BBC Sessions
Live album by Cream
Released	May 25, 2003
Recorded	1966-1968
Genre	Blues-rock
Length	68:30
Label	Polydor
Producer(s)	Bill Bebb Bernie Andrews Jeff Griffin Bev Phillips
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
Cream chronology
20th Century Masters (2000)	BBC Sessions (2003)	Cream Gold (2005)

BBC Sessions by Cream was released May 25, 2003 on Polydor Records. It contains 22 tracks and 4 interviews recorded live at the BBC studios in London. Cream album cover, uploaded by Gerald Zuckier. ... A live album is a musical recording containing recorded concert performances. ... Cream was a 1960s British supergroup which consisted of guitarist Eric Clapton, bassist Jack Bruce and drummer Ginger Baker. ... May 25 is the 145th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (146th in leap years). ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... Blues Rock or Blues-rock is a fusion genre of music which combines elements of the blues with rock and roll. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Polydor Records is a record label once headquartered in Germany. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music, owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links 4_stars. ... Cream was a 1960s British supergroup which consisted of guitarist Eric Clapton, bassist Jack Bruce and drummer Ginger Baker. ... Cream Gold is a two disc Cream compilation album, and was released in 2005 to help celebrate the bands reunion at the Royal Albert Hall. ... Cream was a 1960s British supergroup which consisted of guitarist Eric Clapton, bassist Jack Bruce and drummer Ginger Baker. ... May 25 is the 145th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (146th in leap years). ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Polydor Records is a record label once headquartered in Germany. ... The British Broadcasting Corporation, usually known as the BBC (and also informally known as the Beeb or Auntie) is one of the largest broadcasting corporations in the world in terms of audience numbers, employing 26,000 staff in the UK alone and with a budget of more than £4 billion. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ...

Between October 21, 1966 and January 9, 1968, Cream recorded eight sessions for the BBC radio network, selected highlights from seven of which are featured in chronological order on this collection.¹ October 21 is the 294th day of the year (295th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 71 days remaining. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... January 9 is the 9th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... BBC Radio is a service of the British Broadcasting Corporation which has operated in the United Kingdom under the terms of a Royal Charter since 1927. ...

Only the versions of "Steppin' Out" and "Lawdy Mama" had been previously released, although both were released on Eric Clapton's solo Crossroads box set, not by the band itself. The famous Clapton is God graffiti Eric Patrick Clapton CBE (born March 30, 1945), nicknamed Slowhand, is a Grammy Award winning English guitarist, singer and composer, who is one of the most respected and influential musicians of the 20th century[1], garnering an unprecedented three inductions into the Rock and... Crossroads is music collection box set by Eric Clapton. ...

Track listing

1. "Sweet Wine" (Baker, Godfrey) – 3:27
2. Eric Clapton Interview – 0:54
3. "Wrapping Paper" (Bruce, Brown) – 2:29
4. "Rollin' And Tumblin'" (Waters) – 3:02
5. "Steppin' Out" (Bracken) – 1:50
6. "Crossroads" (Johnson, arr. Clapton)² – 1:53
7. "Cat's Squirrel" (Traditional, arr. S. Splurge) – 3:38
8. "Traintime" (Bruce) – 2:50
9. "I'm So Glad" (James) – 4:22
10. "Lawdy Mama" (Traditional, arr. Clapton) – 1:53
11. Eric Clapton Interview 2 – 0:48
12. "I Feel Free" (Bruce, Brown) – 2:54
13. "N.S.U." (Bruce) – 2:55
14. "Four Until Late" (Johnson, arr. Clapton) – 1:55
15. "Strange Brew" (Clapton, Pappalardi, Collins) – 3:00
16. Eric Clapton Interview 3 – 0:44
17. "Tales Of Brave Ulysses" (Clapton, Sharp) – 2:55
18. "We're Going Wrong" (Bruce) – 3:25
19. Eric Clapton Interview 4 – 0:37
20. "Born Under A Bad Sign" (Jones, Bell) – 3:03
21. "Outside Woman Blues" (Reynolds) – 3:18
22. "Take It Back" (Bruce, Brown) – 2:17
23. "Sunshine Of Your Love" (Clapton, Bruce, Brown) – 4:08
24. "Politician" (Bruce, Brown) – 3:59
25. "SWLABR" (Bruce, Brown) – 2:32
26. "Steppin' Out" (Bracken) – 3:37

