Listen No. 27 - Best of Cream

Record number 27: Best of Cream 

Genre: Psychedelic rock/Hard rock

Context: A compilation of music recorded between 1966 and 1968. Cream (Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce, Ginger Baker) lasted two years before disbanding in 68. The band later re-formed and played from 1993- 2005. 

Notable facts: Jim Dine designed the vegetable cover. More on his work here

My favourite track: I’d heard a few of these before, of course, but I didn’t know what they were called. I particularly like Badge and White Room. 

What critics made of it: Here’s an early review from 1966.  

Listening to this inspired me to: maybe buy Disraeli Gears?