Cream/Collection of BBC Recording Sessions and Live Performances Upgrade

The complete version of Cream’s BBC sessions! In recent years, a collection of Cream’s BBC sessions has been released, mainly on BBC material. Speaking of Cream’s BBC sessions, there was an official 1CD release on March 25, 2003, but it was known that the number of BBC radio and TV programs they appeared on from 1966 to 1968 was far too much to fit on a single CD. This was because the BBC no longer had the master recordings, and some recordings were not included in the analog and digital discs produced for radio broadcast as transcription discs. Prof Stoned, with the help of his collaborators, investigated and searched all the recordings, and succeeded in compiling a file data set that could be called the complete version. The detailed sources are listed in the track list, and the sources he used are revealed at the end. According to the report, the main high-quality sound source data was collected from the BBC transcription disc and the 1999 Hiwatt Label bootleg “Blues Condition,” and then researched and compiled tape sources that fans had recorded on the radio at the time, the session recorded on the official release “Fresh Cream / Super Deluxe Edition” on January 27, 2017, and Cream’s take from the very rare BBC omnibus DVD “All My Loving” released in the UK in 2007. The fan-recorded air checks at the time were of poor quality because the recording equipment at the time was not very high performance, but they are historical sources that fans will be happy to hear even if they only have to listen to them. This is because this BBC session was a live performance of completely different takes, even though the songs played were the same (multiple times). In addition, they also obtained and recorded a version without the announcement of the take that was covered by the DJ’s song introduction announcement during the broadcast, which is perfect. However, the BBC broadcast was basically a mono recording with missing instruments overdubbed in advance, so it is not a pure one-shot live performance, but if you look at it from a different perspective, it can be evaluated as a very valuable recording that reflects the times, as it shows a unique side of Cream, who intended to perform compactly for radio. A unique recording of Cream, who showed different expressions in the studio and on the live stage. Like other bands, the BBC session was aired in a compact form, with the performance time restricted to fit into the radio broadcast time. Especially for a band like Cream, who showed a different side of themselves by showing improvisations of up to 10 minutes per song on tour, despite the fact that each song only lasted a few minutes in the studio version, this BBC session was a result of not wanting to be faithful to the studio version, but wanting to develop it further, and as a result of being under time constraints, it presents a unique studio and live band hybrid that is very worth listening to for fans. Clapton’s guitar playing and improvisation are particularly noteworthy. In one take of I’m So Glad, he plays a passage from Tchaikovsky’s 1815 Overture in the middle of the solo, Crossroads has a phrase structure that is different from that famous performance at Fillmore, and Steppin’ Out has a noticeable change in structure depending on the time of the performance. You can enjoy comparing the same songs on this album, and you can also enjoy the differences between the original studio version and the pure live version later. What’s interesting is that all of the interviews inserted in between were conducted with Clapton. Jack Bruce was the main vocalist and the core of the songwriting, but it turns out that BBC had been paying attention to Clapton as a frontman since the band was formed in 1966. This is proof that Clapton’s name value was greater than the other two in the British music scene at that time (even the album by John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers, the band Clapton was in before Cream, was a hit in 1966). Listening to this interview in chronological order, you can clearly feel the hidden “ambition” and “passion” in what Clapton talks about after he went to the US and started recording in New York. You can also see the confidence that Cream gained from the enthusiastic support they received all over the US. Cream was a unique and amazing band after all. This is a wonderful compilation that allows you to experience the changes and evolution of Cream that you could never have captured in the official BBC Sessions 1CD. This is the definitive edition of Cream’s BBC Sessions. Definitive collection of BBC recording sessions and live performances UPGRADE!!! Disc:1 (79:58) Session #1 01. DJ Intro 02. Sweet Wine 03. ‘Eric Clapton interview’ 04. Wrapping Paper 05. DJ Intro 06. Steppin’ Out 07. Sleepy Time Time 08. Rollin’ And Tumblin’ (incomplete) 09. I’m So Glad 10. Rollin’ And Tumblin’ (complete but poor sound) Recorded: Playhouse Theatre, Northumberland Avenue, London UK; Tuesday 8 November 1966 between 2PM & 4:30PM Broadcast: BBC Radio ‘Saturday Club’: Saturday 12 November 1966 Producer: Bill Bebb Sources: 01-06 transcription disc; 07-10 off-air recordings Session #2 11. Crossroads 12. Steppin’ Out Recorded: Aeolian Hall studio 2, Bond Street, London UK; Monday 28 November 1966 between 2:30PM & 4:30PM Broadcast: BBC Radio ‘Guitar Club’; Friday 30 December 1966 Producer: Bernie Andrews Sources: off-air recording Session #3 13. DJ Intro 14. Cat’s Squirrel 15. DJ Intro 16. Traintime 17. DJ Intro 18. Lawdy Mama 19. I’m So Glad Recorded: Maida Vale studio 4, Delaware Road, London UK; Friday 9 December 1966 between 3PM & 6:30PM Broadcast: BBC World Service Radio ‘Alexis Korner’s Rhythm & Blues’; Monday 9 January 1967 Producer: Jeff Griffin Sources: transcription disc Session #4 20. I Feel Free Recorded: Lime Grove Studios, Shepherd’s Bush, London UK; Wednesday 21 December 1966 Broadcast: BBC TV ‘Top of the Pops’; Thursday 29 December 1966 Source: off-air recording Note: band sings over remixed studio version which omits Jack’s original vocals. Session #5 21. ‘Eric Clapton interview’ 22. I Feel Free 23. Four Until Late 24. N.S.U. 25. Toad Train 26. time Recorded: Playhouse Theatre, Northumberland Avenue, London UK; Tuesday 10 January 1967 Broadcast: BBC Radio ‘Saturday Club’: Saturday 14 January 1967 Producer: Bill Bebb Sources: 01-04 transcription disc; 05-06 off-air recordings Session #6 27. Take It Back Recorded: Playhouse Theatre, Northumberland Avenue, London UK; Monday 20 March 1967 Broadcast: BBC Radio ‘Monday Monday’: Monday 20 March 1967 Source: off-air recording Session #7 28. DJ Intro 29. Strange Brew 30. ‘Eric Clapton interview’ 31. Tales of Brave Ulysses 32. We’re Going Wrong Recorded: Playhouse Theatre, Northumberland Avenue, London UK; Tuesday 30 May 1967 Broadcast: BBC Radio ‘Saturday Club’: Saturday 3 June 1967 Producer: Bill Bebb Sources: transcription disc Session #8 33. Strange Brew Recorded: Lime Grove Studios, Shepherd’s Bush, London UK; Thursday 15 June 1967 Broadcast (live): BBC TV ‘Top of the Pops’ Source: off-air recording Note: band plays along with unreleased studio recording. Surprisingly good audio for a fan recording this old. Session #9 34. Strange Brew 35. Eric Clapton interview Recorded: BBC Dickinson Road Studios Rusholme, Manchester UK; Tuesday 22 June 1967 Broadcast (live): BBC TV, “Dee Time” Source: good off-air recording Session #10 36) Tales of Brave Ulysses Recorded: Play