Group
Cream
British 1960s rock supergroup
- From
- London, United Kingdom
- Active
- 1966–1968
- Rating
- ★ 4.45
- Releases
- 106
- blues rock
- rock
- hard rock
- psychedelic rock
- jam band
- psychedelic pop
- acid rock
- classic rock
About
Cream were a British rock supergroup formed in London in 1966. The group consisted of bassist Jack Bruce, guitarist Eric Clapton, and drummer Ginger Baker. Bruce was the primary songwriter and vocalist, although Clapton and Baker contributed to songs. Formed by members of previously successful bands, they are widely considered to be the first so-called supergroup in rock history. Cream were highly regarded for the instrumental proficiency of each of their members.
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During their brief three-year career, the band released four albums: Fresh Cream (1966), Disraeli Gears (1967), Wheels of Fire (1968), and Goodbye (1969). Beginning with Disraeli Gears, the band were joined in the studio by producer and multi-instrumentalist Felix Pappalardi. Their music spanned rock styles such as blues rock, psychedelia, and hard rock. Throughout their career, they sold more than 15 million records worldwide. The group's third album, Wheels of Fire (1968), is the first platinum-selling double album. They scored international hits with singles such as "Sunshine of Your Love" (1967) and "White Room" (1968).
Tensions between Bruce and Baker led to their decision in May 1968 to break up, although the band were persuaded to make a final album, Goodbye, and to tour, culminating in two final farewell concerts at the Royal Albert Hall on 25 and 26 November 1968, which were filmed and shown in theatres, then in 1977 released as a home video, Farewell Concert. The group briefly reunited twice following their breakup, in 1993 for their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and again in 2005 for a series of concerts. Bruce died in 2014 followed by Baker in 2019, leaving Clapton as the last living member of the group.
In 1993, Cream were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. They were included in both Rolling Stone and VH1's lists of the "100 Greatest Artists of All Time", at numbers 67 and 61, respectively. They were also ranked number 16 on VH1's "100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock".
Members
Discography
Albums
Singles
Live
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Wheels of Fire: Live at the Fillmore & Winterland
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Detroit 1967
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Cream Live in Stockholm
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Live in San Diego 68
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Transmission Impossible
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Goodbye Tour: Live 1968 Apple Music
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On the Borderline (live 1968)
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Nineteen Sixty‐Seven
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The Lost Broadcasts
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Live in Detroit
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The Last Goodbye
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Live at the Grand Ballroom
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The Farewell Tour 1968
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Railway Hotel
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Their Fully Authorised Story in a 2 Disc Deluxe Set
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1967-09-04: Whiskey A Go-Go, West Hollywood, CA, USA
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Royal Albert Hall: London May 2‐3‐5‐6 2005
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2005‐10‐25: Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
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Cream U.S.A.
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BBC Sessions Apple Music
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Wonder Winterland
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Big Black Loading Zone
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Blow Up!
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Sun Vanishes
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1968-10-04: Oakland, CA, USA
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Dazed and Cream
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Tales of Brave
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Live Cream & Live Cream, Volume II
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Fresh Live Cream
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Sunshine of Your Love
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Stepping Out
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The Best of Cream Live
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Live Cream, Volume II Apple Music
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Live Cream
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Cream Remasters - California Days
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Live at the Fillmore
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Cream Remasters - Outtakes & Alternates
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Cream Remasters - East Coast
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Live at the Filmore
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The First Farewell
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Cream Remasters - Live in Europe
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Cream Remasters - Disraeli Gears Live
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The Cream Remasters - Back Bay Theatre/Winterland Outtakes
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Cream Remasters - Renovating the Blues
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1967-10-15: Grande Ballroom, Detroit, MI, USA
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Cream Remasters - Final US Tour
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Live at the Grande Ballroom, Oct ’67
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Cream Reunion 2, May, 2005 First Night
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BBC Session 1967-1968
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Lost Farewell Masters
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Extreme Rarities
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Live in Stockholm
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Slowhand on Fire: Live Tours 67/68
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Western Tour ’68
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Reunion Tour - Royal Albert Hall
Compilations
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The London Sessions
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Classic Album Selection
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The Singles 1967–1970
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Icon
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Icon 2
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Disraeli Gears / Fresh Cream
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Disraeli Gears / Fresh Cream
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I Feel Free: Ultimate Cream
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Cream Gold
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The Best of Cream
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20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Cream Apple Music
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Those Were the Days
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Those Were The Days
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The Very Best of Cream Apple Music
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Klook’s Kleet ’66
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Creme de la Cream
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The Alternative Album
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White Room - Best
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The Best of Yesteryear
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Cream
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Strange Brew: The Very Best of Cream
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The History of Rock, Volume Sixteen
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I Feel Free
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The Story of the Cream, Vol.1
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Off the Top
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Heavy Cream
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Best of Cream
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The Story of Cream
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Fresh Outtakes
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Macrocosm
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Cream
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The Complete Singles Collection
Links
Concerts
Tribute
Also known as
Creem · クリーム
Tags
- british
- english
- uk
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- 04cd0cfd-bfd1-4c36-bc38-95c35e2c045f
- ISNI
- 0000000123245877
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 6 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.