Wheels of Fire is the name of a double album recorded by Cream. The release was largely successful, scoring the band a #3 peak in the UK and a #1 in the US, and became the world's first platinum-selling double album.
Manufacturer : Polydor (UK) / Atco (US) Release date : 1 July 1968 Number of discs : 1 EAN: 0731453181229 UPC: 731453181229
"Cream was one of those bands you had to buy every album of after being captured by the songs Crossroads, or Sunshine of your Love, or Spoonful. Wheels of Fire is arguably their best album for it's cover of Born Under a Bad Sign, White Room, As You Said, Deserted Cities of the Heart and the live disc that houses the epic 10+ minute version of Spoonful and the cover of Crossroads that turned the song into their own.
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""Half studio album, half live album, Wheels of Fire not only has the definitive Cream tune - "White Room" - but it is also incontrovertible proof of Eric Clapton's skill. "Crossroads," a live reworking of Robert Johnson's blues classic, features one of the most blazing guitar solos ever recorded.""