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Cream teamed up with producer Felix Pappalardi for their second album, Disraeli Gears, a move that helped push the power trio toward psychedelia and also helped give the album a thematic coherence missing from the debut. This, of course, means that Cream get further away from the pure blues improvisatory troupe they were intended to be, but it does get them to be who they truly are: a massive, innovative power trio. The blues still courses throughout Disraeli Gears -- the swirling kaleidoscopic "Strange Brew" is built upon a riff lifted from Albert King -- but it's filtered into saturated colors, as it is on "Sunshine of Your Love," or it's slowed down and blurred out, as it is on the ominous murk of "Tales of Brave Ulysses." It's a pure psychedelic move that's spurred along by Jack Bruce's flourishing collaboration with Pete Brown. Together, this pair steers the album away from recycled blues-rock and toward its eccentric British core, for with the fuzzy freakout "Swlabr," the music hall flourishes of "Dance the Night Away," the swinging "Take It Back," and of course, the old music hall song "Mother's Lament," this is a very British record. Even so, this crossed the ocean and also became a major hit in America, because regardless of how whimsical certain segments are, Cream are still a heavy rock trio and Disraeli Gears is a quintessential heavy rock album of the '60s. Yes, its psychedelic trappings tie it forever to 1967, but the imagination of the arrangements, the strength of the compositions, and especially the force of the musicianship make this album transcend its time as well.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Eric Clapton, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Felix Pappalardi, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Gail Collins, ComposerLyricist - TOM DOWD, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jack Bruce, Bass Guitar, Piano, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Cream, MainArtist - Ginger Baker, Drums, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1967 Universal International Music B.V.
Eric Clapton, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Felix Pappalardi, Producer - TOM DOWD, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jack Bruce, Bass Guitar, Piano, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Cream, MainArtist - Ginger Baker, Drums, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Ronald Brown, Author
℗ 1967 Universal International Music B.V.
Eric Clapton, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Felix Pappalardi, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Gail Collins, ComposerLyricist - TOM DOWD, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jack Bruce, Bass Guitar, Piano, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Cream, MainArtist - Ginger Baker, Drums, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1967 Universal International Music B.V.
Eric Clapton, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Felix Pappalardi, Producer - TOM DOWD, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Pete Brown, ComposerLyricist - Jack Bruce, Bass Guitar, Piano, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Cream, MainArtist - Ginger Baker, Drums, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1967 Universal International Music B.V.
Eric Clapton, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Felix Pappalardi, Producer - TOM DOWD, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jack Bruce, Bass Guitar, Piano, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Cream, MainArtist - Ginger Baker, Drums, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1967 Universal International Music B.V.
Eric Clapton, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Felix Pappalardi, Producer - Martin Sharp, ComposerLyricist - TOM DOWD, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jack Bruce, Bass Guitar, Piano, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Cream, MainArtist - Ginger Baker, Drums, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1967 Universal International Music B.V.
Eric Clapton, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Felix Pappalardi, Producer - TOM DOWD, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Pete Brown, ComposerLyricist - Jack Bruce, Bass Guitar, Piano, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Cream, MainArtist - Ginger Baker, Drums, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1967 Universal International Music B.V.
Eric Clapton, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Felix Pappalardi, Producer - TOM DOWD, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jack Bruce, Bass Guitar, Piano, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Cream, MainArtist - Ginger Baker, Drums, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1967 Universal International Music B.V.
Eric Clapton, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Felix Pappalardi, Producer - TOM DOWD, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jack Bruce, Bass Guitar, Piano, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Cream, MainArtist - Ginger Baker, Drums, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1967 Universal International Music B.V.
Eric Clapton, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Felix Pappalardi, Producer - TOM DOWD, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Pete Brown, ComposerLyricist - Jack Bruce, Bass Guitar, Piano, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Cream, MainArtist - Ginger Baker, Drums, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1967 Universal International Music B.V.
Eric Clapton, Arranger, Guitar, Vocals, Work Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Felix Pappalardi, Producer - Traditional, ComposerLyricist - TOM DOWD, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jack Bruce, Arranger, Bass Guitar, Piano, Vocals, Work Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Cream, MainArtist - Ginger Baker, Arranger, Drums, Vocals, Work Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1967 Universal International Music B.V.
Eric Clapton, Arranger, Guitar, Vocals, Work Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - AHMET ERTEGUN, Producer - Traditional, ComposerLyricist - TOM DOWD, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jack Bruce, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Adrian Barber, Recording Engineer, Remix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Cream, MainArtist - Ginger Baker, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Stigwood, Producer - BILL HALVERSON, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1970 Universal International Music B.V.
Felix Pappalardi, Producer - Cream, MainArtist - Ginger Baker, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2004 Universal International Music B.V.
Jack Bruce, ComposerLyricist - Cream, Producer, MainArtist
℗ 1997 Universal International Music B.V.
Pete Brown, ComposerLyricist - Jack Bruce, ComposerLyricist - Cream, Producer, MainArtist
℗ 1997 Universal International Music B.V.
Pete Brown, ComposerLyricist - Jack Bruce, ComposerLyricist - Cream, Producer, MainArtist
℗ 1997 Universal International Music B.V.
Pete Brown, ComposerLyricist - Jack Bruce, ComposerLyricist - Cream, Producer, MainArtist
℗ 1997 Universal International Music B.V.
