Hailed as the first supergroup (Clapton coming from the Yardbirds and John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers, and Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker from the now-forgotten Graham Bond Organisation), Cream reached its peak with the brilliant fusion of psychedelia and blues rock of Disraeli Gears. They disbanded by the end of the decade among constant quarreling and musical excess.
Clapton would go on to success in Derek and the Dominoes’ Layla and his solo career, and Jack Bruce with the album Songs for a Tailor. But their work in Cream is well worth hearing, far beyond the short handful of songs mythologized on classic rock radio.
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