Those Were the Days (European box set with distribution credits for Island/Remark (France) and Polydor B.V. (Netherlands) on packaging.)

~ Release by Cream (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Annotation

Marketed and distributed by Polydor B.V.

Annotation last modified on 2026-03-11 23:51 UTC.

Tracklist

1CD: In the Studio
2CD: In the Studio
3CD: Live
4CD: Live
#TitleRatingLength
1White Room (October 4th, 1968 at Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland)
engineer:
Tom Dowd and Bill Halverson
producer:
Felix Pappalardi
remixer:
Kevin Brady (engineer) and Gene Paul
recorded at:
Oakland Arena in Oakland, California, United States (on 1968-10-04)
live recording of:
White Room (on 1968-10-04)
writer:
Pete Brown (UK poet & producer, with Cream and Jack Bruce) and Jack Bruce
publisher:
BG Publishing, Casserole Music Corp., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Dratleaf Music Ltd., Unichappell Music, Inc., Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music) and Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
sub-publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (Yamaha Music Publishing) (until 2017-03-31) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
6:21
2Politican (October 4th, 1968 at Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland)
engineer:
Tom Dowd and Bill Halverson
producer:
Felix Pappalardi
remixer:
Kevin Brady (engineer) and Gene Paul
recorded at:
Oakland Arena in Oakland, California, United States (on 1968-10-04)
live recording of:
Politician (on 1968-10-04)
lyricist:
Pete Brown (UK poet & producer, with Cream and Jack Bruce)
composer:
Jack Bruce
publisher:
Casserole Music Corp., Dratleaf Music Ltd., Unichappell Music, Inc., Warner Chappell Music, Inc., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
5:10
3I’m So Glad (October 19th, 1968 at The Forum, Los Angeles)
engineer:
Bill Halverson
producer:
Felix Pappalardi
remixer:
Adrian Barber (producer/engineer)
recorded at:
Kia Forum in Inglewood, California, United States (on 1968-10-19)
live cover recording of:
I’m So Glad (on 1968-10-19)
lyricist and composer:
Skip James
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Essex Music, Tro Essex Music Ltd and Wynwood Music Company Inc
part of:
Prelude: Happiness / I’m So Glad
9:32
4Sitting on Top of the World (October 19th, 1968 at The Forum, Los Angeles)
engineer:
Bill Halverson
producer:
Felix Pappalardi
remixer:
Adrian Barber (producer/engineer)
recorded at:
Kia Forum in Inglewood, California, United States (on 1968-10-19)
live cover recording of:
Sittin’ on Top of the World (Chicago blues version by Howlin’ Wolf aka Chester Arthur Burnett) (on 1968-10-19)
lyricist and composer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
version of:
Sitting on Top of the World (“Now she’s gone, I don’t worry…”)
4:56
5Stepping Out (March 10th, 1968 at Winterland, San Francisco)
engineer:
Tom Dowd and Bill Halverson
producer:
Felix Pappalardi
remixer:
Kevin Brady (engineer) and Gene Paul
recorded at:
Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco, California, United States (on 1968-03-10)
live cover recording of:
Steppin’ Out (on 1968-03-10)
composer:
James Bracken
publisher:
Conrad Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
13:30
6Traintime (March 8th, 1968 at Winterland, San Francisco)
engineer:
Tom Dowd and Bill Halverson
producer:
Felix Pappalardi
remixer:
Adrian Barber (producer/engineer)
recorded at:
Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco, California, United States (on 1968-03-08)
live cover recording of:
Train Time (on 1968-03-08)
writer:
John Group
publisher:
Peermusic (UK) Limited and Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic)
7:02
7Toad (March 7th & 8th, 1968 at Fillmore West, San Francisco)
engineer:
Tom Dowd and Bill Halverson
producer:
Felix Pappalardi
remixer:
Adrian Barber (producer/engineer)
recorded at:
Fillmore West in San Francisco, California, United States (from 1968-03-07 until 1968-03-08)
live recording of:
Toad (from 1968-03-07 until 1968-03-08)
composer:
Ginger Baker
publisher:
Dratleaf Music Ltd., Unichappell Music, Inc. and Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
17:38
8Deserted Cities of the Heart (October 4th, 1968 at Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland)
engineer:
Tom Dowd and Bill Halverson
producer:
Felix Pappalardi
remixer:
Kevin Brady (engineer) and Gene Paul
recorded at:
Oakland Arena in Oakland, California, United States (on 1968-10-04)
live recording of:
Deserted Cities of the Heart (on 1968-10-04)
lyricist:
Pete Brown (UK poet & producer, with Cream and Jack Bruce)
composer:
Jack Bruce
publisher:
Casserole Music Corp., Dratleaf Music Ltd., Unichappell Music, Inc. and Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
4:17
9Sunshine of Your Love (May 1968 at CBS Studios, Los Angeles for the Glen Campbell Show)
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1968-05)
live recording of:
Sunshine of Your Love (in 1968-05)
writer:
Pete Brown (UK poet & producer, with Cream and Jack Bruce), Jack Bruce and Eric Clapton
publisher:
Casserole Music Corp., Dratleaf Music Ltd., E.C. Music (UK work publisher for Eric Clapton), Nemperor Music, Unichappell Music, Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
4:41

Credits

Release group

Wikipedia:en: Those Were the Days (Cream album) [info]
Wikidata:Q1768328 [info]