CREAM CLAPTON DISRAELI GEARS UK PRS BARELY PlAyEd MiNt

	£		113
	$		150

CREAM ''DISRAELI GEARS'' ORIGINAL UK PRESSING CAT NO 594003 ON THE ORIGINAL BLUE REACTION LABELS!!!!(STEREO) TOP! TOP MINT! AUDIO THROUGHOUT! (NO) AUDIO SOUNDING MARKS OR SCRATCHES) ONE OF THE BEST THAT I HAVE HEARD!!!! very rare crossed out\corrected matrix!!!!ONLY EVER PLAYED A HANDFUL OF TIMES EVER! THE PLAYING SURFACE LOOKS NEAR PRISTINE!!!E.DAY COVER NEAR MINT!!

Another from my personal collection! An awesome original (stereo UK pressing) For any of those who know the records that I list on ebay would know my prime interest is the audio quality!!! This is certainly one of the best that I have heard of this pressing! This has a true bassey feel and plays through with out any problems!! THE AUDIO IS RATED AT THE VERY TOP ON ALL FREQUENCIES! THIS IS HIGHLY COLLECTABLE AND SOUGHT AFTER LIKE THIS !!! UNBELEIVABLY 38 YEARS OLD!!!!!!

Disraeli Gears is the second album by British blues-rock group Cream. It was released in November 1967 and went on to reach #5 on the UK album chart. It was also their American breakthrough, becoming a massive seller there in 1968, reaching #4 on American charts. The album features the two singles "Strange Brew" and "Sunshine of Your Love". By this time, the group was veering quite heavily away from their blues roots to indulge in more psychedelic sounds!!!!!.

The title of the album, Disraeli Gears, was actually a bit of an inside joke. Eric Clapton had been thinking of getting a racing bicycle, and was discussing it with Ginger Baker, when Mick Turner, one of the roadies, commented on the performance of "those Disraeli Gears" meaning to say "derailleur gears". The band thought this was hilarious—Benjamin Disraeli was a prominent 19th Century British politician—and decided that it should be the title of their next album. Had it not been for Mick, the album would simply have been entitled Cream!!!!!!!.

Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker all contributed songs with the help of lyricist Pete Brown and producer Felix Pappalardi. The track "Blue Condition" was unusual in that Baker, although by any account not a singer, took the lead vocal. The album was recorded in New York by their American label, the Atco division of Atlantic Records during the band's stay in the United States!!!!!.

The psychedelic cover art was created by Australian artist Martin Sharp, who lived in the same building as Clapton at the time of the Chelsea artists colony The Pheasantry. At their first meeting in a London club, Clapton mentioned that he had some music that needed lyrics, so Sharp wrote out a poem he had composed on a napkin and gave it to Clapton, who recorded it as "Tales of Brave Ulysses"!!!!!!.

When interviewed on the episode of the VH1 show, Classic Albums, which featured Disraeli Gears, Bruce stated that when writing the song "Take it Back", he had been inspired by the contemporary media images of American students burning their draft cards and wrote the song in that spirit of rejecting militarism!!!!

In 2004, the album was released as a 2-disc Deluxe edition including the complete album in both mono and stereo, demos, alternate takes and tracks taken from the band's live sessions on BBC radio!!!!!!!

Disraeli Gears (original 1967 release)

1. "Strange Brew" (Eric Clapton, Felix Pappalardi, Gail Collins Pappalardi) – 2:46
2. "Sunshine of Your Love" (Clapton, Jack Bruce, Pete Brown) – 4:10
3. "World of Pain" (Pappalardi, Collins) – 3:03
4. "Dance the Night Away" (Bruce, Brown) – 3:34
5. "Blue Condition" (Ginger Baker) – 3:29
6. "Tales of Brave Ulysses" (Clapton, Martin Sharp) – 2:46
7. "SWALBR" (Bruce, Brown) – 2:32
8. "We're Going Wrong" (Bruce) – 3:26
9. "Outside Woman Blues" (Blind Joe Reynolds, are. Clapton) – 2:24
10. "Take It Back" (Bruce, Brown) – 3:05
11. "Mother's Lament" (Traditional, arr. Clapton, Bruce, Baker) – 1:47

The Vinyl

This vinyl lays perfectly flat on the turntable and indeed looks like new!!!!!!

