Wheels of Fire

~ Release by Cream (see all versions of this release, 33 available)

Annotation

Part of the Eric Clapton Paper Sleeve Collection.
Eric Clapton Paper Sleeve Collection | Advanced Edition |
Comes in a CD sized papersleeve album replica (gatefold), with obi-strip and insert of notes mostly in Japanese.

Annotation last modified on 2018-04-05 19:07 UTC.

Tracklist

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1White Room
recording engineer:
Adrian Barber (producer/engineer) (from 1967-07 until 1968-06) and Tom Dowd (from 1967-07 until 1968-06)
engineer:
Adrian Barber (producer/engineer) and Tom Dowd
producer:
Felix Pappalardi
bass:
Jack Bruce (from 1967-07 until 1968-06)
drums (drum set) and percussion and timpani:
Ginger Baker (from 1967-07 until 1968-06)
guitar:
Eric Clapton (from 1967-07 until 1968-06)
viola:
Felix Pappalardi (from 1967-07 until 1968-06)
vocals:
Jack Bruce (from 1967-07 until 1968-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Robert Stigwood Group Ltd. (in 1968), Universal International Music B.V. (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1968) and Robert Stigwood Organisation Ltd. (in 1969)
recorded at:
IBC Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1967-07 until 1967-08) and Atlantic Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1967-09 until 1967-10, from 1968-02 until 1968-06)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 368)
recording of:
White Room (from 1967-07 until 1968-06)
writer:
Pete Brown (UK poet & producer, with Cream and Jack Bruce) and Jack Bruce
publisher:
BG Publishing, Casserole Music Corp., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Dratleaf Music Ltd., Unichappell Music, Inc., Warner Chappell Music (holding behind all publishing activities of Warner Music Group, 2019–) and Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
sub-publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (Yamaha Music Publishing) (until 2017-03-31) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
4.25:03
2Sitting on Top of the World
recording engineer:
Adrian Barber (producer/engineer) (from 1967-07 until 1967-09) and Tom Dowd (from 1967-07 until 1967-09)
engineer:
Adrian Barber (producer/engineer) and Tom Dowd
producer:
Felix Pappalardi
bass:
Jack Bruce (from 1967-07 until 1967-09)
drums (drum set):
Ginger Baker (from 1967-07 until 1967-09)
guitar:
Eric Clapton (from 1967-07 until 1967-09)
vocals:
Jack Bruce (from 1967-07 until 1967-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal International Music B.V. (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1968)
recorded at:
IBC Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1967-07) and Atlantic Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (in 1967-09)
cover recording of:
Sittin’ on Top of the World (Chicago blues version by Howlin’ Wolf aka Chester Arthur Burnett) (from 1967-07 until 1967-09)
lyricist and composer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Chappell Morris Ltd.
version of:
Sitting on Top of the World (“Now she’s gone, I don’t worry…”)
45:01
3Passing the Time
recording engineer and engineer:
Adrian Barber (producer/engineer) and Tom Dowd
producer:
Felix Pappalardi
bass, calliope and lead vocals:
Jack Bruce
glockenspiel and membranophone:
Ginger Baker
guitar family:
Eric Clapton
organ [pedals]:
Felix Pappalardi
vocals:
Ginger Baker and Eric Clapton
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal International Music B.V. (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1968)
recording of:
Passing the Time
writer:
Ginger Baker and Mike Taylor (British jazz pianist and composer)
publisher:
Casserole Music Corp., Dratleaf Music Ltd. and Unichappell Music, Inc.
34:37
4As You Said
recording engineer:
Adrian Barber (producer/engineer) (from 1968-02 until 1968-06) and Tom Dowd (from 1968-02 until 1968-06)
engineer:
Adrian Barber (producer/engineer) and Tom Dowd
producer:
Felix Pappalardi
acoustic guitar and cello:
Jack Bruce (from 1968-02 until 1968-06)
hi-hat:
Ginger Baker (from 1968-02 until 1968-06)
vocals:
Jack Bruce (from 1968-02 until 1968-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal International Music B.V. (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1968)
recorded at:
Atlantic Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (in 1968-02, in 1968-06)
