Cream - Wheels Of Fire (2 CD) 1968 [Japan ed.](2013) mp3@320 {1337x}-kawli

Wheels of Fire is a 1968 double album by the British rock band Cream, consisting of a studio and a live record. It reached #3 in the United Kingdom and #1 in the United States, becoming the first platinum-selling double album. In 2003 it was ranked number 203 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.

Cream's third album was planned to be a double album on which Atco Records' producer Felix Pappalardi and the group would include several live performances. The group and Pappalardi had, in July and August 1967, recorded studio material at IBC Studios in London, and at Atlantic Studios in New York City during September and October of the same year. Additional studio material was recorded at Atlantic Studios in January and February 1968, during a break from the band's heavy tour schedule.

The following month, Pappalardi ordered for a mobile recording studio in Los Angeles to be shipped to the Fillmore auditorium and the Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco. Six shows were recorded in San Francisco by Pappalardi and recording engineer Bill Halverson.

The band's drummer Ginger Baker co-wrote three songs for the album with pianist Mike Taylor. Bassist Jack Bruce co-wrote four songs with poet Pete Brown. Guitarist Eric Clapton contributed to the album by choosing two cover songs.

For the second disc Felix Pappalardi chose "Traintime" because it featured Jack Bruce performing a harmonica solo, and "Toad" because it features Ginger Baker's drumming while "Spoonful" and "Crossroads" were used to showcase Eric Clapton's guitar-playing.

Tracklist :

CD 1 In The Studio :

01 White Room
02 Sitting On Top Of The World
03 Passing The Time
04 As You Said
05 Pressed Rat And Warthog
06 Politician
07 Those Where The Days
08 Born Under A Bad Sign
09 Deserted Cities Of The Heart
10 Anyone For Tennis
11 Falstaff Beer Commercial

CD 2 Live At The Filmore :

01 Crossroads
02 Spooful
03 Traintime
04 Toad
05 Sunshine Of Your Love
06 N.S.U.

Personnel:
• Jack Bruce – vocals, lead vocals, bass, cello, harmonica, calliope, acoustic guitar, recorder
• Ginger Baker – drums, percussion, bells, glockenspiel, timpani, spoken word on "Pressed Rat and Warthog"
• Eric Clapton – guitar, vocals
• Felix Pappalardi – viola, bells, organ, trumpet, tonette

Media Info:
Bitrate: 320 kbps
Channels: joint stereo
Samplerate: 44100
Encoder: LAME 3.99
MPEG-1 layer 3

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