Peter Edward Ginger Baker (born August 19, 1939, Lewisham, South London) is an English drummer who gained fame as a member of Cream from 1966 until 1968. ... Janet Godfrey was the first wife and some-time writing partner of bassist Jack Bruce. ... John Symon Asher Jack Bruce (born May 14, 1943) is a Scottish musician; a multi-instrumentalist, composer, singer. ... Pete Brown is a British performance poet and lyricist, best known for his collaborations with Jack Bruce. ... McKinley Morganfield (April 4, 1913 – April 30, 1983), better known as Muddy Waters, was an American blues musician and is generally considered the father of Chicago blues. ... James C. Bracken was the co-owner and co-founder of Vee-Jay Records, along with his wife Vivian and her brother, Calvin Carter. ... For the Bone Thugs-N-Harmony song, covered by Blazin Squad, see Tha Crossroads Crossroads, from Creams 1968 album Wheels of Fire, is a famous and influential blues-rock song. ... This article includes a list of works cited but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... In music, an arrangement loosely describes rewriting a piece of pre-existing music for a specific set of instruments or voices, often in harmony or with additional original material. ... The famous Clapton is God graffiti Eric Patrick Clapton CBE (born March 30, 1945), nicknamed Slowhand, is a Grammy Award winning English guitarist, singer and composer, who is one of the most respected and influential musicians of the 20th century[1], garnering an unprecedented three inductions into the Rock and... Cream was a 1960s British supergroup which consisted of guitarist Eric Clapton, bassist Jack Bruce and drummer Ginger Baker. ... Nehemiah Curtis Skip James (June 21, 1902 – October 3, 1969) was an American blues singer, guitarist, pianist and songwriter. ... I Feel Free is a song by British blues rock band, Cream. ... Felix Pappalardi (December 30, 1939 – April 17, 1983) is best known as the producer of the psychedelic, blues-inspired rock trio Cream, beginning with their second album, Disraeli Gears. ... Gail Collins Pappalardi was the songwriting wife of the late Felix Pappalardi. ... Disraeli Gears is the second LP release by British blues-rock group Cream. ... Martin Sharp (born 1944) is an Australian artist, cartoonist, songwriter and film-maker. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... William Bell (born William Yarborough on July 16, 1937 in Memphis, Tennessee) is an American soul singer and songwriter. ... Blind Joe Reynolds was a singer-songwriter thought to have been born in Tallulah, Louisiana in 1904, although his death certificate states his birthplace as Arkansas in 1900. ... Sunshine of Your Love is a song by the British supergroup Cream, released on the Disraeli Gears album. ... James C. Bracken was the co-owner and co-founder of Vee-Jay Records, along with his wife Vivian and her brother, Calvin Carter. ...

Recording and broadcast details

Tracks 1-5 recorded November 8, 1966 at the BBC Playhouse Theatre, London.

Broadcast on Saturday Club, BBC Light Programme, November 11, 1966.

Track 6 recorded November 28, 1966 at Aeolian 2, London. The Light Programme was a BBC radio station broadcasting mainstream light entertainment and music. ... Aeolian means related to, caused by, or carried by the wind; see eolian. ...

Broadcast on Guitar Club, BBC Home Service, December 30, 1966.

Tracks 7-10 recorded December 9, 1966 at Maida Vale 4, London. The BBC Home Service was the original name for Radio 4 and was on the air from 1939 until 30 September 1967. ... Maida Vale is a road in north-west London, and a district surrounding it. ...

Broadcast on Rhythm & Blues, BBC World Service, January 9, 1967.

Tracks 11-14 recorded January 10, 1967 at the BBC Playhouse Theatre, London. The BBC World Service is one of the most widely recognised international broadcasters of radio programming, transmitting in 33 languages to many parts of the world. ...

Broadcast on Saturday Club, BBC Light Programme, January 14, 1967.

Tracks 15-18 recorded May 30, 1967 at the BBC Playhouse Theatre, London. The Light Programme was a BBC radio station broadcasting mainstream light entertainment and music. ...

Broadcast on Saturday Club, BBC Light Programme, June 3, 1967.

Tracks 19-23 recorded October 24, 1967 at Aeolian 2, London. The Light Programme was a BBC radio station broadcasting mainstream light entertainment and music. ... Aeolian means related to, caused by, or carried by the wind; see eolian. ...

Broadcast on Top Gear, BBC Radio 1, October 29, 1967.

Tracks 24-26 recorded January 9 1968 at Aeolian 2, London. Top Gear was a progressive music show in the early years of BBC Radio 1 (from 1967 into the 1970s) hosted variously by Pete Drummond and, most famously, John Peel. ... This article is about the UK radio station Radio 1. ... Aeolian means related to, caused by, or carried by the wind; see eolian. ...

Broadcast on Top Gear, BBC Radio 1, January 14, 1968.

Note 1: This collection includes no material recorded at Cream's first BBC session, recorded October 21, 1966 at Maida Vale 4, London and broadcast on Band Beat, BBC World Service, November 21, 1966.
Note 2: This version of Crossroads predates Wheels of Fire by seventeen months. Top Gear was a progressive music show in the early years of BBC Radio 1 (from 1967 into the 1970s) hosted variously by Pete Drummond and, most famously, John Peel. ... This article is about the UK radio station Radio 1. ... Maida Vale is a road in north-west London, and a district surrounding it. ... The BBC World Service is one of the most widely recognised international broadcasters of radio programming, transmitting in 33 languages to many parts of the world. ... Wheels of Fire is the name of the double album recorded by Cream. ...