Disraeli Gears
LP 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 LP release by British blues-rock group Cream. It was originally released in November 1967 and went on to reach number 5 on the UK album chart. It was also their American breakthrough, becoming a massive seller there in 1968, reaching number 4. 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. ... A gramophone record, (also phonograph record - often simply record) is an analog sound recording medium: a flat disc rotating at a constant angular velocity, with inscribed spiral grooves in which a stylus or needle rides. ... Cream (also The Cream) was a seminal 1960s British rock band 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). ... Nickname: The Big Apple Official website: City 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 Total 468. ... 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). ... A record label is a brand created by companies that specialize in producing, manufacturing, distributing and promoting audio and sometimes video recordings (especially music videos), on various formats including compact discs, LPs, DVD-Audio, SACDs, and cassettes. ... 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 performers, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Felix Pappalardi was born in the Bronx on December 20, 1939. ... 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 seminal 1960s British rock band 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 (1968) is the name of the double album recorded by Cream. ... A gramophone record, (also phonograph record - often simply record) is an analog sound recording medium: a flat disc rotating at a constant angular velocity, with inscribed spiral grooves in which a stylus or needle rides. ... 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 seminal 1960s British rock band 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). ... Psychedelic music is a musical genre inspired by or attempting to replicate the mind-altering experience of drugs such as cannabis, psilocybin, mescaline, and especially LSD. It is not rigorously defined, and is sometimes interpreted to include everything from Acid Rock and Flower Power music to Hard Rock. ...

Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker all contributed songs with the help of lyricist Pete Brown and producer Felix Pappalardi. The tracks Blue Condition and Mother's Lament were unusual in that Baker, although by any account not a singer, took the lead vocals. 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 became 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. ... Jack Bruce (born May 14, 1943) is a British musician; a multi-instumentalist, composer, singer and, most importantly, a very influential electric bassist. ... Peter Edward Ginger Baker (born August 19, 1939) born in Lewisham, London, is a British percussionist who gained fame as a member of Cream from 1966 until 1968 with Jack Bruce and Eric Clapton, and later joined Clapton and Steve Winwood in the 1969 group Blind Faith. ... Pete Brown is a British performance poet and lyricist, best known for his collaborations with Jack Bruce. ... Felix Pappalardi was born in the Bronx on December 20, 1939. ... Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 27th 141,205 km² 455 km 530 km 13. ... Atco Records was a United States based subsidiary label of Atlantic Records. ... Atlantic Records (Atlantic Recording Corporation) is a record label founded in 1947 by Ahmet Ertegun and Herb Abramson, principally as a R&B label. ...

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. For the british journalist see, Martin Sharp (journalist): Martin Sharp (born 1944) is an Australian artist, cartoonist, songwriter and film-maker. ...

Track listing

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/Brown/Clapton) - 1.47

Eric Patrick Clapton CBE (born March 30, 1945), nicknamed Slowhand, is a Grammy Award winning English guitarist, singer and composer, who became 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 was born in the Bronx on December 20, 1939. ... Sunshine of Your Love, by British supergroup Cream, is from the Disraeli Gears album. ... Jack Bruce (born May 14, 1943) is a British musician; a multi-instumentalist, composer, singer and, most importantly, a very influential electric bassist. ... 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 became 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. ... Peter Edward Ginger Baker (born August 19, 1939) born in Lewisham, London, is a British percussionist who gained fame as a member of Cream from 1966 until 1968 with Jack Bruce and Eric Clapton, and later joined Clapton and Steve Winwood in the 1969 group Blind Faith. ... For the british journalist see, Martin Sharp (journalist): Martin Sharp (born 1944) is an Australian artist, cartoonist, songwriter and film-maker. ... 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. ...

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.