Fresh Cream (studio album)
by Cream

Fresh Cream by Cream
Year: 1966
Overall rank: 1,157th   
Average Rating: 
78/100 (from 406 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top 20 albums of 1966 (12th)
Award Top albums of the 1960s (119th)
Award Best albums of all time (1,157th)

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Cream bestography

Fresh Cream is ranked 3rd best out of 17 albums by Cream on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Cream is Disraeli Gears which is ranked number 269 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 6,189.

Cream album bestography « Higher ranked (812th)
Wheels Of Fire
This album (1,157th)
Fresh Cream
Lower ranked (4,949th) »
Goodbye

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Fresh Cream track list

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Fresh Cream rankings

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Overall rank: 1,157th | 1960s rank: 119th | 1966 rank: 12th

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Fresh Cream ratings

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78/100 (from 406 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 77.9/100, a mean average of 77.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.7.

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Fresh Cream comments

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70/100
From 08/16/2025 15:28 | #310535
Does anyone have a decent pressing of the vinyl LP? I've had several different pressings over the years all of which sound as if they were engineered out a tin can. Eponymous debut has some great songs including "I Feel Free" and "NSU". The album exhibits a sign of greater things to come.
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From 04/12/2024 08:04 | #302949
The last two are best ???
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From 07/19/2022 08:19 | #287593
Best Cream album, with the blues vibes.
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From 07/08/2021 17:17 | #271450
Rompeu as barreiras para o blues!
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From 12/17/2020 22:37 | #262832
66/100

Best tracks: I Feel Free, N.S.U.
Worst tracks: Sweet Wine, Four Until Late
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From 12/21/2019 01:09 | #245858
The US release is superior because “I Feel Free” is better than “Spoonful”. It serves as a great opener but my favorite is “N.S.U.”, which is on both releases. Most of the songs on the album are more or less jam sessions. Apart from the two that I already mentioned liking there aren’t really any “great” songs on here. “I’m So Glad” is actually a banger. There is a lack of quality songwriting but that’s not what the record is going for. It’s meant to show off the talents of the three members and it does that. All three members impress throughout. Baker’s drumming is most impressive because of how much of the album it commands. It’s the driving force behind nearly every song. Clapton’s guitar work is great as always. Nothing spectacular but completely solid. Bruce’s vocals are powerful and crisp but I couldn’t hear much of the bass except on “Toad”. It sounds great on that song. The drum solo is cool, too. I listened to the stereo version available on Spotify and it’s not a very good mix. The vocals are way too high and the guitars are weirdly placed. I would imagine that it sounds better in mono. Headphones magnify the problem, playing it out loud sounds much better. I’d also imagine these guys out in an incredible concert.
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75/100
From 01/06/2019 01:12 | #229080
Solid debut,but they would definitely get better.
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From 09/03/2018 21:18 | #220528
It’s good blues rock, but nothing really special. The early hard rock and heavy metal sounds on Disraeli Gears are nowhere to find here yet.
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From 08/27/2018 23:23 | #220176
A youthful album with all its risks and imperfections. It's not a great but very spontaneous which makes it for an enjoyable listening.
Ginger Baker was already great!
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80/100
From 05/16/2018 02:22 | #214887
Pure blues-rock, from the fisrt supergroup of rock. Every instrument here is played masterfully.
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Best Albums of 1966
1. Revolver by The Beatles
2. Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys
3. Blonde On Blonde by Bob Dylan
4. Aftermath by The Rolling Stones
5. Sounds Of Silence by Simon & Garfunkel
6. Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme by Simon & Garfunkel
7. Freak Out! by The Mothers Of Invention
8. Wild Is The Wind by Nina Simone
9. Face To Face by The Kinks
10. The Psychedelic Sounds Of The 13th Floor Elevators by 13th Floor Elevators
11. Ascension by John Coltrane
12. Fresh Cream by Cream
13. If You Can Believe Your Eyes And Ears by The Mamas And The Papas
14. Black Monk Time by Monks (US)
15. Fifth Dimension by The Byrds
16. Speak No Evil by Wayne Shorter
17. Sunshine Superman by Donovan
18. Da Capo by Love
19. Blues Breakers by John Mayall & Eric Clapton
20. Il Buono, Il Brutto, Il Cattivo by Ennio Morricone
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