Cream, the supergroup that featured the guitars of Eric Clapton, the basswork of Jack Bruce, and the drums of Ginger Baker in a mix of near perfection. Together they made a little bit of history with four studio releases from 1966 to 1969 before their break-up in 1968 due to internal problems. Nevertheless, the band left those amazing albums that began with Fresh Cream (1966), filled the gap with Disraeli Gears (1967), and Wheels Of Fire (1968), and ended with Goodbye Cream in 1969. Their best-selling effort was Wheels Of Fire, which delivered “White Room”. History goes from there as Eric Clapton embarked on a successful solo career that gave us 22 studio sets including my favorite, No Reason to Cry (1976 – 50 years, label folks!).
On June 12, Polydor Records (UMC) will present a 5CD Box of Wheels Of Fire to celebrate its almost 60 years of excellence. The set will give us a newly remastered Stereo edition of Wheels Of Fire. In addition, there will be newly remastered mono version and live performance tracks, Plus, there will be a CD of 15 rarities, nine previously unreleased. The box will be packed with a hardcover book with new notes and plenty of photos and complete credits. The discs will be housed in gatefold sleeves. the set will be housed in a slipcase with a silver laminated finish.
This new edition of Wheels Of Fire will be presented in a 5CD box, 3LP sets, DD for streaming and digital downloads, and an ‘all-in” 5CD/3LP package with a limited edition Art print. Listen to the newly remastered “White Room” below.
Wheels Of Fire (2026 Remaster Deluxe Edition) – Cream
CD1 (Original Album Remastered)
01 White Room
02 Sitting On Top Of The World
03 Passing The Time
04 As You Said
05 Pressed Rat And Warthog
06 Politician
07 Those Were The Days
08 Born Under A Bad Sign
09 Deserted Cities Of The Heart
Phase Corrected Version – Previously Unreleased
10 White Room
11 Sitting On Top Of The World
12 Passing The Time
13 As You Said
14 Pressed Rat And Warthog
15 Politician
16 Those Were The Days
17 Born Under A Bad Sign
18 Deserted Cities Of The Heart
CD2 Wheels Of Fire (In The Studio)
Previously Unreleased Stereo Tapes
01 White Room
02 Sitting On Top Of The World
03 Passing The Time (Long Version)
04 As You Said
05 Pressed Rat And Warthog (with Spoken Intro)
06 Politician
07 Those Were The Days
08 Born Under A Bad Sign
09 Deserted Cities Of The Heart
Previously Unreleased Mono Tapes
10 White Room (4:59)
11 Sitting On Top Of The World (4:57)
12 Passing The Time (Long Version) (5:50)
13 As You Said (4:18)
14 Pressed Rat And Warthog (Wwith Spoken Intro)
15 Politician
16 Those Were The Days
17 Born Under A Bad Sign
18 Deserted Cities Of The Heart
CD3 Wheels Of Fire – Live At The Fillmore Auditorium/Winterland Ballroom (2026 Remaster)
01 Crossroads
02 Spoonful
03 Traintime
04 Toad
CD4 (Wheels Of Fire – Live At The Fillmore Auditorium/Winterland Ballroom (2026 Remaster)
01 N.S.U.
02 Sleepy Time Time
03 Rollin’ And Tumblin’
04 Sweet Wine
05 Tales Of Brave Ulysses
06 We’re Going Wrong
07 Sunshine Of Your Love
08 Steppin’ Out
CD5 (Rarities – 2026 Remaster – Early Versions/Alternates/Single Edits/Live Performance Tracks)
01 White Room (Stereo US Single Edit)
02 Sitting On Top Of The World (Alternate Stereo Mix – Previously Unreleased)
03 Passing The Time (Alternate Long Stereo Mix – Previously Unreleased)
04 As You Said (Alternate Stereo Mix – Previously Unreleased)
05 Pressed Rat And Warthog (Alternate Stereo Mix – Previously Unreleased)
06 Politician (Alternate Stereo Mix – Previously Unreleased)
07 Anyone For Tennis (Stereo Single Mix)
08 White Room (Early Version Mono Mix – Previously Unreleased)
09 Deserted Cities Of The Heart (Rough Mono Mix / No Strings – Previously Unreleased)
10 Pressed Rat And Warthog (Alternate Mono Mix – Previously Unreleased)
11 As You Said (Alternate Mono Mix – Previously Unreleased)
12 Anyone For Tennis (Mono Single Mix)
13 Crossroads (Mono Single Version)
14 N.S.U. (recorded 9 March 1968 at Winterland Ballroom)
15 Sunshine Of Your Love (recorded 7 March 1968 at The Fillmore Auditorium)