Cream

Fresh Cream

1968 · Blues Rock · First Record

Taiwan · FL-S-1614

Credits

Producer: Robert Stigwood
Arranged by: S. Splurge, Eric Clapton
Written by: Jack Bruce, Pete Brown, Janet Godfrey, Ginger Baker, Traditional, Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters, Skip James
Engineer: John Timperley

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