April 12, 2024
ERIC CLAPTON, GINGER BAKER "CREAM" AUTOGRAPHED ALBUM
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"DISAELL GEARS " ORIGINAL AUTOPGRAPHS BY ERIC CLAPTON, GINGER BAKER and JACK BRUCE This is your chance to own this extremely rare authentic autographed album signed by the members of CREAM! This is a piece of Rock and Roll History! Disraeli Gears is the second album by British blues-rock group Cream . It was released in November 1967 and went on to reach #5 on the UK album chart. It was also their American breakthrough, becoming a massive seller t in 1968, reaching #4 on American charts. 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. The title of the album, Disraeli Gears, was actually a bit of an inside joke. Eric Clapton had been thinking of getting a racing bicycle, and was discussing it with Ginger 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 hilariousâe" Benjamin Disraeli was a prominent 19th Century British politicianâe"and decided that it should be the title of their next album. Had it not been for Mick, the album would simply have been entitled Cream . ********************************************************************** This extremely rare authentic
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