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MisterJunior
I agree with DavidSmith98. I've always thought this was a good album but recently I've realized I actually prefer it to Disraeli Gears and Fresh Cream. The live stuff is great and the studio portion of the record is the best material of their career.
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MusicMagic77
Note 1: Some pressings of this album contain an alternative version of “Passing the Time”. This “long version” is extended by 67 seconds, but also differs from the “extended version” included on Those Were the Days, which is longer by a further 8 seconds. >> Note 2: Original US pressings of Wheels of Fire incorrectly listed the running time of “Deserted Cities of the Heart” at 4:36.
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Note 3: Side 1 tracks 1 and 3 and Side 2 tracks 2, 3, 4 and 5 of the studio album were processed with the Haeco-CSG system. Also processed was “Anyone For Tennis”, which was recorded at the same sessions and appears on some versions of the album. Haeco-CSG was intended to make stereo recordings that were fully compatible with mono playback equipment. The unfortunate side effect is that it “blurs” the stereo imaging of musical parts mixed to the phantom center channel. Using modern digital audio processing software it is possible to reverse the Haeco-CSG effect and restore the original intended sound quality.
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MusicMagic77
Note 4: Original album pressings list “John Group” as the author of “Traintime.” The “John Group” appellation dates back to Jack Bruce’s tenure with the Graham Bond Organisation (with whom Bruce originally recorded the song in 1965), and was used by that band to ensure that members other than Bond received songwriting royalties. The song is based on a vintage blues by Peter Chatman.
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gingerbakercorp
http://www.gingerbaker.com/albums/cream-wheels-of-fire.htm The making of Wheels of Fire from the Official Ginger Bker Archive
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novemberland
Every Cream record is essential listening for those interested in the trajectory of R'n'R...this record is perhaps Cream's most consistently exciting of their tremendous work.
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moralkiosk
WHY are 3 of the 4 live tracks from disc 2 labelled as 'Live At Winterland'? All four were recorded live at the Fillmore!
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