Those Were the Days (European box set with distribution credits for Island/Remark (France) and Polydor B.V. (Netherlands) on packaging.)

~ Release by Cream (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Annotation

Marketed and distributed by Polydor B.V.

Annotation last modified on 2026-03-11 23:51 UTC.

Tracklist

1CD: In the Studio
2CD: In the Studio
3CD: Live
4CD: Live
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1White Room (October 4th, 1968 at Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland)
engineer:
Tom Dowd and Bill Halverson
producer:
Felix Pappalardi
remixer:
Kevin Brady (engineer) and Gene Paul
recorded at:
Oakland Arena in Oakland, California, United States (on 1968-10-04)
live recording of:
White Room (on 1968-10-04)
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)
6:21
2Politican (October 4th, 1968 at Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland)
engineer:
Tom Dowd and Bill Halverson
producer:
Felix Pappalardi
remixer:
Kevin Brady (engineer) and Gene Paul
recorded at:
Oakland Arena in Oakland, California, United States (on 1968-10-04)
live recording of:
Politician (on 1968-10-04)
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)
5:10
3I’m So Glad (October 19th, 1968 at The Forum, Los Angeles)
engineer:
Bill Halverson
producer:
Felix Pappalardi
remixer:
Adrian Barber (producer/engineer)
recorded at:
Kia Forum in Inglewood, California, United States (on 1968-10-19)
live cover recording of:
I’m So Glad (on 1968-10-19)
lyricist and composer:
Skip James
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Essex Music, Tro Essex Music Ltd and Wynwood Music Company Inc
part of:
Prelude: Happiness / I’m So Glad
9:32
4Sitting on Top of the World (October 19th, 1968 at The Forum, Los Angeles)
engineer:
Bill Halverson
producer:
Felix Pappalardi
remixer:
Adrian Barber (producer/engineer)
recorded at:
Kia Forum in Inglewood, California, United States (on 1968-10-19)
live cover recording of:
Sittin’ on Top of the World (Chicago blues version by Howlin’ Wolf aka Chester Arthur Burnett) (on 1968-10-19)
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…”)
4:56
5Stepping Out (March 10th, 1968 at Winterland, San Francisco)
engineer:
Tom Dowd and Bill Halverson
producer:
Felix Pappalardi
remixer:
Kevin Brady (engineer) and Gene Paul
recorded at:
Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco, California, United States (on 1968-03-10)
live cover recording of:
Steppin’ Out (on 1968-03-10)
composer:
James Bracken
publisher:
Conrad Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
13:30
6Traintime (March 8th, 1968 at Winterland, San Francisco)
engineer:
Tom Dowd and Bill Halverson
producer:
Felix Pappalardi
remixer:
Adrian Barber (producer/engineer)
recorded at:
Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco, California, United States (on 1968-03-08)
live cover recording of:
Train Time (on 1968-03-08)
writer:
John Group
publisher:
Peermusic (UK) Limited and Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic)
7:02
7Toad (March 7th & 8th, 1968 at Fillmore West, San Francisco)
engineer:
Tom Dowd and Bill Halverson
producer:
Felix Pappalardi
remixer:
Adrian Barber (producer/engineer)
recorded at:
Fillmore West in San Francisco, California, United States (from 1968-03-07 until 1968-03-08)
live recording of:
Toad (from 1968-03-07 until 1968-03-08)
composer:
Ginger Baker
publisher:
Dratleaf Music Ltd., Unichappell Music, Inc. and Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
17:38
8Deserted Cities of the Heart (October 4th, 1968 at Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland)
engineer:
Tom Dowd and Bill Halverson
producer:
Felix Pappalardi
remixer:
Kevin Brady (engineer) and Gene Paul
recorded at:
Oakland Arena in Oakland, California, United States (on 1968-10-04)
live recording of:
Deserted Cities of the Heart (on 1968-10-04)
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.
4:17
9Sunshine of Your Love (May 1968 at CBS Studios, Los Angeles for the Glen Campbell Show)
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1968-05)
live recording of:
Sunshine of Your Love (in 1968-05)
writer:
Pete Brown (UK poet & producer, with Cream and Jack Bruce), Jack Bruce and Eric Clapton
publisher:
Casserole Music Corp., Dratleaf Music Ltd., E.C. Music (UK work publisher for Eric Clapton), Nemperor Music, Unichappell Music, Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
4:41

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Wikipedia:en: Those Were the Days (Cream album) [info]
Wikidata:Q1768328 [info]