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The album is most famous for the hits "Strange Brew" and "Sunshine Of Your Love", the latter of which is essentially Cream's SignatureSong. It was also subject of a documentary about the creative process behind the making of this album in the series ''Series/ClassicAlbums''. The album was listed at nr. #114 in Magazine/RollingStone's [[Music/RollingStone500GreatestAlbumsOfAllTime 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time]]

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The album is most famous for the hits "Strange Brew" and "Sunshine Of Your Love", the latter of which is essentially Cream's SignatureSong. It was also subject of a documentary about the creative process behind the making of this album in the series ''Series/ClassicAlbums''. The album was listed at nr. #114 in Magazine/RollingStone's [[Music/RollingStone500GreatestAlbumsOfAllTime 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time]]
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'''''Disraeli Gears''''' is the second studio album by Music/{{Cream}}, released in 1967. It is generally considered to be their strongest and most popular release. Upon release, it hit number one in the Australian and US (Cashbox) charts.

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'''''Disraeli Gears''''' ''Disraeli Gears'' is the second studio album by Music/{{Cream}}, released in 1967. It is generally considered to be their strongest and most popular release. Upon release, it hit number one in the Australian and US (Cashbox) charts.
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The album is most famous for the hits "Strange Brew" and "Sunshine Of Your Love", the latter of which is essentially Cream's SignatureSong. It was also subject of a documentary about the creative process behind the making of this album in the series ''Series/ClassicAlbums''.

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The album is most famous for the hits "Strange Brew" and "Sunshine Of Your Love", the latter of which is essentially Cream's SignatureSong. It was also subject of a documentary about the creative process behind the making of this album in the series ''Series/ClassicAlbums''. \n The album was listed at nr. #114 in Magazine/RollingStone's [[Music/RollingStone500GreatestAlbumsOfAllTime 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time]]
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* GreekMythology: "Tales Of Brave Ulysses" is based on ''Literature/TheOdyssey''.

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* GreekMythology: Myth/GreekMythology: "Tales Of Brave Ulysses" is based on ''Literature/TheOdyssey''.
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** "Sunshine Of Your Love" was covered together with Music/JimiHendrix' "Purple Haze" on Music/FrankZappa's ''Music/TheBestBandYouNeverHeardInYourLife'' (1988).

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** "Sunshine Of Your Love" was covered together with Music/JimiHendrix' "Purple Haze" on Music/FrankZappa's ''Music/TheBestBandYouNeverHeardInYourLife'' (1988).(1991).
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** "Sunshine Of Your Love" was covered together with Music/JimiHendrix' "Purple Haze" on Music/FrankZappa's ''Music/TheBestBandYouNeverHeardInYourLife'' (1988).
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* CoverVersion: "Outside Woman Blues", "Mother's Lament". "Strange Brew" started as a cover of a blues called "Lawdy Momma" before changes rendered it completely unrecognizable and it became another song entirely.

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* ProtestSong: Possibly "Take It Back", which was inspired by [[UsefulNotes/TheVietnamWar students burning draft cards]], [[AlternateCharacterInterpretation though there's also room to read it as about self-defense or outright cowardice.]]

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* ProtestSong: Possibly "Take It Back", which was inspired by [[UsefulNotes/TheVietnamWar students burning draft cards]], [[AlternateCharacterInterpretation though there's also room to read it as about self-defense self-defence or outright cowardice.]]



** Clapton's solo in "Sunshine Of Your Love" is patterned after the 1930s Rodgers and Hart song "Blue Moon".

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# "Strange Brew"
# "Sunshine Of Your Love"
# "World Of Pain"
# "Dance The Night Away"
# "Blue Condition"
# "Tales Of Brave Ulysses"
# "[=SWLABR=]"
# "We're Going Wrong"
# "Outside Woman Blues"
# "Take It Back"
# "Mother's Lament"

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# "Strange Brew"
Brew" (2:46)
# "Sunshine Of Your Love"
Love" (4:10)
# "World Of Pain"
Pain" (3:03)
# "Dance The Night Away"
Away" (3:34)
# "Blue Condition"
Condition" (3:29)

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# "Tales Of Brave Ulysses"
Ulysses" (2:46)
# "[=SWLABR=]"
"[=SWLABR=]" (2:32)
# "We're Going Wrong"
Wrong" (3:26)
# "Outside Woman Blues"
Blues" (2:24)
# "Take It Back"
Back" (3:05)
# "Mother's Lament"
Lament" (1:47)
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* DesignStudentsOrgasm: The psychedelic album cover.
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* FaceOnTheCover: The band shown in close-up, in a psychedelic cover.
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* CoverVersion: "Outside Woman Blues", "Mother's Lament".

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** The opening riff of "Sunshine Of Your Life" is constantly used in media related to TheSixties or Psychedelic drugs. An example would be WesternMedia/TheSimpsons episode "Mother Simpson" where the riff is played with Mona Simpson (Homer's mother) sees Joe Namath's long hair.

