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Will Cream Stand the Test of Time?

Wesley Strick, Circus, 28 April 1977

MAYBE YOU'VE seen the recent full-page spreads, and maybe you've wondered. In January, RSO Records reissued nine landmark rock 'n roll albums. "Collector's Editions," the ads proclaim. Six Cream LPs, Blind Faith, Layla and the first Clapton solo — all the original releases dating from March, 1967 (Fresh Cream) to March 1972 (Live Cream, Volume II,three years after the fact).

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