NSU/Sleepy Time Time/Dreaming/Sweet Wine/Spoonful/Cat’s Squirrel/Four Until Late/Rollin’ & Tumblin’/I’m So Glad/Toad
Fresh Cream was the excellent debut from the newly formed, hugely influential, blues rock supergroup, let down only by the self indulgent drum solo in Toad. The CD version benefits from the inclusion of I Feel Free, Wrapping Paper and The Coffee Song. (US:39 UK:6)
"One of the greatest debut albums ever by any band. One of the most definitive albums of the 60s containing some of the heaviest music ever recorded up to that time, Fresh Cream is a debut that goes straight for the throat. The teaming of guitarist Eric Clapton (fresh from John Mayall's Bluesbreakers) with virtuoso bassist Jack Bruce and phenomenal drummer legend Ginger Baker (both from the Graham Bond Organization) was nothing less than electrifying."
"Cream's debut album shows us the pure essence of blues, with a well structured composition of songs as well, plus some instrumental blues masterpieces."
"Unlike their next albums, where they played original songs, on Fresh Cream they combined their own material with blues covers. This is certainly one of the most original and influential albums of the sixties."
"Fresh Cream really truly lives up to its title, featuring the dynamic new band injecting some real performance fire into great jazz and blues standards."
"Fresh Cream is an excellent album, but not the best the band would come up with. It is a good and solid debut, but some of Cream's later works sound more inspired and sophisticated. The weakness comes with Cats Squirrel and Toad, both overdone jams."
"Half the songs are covers which is indicative of the fact they wanted to get something out to the public from this new 'supergroup'. The covers are pretty good with the highlight being Skip James' I'm So Glad which they really did make their own. Though many of the songs aren't original, they sound like no other band when coming from Cream."
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