On visual inspection this vinyl looks absolutely superbe! IT'S HARD TO SEE SEE A BLEMISH AT ALL!!! This is the original heavier thicker type of vinyl with deeper grooves only found on these original 1st pressings!!! They are also more robust than later pressings which were more flimsier!!!! In strong light could any  light marks possibly be seen mainly caused by the record been slid in and out of its sleeve !!TO BE HONEST IT IS HARD TO EVEN SEE A BLEMISH AT ALL! Please note!  Cesrtainly (no) marks that are audio sounding that I heard that would produce any clicks or interfearance during the audio at all!

The Audio Quality

  I have played this through track for track as usual and the audio is rated at the very top of any grading system in my opinion!  This is cristal clear and vibrant through out. This plays with (no) signs of any distortion or that this has been overplayed! IN FACT THIS LOOKS AND SOUNDS LIKE IT HAS ONLY EVER BEEN PLAYED A HANDFUL OF TIMES EVER!!! I would class myself as highly critacle! Please look at my completed listings of records that i have sold of this calaber and you will see that i normally get it right!!!! Audio is graded at the top!!! You will find the audio quality on this vinyl hard to surpass!!!Audio graded at least excellent plus to near perfect on my systems!!!

Please note! I always make this disclaimer! Please allow for the odd static  (not) consistant throughout the audio! Although i never heard any problems at all and have given my honest opinion, this is a genuine 35 year old vinyl (not a reissue) that would have originally been played on a 35 year old system!!!!

Please note! This has been stored in a case for at least 25 years! Any static crackle that might be heard during some quiet parts could be minimised by constant cleaning before each play in my experiance!, Build up of dust and dirt that has accumilated over the years of the vinyl being stored laying dormant causes most of this problem so please allow for some light static crackle as  previously mentioned!!!!! I would class myself as highly critical ! Please look at my completed listings of records that I have sold of this calaber and you will see that I normally get it right!!!!!!

The Matrix

''594003 A-2'' ''594003 B-3'' (the original matrix has been crossed out and hand etched on side 1. very rare!!!)

The Labels

these look nearly new!!!

This features the original blue REACTION  labels in superbe condition (no) marks or nasty writing! I can just barely see a handful of  spider marks that's all which indicates this has hardly ever been played at all (very rare for a 1st pressing) ''made in England'' text is featured (this is a UK pressing) little if (no) spindleware the hole is perfectly round!!(see photos)!!

The cover.

This is the early original E.Day & Co printed Laminated front only cover. The condition of this cover is AWESOME almost As New in my opinion !!! laminated (FRONT ONLY)cover. Lovely, Super and glossy laminated front has (no) real laminate creases worth to mention  or (no) real storageware very rare to find like this! nice and sharp corners ! The writing on the spine can clearly be seen (see photos)!  absolutely superbe throughout!!!!!! Try to find better!!!!Graded at least excellent plus to very near perfect!!!

HOW I SEND MY RECORDS!

THIS ALBUM WILL BE SENT IN A LARGE BOX WITH CARDBOARD STIFFENERS THE ALBUM IS ALWAYS PUT IS A POLY SLEEVE AND ENCASED IN THE BOX WITH PLENTY OF BUBBLEWRAP FOR ADDED PROTECTION (SEE PHOTOS)

As always I have tried to give my honest personal opinion when describing items listed! Although it is my honest opinion! I always urge others to do their own personal research on any items that they are interested in purchasing, before, they commit to bidding!) I have Highlighted all aspects as clearly as possible!! I have taken time to play this vinyl track for track to give a clear and accurate description of the audio quality. (please look at my completed listings of albums that I have sold of this calaber (more than 800 items) and you will see that I normally get it right) I have also provided as many photos as I can and supersized so that all aspects can be seen clearly in strong light!!!!!Please note! These photos are the actual item for sale and not copies of other items!!!!!!!

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Please note! All items are now despatched by signed for 1st class delivery!!!! I normally despatch within the next working day on receipt of cleared funds!!!!!

All items are despatched securely with ample reinforcement!!!!!!

I offer a postage discount for multiple purchases!!!,, but i do insist that the buyer pay for the items as they are won! I can not any longer allow winning bidders to run up a large bill and then not pay! I do not have a problem with holding the goods to be despatched untill they are ready (at the buyers request), for multiple items purchased!!!!!

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