Cream Wheels of Fire DCC Double GOLD CD GZS (2)-1020 RAR Japan Pressung
Produktinformation
Audio CD ( 11. Januar 1993 )
Anzahl Disks/Tonträger: 2
Format: Gold CD
Label: Dcc
Tonträger | 2-CD | | |
Besonderheiten | Live, Pappschuber, Re-Release, Remastered, 24kt. Gold-CD | | |
Jahr | 1992 | | |
Orig. Release | 1968 | | |
Zeit | 84:48:00 | | |
Plattenfirma | DCC Compact Classics | | |
Herstellungsland | Japan | | |
Musikrichtung | Rock: Blues Rock, Hardrock, Psychedelic Rock | | |
EAN-Nr. | 10963102024 | | |
Katalog-Nr. | GZS(2) 1020 | | |
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Tracks |
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Disc 1 In the Studio |
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1. | White Room | 05:02 | |
2. | Sitting On The Top Of The World | 05:02 | |
3. | Passing The Time [Long Version] | 05:48 | |
4. | As You Said | 04:23 | |
5. | Pressed Rat And Warthog | 03:17 | |
6. | Politician | 04:14 | |
7. | Those Were The Days | 02:57 | |
8. | Born Under A Bad Sign | 03:12 | |
9. | Deserted Cities Of The Heart | 03:42 | |
10. | Anyone For Tennis | 02:38 | Bonus Track |
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Disc 2 Live at he Filmore |
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1. | Crossroads | 04:18 | Live |
2. | Spoonful | 16:59 | Live |
3. | Traintime | 07:02 | Live |
4. | Toad | 16:14 | Live |
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Weitere Infos |
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Angaben CD-Innenringe |
Disc One und Two: |
SID-Code Presswerk: nicht vorhanden |
SID-Code CD-Master: nicht vorhanden |
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Aufdrucke CD-Label und Rückseiten Jewelcases: Made in Japan |
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Kein Labelcode vorhanden |
Aufgedruckte Labelembleme: DCC Compact Classics / Polydor |
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(P) & © 1968 Polydor International GmbH |
© 1992 DCC Compact Classics, Inc. |
Rezension
Audio
Ehe das Rock-Supertrio Baker/Bruce/Clapton am Ego-Zwist zerbrach, kam 1968 diese Doppel-Studio- und Live-LP auf den Markt. Nach wie vor frappieren Virtuosität und Experimentierfreude an Klassikern wie White Room, der Improvisationsorgie Spoonful oder abgedrehten Psychedelika wie dem Cello- Kuriosum As You Said. Doch außer Anyone For Tennis als Bonus, Passing The Time in längerer Version (5'45") und ein paar Details zu den Aufnahmedaten bietet das Gold-Set nur ein paar Promille mehr an klanglicher Transparenz.
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Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
If Disraeli Gears was the album where Cream came into their own, its successor, Wheels of Fire, finds the trio in full fight, capturing every side of their multi-faceted personality, even hinting at the internal pressures that soon would tear the band asunder. A dense, unwieldy double album split into an LP of new studio material and an LP of live material, it's sprawling and scattered, at once awesome in its achievement and maddening in how it falls just short of greatness. It misses its goal not because one LP works and the other doesn't, but because both the live and studio sets suffer from strikingly similar flaws, deriving from the constant power struggle between the trio. Of the three, Ginger Baker comes up short, contributing the passable "Passing the Time" and "Those Were the Days," which are overshadowed by how he extends his solo drum showcase "Toad" to a numbing quarter of an hour and trips upon the Wind & the Willows whimsy of "Pressed Rat and Warthog," whose studied eccentricity pales next to Eric Clapton's nimble, eerily cheerful "Anyone for Tennis." In almost every regard, Wheels of Fire is a terrific showcase for Clapton as a guitarist, especially on the first side of the live album with "Crossroads," a mighty encapsulation of all of his strengths. Some of that is studio trickery, as producer Felix Pappalardi cut together the best bits of a winding improvisation to a tight four minutes, giving this track a relentless momentum that's exceptionally exciting, but there's no denying that Clapton is at a peak here, whether he's tearing off solos on a 17-minute "Spoonful" or goosing "White Room" toward the heights of madness. But it's the architect of "White Room," bassist Jack Bruce, who, along with his collaborator Peter Brown, reaches a peak as a songwriter. Aside from the monumental "White Room," he has the lovely, wistful "As You Said," the cinematic "Deserted Cities of the Heart," and the slow, cynical blues "Politician," all among Cream's very best work. And in many ways Wheels of Fire is indeed filled with Cream's very best work, since it also captures the fury and invention (and indulgence) of the band at its peak on the stage and in the studio, but as it tries to find a delicate balance between these three titanic egos, it doesn't quite add up to something greater than the sum of its parts. But taken alone, those individual parts are often quite tremendous.
Condition: E: EXCELLENT
"Item Condition" notes:
NM: NEAR MINT CD & LP Just about in perfect condition.
E: EXCELLENT CD & LP Near perfect, may show very light signs of use & maybe one very light scratch.
VG: VERY GOOD CD & LP CD has some very minor wear (several very light scratches or marks). If insert, may have dimple marks or very light wrinkles/folds,
G: GOOD CD & LP Some to very heavier wear or tear (some to very scratches throughout the CD), still plays perfectly. If insert, may have some wrinkles, folds, ripples, tears or multiple case. If case has cracked or is broken.
Demo-Copy: CD & LP = Promo - not for sale - particularly rare!!
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