Cream | Eric Clapton Reviews 'Disraeli Gears' in 1967

November 1967.
Cream released the album "Disraeli Gears" and a British magazine asked Eric Clapton to review the album and comment on each track.

[stephendavis]

Tales Of Brave Ulysses is my favourite. "And when her fingers find you, she drowns you in her body, carving deep blue ripples, in the tissues of your mind." I mean, that's sheer psychedelic poetry. I love SWLABR too, because it's absolutely bonkers, but in a brilliant way. The sound and tone of that guitar on that track is unbelievable too.

[luismarioguerrerosanchez]

3:05

Eric Clapton: I like to include a classic blues number in each LP, this is to help them (blues musicians) get some royalties.

Jimmy Page: I like to include a classic blues number in each LP, this is to get credit from them, and collect all the writing royalties for myself.

[donaldnelson]

In my opinion, one of the top ten albums of all time.

[MrDino]

Dance The Night Away sends chills up my spine. I just wish they had done a live version. Imagine a 7 minute solo on a 12-string electric guitar from Clapton at his peak.

[biddydibdab]

My very old Aunt Margaret bought this for me for Christmas in 1967. I was 14 and in love with the band! Aunt Margaret knew how to pick the perfect Christmas present.

[SophieLovesSunsets]

"Disraeli Gears" has aged like a fine wine 🍷🎸 A truly sensational album. "Dance the Night Away" is a favorite of mine, The Byrds are quite possibly the most underrated band in rock history, so the fact that Cream went out of their way to pay tribute to them is incredible. Much respect to Clapton. Thank you for this video, YP. Great as always 💖

[derrickwest]

I have this album and played it to death. Cream is one of my favorite bands living on an island by myself and playing lots of Cream while driving here and there🎸

[manoftheworld]

I bought it right after it came out, it was my 3rd album ever and I still have it😉. Back then I spent almost my entire allowance on single and album records🥴.
That music meant so much to me!

[darrellkinkade]

I'll never forget as a 7th grader in '67 waiting for "Sunshine of Your Love" to come thru my little transistor am radio speaker!!!

[RodneyHaltom]

This was my 17th Christmas present from my little brother Corky. I loved that record to death!

[jonhillman]

i love eric clapton "reviewing" disreali gears. the little personal stories behind each song makes them even more precious to me. would to see such entries in this series such as: "pete townsend reviews the who sell out, "brian jones reviews their satanic majesty's request, " and "steve marriott reviews ogden's nut gone flake."

[luigicalzone]

Big Clapton Fan here, but this video blows me away. The way he talked about royalties, singles and charts. ❤❤❤

[deansmith]

Listened to this album about a kabillion times as a teenager in the 80's. Such a great album.

[ShiddyFinkelstein]

My favorite Cream album which I bought when it came out. I preferred the concise songs over the endless live jam stuff. Back when album covers were a major part of the fun.

[imkluu]

One of the best rock albums from the best year for Rock.

[ericcrawford]

I had a big home in North Georgia on 19 acres & had this album framed hanging on a wall with other classic albums but I lost it all house property and most everything, had to start over and first thing I did was restart my classic album collection with this album, love Clapton u have seen him 5 times in concert such a pro!@ thanks y.p.

[tattyshoesshigure]

It’s a truly great album, one that has really stood the test of time. My favourite track is Tales Of Brave Ulysses, the back story of how Martin Sharpe’s poem became the lyrics for the song adding to the magic of it. Sharpe’s iconic psychedelic cover artwork surely one of the all time great album sleeve designs!

[michael_mouse]

... one of my favourite albums of all time... RIP Jack and Ginger

[delbertstringbreaker]

That was fascinating from start to finish and fills in a wealth of cracks in my knowledge of an LP I have loved ever since I first heard it in a friend's bedsit in '67.

[walterfechter]

"Dance the Night Away" -- Psychedelic resplendence! Eric's lilting and soaring guitar takes me to a very special place -- like being bathed in pure white light -- absolutely heavenly! Ginger's percussion is truly amazing (as usual). Jack's "wooly" bass and accompanying soulful vocals are superb. I'm glad that Roger McGuinn and The Byrds approved of the tune, "Dance the Night Away." The LP's cover is psychedelic art at its mind-blowing best -- great under a "black" light. Thanks, Yesterday's Papers, for the look back. I remember it all very well.