Sunday, April 22, 2007

Sunshine Of Your Love - Cream - 1968


Sunshine Of Your Love is a hard hitting song by the Supergroup Cream. The group was made up of three band members: guartarist Eric Clapton, bassist Jack Bruce, and drummer Ginger Baker. This song was on the album Disraeli Gears (November 1967), and this song was released as a single the next year (September 1968).

This is a scan of the Polydor single (Cananda), with a time of 4:07. The time of the single on the radio was 3:03, but this version is about a minute longer. The other side is the single SWALBR.

If you click here, you can hear a sample of Sunshine Of Your Love.

Like CCR, there are many fan sites about Cream. If you click here, to find out more about the first Rock Supergroup (from the Rock N' Roll Hall of Fame).


Saturday, April 7, 2007

Bad Moon Rising - CCR - 1969


Bad Moon Rising was the breakthrough hit for the Creedence Clearwater Revival (aka CCR). The song is from one of their best selling album, Green River. It was released in December 1969 on the Fantasy Label in the U.S., and Liberty in the U.K.

Bad Moon Rising was written by John Fogerty, and it was a #1 single for CCR in the U.S., and #2 in the U.K.

This is a scan of Fantasy Label 622, (either U.S. or Canada pressing). The other side of the single is the song Lodi, also written by John Fogerty.

If you click here, you can here a sample of the song Bad Moon Rising.

There are many fan sites on the Internet, and you can find lots of information about the band if you do a google search. You can also click here, and it is an excellent history of the band from the Rock N' Roll Hall of Fame.