Fresh Cream by Cream

Fresh Cream, released on Polydor on December 9, 1966, is the debut from the London power trio that got tagged rock's first supergroup: Jack Bruce on bass and most of the singing, Eric Clapton on guitar, Ginger Baker on drums, all three already proven in earlier bands. Robert Stigwood is the credited producer.

It's a mix of blues covers and originals, and all of it is played with the sleeves rolled up: Clapton's guitar stings, Bruce's bass walks right out front, and Baker thunders around the kit like a man who can't sit still. "I'm So Glad" bounces along on pure nervous energy. The record became a cornerstone of blues rock, lit the fuse for the long jams that came after and, further down the line, for heavy metal. In 2012 Rolling Stone put it at 102 on its list of the 500 greatest albums.

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