Pete Brown, Author - Jack Bruce, Composer - Cream, Producer, MainArtist
℗ 1997 Universal International Music B.V.
DISC 2
Eric Clapton, ComposerLyricist - Felix Pappalardi, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Gail Collins, ComposerLyricist - TOM DOWD, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Cream, MainArtist
℗ 1967 Universal International Music B.V.
Eric Clapton, ComposerLyricist - Felix Pappalardi, Producer - TOM DOWD, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jack Bruce, ComposerLyricist - Cream, MainArtist - Peter Ronald Brown, Author
℗ 1967 Universal International Music B.V.
Felix Pappalardi, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Gail Collins, ComposerLyricist - Cream, MainArtist
℗ 1967 Universal International Music B.V.
Pete Brown, ComposerLyricist - Jack Bruce, ComposerLyricist - Cream, MainArtist - Robert Stigwood, Producer
℗ 1967 Universal International Music B.V.
Felix Pappalardi, Producer - Cream, MainArtist - Ginger Baker, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1967 Universal International Music B.V.
Eric Clapton, ComposerLyricist - Felix Pappalardi, Producer - Martin Sharp, ComposerLyricist - TOM DOWD, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Cream, MainArtist
℗ 1967 Universal International Music B.V.
Felix Pappalardi, Producer - Pete Brown, ComposerLyricist - Jack Bruce, ComposerLyricist - Cream, MainArtist
℗ 1967 Universal International Music B.V.
Felix Pappalardi, Producer - Jack Bruce, ComposerLyricist - Cream, MainArtist
℗ 1967 Universal International Music B.V.
Eric Clapton, ComposerLyricist - Felix Pappalardi, Producer - Cream, MainArtist
℗ 1967 Universal International Music B.V.
Felix Pappalardi, Producer - Pete Brown, ComposerLyricist - Jack Bruce, ComposerLyricist - Cream, MainArtist
℗ 1967 Universal International Music B.V.
Eric Clapton, Arranger, Work Arranger - Felix Pappalardi, Producer - Traditional, ComposerLyricist - Jack Bruce, Arranger, Work Arranger - Cream, MainArtist - Ginger Baker, Arranger, Work Arranger
℗ 1967 Universal International Music B.V.
Eric Clapton, Arranger, Work Arranger - AHMET ERTEGUN, Producer - Traditional, ComposerLyricist - Cream, MainArtist - Robert Stigwood, Producer
℗ 2004 Universal International Music B.V.
Felix Pappalardi, Producer - Cream, MainArtist - Ginger Baker, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2004 Universal International Music B.V.
Eric Clapton, ComposerLyricist - Felix Pappalardi, ComposerLyricist - Gail Collins, ComposerLyricist - Cream, MainArtist - Bill Bebb, Producer
℗ 2003 BBC Records
Eric Clapton, ComposerLyricist - Martin Sharp, ComposerLyricist - Cream, MainArtist - Bill Bebb, Producer
℗ 2003 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jack Bruce, ComposerLyricist - Cream, MainArtist - Bill Bebb, Producer
℗ 2003 BBC Records
Booker T. Jones, ComposerLyricist - Bernie Andrews, Producer - William Bell, ComposerLyricist - Cream, MainArtist
℗ 2003 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Eric Clapton, ComposerLyricist - Bernie Andrews, Producer - Cream, MainArtist
℗ 2003 BBC Records
Bernie Andrews, Producer - Pete Brown, ComposerLyricist - Jack Bruce, ComposerLyricist - Cream, MainArtist
℗ 2003 BBC Records
Jack Bruce, ComposerLyricist - Cream, MainArtist - Bev Phillips, Producer - Peter Ronald Brown, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2003 BBC Records
Pete Brown, ComposerLyricist - Jack Bruce, ComposerLyricist - Cream, MainArtist - Bev Phillips, Producer
℗ 2003 BBC Records
Cream, MainArtist - James Bracken, ComposerLyricist - Bev Phillips, Producer
℗ 2003 BBC Records
Album review
Cream teamed up with producer Felix Pappalardi for their second album, Disraeli Gears, a move that helped push the power trio toward psychedelia and also helped give the album a thematic coherence missing from the debut. This, of course, means that Cream get further away from the pure blues improvisatory troupe they were intended to be, but it does get them to be who they truly are: a massive, innovative power trio. The blues still courses throughout Disraeli Gears -- the swirling kaleidoscopic "Strange Brew" is built upon a riff lifted from Albert King -- but it's filtered into saturated colors, as it is on "Sunshine of Your Love," or it's slowed down and blurred out, as it is on the ominous murk of "Tales of Brave Ulysses." It's a pure psychedelic move that's spurred along by Jack Bruce's flourishing collaboration with Pete Brown. Together, this pair steers the album away from recycled blues-rock and toward its eccentric British core, for with the fuzzy freakout "Swlabr," the music hall flourishes of "Dance the Night Away," the swinging "Take It Back," and of course, the old music hall song "Mother's Lament," this is a very British record. Even so, this crossed the ocean and also became a major hit in America, because regardless of how whimsical certain segments are, Cream are still a heavy rock trio and Disraeli Gears is a quintessential heavy rock album of the '60s. Yes, its psychedelic trappings tie it forever to 1967, but the imagination of the arrangements, the strength of the compositions, and especially the force of the musicianship make this album transcend its time as well.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 40 track(s)
- Total length: 02:05:30
- Main artists: Cream
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Universal Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2004 UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 2004 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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