/1970	Atco		4	15
8.	Live Cream Vol. 2	3/1972	Atco		15	27
9.	Off The Top	1972
10.	Heavy Cream (2LP)	10/1972	Atco
11.	Cream At Their Best	4/1973	RSO
12.	Portrait Of Cream	1975
13.	The Best Of Cream Vol 2	1975
14.	The Best Of Cream Live	1977
15.	Early Cream	1978
16.	Cream Volume Two	4/1978	RSO
17.	Best	1980
18.	Cream Box Set	10/1980	Polydor
19.	Cream	1981	3LP
20.	Strange Brew - The Very Best Of Cream	2/1983	RSO
21.	The Story Of Cream Vol. 1	10/1983	Polydor
22.	The Story Of Cream Vol. 2	10/1983	Polydor
23.	The Very Best Of Cream	1984
24.	The Cream Of Eric Clapton & Eric Clapton (2LP)	9/1987	Polydor		3	80
25.	Stepping Out	1989
26.	Live 1968	2/1989	Koine
27.	In Gear	12/1991	UFO
28.	The Alternative Album	11/1992	ITM
29.	Deserted Cities: The Cream Collection	12/1992	Pickwick
30.	The Very Best Of Cream	30.01.1995	Polydor
31.	20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection	29.02.2000	Chronicles
32.	The Cream Farewell Concert	08.10.2001	Kino
33.	BBC Sessions	25.03.2003	Universal		100
34.	Gold	26.04.2005	Polydor
35.	I Feel Free - Ultimate Cream	5/2005	Polydor		6
36.	Royal Albert Hall London May 2-3-5-6 2005	04.10.2005	Rhino		61	59
37.	Wheels Of Fire: In The Studio	05.05.2008	Vinyl Lovers
38.	Wheels Of Fire: Live At The Filmore	05.05.2008	Vinyl Lovers
39.	Waiting So Long: The Ultimate Collector's Box Set (4LP box set)	03.08.2009	Lilith
40.	Icon	21.06.2011	Polydor
41.	Icon 2	19.07.2011	Polydor
42.	The Very Best of Cream	26.06.2012	Universal
43.	Disraeli Gears At The BBC	13.09.2013	B13
44.	Best Of Cream	11.07.2014	UMC
45.	Cream: 1966-1972 (6LP box set)	19.11.2014	UMC
46.	The Singles 1967-1970	04.12.2015	Polydor
47.	The Farewell Concert	25.03.2016	Gonzo
48.	Classic Album Selection	29.04.2016	Polydor		80
49.	The Best	06.01.2017
50.	Goodbye Tour - Live 1968	3/2020	Polydor

Singles Discography:

#	SP/EP Title	Release Date	Label	UK	USA
1.	Wrapping Paper / Cat's Squirrel	14.10.1966	Reaction	25
2.	I Feel Free / N.S.U.	12/1966	Reaction	11	116
3.	Strange Brew / Tales Of Brave Ulysses	5/1967	Reaction	12
4.	Spoonful / Spoonful (part 2) (v USA)	11/1967	Atco
5.	Sunshine Of Your Love / Swlabr	12/1967	Atco		5
6.	Anyone For Tennis / Pressed Rat And Warthog	5/1968	Polydor	25	64
7.	Sunshine Of Your Love / Swlabr	9/1968		25
8.	White Room / Those Were The Days	9/1968	Atco	26	6
9.	Crossroads / Passing The Time	1/1969	Atco		28
10.	Badge / What A Bringdown	3/1969	Polydor	18	60
11.	Lawdy Mama (live) / Sweet Wine (live) (v USA)	7/1970	Polydor
12.	I Feel Free / Wrapping Paper	7/1971	Polydor
13.	Badge / What A Bringdown (reissue)	10/1972	Polydor	42
14.	Badge / Tales Of Brave Ulysses 12" + White Room	8/1982	RSO
15.	I Feel Free / Wrapping Paper (reissue)	7/1984	Old Gold
16.	White Room / Badge	7/1984	Old Gold
17.	Sunshine Of Your Love / Anyone For Tennis	7/1984	Old Gold
18.	I Feel Free / Badge	7/1986	RSO
19.	Sunshine Of Your Love vs The Hoxtons	14.11.2005	Manifesto	46

Videos:

1. Farewell Concert 1968
2. Strange Brew - 3.2.1992, Warner Music Video, 60 min
3. The Cream Of Eric Clapton - 1/1993
4. Royal Albert Hall London May 2-3-5-6 2005 - 04.10.2005, Rhino, live

Movies:

Zachariah (G. Baker)

Bibliography:

Jioí Eerný: Hvězdy tehdejších hitparád, 1989

Awards:

1993 Rock'n'Roll Hall of Fame
1999 Grammy Hall Of Fame (LP "Disraeli Gears", 1967)
2006 Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award

Various:

first gig 2.7.1966 Twisted Wheel (Manchester)
disbanded 26.11.1968 (Royal Albert Hall)
reunited 1993 on inauguration to the Rock'n'Roll Hall Of Fame
reunited 1/2005

Compilation Appearances:

"Strange Brew" on compilation "More American Graffiti" (19.10.79, MCA)
"I Feel Free" on OST "The Sopranos - Music From The HBO Original Series" (14.12.99, Play-Tone/Columbia)
"Strange Brew" on OST "Blow" (3.4.01, Cheeba Sound/Virgin)
"Sunshine Of Your Love" on OST "School Of Rock" (30.9.03, Atlantic)

Press References:

Big Beng!
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
2000	7	06.04.2000	166	A léta běží ...	profile, discography
Melodie
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1988	4		7
Melody Maker
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1978	26	01.07.1978	4	News
1983	10	05.03.1983	17	Albums	album review
1992	5	01.02.1992	4	News
1995	8	25.02.1995	9	A.W.O.L.	profile
1995	8	25.02.1995	37	Albums	album review
New Musical Express
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1974	0	23.02.1974	20	Thrills
1974	0	11.05.1974	2	News Desk
1974	0	11.05.1974	36	Thrills
1975	0	08.03.1975	22	Platters	album review
1975	0	19.04.1975	17
1976	0	25.12.1976	23	Platters	album review
Rock & Pop
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1994	9	10.05.1994	7	Galerie
1995	6	28.03.1995	27	Recenze	album review
1997	10		114	Recenze - CD Retro	album review
2006	8		9	Rock & Top