Strange Brew: The Very Best of Cream [Import]

Cream | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 30, 2003)
• Original Release Date: 1983
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Polydor/PolyGram Records
• ASIN: B000001F3L
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #118,011 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Badge

2. Sunshine Of Your Love

3. Crossroads

4. White Room

5. Born Under A Bad Sign

6. Swlabr

7. Strange Brew

8. Anyone For Tennis? (The Savage Seven Theme)

9. I Feel Free

10. Politician

11. Tales Of Brave Ulysees

12. Spoonful

Editorial Reviews

From Grove Press Guide to Blues on CD

Cream's blues-rooted rock was free, loud, and excessive, notably in concert during the trio's 196~8 lifetime. In the tracks on this compilation grandiloquence takes a backseat to serious, centralized musicmaking, from the straight blues of Robert Johnson's "Crossroads" (recorded live, with guitarist Eric Clapton intelligently taking flight) and Willie Dixon's "Spoonful" (Jack Bruce is a better bassist than harp blower) to splendid chart-denting pop tunes. -- © Frank John Hadley 1993

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

23 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Save your money!, December 6, 2003

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Kieran (Brisbane, Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Strange Brew: The Very Best of Cream (Audio CD)

My rating is not a reflection of the greatness of Cream, rather a forewarning to prospective buyers of this compilation. Before purchasing this compilation, consider that there is a vastly better one available for near the same price! "The Very Best of Cream" features all of the tracks presented "Strange Brew", an additional 8 tracks, and more extensive liner notes. Also "The Very Best of Cream", released in 1995, was the first Cream best of to be released exclusively on CD, and is mastered using Apogee's UV22 encoding that vastly improves the sound quality of the original songs, and the songs on this album. Save your money and get it instead!

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Decent, but now obselete, February 25, 2006

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finulanu ""the mysterious"" (Here, there, and everywhere) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Strange Brew: The Very Best of Cream (Audio CD)

The one-disc, twenty-track Best of Cream has officially rendered all other Cream collections obselete. And this is no exception. Though this is a good bunch of tracks, the one-disc collection is so much better. This reminds me of a Jimi Hendrix compilation entitled Smash Hits: probably worked in its day, but is now just about useless. Nice cover photo, though.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A retrosepective Cream classics greatest hits compilation!, June 19, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Strange Brew: The Very Best of Cream (Audio CD)

The british psychedelic's rock bands studio and live track versions from their recordings is much like the anticipated "The Very Best of Cream" anthology compilation disc. With favorite song tunes including "Anyone For Tennis?" (The Savage Seven Theme), "Sunshine of Your Love" and "Badge". Are highlighted masterpieces with Jack Bruce's acoustic guitar sound effects performances right here!