(Audience FLAC)
Cream
1967-05-29
Tulip Bulb Auction Hall, Spaulding, England
01 - Nsu
02 - Sunshine Of Your Love
03 - We're Going Wrong
04 - Stepping Out
05 - Rollin' & Tumblin
06 - Toad
07 - I'm So Glad
Ian Sippen set up his quality equipment to record Cream.
Unfortunately the left mike failed and the recording is dominated by the guitar and the drums.
The loss of bass is partially compensated for by the magnificent, very present sound of the drums.
Jackís vocals are largely heard by direct acoustics rather then through the PA.
"NSU" is hesitant as they try to sort out the gear on the fly with the PA dropping out and the guitar amps being adjusted. "Sunshine" follows and is
no better with: Eric starting way too fast and pulling back, Eric & Ginger struggling to hear Jackís vocals and Ginger laying down a very basic beat ñ
one can see him glowering at the roadies as they desperately tried to sort things out.
Eric tells the audience to quietn down before they perfoym a quite superb "Weíre Going Wrong". It really worked quite well live once they had got it sorted out.
The longer gestation time definitely helped with this one.
A short "Stepping Out" is performed but with amp problems for Eric followed by "Rolliní & Tumblin" with a just audible harp (well the drums are nice and clear!).
Obviously it is "Toad" that benefits with the very audible drums. It is comparatively short - Baker clearly didnít want to hang about.
"Iím So Glad closes the set but by this time Ericís Marshall is really breaking up and he just manages to finish before it totally cracks up.
