Cream were rising to the top and riding high with their Wheels Of Fire album when they took to the stage of The Smothers Brothers' TV show in July of 1968 with this song from their previous album, "Disraeli Gears." With proclamations of "Clapton is God" spray-painted all over the walls of England, Cream began to feel the pressures of having THE deity in their group. The song … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Tales Of Brave Ulysses” by Cream
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Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – The Jukebox Series #11 – Cream: “Sunshine Of Your Love” b/w “SWLABR” – Atco 45 RPM Single 45-6544 (1967) (A2/B2)
Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – The Jukebox Series #11 – Cream: “Sunshine Of Your Love” b/w “SWLABR” – Atco 45 RPM Single 45-6544 (1967) (A2/B2) “The Jukebox Series” focuses on the 80 records that inhabit my 1963 Seeburg LPC1 jukebox. I’ve had my jukebox (or as I like to call it “the prehistoric iPod”) for a little over twelve years … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – The Jukebox Series #11 – Cream: “Sunshine Of Your Love” b/w “SWLABR” – Atco 45 RPM Single 45-6544 (1967) (A2/B2)
Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Cat’s Squirrel” by Cream
Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Cat’s Squirrel” by Cream “All right, all right, all right, all right, all right, all right…all right, all right, all right, all right.” That pretty much sums up the lyrical content of this scorcher from Cream’s 1966 debut album, Fresh Cream. And for my money, the band’s studio recordings are far more preferable than their live workouts … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Cat’s Squirrel” by Cream
Song Of The Day – “SWLABR” by Cream
While some were spray painting the buildings of England with proclamations that Eric Clapton was God, the real star of Cream was bassist Jack Bruce. Not only was Bruce the songwriter behind some of the group’s biggest hits, but it was his voice that defined the group’s sound. Ginger Baker, of course, laid down the backbeat that drove the machine to greatness, and as for … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day – “SWLABR” by Cream