Clapton's red Gibson ES-335 guitar, which became known as the "Cream" guitar due to it's extensive use during the last days of the band's touring, sold in a 1999 auction to the U.S. music retailer, Guitar Center for $847,500.
Where most reunion bands lower song keys to make high notes easier to reach, Cream performed all the songs during the 2005 reunion concerts in their original keys.
It wasn't until a young Jack Bruce saw bassist Percy Heath perform with the Modern Jazz Quartet that he fell in love with the instrument. Jack's playing with Cream inspired many now famous bassists in the same way.
Jack Bruce was the principal songwriter of and lead singer on most of Cream's songs.
The album title Disraeli Gears came about while the band and crew were in the midst of playing a word game where you made phrases out of words or names. Someone in the crew changed the words "derauiller gears" (found on racing bicycles) to "Disraeli Gears", Disraeli being a former British Prime Minister. The original title of Cream was dropped and Disraeli Gears became the title for Cream's second studio album.
Cream is considered one of the earliest heavy rock bands, even though Bruce and Baker were jazz players and Clapton played blues prior to their joining together.
Cream produced only seven original studio and live albums, plus three compilations. Total sales from all albums exceeds 35-million units worldwide.
Cream reunited in May of 2005 for four concerts at the famed Royal Albert Hall in London, the site of their final concert in 1968.
Cream broke up in November of 1968 due mostly to personality conflicts and disputes.
Cream was formed in mid 1966 after Eric Clapton left John Mayall's Bluesbreakers.
Beatle George Harrison played guitar on the song Badge under the pseudonym 'L'Angelo Misterioso' because of contractual reasons.
Cream is considered to be the first power trio of the rock world.
Eric Clapton is lead guitarist and vocalist for Cream.
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