Wheels of Fire

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Wheels of Fire is the name of the double album recorded by Cream. It was a big success, scoring the band a #3 peak in the UK and a #1 in the US.

The album was also released as Wheels of Fire (in the studio) and Wheels of Fire (live at the Fillmore) as two single albums, released together, with similar cover art except one was gold in colour and the other silver, and completely different track lists and slightly different personnel.

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The cartoonist Martin Sharp who designed the sleeve won the New York Art Directors Prize for Best Album Design in 1969.

Contents

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In the Studio

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Track listing

  1. "White Room" (Bruce/Brown) - 4.58
  2. "Sitting On Top Of The World" (Burnett) - 4.58
  3. "Passing The Time" (Baker/Taylor) - 4.37 Template:Fn
  4. "As You Said" (Bruce/Brown) - 4.20
  5. "Pressed Rat And Warthog" (Baker/Taylor) - 3.13
  6. "Politician" (Bruce/Brown) - 4.12
  7. "Those Were The Days" (Baker/Taylor) - 2.53
  8. "Born Under A Bad Sign" (Jones/Bell) - 3.09
  9. "Deserted Cities Of The Heart" (Bruce/Brown) - 3.38

Performers are the Cream quartet consisting of Clapton, Baker, and Bruce together with Felix Pappalardi, who plays many different instruments and is also credited with production.

Template:Fnb Some pressings of this album contain an alternative version of "Passing The Time". This "long version" is extended by 67 seconds, but also differs from the "extended version" included on Those Were The Days, which is longer by a further 8 seconds.

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Live at the Fillmore

Although listed as four tracks and pressed with a track separation between the songs, this album consists of only two recordings, with the audio signal continuing intact between the tracks as the band segues between the songs.

While the disc is labeled "Live at the Fillmore," only "Toad" was recorded there. The other tracks were recorded live at the Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco.

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Track listing

  1. "Crossroads" (Johnson, arr. Clapton) - 4:14
  2. "Spoonful" (Dixon) - 16:48
  3. "Traintime" (Bruce) - 6:52
  4. "Toad" (Baker) - 16:16

Performers are the basic Cream trio of Clapton (guitar, vocal), Baker (drums) and Bruce (bass, lead vocal, harmonica).ru:Wheels of Fire sv:Wheels of Fire

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