CREAM - Those were The Days (Polydor – 539 000-2) Europe 1997 4CD-longbox + book (Blues Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Classic Rock) | item is in NM (mint-)

Tracks taken :
1-1 from single A-side ( 1966 ), Cream's first single.
1-2 to 1-12 from LP " Fresh Cream " ( 1966 ). British version, released December 1966, included " Spoonful " but omitted " I Feel Free ". US version, released January 1967, included " I Feel Free " but omitted " Spoonful ".
1-13 previously unreleased
1-14 to 1-24 from LP " Disraeli Gears " ( 1967 )
2-1 to 2-9 from 2-LP " Wheels Of Fire " ( 1968 ). This is the portion "In The Studio ". Track 2-3 features material that was edited from the original release.
2-10 from single A-side ( 1968 ).
2-11 to 2-13 from LP " Goodbye " ( 1969 ). This is the studio recordings portion.
2-14 from UK LP reissue " Fresh Cream " ( 1974 ).
2-15 from LP " Live Cream " ( 1970 ).
2-16 to 2-22 previously unreleased.
3-1 from LP " Live Cream " ( 1970 ). This version is previously unreleased unedited.
3-2, 3-3 and 3-8 from LP " Live Cream " ( 1970 ).
3-4, 3-5 and 4-6 from 2-LP " Wheels Of Fire " ( 1968 ).
3-6, 3-7, 4-1, 4-2, 4-5 and 4-8 from LP " Live Cream Volume II " ( 1972 ).
4-3 & 4-4 from LP " Goodbye " ( 1969 ).
4-7 from 2-LP " Wheels Of Fire " ( 1968 ). This version features additional music not available on the original release.
4-9 previously unreleased performance.

Tracks recorded :
1-1 at Chalk Farm Studios, London, June 1966
1-2 to 1-12 at Chalk Farm Studios, London, and Mayfair Studios, London, July / September 1966
1-13 to 1-24 at Atlantic Studios, New York City, May 1967
2-1 to 2-9 at I.B.C. Studios, London, July & August 1967, and Atlantic Studios, New York City, September & October 1967, January & February 1968, and June 1968
2-10 at Atlantic Studios, New York City, September & October 1967, and January & February 1968
2-11 to 2-13 at I.B.C. Studios, London, October 1968
2-14 & 2-16 at Chalk Farm Studios, London, June 1966
2-15 at Atlantic Studios, New York City, May 1967
2-17 to 2-21 in London early 1967
3-1, 3-4 to 3-6, 3-8 and 4-5 live at Winterland, San Francisco, CA, March 10, 1968
3-2 & 3-7 live at Winterland, San Francisco, CA, March 9, 1968
3-3 live at Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA, March 7, 1968
4-1, 4-2 and 4-8 live at Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, CA, October 4, 1968
4-3 & 4-4 live at The Forum, Los Angeles, CA, October 19, 1968
4-6 live at Winterland, San Francisco, CA, March 8, 1968
4-7 live at Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA, March 7, 1968. Additional insert recorded at Winterland, San Francisco, CA, March 8, 1968
4-9 live at CBS Studios, Hollywood, CA, May 1968

Released with a 50-page book