CREAM Disraeli Gears 1968 UK REACTION A1/B1 *STEREO* MINT AUDIO
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98
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130
£ 98
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Apr 30, 2012
Sold Date
Apr 20, 2012
Start Date
£ 22
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Description
CREAM Disraeli Gears 1968 UK REACTION A1/B1 *STEREO* MINT AUDIO
FRONT LAMINATED EJ DAY COVER, 2/3 PLAYS, FLAWLESS SOUND
CREAMDisraeli Gears
1968 UK REACTION (594 003) *STEREO* PRESSING OF CREAMS' CLASSIC SECOND LP "Disraeli Gears"
BEAUTIFUL COPY - POSSIBLY ONLY PLAYED TWO OR THREE TIMES AND DELIVERING FLAWLESS SOUND THROUGHOUT
THERE ARE A FEW FEATURES WHICH MARK THIS COPY OUT AS BEING A VERY EARLY PRESSING
* The matrix numbers (A1/B1) have a ? separator rather than the later double backslash (//)
* The sleeve is made by E. J. Day and has the “Patent Pending” text with the earliest white “reaction” logo on the bottom left of the back cover (later sleeves have this in black)
* The Side 2 track-listing on the back cover is printed in white text
* The STEREO 593 003 is printed in thick black lettering in the top left corner of the back cover (later sleeves have the catalogue number in a white box on the top right corner)
PRESSED WITH THE BLUE REACTION *STEREO* LABELS
MATRIX: 594003 A ? 1 12 4 / 594003 B//1 ? 11 11
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL FRONT LAMINATED SLEEVE “Printed and made by Ernest J. Day & Co. Ltd., London W11. Patent pending”
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL POLY-LINED INNER SLEEVE WITH "PLASTIC BAGS CAN BE DANGEROUS" BOXED WARNING, BRITISH PATENT NUMBER AND "MADE IN ENGLAND" TEXT PRINTED IN BLUE
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 Disraeli Gears gets 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 colours, 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 this album away from recycled blues-rock and toward its eccentric British core, for with the fuzzy freak-out "Swlabr," the music hall flourishes of "Dance the Night Away," the swinging "Take It Back," and of course, the schoolboy singalong "Mother's Lament," this is a very British record.
Even so, this crossed the ocean and became a major hit in America as well, because for no matter how whimsical certain segments are, Cream is 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.
Side 1:
Strange Brew (2:45)
Sunshine Of Your Love (4:08)
World Of Pain (3:05)
Dance The Night Away (3:31)
Blue Condition (3:26)
Side 2:
Tales Of Brave Ulysses (2:50)
Swlabr (2:32)
We're Going Wrong (3:25)
Outside Woman Blues (2:20)
Take It Back (3:05)
Mother's Lament (1:47)
LABELS: MINT-
Clean, fresh labels with just two or three light spindle traces. Side One has a a small dark patch next to the spindle hole but this has most likely been present from manufacture
VINYL Visual: MINT-
Both surfaces are unmarked and shine like new - even under bright light no wispy hairlines were visible.
This copy has barely left its sleeve in the past 44 years
VINYL Audio: MINT
Immaculate sound performance throughout with no audio distractions of any kind
SLEEVE: MINT-
The sleeve is like-new with crisp, sharp edges and spine and the front laminate is completely unrubbed with a glass-like glossy sheen. The unlaminated back is also spotless
INNER SLEEVE: EXCELLENT++
Clean, white and unmarked with no seam splits
ALL RECORDS ARE PACKAGED WITH THE VINYL OUTSIDE OF THE SLEEVE TO PREVENT ANY 'KNIFING' DURING TRANSIT
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW INNER SLEEVE WITH ANTI-STATIC LINER, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
POST & PACKING
UK: 1st Class: £4.50 (recorded delivery)
EUROPE: Airmail: £7.00 or £12.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £11.00 or £16.00 (International Signed For delivery)
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Guarantee: The record is unconditionally guaranteed and I will offer a complete, no quibble refund (through Paypal) upon return of the item should you not be pleased with it in any way I will email you when payment has been received to let you know when the item will be posted. Please leave feedback upon receipt of the item so that I know you have received it safely. Any problems please email me. Thanks 468 (GS 6.4 (468)) On 24-Apr-12 at 09:08:37 BST, seller added the following information:
The Side Two matrix is incorrect in the listing and should read 594003 B ? 1 11 11 with no double backslash (//) - sorry for any confusion
