14 Rare and Interesting Vintage Photos of Cream in the 1960s

Cream was a 1960s three-piece British band consisting of bassist/lead vocalist Jack Bruce, guitarist/vocalist Eric Clapton, and drummer Ginger Baker, having formed in London, England. They were known as one of the first great power trios and supergroups of rock. Their sound was characterised by a hybrid of blues, hard rock and psychedelic rock. Cream combined Clapton’s blues guitar playing with the powerful and airy voice and intense bass lines of Jack Bruce and the manic drumming of Ginger Baker.

Baker, Bruce, and Clapton named their band “Cream” because they thought themselves as the “cream of the crop” of their respective instruments. Here are 14 rare and interesting images of the band from the 1960s.

Eric Clapton at the Twisted Wheel, Manchester, 29 July 1966.

Ginger Baker at the Twisted Wheel, Manchester, 29 July 1966.

Jack Bruce at the Twisted Wheel, Manchester, 29 July 1966.

Publicity photogragh, 1966.

Publicity photogragh, 1966.

Publicity photogragh.

TV publicity photograph

Publicity photograph - Ready Steady Go Appearance, September 1966.

Publicity photograph - Ready Steady Go Appearance, September 1966.

Eric Clapton at Cream's Ready Steady Go Appearance, September 1966.

Eric Clapton with his Les Paul

Publicity photograph, early 1967.

Publicity still from "Farewell Cream", November 1968.

Farwell Concert at Royal Albert Hall, November 1968.