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“I Feel Free – Ultimate Cream” Due 2 May In The UK

Polydor celebrate the career of Cream with the release of definitive compilation in the UK.

Coinciding with the eagerly anticipated Cream reunion of all the three original members, Polydor is pleased to announce the release of ‘I Feel Free – Ultimate Cream’ on 2 May 2005.

Cream – Eric Clapton (guitar, vocals), Jack Bruce (bass, vocals) and Ginger Baker (drums) – formed in 1966 and dispanded in 1968. In a little over two years, they released four groundbreaking albums and secured worldwide acclaim and success with their unique take on electrified blues. Cream sold 35 million albums and last played together in 1993 when they were inaugurated into the Rock’n’Roll Hall of Fame in Los Angeles. They produced some of the most enduring rock anthems including Sunshine of Your Love, I Feel Free, Strange Brew and Crossroads.

This career-spanning collection spotlights both sides of the Cream catalogue – the wildly experimental studio outfit and the stripped-down live trio – combining newly re-mastered studio classics along with eight historic live performances.

Beginning as imaginative blues revivalists, Cream quickly evolved into a riskier unit, mining an audacious assortment of jazz, folk, pop, blues and psychedelic elements. Cream made adventurous, original music that reflected the restless energy of its era, yet continues to resonate nearly four decades later.

Cream were a prolific and thrilling live act and toured incessantly in their short but remarkable history and will be reunited at The Royal Albert Hall on May 2nd,3rd, 5th and 6th. The gig is fast becoming the hottest of the year, with tickets pushing £1000 on eBay.

The album will be available on two formats; UK 2CD and UK 1CD. A limited boxset will also be available which will include this definitive compilation and the BBC Sessions CD.

I FEEL FREE – ULTIMATE CREAM SINGLE CD VERSION

01 WRAPPING PAPER
02 I FEEL FREE
03 N.S.U.
04 SWEET WINE
05 I’M SO GLAD
06 STRANGE BREW
07 SUNSHINE OF YOUR LOVE
08 WORLD OF PAIN
09 TALES OF BRAVE ULYSSES
10 SWLABR
11 WE’RE GOING WRONG
12 WHITE ROOM
13 SITTING ON TOP OF THE WORLD
14 PASSING THE TIME
15 POLITICIAN
16 THOSE WERE THE DAYS
17 BORN UNDER A BAD SIGN
18 DESERTED CITIES OF THE HEART
19 CROSSROADS – BONUS TRACK
20 ANYONE FOR TENNIS
21 BADGE
22 DOING THAT SCRAPYARD THING
23 WHAT A BRINGDOWN

I FEEL FREE – ULTIMATE CREAM 2 CD VERSION

CD 1 – IN THE STUDIO
01 WRAPPING PAPER
02 I FEEL FREE
03 N.S.U
04 SWEET WINE
05 I’M SO GLAD
06 STRANGE BREW
07 SUNSHINE OF YOUR LOVE
08 WORLD OF PAIN
09 TALES OF BRAVE ULYSSES
10 SWLABR
11 WE’RE GOING WRONG
12 WHITE ROOM
13 SITTING ON TOP OF THE WORLD
14 PASSING THE TIME
15 POLITICIAN
16 THOSE WERE THE DAYS
17 BORN UNDER A BAD SIGN
18 DESERTED CITIES OF THE HEART
19 ANYONE FOR TENNIS
20 BADGE
21 DOING THAT SCRAPYARD THING
22 WHAT A BRINGDOWN
23 STEPPIN’ OUT – BONUS TRACK

CD 2 – LIVE
01 N.S.U.
02 SLEEPY TIME TIME
03 ROLLIN’ AND TUMBLIN’
04 CROSSROADS
05 SPOONFUL
06 SUNSHINE OF YOUR LOVE
07 I’M SO GLAD
08 TOAD

I FEEL FREE – ULTIMATE CREAM TRACK LIST – 3 CD VERSION (LTD ED BOX SET)

CD 1 – IN THE STUDIO
01 I FEEL FREE 2.52
02 N.S.U. 2.43
03 SWEET WINE 3.17
04 I’M SO GLAD 3.58
05 STRANGE BREW 2.46
06 SUNSHINE OF YOUR LOVE 4.10
07 WORLD OF PAIN 3.02
08 TALES OF BRAVE ULYSSES 2.46
09 SWLABR 2.31
10 WE’RE GOING WRONG 3.26
11 WHITE ROOM 4.58
12 SITTING ON TOP OF THE WORLD 4.59
13 PASSING THE TIME 4.32
14 POLITICIAN 4.12
15 THOSE WERE THE DAYS 2.53
16 BORN UNDER A BAD SIGN 3.09
17 DESERTED CITIES OF THE HEART 3.38
18 ANYONE FOR TENNIS 2.38
19 BADGE 2.44
20 DOING THAT SCRAPYARD THING 3.14
21 WHAT A BRINGDOWN 3.57

CD 2 – LIVE
01 N.S.U. live 10.12
02 SLEEPY TIME TIME live 6.50
03 ROLLIN’ AND TUMBLIN’ live 6.34
04 SPOONFUL live 16.46
05 CROSSROADS live 4.14
06 SUNSHINE OF YOUR LOVE live 7.24
07 I’M SO GLAD live 9.12
08 TOAD live 16.16

CD 3 – BBC SESSIONS
01 SWEET WINE
02 ERIC CLAPTON INT
03 WRAPPING PAPER
04 ROLLIN’ AND TUMBLIN’
05 STEPPIN’ OUT
06 CROSSROADS
07 CAT’S SQUIRREL
08 TRAIN TME
09 I’M SO GLAD
10 LAWDY MAMA
11 ERIC CLAPTON INT
12 I FEEL FREE
13 N.S.U.
14 FOUR UNTIL LATE
15 STRANGE BREW
16 ERIC CLAPTON INT
17 TALES OF BRAVE ULYSSES
18 WE’RE GOING WRONG
19 ERIC CLAPTON INT
20 BORN UNDER A BAD SIGN
21 OUTSIDE WOMAN BLUES
22 TAKE IT BACK
23 SUNSHINE OF YOUR LOVE
24 POLITICIAN
25 SWLABR
26 STEPPIN’ OUT

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