Disraeli Gears
Album by Cream
Released	November 1967
Recorded	May 1967 at Atlantic Studios, New York City
Genre	Blues-rock/Psychedelic
Length	33:37
Label	Polydor
Producer(s)	Felix Pappalardi
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
Cream chronology
Fresh Cream (1966)	Disraeli Gears (1967)	Wheels of Fire (1968)

Disraeli Gears is the second album by British blues-rock group Cream. It was originally released in November 1967 and went on to reach #5 on the UK album chart. It was also their American breakthrough, becoming a massive seller there in 1968, reaching #4 on American charts. The album features the two singles "Strange Brew" and "Sunshine Of Your Love". By this time, the group was veering quite heavily away from their blues roots to indulge in more psychedelic sounds. Download high resolution version (768x768, 194 KB)Disraeli Gears cover. ... 33â…“ LP vinyl record for The Beatles Magical Mystery Tour album from the 1960s. ... Cream (also The Cream) was a 1960s British supergroup which featured guitarist Eric Clapton, bassist Jack Bruce, and drummer Ginger Baker. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... Flag Seal Nickname: Big Apple Location Location in the state of New York Government Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,214. ... 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. ... The word psychedelic is a neologism coined from the Greek words for mind, ψυχη (psyche), and manifest, δηλειν (delein). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Polydor Records is a record label once headquartered in Germany. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... 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. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music, owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links Description: Rating stars. ... Cream (also The Cream) was a 1960s British supergroup which featured guitarist Eric Clapton, bassist Jack Bruce, and drummer Ginger Baker. ... Fresh Cream was Creams 1966 (see 1966 in music) debut album. ... Wheels of Fire is the name of the double album recorded by Cream. ... Blues Rock or Blues-rock is a fusion genre of music which combines elements of the blues with rock and roll. ... Cream (also The Cream) was a 1960s British supergroup which featured guitarist Eric Clapton, bassist Jack Bruce, and drummer Ginger Baker. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... For the most concise psychedelic music guide, click this link: Music to show you why less-popular albums are the most interesting Psychedelic music is a musical style inspired by or attempting to replicate the mind-altering experience of drugs such as cannabis, psilocybin, mescaline, and especially LSD. Psychedelic music...

Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker all contributed songs with the help of lyricist Pete Brown and producer Felix Pappalardi. The track "Blue Condition" was unusual in that Baker, although by any account not a singer, took the lead vocal. The album was recorded in New York by their American label, the Atco division of Atlantic Records during the band's stay in the United States. 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 rock-era, garnering an unprecedented three inductions into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. ... John Symon Asher Jack Bruce (born May 14, 1943) is a Scottish musician; a multi-instumentalist, composer, singer and, most importantly, a very influential electric bassist, especially when he was a member of seminal rock band Cream. ... This is actually Steve Winwood Peter Edward Ginger Baker (born August 19, 1939, Lewisham, London) is a British drummer who gained fame as a member of possibly the worlds first supergroup Cream from 1966 until 1968 with Jack Bruce and Eric Clapton. ... Pete Brown is a British performance poet and lyricist, best known for his collaborations with Jack Bruce. ... 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. ... Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area  Ranked 27th  - Total 54,520 sq mi (141,205 km²)  - Width 285 miles (455 km)  - Length 330 miles (530 km)  - % water 13. ... Atco Records was a United States based subsidiary label of Atlantic Records. ... Atlantic Records (Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American record label that operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of Warner Music Group. ...

The lurid psychedelic cover art was created by Australian artist Martin Sharp, who lived in the same building as Clapton at the time of the Chelsea artists colony The Pheasantry. At their first meeting in a London club, Clapton mentioned that he had some music that needed lyrics, so Sharp wrote out a poem he had composed on a napkin and gave it to Clapton, who recorded it as "Tales Of Brave Ulysses". Martin Sharp (born 1944) is an Australian artist, cartoonist, songwriter and film-maker. ...

In 2004, the album was released as a 2-disc Deluxe edition including the complete album in both mono and stereo, demos, alternate takes and tracks taken from the band's live sessions on BBC radio. Reefer Madness was issued in a Special Addiction as a reference to the cult films ironic appeal. ... Monaural (often shortened to mono) sound reproduction is single-channel. ... In popular usage, stereo generally to dual-channel sound recording and sound reproduction – sound that contains data for more than one speaker simultaneously. ... 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. ...

Track listing

Disraeli Gears (original 1967 release)

1. "Strange Brew" (Clapton, Collins, Pappalardi) - 2.46
2. "Sunshine of Your Love" (Bruce, Brown, Clapton) - 4.10
3. "World of Pain" (Collins, Pappalardi) - 3.02
4. "Dance The Night Away" (Bruce, Brown) - 3.34
5. "Blue Condition" (Baker) - 3.29
6. "Tales of Brave Ulysses" (Clapton, Sharp) - 2.46
7. "SWLABR" (Bruce, Brown) - 2.31
8. "We're Going Wrong" (Bruce) - 3.26
9. "Outside Woman Blues" (Reynolds, arr. Clapton) - 2.24
10. "Take It Back" (Bruce, Brown) - 3.05
11. "Mother's Lament" (Traditional, arr. Bruce, Baker, Clapton) - 1.47

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 rock-era, garnering an unprecedented three inductions into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. ... Gail Collins Pappalardi was the songwriting wife of the late Felix Pappalardi. ... 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. ... Sunshine of Your Love, by British supergroup Cream, is from the Disraeli Gears album. ... John Symon Asher Jack Bruce (born May 14, 1943) is a Scottish musician; a multi-instumentalist, composer, singer and, most importantly, a very influential electric bassist, especially when he was a member of seminal rock band Cream. ... Pete Brown is a British performance poet and lyricist, best known for his collaborations with Jack Bruce. ... 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 rock-era, garnering an unprecedented three inductions into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. ... World of Pain is a song from English supergroup Creams 1967 album, Disraeli Gears. ... This is actually Steve Winwood Peter Edward Ginger Baker (born August 19, 1939, Lewisham, London) is a British drummer who gained fame as a member of possibly the worlds first supergroup Cream from 1966 until 1968 with Jack Bruce and Eric Clapton. ... 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. ... 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. ... In popular music an arrangement is a setting of a piece of music, which may have been composed by the arranger or by someone else. ...

Disraeli Gears - Deluxe Edition (2004)

Note 1: Tracks previously released on the Those Were the Days box set.
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Note 2: Tracks previously released on the BBC Sessions compilation album. BBC Sessions by Cream was released May 25, 2003 on Polydor Records. ...

Charts

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Trivia

• The title of the album was an inside joke. Clapton had been thinking of getting a racing bike, and was discussing it with Baker, when Mick Turner, one of the roadies, commented on the performance of "those Disraeli gears", meaning to say "derailleur gears". The band thought this was hilarious and decided that it should be the title of their next album. Had it not been for the roadie's malapropism, the album would simply have been entitled Cream.
• The track title SWLABR is an acronym for "She Walks Like A Bearded Rainbow"
• In 2003 the VH1 named Disraeli Gears the 87th greatest album of all time. It is number 112 on the List of Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.
• In 2006, a DVD (Cream: Disraeli Gears) was released that looked at what went into recording the album, and the impact the album had on the 1960s.