STUCK IN THE VINYL AGAIN - CREAM - HEAVY CREAM

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Good morning Sunday people and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we remember Scottish bassist Jack Bruce, best known for his work with English rock band Cream,  on this, the 6th anniversary of his passing. He died in 2014, age 71, from liver disease. To honor his storied legacy, we spotlight the band's second compilation album, Heavy Cream. The double LP was released October 9, 1972 on the Polydor label and produced by Felix Pappalardi and Robert Stigwood. It reached #135 on the Billboard 200. The discs collects the best Cream songs from their 4 record catalog. Guest on the album include Mountain bassist Felix Pappalardi and George Harrison. Our copy was purchased a few years ago, right here in Lakeland, at Jesse Carl Vinyl.

1. "Strange Brew" (Eric Clapton, Gail Collins Pappalardi, Felix Pappalardi) – 2:45
From Cream's second album Disraeli Gears (1967), produced by Felix Pappalardi.
Released as a single

2. "White Room" (Jack Bruce, Pete Brown) – 4:37
From Cream's third album Wheels of Fire (1968), produced by Felix Pappalardi.
Released as a single

3. "Badge" (Clapton, George Harrison) – 2:45
From Cream's fourth album Goodbye (1969), produced by Felix Pappalardi.
Released as a single

4. "Spoonful" (Willie Dixon) – 6:31
From Cream's first album Fresh Cream (1966), produced by Robert Stigwood.

5. "Rollin' and Tumblin'" (Hambone Willie Newbern) – 4:41
From Fresh Cream.

Side two

1. "I Feel Free" (Bruce, Brown) – 2:54
From Fresh Cream.
Released as a single

2. "Born Under a Bad Sign" (Booker T. Jones, William Bell) – 3:08

3. "Passing the Time" (Ginger Baker, Mike Taylor) – 4:31

4. "As You Said" (Bruce, Brown) – 4:19

5. "Deserted Cities of the Heart" (Bruce, Brown) – 3:36
Tracks 2-5 from Wheels of Fire.

Side three

1. "Cat's Squirrel" (Dr. Isaiah Ross, arr. Clapton, Bruce, Baker) – 3:05
From Fresh Cream.
B-side of "Wrapping Paper"

2. "Crossroads" (Robert Johnson, arr. Clapton) – 4:13
From Wheels of Fire.
Released as a single

3. "Sitting on Top of the World" (Walter Vinson, Lonnie Chatmon; arr. Chester Burnett) – 4:56
From Wheels of Fire.

4. "SWLABR" (Bruce, Brown) – 2:31
From Disraeli Gears.

B-side of "Sunshine of Your Love"
5. "What a Bringdown" (Baker) – 3:54
From Goodbye.
B-side of "Badge"

6. "Tales of Brave Ulysses" (Clapton, Martin Sharp) – 2:45
From Disraeli Gears.
B-side of "Strange Brew"

Side four

1. "Take It Back" (Bruce, Brown) – 3:04
From Disraeli Gears.

2. "Politician" (Bruce, Brown) – 4:11
From Wheels of Fire.

3. "I'm So Glad" (Skip James) – 3:55
From Fresh Cream.

4. "Sunshine of Your Love" (Bruce, Brown, Clapton) – 4:08
From Disraeli Gears.
Released as a single

5. "Those Were the Days" (Baker, Taylor) – 2:52
From Wheels of Fire.

6. "Doing That Scrapyard Thing" (Bruce, Brown) – 3:14
From Goodbye.

Cream :

Jack Bruce – Bass guitar on all tracks except "What a Bringdown", keyboards, vocals; acoustic guitar on "As You Said"; harmonica on "Spoonful", "Rollin' & Tumblin'", and "Take It Back"

Eric Clapton – Lead guitar, rhythm guitar on all tracks except "Badge", vocals

Ginger Baker – Drums, percussion, vocals

With :

Felix Pappalardi – Viola on "White Room" and "Deserted Cities of the Heart"; organ pedals on "Passing the Time"; keyboards on "Badge"; bass guitar on "What a Bringdown"

George Harrison – Rhythm guitar on "Badge"