recording of:
As You Said (from 1968-02 until 1968-06)
lyricist:
Pete Brown (UK poet & producer, with Cream and Jack Bruce)
composer:
Jack Bruce
publisher:
Casserole Music Corp. and Unichappell Music, Inc.
34:23
5Pressed Rat and Warthog
recording engineer:
Adrian Barber (producer/engineer) (from 1967-10 until 1968-02) and Tom Dowd (from 1967-10 until 1968-02)
engineer:
Adrian Barber (producer/engineer) and Tom Dowd
producer:
Felix Pappalardi
bass and recorder:
Jack Bruce (from 1967-10 until 1968-02)
drums (drum set) and spoken vocals [recitation]:
Ginger Baker (from 1967-10 until 1968-02)
flute [tonette] and trumpet:
Felix Pappalardi (from 1967-10 until 1968-02)
guitar:
Eric Clapton (from 1967-10 until 1968-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal International Music B.V. (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1968)
recorded at:
Atlantic Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (in 1967-10, in 1968-02)
recording of:
Pressed Rat and Warthog (from 1967-10 until 1968-02)
writer:
Ginger Baker and Mike Taylor (British jazz pianist and composer)
publisher:
Dratleaf Music Ltd. and Unichappell Music, Inc.
33:18
6Politician
recording engineer:
Adrian Barber (producer/engineer) (from 1967-10 until 1968-02) and Tom Dowd (from 1967-10 until 1968-02)
engineer:
Adrian Barber (producer/engineer) and Tom Dowd
producer:
Felix Pappalardi
bass:
Jack Bruce (from 1967-10 until 1968-02)
drums (drum set):
Ginger Baker (from 1967-10 until 1968-02)
guitar:
Eric Clapton (from 1967-10 until 1968-02)
vocals:
Jack Bruce (from 1967-10 until 1968-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Robert Stigwood Group Ltd. (in 1968) and Universal International Music B.V. (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1968)
recorded at:
Atlantic Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (in 1967-10, in 1968-02)
recording of:
Politician (from 1967-10 until 1968-02)
lyricist:
Pete Brown (UK poet & producer, with Cream and Jack Bruce)
composer:
Jack Bruce
publisher:
Casserole Music Corp., Dratleaf Music Ltd., Unichappell Music, Inc., Warner Chappell Music, Inc., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
3.54:17
7Those Were the Days
recording engineer:
Adrian Barber (producer/engineer) (from 1968-02 until 1968-06) and Tom Dowd (from 1968-02 until 1968-06)
engineer:
Adrian Barber (producer/engineer) and Tom Dowd
producer:
Felix Pappalardi
bass and lead vocals:
Jack Bruce (from 1968-02 until 1968-06)
drums (drum set), marimba and tubular bells:
Ginger Baker (from 1968-02 until 1968-06)
guitar:
Eric Clapton (from 1968-02 until 1968-06)
handbell [Swiss hand bells]:
Felix Pappalardi (from 1968-02 until 1968-06)
vocals:
Eric Clapton (from 1968-02 until 1968-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal International Music B.V. (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1968)
recorded at:
Atlantic Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (in 1968-02, in 1968-06)
recording of:
Those Were the Days (from 1968-02 until 1968-06)
writer:
Ginger Baker and Mike Taylor (British jazz pianist and composer)
publisher:
Casserole Music Corp., Dratleaf Music Ltd., Unichappell Music, Inc. and Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
32:57
8Born Under a Bad Sign
recording engineer:
Adrian Barber (producer/engineer) (from 1967-07 until 1967-09) and Tom Dowd (from 1967-07 until 1967-09)
engineer:
Adrian Barber (producer/engineer) and Tom Dowd
producer:
Felix Pappalardi
bass:
Jack Bruce (from 1967-07 until 1967-09)
drums (drum set) and tambourine:
Ginger Baker (from 1967-07 until 1967-09)
guitar:
Eric Clapton (from 1967-07 until 1967-09)
vocals:
Jack Bruce (from 1967-07 until 1967-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Robert Stigwood Group Ltd. (in 1968) and Universal International Music B.V. (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1968)
recorded at:
IBC Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1967-07 until 1967-08) and Atlantic Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (in 1967-09)
cover recording of:
Born Under a Bad Sign (from 1967-07 until 1967-09)
lyricist:
William Bell
composer:
Booker T. Jones
publisher:
Cotillion Music Inc. (BMI), Irving Music, Inc., Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23) and Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
