Fresh Cream

Fresh Cream is the debut studio album by the British rock band Cream, consisting of bassist Jack Bruce, guitarist Eric Clapton and drummer Ginger Baker. A mix of blues covers and originals, the album was a pivotal release in the history of blues rock, inspiring many further bands in the genre, as well as being instrumental in the development of jam rock and, later, heavy metal music. In 2012, Rolling Stone ranked it at number 102 in their list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.

Upon release, critical reaction in the UK was largely positive. While Melody Maker opened its review opining "not quite as fresh as it could have been", they said "it's still a great record. Clapton, Baker and Bruce, working like trojans to construct exciting, free, wild music of life, love and soul", concluding sensational things to come from the group.