Cream – Fresh Cream (VG/VG+) – LP, AU 1969

Fresh Cream is an LP by Cream from 1969 released on the International Polydor Production, Polydor label.

About this album

Fresh Cream is a ferocious debut that set Cream apart as one of the defining power trios of the 1960s. Released in 1966, it brought together Jack Bruce, Eric Clapton and Ginger Baker in a hard-edged blend of blues, rock and early psychedelia, with standout interpretations such as Spoonful and I’m So Glad sitting alongside original material like N.S.U. and Toad. The album’s mix of virtuoso playing, heavy improvisation and electric blues helped shape the emerging blues-rock template, anticipating the louder, more expansive rock that followed. Its reputation has endured as a landmark first statement from three already formidable musicians.