Cream ORIG UK LP Fresh Cream VG+ '66 MONO Reaction 593001 Blues Psyche Rock
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Cream ORIG UK LP Fresh Cream VG+ '66 MONO Reaction 593001 Blues Psyche Rock
Original UK 2nd edition LP released in 1966 on Reaction Records. Cat: 593001. This album is in MONO. Matrix numbers are: 5 93 00 1 A ▽ 2 420 1 1/ 593001 B//1 1 5.
Uncovered in the out back of N.S.W. this record is part of a recent collection stored and unplayed for the last 20 years. Collected during the 90's and mostly sourced from overseas kept in a cool dry cellar there are some tasty gems on offer and we look forward to listing them over the next few months. All records have been professionally cleaned and play tested and graded conservatively.
Fresh Cream represents so many different firsts, it's difficult to keep count. Cream, of course, was the first supergroup, but their first album not only gave birth to the power trio, it also was instrumental in the birth of heavy metal and the birth of jam rock. That's a lot of weight for one record and, like a lot of pioneering records, Fresh Cream doesn't seem quite as mighty as what would come later, both from the group and its acolytes. In retrospect, the moments on the LP that are a bit unformed in particular, the halting waltz of "Dreaming" never achieves the sweet ethereal atmosphere it aspires to stand out more than the innovations, which have been so thoroughly assimilated into the vocabulary of rock & roll, but Fresh Cream was a remarkable shift forward in rock upon its 1966 release and it remains quite potent. Certainly at this early stage the trio was still grounded heavily in blues, only fitting given guitarist Eric Clapton's stint in John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, which is where he first played with bassist Jack Bruce, but Cream never had the purist bent of Mayall, and not just because they dabbled heavily in psychedelia. The rhythm section of Bruce and Ginger Baker had a distinct jazzy bent to their beat; this isn't hard and pure, it's spongy and elastic, giving the musicians plenty of room to roam. This fluidity is most apparent on the blues covers that take up nearly half the record, especially on "Spoonful," where the swirling instrumental interplay, echo, fuzz tones, and overwhelming volume constitute true psychedelic music, and also points strongly toward the guitar worship of heavy metal.
Tracks : N.S.U./ Sleepy time time/ Dreaming/ Sweet wine/ Spoonful/ Cat's squirrel/ Four until late/ Rollin' and tumblin'/ I'm so glad/ Toad.
There are some light spindle marks on labels, A-side label is lifting slightly. Record has some light scuff marks and light scratches that cause some light crackles in parts mand is in VG+ condition.. Gloss cover has some ring wear, light marks and age spots and scuffing on bottom right corner and is in VG+ condition.
Wrapping method: All records are sent in stiff cardboard mailers then wrapped in brown paper and sealed around edges with brown packaging tape. Records are taken out of sleeve to avoid seam splits and ring wear.
Post methods within Australia: All records are posted via Australia Post. Within Australia all items come with a tracking number.
Post method for overseas: All parcels are sent via Australia Post standard airrmail with tracking number.
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