43:14
9Deserted Cities of the Heart
recording engineer:
Adrian Barber (producer/engineer) (from 1968-02 until 1968-06) and Tom Dowd (from 1968-02 until 1968-06)
engineer:
Adrian Barber (producer/engineer) and Tom Dowd
producer:
Felix Pappalardi
acoustic guitar, bass and cello:
Jack Bruce (from 1968-02 until 1968-06)
drums (drum set):
Ginger Baker (from 1968-02 until 1968-06)
guitar:
Eric Clapton (from 1968-02 until 1968-06)
viola:
Felix Pappalardi (from 1968-02 until 1968-06)
vocals:
Jack Bruce (from 1968-02 until 1968-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal International Music B.V. (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1968)
recorded at:
Atlantic Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (in 1968-02, in 1968-06)
recording of:
Deserted Cities of the Heart (from 1968-02 until 1968-06)
lyricist:
Pete Brown (UK poet & producer, with Cream and Jack Bruce)
composer:
Jack Bruce
publisher:
Casserole Music Corp., Dratleaf Music Ltd., Unichappell Music, Inc. and Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
33:38
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1Crossroads
recording engineer:
Tom Dowd and Bill Halverson
engineer:
Adrian Barber (producer/engineer)
producer:
Felix Pappalardi
drums (drum set):
Ginger Baker (on 1968-03-10)
electric bass guitar:
Jack Bruce (on 1968-03-10)
electric guitar:
Eric Clapton (on 1968-03-10)
vocals:
Eric Clapton (on 1968-03-10)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Robert Stigwood Group Ltd. (in 1968) and Universal International Music B.V. (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1968)
recorded at:
Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco, California, United States (on 1968-03-10)
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time (2026-05-04) (number: 26) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 409)
live cover recording of:
Cross Road Blues (a/k/a “Crossroads”) (on 1968-03-10)
lyricist and composer:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty. Limited (not for release label use!), Encore Music (US label), King of Spades Music, Lehsem II, LLC, MPCA King of Spades, Noma Music Inc., Paul Rodriguez Music Ltd., Unichappell Music, Inc. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
44:18
2Spoonful
recording engineer:
Bill Halverson
engineer:
Adrian Barber (producer/engineer)
producer:
Felix Pappalardi
bass:
Jack Bruce (on 1968-03-10)
drums (drum set):
Ginger Baker (on 1968-03-10)
electric guitar:
Eric Clapton (on 1968-03-10)
vocals:
Jack Bruce (on 1968-03-10)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal International Music B.V. (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1968)
recorded at:
Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco, California, United States (on 1968-03-10)
live cover recording of:
Spoonful (on 1968-03-10)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Bug Music Ltd., Hoochie Coochie Music, Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Mathews Music
4.6516:47
3Traintime
recording engineer:
Bill Halverson
engineer:
Adrian Barber (producer/engineer)
producer:
Felix Pappalardi
drums (drum set):
Ginger Baker (on 1968-03-08)
harmonica:
Jack Bruce (on 1968-03-08)
vocals:
Jack Bruce (on 1968-03-08)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal International Music B.V. (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1968)
recorded at:
Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco, California, United States (on 1968-03-08)
live recording of:
Train Time (on 1968-03-08)
writer:
John Group
publisher:
Peermusic (UK) Limited and Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic)
47:02
4Toad
engineer:
Adrian Barber (producer/engineer) and Bill Halverson
bass:
Jack Bruce (on 1968-03-07)
drums (drum set):
Ginger Baker (on 1968-03-07)
electric guitar:
Eric Clapton (on 1968-03-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal International Music B.V. (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1968)
recorded at:
The Fillmore Auditorium (pre-1968) in San Francisco, California, United States (on 1968-03-07)
live recording of:
Toad (on 1968-03-07)
composer:
Ginger Baker
publisher:
Dratleaf Music Ltd., Unichappell Music, Inc. and Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
216:16