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** The opening riff of Clapton's solo in "Sunshine Of Your Life" Love" is constantly used in media related to TheSixties or Psychedelic drugs. An example would be WesternMedia/TheSimpsons episode "Mother Simpson" where patterned after the riff is played with Mona Simpson (Homer's mother) sees Joe Namath's long hair. 1930s Rodgers and Hart song "Blue Moon".


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* StandardSnippet: The opening riff of "Sunshine Of Your Love" has become associated with any media set in the late sixties.

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* DancingIsSeriousBusiness: "Dance The Night Away".

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* DancingIsSeriousBusiness: The narrator of "Dance The Night Away".Away" intends to vanish from the world as a whole, living in the sea or the sky, ''just to dance uninterrupted''.



* ThePowerOfLove: "The Sunshine Of Your Love".

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** FunWithAcronyms: "'''S'''he '''W'''alks '''L'''ike '''A''' '''B'''earded '''R'''ainbow"
* ThePowerOfLove: "The Sunshine "Sunshine Of Your Love".Love".
* ProtestSong: Possibly "Take It Back", which was inspired by [[UsefulNotes/TheVietnamWar students burning draft cards]], [[AlternateCharacterInterpretation though there's also room to read it as about self-defense or outright cowardice.]]
* RaceAgainstTheClock: The band only had so much time to finish recording - their visas expired the very morning they finished the last song.
* RereleaseTheSong: A salsa-styled version of "Sunshine Of Your Love" appeared on Bruce's 2001 album "Shadows In The Air", with Clapton guesting. Both played it on multiple live albums as well.
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The album is most famous for the hits "Strange Brew" and "Sunshine Of Your Love", the latter of which is essentially Cream's SignatureSong.

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The album is most famous for the hits "Strange Brew" and "Sunshine Of Your Love", the latter of which is essentially Cream's SignatureSong.
SignatureSong. It was also subject of a documentary about the creative process behind the making of this album in the series ''Series/ClassicAlbums''.
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* DancingIsSeriousBusiness: "Dance The Night Away".


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* ThePowerOfLove: "The Sunshine Of Your Love".

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* ShoutOut: The opening riff of "Sunshine Of Your Life" is constantly used in media related to TheSixties or Psychedelic drugs. An example would be WesternMedia/TheSimpsons episode "Mother Simpson" where the riff is played with Mona Simpson (Homer's mother) sees Joe Namath's long hair.

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The opening riff of "Sunshine Of Your Life" is constantly used in media related to TheSixties or Psychedelic drugs. An example would be WesternMedia/TheSimpsons episode "Mother Simpson" where the riff is played with Mona Simpson (Homer's mother) sees Joe Namath's long hair.
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'''''Disraeli Gears''''' is the second studio album by Music/{{Cream}}, released in 1967. It is generally considered to be their strongest and most popular release. Upon release, it hit number one in the Australian and US (Cashbox) charts.

The album is most famous for the hits "Strange Brew" and "Sunshine Of Your Love", the latter of which is essentially Cream's SignatureSong.

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!! Tracklist:

# "Strange Brew"
# "Sunshine Of Your Love"
# "World Of Pain"
# "Dance The Night Away"
# "Blue Condition"
# "Tales Of Brave Ulysses"
# "[=SWLABR=]"
# "We're Going Wrong"
# "Outside Woman Blues"
# "Take It Back"
# "Mother's Lament"

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!!Principal Members:

* Ginger Baker - drums, percussion, backing and lead vocals
* Jack Bruce - lead vocals, bass, piano, harmonica
* Music/EricClapton - guitar, backing and lead vocals

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!! World Of Tropes:

* CoverVersion: "Outside Woman Blues", "Mother's Lament".
* GratuitousPanning: On most songs off this album, all the drums are on the right channel. Also, on "Mother's Lament," the reverb on the vocals is only on the right channel.
* GreekMythology: "Tales Of Brave Ulysses" is based on ''Literature/TheOdyssey''.
* NewSoundAlbum: Less blues, more Psychedelia.
* ShoutOut: The opening riff of "Sunshine Of Your Life" is constantly used in media related to TheSixties or Psychedelic drugs. An example would be WesternMedia/TheSimpsons episode "Mother Simpson" where the riff is played with Mona Simpson (Homer's mother) sees Joe Namath's long hair.
* SomethingBlues: "Outside Woman Blues".
* StepUpToTheMicrophone: Eric Clapton sings lead vocals on "Strange Brew" and "Outside Woman Blues", as well as co-lead vocals on "Sunshine Of Your Love", "World Of Pain", "Dance The Night Away" and "Mother's Lament". Ginger Baker sings lead vocals on "Blue Condition" as well as co-lead vocals on "Mother's Lament".

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