Cream / Wheels Of Fire: In The Studio

Artist

Cream

Title

Wheels Of Fire: In The Studio

Released

09.08.1968

Format

3-fach LP

Condition Cover

M-

Condition Record

M-

Reissue

Yes

Reissue Date

12.06.2026

Label

Polydor

Catalog No

8819390

Country

Worldwide

Primary Genre

Rock

Number of Tracks

Playing Time

116:43

Tracks

Wheels of Fire: Phase Corrected 2026 Remaster (LP 1)
A1.	White Room (4:59)
A2.	Sitting on Top of the World (5:00)
A3.	Passing the Time (4:32)
A4.	As You Said (4:22)
B1.	Pressed Rat and Warthog (3:15)
B2.	Politician (4:14)
B3.	Those Were the Days (2:55)
B4.	Born Under a Bad Sign (3:11)
B5.	Deserted Cities of the Heart (3:40)

Wheels of Fire: Mono Mix Reference Reels (LP 2)
A1.	White Room (Mono Mix) (4:59)
A2.	Sitting on Top of the World (Mono Mix) (4:57)
A3.	Passing the Time (Long Version) (Mono Mix) (5:50)
A4.	As You Said (Mono Mix) (4:18)
B1.	Pressed Rat and Warthog (With Spoken Intro) (Mono Mix) (3:15)
B2.	Politician (Mono Mix) (4:11)
B3.	Those Were the Days (Mono Mix) (2:54)
B4.	Born Under a Bad Sign (Mono Mix) (3:10)
B5.	Deserted Cities of the Heart (Mono Mix) (3:39)

Wheels Of Fire: In The Studio Rarities (LP 3)
A1.	White Room (Stereo U.S. Single Edit) (3:05)
A2.	Sitting on Top of the World (Alternate Stereo Mix) (4:57)
A3.	Passing the Time (Alternate Long Stereo Mix) (5:51)
A4.	As You Said (Alternate Stereo Mix) (4:19)
A5.	Politician (Alternate Stereo Mix) (4:11)
A6.	Anyone for Tennis (Stereo Single Mix) (2:39)
B1.	White Room (Early Version Mono Mix) (4:29)
B2.	Deserted Cities of the Heart (Rough Mono Mix / No Strings) (3:37)
B3.	Pressed Rat and Warthog (Alternate Mono Mix) (3:14)
B4.	As You Said (Alternate Mono Mix) (4:21)
B5.	Anyone for Tennis (Mono Single Mix) (2:39)

Remastered

Yes

180 gr Vinyl

Yes

Gatefold Cover

Yes

Mono / Stereo

Yes

Album Notes

Recorded July & August 1967 at IBC Studios, London and September & October 1967, January & February 1968 and June 1968 at Atlantic Studios, New York.
Mastered by Kevin Reeves at Universal Studios, Nashville, TN and Geoff Pesche at Abbey Road Studios, London.

℗ 2026 Polydor Ltd. (UK) © 2026 Polydor Ltd. (UK) A Universal Music Company.

The Haeco-CSG (Holzer Audio Engineering Compatible Stereo Generator system)
Cream (2) - Wheels Of Fire tracks A1, A3, B2, B3, B4 & B5, as well as F5 were produced for the 1968 release with the Haeco-CSG system. Haeco-CSG was intended to make stereo recordings fully compatible with mono playback equipment. The unfortunate side effect was that the CSG process "blurred" the stereo imaging. Using digital audio processing software during remastering has made it possible to reverse this Haeco-CSG effect.

De-CSG processing: Luke Pacholski.

Reference reel tape transfer: Seth B. Winner @ Seth B. Winner Sound Studios Inc.

Cream (2) - Wheels Of Fire ATCO Records SD-700 (US), Polydor 031/2 (UK), first release July 1968 in the US & August 1968 in the UK.
Cream (2) - Anyone For Tennis (The Savage Seven Theme) ATCO Records-4565 (US), Polydor 56258 (UK), first release April 1968 in the US & May 1968 in the UK.

Special thanks to: Johnny Chandler, Andrew Daw, Jason Nesmith (2), Stephen Weintraub, Larry Yelen, Kore Yoors

Made in the EU on the cover.
Made in Germany on a sticker.

Early orders from the official website, while supplies lasted, included a "Wheels of Fire Art Print" for free.
The barcode sticker on the print lists it as an "Art Card". See last photos.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode (Text): 6 02488 19390 0
Barcode (Scanned): 602488193900
Label Code: LC00309
Barcode: BIEM/SDRM
Other (Catalog # LP 1 label): 00602488193917 / 8819391
Other (Catalog # LP 2 label): 00602488193924 / 8819392
Other (Catalog # LP 3 label): 00602488193931 / 8819393
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout): 8819391 A1 -68033- Ⅰ
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout): 8819391 B1 -68033- Ⅰ
Matrix / Runout (Side C runout): 8819392 A1 -68034- Ⅰ
Matrix / Runout (Side D runout): 8819392 B1 -68034- Ⅰ
Matrix / Runout (Side E runout): 8819393 A1 -68035- Ⅰ
Matrix / Runout (Side F runout): 8819393 B1 -68035- Ⅰ
Barcode (Art Card): 0 199957 844086
Other (Art Card Product Code): 78083386572O

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