Recording Sessions (1966 - 1993)

Studio Session: July, August, September 1966. Chalk Farm Studios and May Farm Studios, London.

Live Session: BBC Radio, 8 November 1966. BBC Studios, London.

Live Session: BBC Radio, 9 December 1966. BBC Studios, London.

The above recording of "I'm So Glad" features Clapton playing part of Tchaikovski's "1812 Overture" in his solo.

Live Session: BBC Radio, 10 January 1966. BBC Studios, London.

Live Session: Konserthuset, Stockholm, Sweden, 3 March 1967. Broadcast on Swedish Radio.

Studio Session: 8-19 May 1967. Atlantic Studios, New York.

DISRAELI GEARS was recorded in three days; Clapton, Baker, and Bruce had visitor's visas to the US which would expire the day they left.

The unreleased cut of "Lawdy Mama" features multi-track guitars and vocals by both Jack and Eric, totally different from Version 1. Version 1 is the identical music to "Strange Brew", with different lyrics.

Live Session: BBC Radio, 30 May 1967. BBC Studios, London.

Studio Session: July-August 1967. IBC Studios, London.

Studio Session: September-October 1967. Atlantic Studios, New York.

Live Session: BBC Radio, 24 October 1967. BBC Studios, London.

Live Session: BBC Radio, 9 January 1968. BBC Studios, London.

Studio Session: January-February 1968. Atlantic Studios, New York.

The above version of "Passing the Time" was originally 90 seconds longer than the release we know. The original, un-cut version, which includes the great extra minute-and-a-half of jamming, is featured on the gold disc edition of WHEELS OF FIRE, released in the mid 1990's.

Live Session: 7 March 1968. Fillmore West, San Francisco.

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More songs were played and recorded for this show, but subsequently were lost.

Live Session: 8 March 1968. Winterland, San Francisco.

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Live Session: 9 March 1968. Winterland, San Francisco.

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Live Session: 10 March 1968. Winterland, San Francisco.

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Though the second album of the double-set WHEELS OF FIRE is called "Live at the Fillmore", three of the four songs are from the Winterland shows. Contrary to rumour, the version of "Crossroads" on WHEELS OF FIRE is not edited in length.

Television Session: May 1968. CBS Studios, Los Angeles.

Performed for the SMOTHERS BROTHERS TV show.

Studio Session: June 1968. Atlantic Studios, New York.

Live Session: 4 October 1968. Oakland Coliseum Arena, California.

Live Session: 18 October 1968. The Forum, Los Angeles.

Live Session: 19 October 1968. The Forum, Los Angeles.

Live Session: 20 October 1968. Sports Arena, San Diego, California.

Studio Session: October 1968. IBC Studios, London.

GOODBYE CREAM was intended to be another double album, one studio, one live from the Farewell Tour, in the tradition of WHEELS OF FIRE. This unfortunately never came to pass, and only one album, including 3 live and 3 studio cuts, was released.

"Badge" features George Harrison on rythm guitar. Harrison later would appear on Jack Bruce's first solo album, SONGS FOR A TAILOR. For contractual reasons, the albums feature him under his pseudonym, L'Angelo Misterioso.

Eric doesn't play on "Badge" until the bridge. The song earned its title in a funny way: Harrison was writing the words down and wrote "Bridge" at the middle part; from where Clapton was sitting, he looked puzzled and asked, "What's that, Badge?"

Live Session: 26 November 1968. Royal Albert Hall, London.

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Live Session: 12 January 1993. Central Plaza Hotel, Los Angeles.