Cream - Fresh As Cream (1967) - Bootleg Album (Live)

Brandeis University, Waltham Mass, 10th September 1967 - Tales of Brave Ulysses - Sunshine of Your Love - NSU - Sitting on Top of the World - Traintime Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusets 10th September 1967 Brandeis is a small and relatively new University in Massachusetts and as such is not a member of the ‘Ivy League’. Due to transport problems they didn’t arrive until the early hours of Sunday morning. Few had left the gymnasium even by the 2.15am start. Clearly their reputation had spread through the ‘underground’ music scene. Cream responded to the enthusiasm of the young audience and continued to explore the facets of extemporisation. Ginger Baker is in dominating form providing a very powerful rendition of "Toad" plus a relatively short but potent solo on "NSU". One can only assume that he had achieved a high state of enthusiasm after an intake of the requisite chemicals. Notably, "Sunshine of Your Love" is given an extended and high powered work out. Brandeis was recorded on a good quality stereo tape recorder at 3.75ips. Mikes were positioned centre stage resulting in clear drums and reasonably balanced guitars. Vocals are somewhat distant but clear. The reverberation of the gym is clearly obvious. I suspect that the recorder and his friends were drum freaks. The audio quality is not as good as "The Grande Ballroom" but still quite good. The quality of performance once again overcomes the audio limitations. Note: Times approximate and include...