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Disraeli Gears
is the
second
studio album
by the British
Rock band
It was produced by
Felix Pappalardi
and released on
Reaction Records.
The album features
the singles
"Strange Brew"
and
"Sunshine of Your Love".
The original
11-track album
was remastered in 1998,
and then
subsequently released
as a
two-disc
Deluxe Edition
in 2004
Production
Early demo sessions
for the album
were held on
March 15, 1967
at London's
Ryemuse Studios
which yielded
rough renditions of
"SWLABR",
"Blue Condition"
and
"We're Going Wrong"
as well as three
other
Bruce/Brown compositions:
"Hey Now Princess",
"The Weird Of Hermiston"
and
"The Clearout",
the latter two
of which would be
re-recorded for
Bruce's
1969 solo effort
Songs for a Tailor.
On April 3,
following the band's
nine shows
as part of
Murray the K's
"Music in the 5th Dimension"
concert series
which comprised
their first tour
of America,
Cream
checked into
Atlantic Studios
in New York City
with label owner
Ahmet Ertegun
to record a cover of
"Lawdy Mama".
Cream's American label,
ATCO,
was a wholly owned
subsidiary of
Atlantic Records.
Encouraged by
the results,
Ertegun booked
more time
at the studio
for a
return visit
to the US
the following month.
The bulk of the album
was recorded at
Atlantic between
11th and 15th
of May 1967
The sessions were produced
by Ertegun protege
and future
Mountain bassist
Felix Pappalardi
and engineered by
Tom Dowd,
who would later work
with Clapton
on projects such as
Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs
and
461 Ocean Boulevard.
According to Dowd,
the recording sessions
took only
three-and-a-half days,
as the band's
visas expired
on the very last day
of recording.
Pappalardi soon proved
his worth to
the group
when he took
the tape of
"Lawdy Mama"
recorded in April
and added
new lyrics
he co-wrote
with his wife
Gail Collins,
transforming
the song into
"Strange Brew",
the first track
completed at
the sessions
The Pappalardi
songwriting team
would also contribute
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