release - 1968
album art - Stanislaw Zagorski
Martin Sharp
cover front
Wheels of Fire is the name of a double album recorded by Cream. The album was also released as Wheels of Fire (In the Studio) and Wheels of Fire (Live at the Fillmore) as two single albums, released together, with similar cover art except.
In the UK, the studio album was black print on aluminium foil, while the Live at the Fillmore album was a negative image of the studio cover. In Japan, the studio album was black on gold foil, while the live album was black on aluminium foil. In Australia, both covers were laminated copies of the Japanese releases (it was never released as a double album in Australia).
cover back
sleeves
The sleeve was designed by Australian pop artist and cartoonist Martin Sharp, and it won the New York Art Directors Prize for Best Album Design in 1969.
artist
Cream were a 1960s British rock group power trio consisting of bassist/singer Jack Bruce, drummer Ginger Baker, and guitarist/singer Eric Clapton. The group's third album, Wheels of Fire (1968), was the world's first platinum-selling double album. The band is widely regarded as the world's first successful supergroup. In their career, they sold more than 15 million copies of their albums worldwide. Their music included songs based on traditional blues and modern blues.
The band's biggest hits are I Feel Free (UK, number 11), Sunshine of Your Love (US, number 5), White Room (US, number 6), Crossroads (US, number 28), and Badge (UK, number 18).
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