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#170 Cream, 'Disraeli Gears' (1967)

Cream’s second album was a departure from their Blues-Rock sound and saw the band exploring more Psychedelic sounds. Clapton emerged as a more confident vocalist than he’d ever been, sharing lead with Jack Bruce on 3 of the 11 songs, and singing solo on 2 more. The final track on the album features all three members on vocals, meaning that Clapton sang on more than half of the record. This is in stark contrast to the band’s debut album, on which he only sang 1 song.

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