Cream - Goodbye Tour Box

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I’m in

 

I had no idea there were audio reels for the Albert Hall set. I wonder if it was 2 track or 4 track?!

 

I'm interested only after others have reported on the sound quality.

 

Yeah Baby!!

Bring on the 15 minute drum solos by Mr. Baker.

 

Wow, indeed! Sounds rather tempting. The LA and San Diego shows have of course made their rounds in EX quality for ages but the finally hearing RAH show(s) (which?) in - potentially - ex quality should be enough for me to shell out the bucks.

 

Bill Levenson should get a medal for service to music.

He has been doing great work for decades... this looks unbelievable. Instant buy.

 

Just found this on IMWAN, this has been speculated for a while but it looks like it’s official now:

IMWAN • [2020-02-07] Cream "Goodbye Tour Live 1968" 4CD box set (Polydor)

Bull Moose has a preorder up for $53.97 for those in the US:

Cream - Goodbye Tour – Live 1968

 

Such good news! I can't think of any vault release that I'd like to have more than this. It even looks like the price point is going to be reasonable. It also looks like the packaging will be identical in design to the fabulous 2017 Fresh Cream Super Deluxe set. So nice for shelf display. This will definitely hold me over until All Things Must Pass and Let It Be. 2020 looks like a promising year for music.

 

@musicman9999

 

Unrelated:..I know there was an excellent 3 disc Fresh Cream set, but was there a big Disraeli Gears reissue?
And if not why would they skip that and go directly to the Goodbye material?

Is the studio material included on this set or is it all live stuff?

 

SUPER excited for this. Instant buy for me!

 

I’m in.
Wondering: Since they call it “Goodbye”, I would expect the 3 studio tracks appearing as well.

 

It doesn’t have anything to do with the “goodbye” album. It’s the farewell tour

 

I'm hoping the sound quality surpasses the boots!
As someone mentioned above, I was hoping that the boot meant that new tapes had been found and were leaked while they were being worked on.

 

This populates the deserted cities of my heart.

 

Of course.

 

DISC ONE - OCTOBER 4, 1968 - Oakland Coliseum, Oakland (previously unreleased, except *)

1. White Room *
2. Politician *
3. Crossroads
4. Sunshine Of Your Love
5. Spoonful
6. Deserted Cities Of The Heart *
7. Passing The Time
8. I'm So Glad

DISC TWO - OCTOBER 19, 1968 - Los Angeles Forum, Los Angeles (previously unreleased, except *)

1. Introduction by Buddy Miles
2. White Room
3. Politician *
4. I'm So Glad *
5. Sitting On Top Of The World *
6. Crossroads
7. Sunshine Of Your Love
8. Traintime
9. Toad
10. Spoonful *

DISC THREE - OCTOBER 20, 1968 - San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego (previously unreleased)

1. White Room
2. Politician
3. I'm So Glad
4. Sitting On Top Of The World
5. Sunshine Of Your Love
6. Crossroads
7. Traintime
8. Toad
9. Spoonful

DISC FOUR - CREAM FAREWELL CONCERT NOVEMBER 26, 1968 - Royal Albert Hall, London (first time released on CD)

1. White Room
2. Politician
3. I'm So Glad
4. Sitting On Top Of The World
5. Crossroads
6. Toad
7. Spoonful
8. Sunshine Of Your Love
9. Steppin' Out

 

Track Listings
Disc: 1
1. White Room (Oakland Coliseum)
2. Politician (Oakland Coliseum)
3. Crossroads (Oakland Coliseum)
4. Sunshine Of Your Love (Oakland Coliseum)
5. Spoonful (Oakland Coliseum)
6. Deserted Cities Of The Heart (Oakland Coliseum)
7. Passing The Time (Oakland Coliseum)
8. I'm So Glad (Oakland Coliseum)

Disc: 2
1. Introduction by Buddy Miles (Los Angeles Forum)
2. White Room (Los Angeles Forum)
3. Politician (Los Angeles Forum)
4. I'm So Glad (Los Angeles Forum)
5. Sitting On Top Of The World (Los Angeles Forum)
6. Crossroads (Los Angeles Forum)
7. Sunshine Of Your Love (Los Angeles Forum)
8. Traintime (Los Angeles Forum)
9. Toad (Los Angeles Forum)
10. Spoonful (Los Angeles Forum)

Disc: 3
1. White Room (San Diego Sports Arena)
2. Politician (San Diego Sports Arena)
3. I'm So Glad (San Diego Sports Arena)
4. Sitting On Top Of The World (San Diego Sports Arena)
5. Sunshine Of Your Love (San Diego Sports Arena)
6. Crossroads (San Diego Sports Arena)
7. Traintime (San Diego Sports Arena)
8. Toad (San Diego Sports Arena)
9. Spoonful (San Diego Sports Arena)

Disc: 4
1. White Room (Royal Albert Hall)
2. Politician (Royal Albert Hall)
3. I'm So Glad (Royal Albert Hall)
4. Sitting On Top Of The World (Royal Albert Hall)
5. Crossroads (Royal Albert Hall)
6. Toad (Royal Albert Hall)
7. Spoonful (Royal Albert Hall)
8. Sunshine Of Your Love (Royal Albert Hall)
9. Steppin'Out (Royal Albert Hall)

I think these are the same shows as on the Empress Valley "The Last Goodbye" bootleg box set.

 

But all 36 of them are available on bootlegs since long ago, right?

 

Yes

 

I recall there was some talk in another thread of a new Cream release in the works. I suppose this is it. What a great way to pay tribute to Jack and Ginger !

 

Levenson produced the “life in 12 bars” soundtrack.

how did the 2 live tracks from oakland and L.A. 1968 compare to the empress valley boot? That may give us an indication of what’s to come.

 

I have parts of the 4th, 9th and 20th on a boot.

 

I'm glad this is coming out.

I just wish there was a more diverse song choice, with a handful of exceptions it's the same set list every night. I wish there was a single-disc version with the best performances selected for it, for those of us without the cash and/or space for another big box set ... yeah, I know, looking gift horses ...