Disraeli Gears

Artists

Album Info

Release Date: 1967-11-02

Label: Reaction

First cat# on label, second on sleeve.
Comes in fully laminated sleeve.
It can be found with the following inner:
- white poly-line blue text "British Patent No. 800513 & 973939" "MADE IN ENGLAND" Polydor inner dated 097 [Sept. '67, see pic];

Dark blue shiny labels, silver text:
"Made In England" [Early 'RS' Robert Stigwood logo]
℗ 1967 on both sides (later copies have 1966 on side 2).
Publishing info:
A1, A2, A4, A5 - Dratleaf Ltd.
B1 to B3, B5, B6 - Dratleaf
A3 - Windfall Music (later copies have "Immediate Music").
B4 - Apple Publishing (later copies have "Apple Pub.Ltd").
See textured labels here Cream - Disraeli Gears

Virtually identical to this release (Cream - Disraeli Gears), but this entry has an additional pressing ring around the spindle hole.

Back of sleeve:
"Manufactured in Great Britain by Polydor Records Ltd., London".
"Printed and made by Ernest J. Day & Co Ltd, London W.11. Patent Pending".

Sidenotes:
Album recorded May 1967, Atlantic Studios, New York City.
Released: 02-11-1967 in UK on Reaction label (& 09-12-1967 in USA on ATCO label).
Track B2 should ideally be shown in Upper Case: "SWLABR", being an acronym for "She Walks Like A Bearded Rainbow".
No band personnel credits on this release sleeve, such was the popularity of this trio.
(See later UK Mono pressing and, with different printer/cover, the UK Stereo pressing.