Cream (2) – Wheels Of Fire

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Label:	ATCO Records – SD 2-700
Format:	2 x Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Terre Haute Pressing
Country:	US
Released:	1968
Genre:	Rock
Style:	Blues Rock, Psychedelic Rock

Tracklist

	In The Studio
A1	White Room Drums, Timpani – Ginger Baker Guitar – Eric Clapton Viola – Felix Pappalardi Written-By – Pete Brown (5) Written-By, Bass, Vocals – Jack Bruce	4:56
A2	Sitting On Top Of The World Bass, Vocals – Jack Bruce Drums – Ginger Baker Guitar – Eric Clapton Written-By – Chester Burnett	4:56
A3	Passing The Time Bass, Instruments [Calliope], Lead Vocals – Jack Bruce Guitar, Vocals – Eric Clapton Organ [Pedals] – Felix Pappalardi Written-By – Mike Taylor (9) Written-By, Drums, Glockenspiel, Vocals – Ginger Baker	4:31
A4	As You Said Percussion [high hat] – Ginger Baker Written-By – Pete Brown (5) Written-By, Acoustic Guitar, Cello, Vocals – Jack Bruce	4:31
B1	Pressed Rat And Warthog Bass, Recorder – Jack Bruce Guitar – Eric Clapton Written-By – Mike Taylor (9) Written-By, Drums, Speech [Recitation] – Ginger Baker	3:13
B2	Politician Drums – Ginger Baker Guitar – Eric Clapton Written-By – Pete Brown (5) Written-By, Bass, Vocals – Jack Bruce	4:11
B3	Those Were The Days Written-By – Mike Taylor (9) Written-By, Drums, Marimba, Tubular Bells – Ginger Baker	2:52
B4	Born Under A Bad Sign Bass, Vocals – Jack Bruce Drums, Tambourine – Ginger Baker Guitar – Eric Clapton Written-By – Booker T. Jones, William Bell	3:08
B5	Deserted Cities Of The Heart Drums – Ginger Baker Guitar – Eric Clapton Viola – Felix Pappalardi Written-By – Pete Brown (5) Written-By, Bass, Acoustic Guitar, Cello, Vocals – Jack Bruce	4:36
	Live At The Fillmore
C1	Crossroads Written-By – Robert Johnson	4:13
C2	Spoonful Written-By – Willie Dixon	16:44
D1	Traintime Written-By – Jack Bruce	6:52
D2	Toad Written-By – Ginger Baker	15:53

Companies, etc.

Copyright © – Atlantic Recording Corporation
Published By – Casserole
Published By – ARC (9)
Published By – East (2)
Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Terre Haute

Credits

Artwork – Martin Sharp (2)
Bass, Harmonica, Vocals – Jack Bruce (tracks: C1 to D2)
Design [Album] – Stanislaw Zagorski
Drums – Ginger Baker (tracks: C1 to D2)
Engineer [Re-mix Engineer] – Adrian Barber (tracks: C1 to D2)
Engineer [Recording] – Adrian Barber (tracks: A1 to B5), Bill Halverson (tracks: C1 to D2), Tom Dowd (tracks: A1 to B5)
Guitar, Vocals – Eric Clapton (tracks: C1 to D2)
Producer – Felix Pappalardi

Notes

Original stereo pressing on tan/purple ATCO labels, with a reflective silver gatefold cover.
Distinguished from Cream (2) - Wheels Of Fire by the catalog number on the top of the labels, SD2-7001 etc. instead of SD2-701 etc.
"Traintime" credited to John Group on both side 4 label and interior.

Runouts are stamped except the last numbers on variant 5.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Pressing Plant ID: T
Matrix / Runout (Variant 1: Side 1): ST-C-681285CT
Matrix / Runout (Variant 1: Side 2): ST-C-681286CT
Matrix / Runout (Variant 1: Side 3): ST-C-681287CT
Matrix / Runout (Variant 1: Side 4): ST-C-681288CT
Matrix / Runout (Variant 2: Side 1): ST-C-681285-1A CT
Matrix / Runout (Variant 2: Side 2): ST C681286-2A CT
Matrix / Runout (Variant 2: Side 3): ST C681287-2B CT
Matrix / Runout (Variant 2: Side 4): ST C681288-1B CT
Matrix / Runout (Variant 3: Side 1): ST-C-681285-1B I o T
Matrix / Runout (Variant 3: Side 2): ST C-681286-2A - / X I CT o T
Matrix / Runout (Variant 3: Side 3): o ST C681287-2B I CT T
Matrix / Runout (Variant 3: Side 4): S T C681288-1B I CT T
Matrix / Runout (Variant 4: Side 1): ST-C-681285-1B I o T CT
Matrix / Runout (Variant 4: Side 2): ST-C-681286-1B I T CT
Matrix / Runout (Variant 4: Side 3): o S T C681288-1B I CT T
Matrix / Runout (Variant 4: Side 4): S T C681288-1B I CT T
Matrix / Runout (Variant 5: Side A): ST-C-681285-1A I T C8 CT
Matrix / Runout (Variant 5: Side B): ST-C-681286-1B I T C6 CT
Matrix / Runout (Variant 5: Side C): ST C681287-1B I CT o T A9
Matrix / Runout (Variant 5: Side D): S T C681288-1B I CT T D2
Other (Cat # LP 1): SD 2-7001
Other (Cat # LP 2): SD 2-7002
Rights Society: BMI

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
	Wheels Of Fire (2×LP, Album, Stereo)	Polydor	583 031/2	UK	1968
Recently Edited	Wheels Of Fire (2×LP, Album, Stereo)	Polydor	184 167/68	Germany	1968
Recently Edited	Wheels Of Fire (2×LP, Album, Mono)	Polydor	582 031/2	UK	1968
Recently Edited	Wheels Of Fire (2×LP, Album, Stereo, Monarch Pressing, Gatefold)	ATCO Records	SD 2-700	US	1968
New Submission	Wheels Of Fire (2×LP, Album, Stereo)	Polydor	543-004/5	Canada	1968