Editing Cream (band) (section)

===''Goodbye'' and break-up (1968–1969)===
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[[File:Jack Bruce (Cream) on Fanclub 1968.png|thumb|right|Jack Bruce performing on Dutch television in 1968]]
From its creation, Cream was faced with some fundamental problems that would later lead to its dissolution in November 1968. The antagonism between Bruce and Baker created tensions in the band. Clapton also felt that the members of the band did not listen to each other enough. Equipment during these years had also improved; new [[Marshall Amplification|Marshall amplifier]] stacks produced more power, and Jack Bruce pushed the volume levels higher, creating tension for Baker, who would have trouble competing with roaring stacks. Clapton spoke of a concert during which he stopped playing and neither Baker nor Bruce noticed.<ref name="White"/> Clapton has also commented that Cream's later gigs mainly consisted of its members showing off.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spinner.com/2007/10/08/eric-clapton-chronicles-music-addiction-and-romance-in-new-book/|title=Eric Clapton Chronicles Music, Addiction and Romance in New Book|last=Clapton|first=Eric|date=8 October 2007|work=Clapton: The Autobiography|publisher=[[spinner.com]]|access-date=8 November 2008|archive-date=10 September 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120910133531/http://www.spinner.com/2007/10/08/eric-clapton-chronicles-music-addiction-and-romance-in-new-book/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Cream decided that they would break up in May 1968 during a tour of the US.<ref name = "The Farewell"/> Later, in July, the band announced that they would break up after a farewell tour of the US and after playing two concerts in London. Jack Bruce was quoted as saying "Travel can kill a group. It becomes boring, tiring and very depressing."<ref>{{Cite web|last=Gormley|first=Mike|date=16 August 1968|title=Things Just Wont Be the Same 'The Cream': A Split in the Offing|url=https://www.rocksbackpages.com/Library/Article/cream-a-split-in-the-offing|website=Rock's Backpages|publisher=Detroit Free Press}}</ref>

Cream were eventually persuaded to do one final album, appropriately titled ''[[Goodbye (Cream album)|Goodbye]]''. The album was recorded in late 1968 and released in early 1969, after the band had broken up.{{citation needed|date=October 2019}} It comprised six songs: three live recordings dating from a concert at [[The Forum (Inglewood, California)|The Forum]] in Los Angeles, California, on 19 October, and three new studio recordings (including "Badge", which was written by Clapton and [[George Harrison]], who also played rhythm guitar and was credited as "L'Angelo Misterioso"). "I'm So Glad" was included among the live tracks.

Cream's farewell tour consisted of 22 shows at 19 venues in the US from 4 October to 4 November 1968, and two final farewell concerts at the [[Royal Albert Hall]] on 25 and 26 November 1968. The final US gig was at the [[Rhode Island Auditorium]] on 4 November. The band arrived late, and due to local restrictions, were able to perform only two songs, "Toad" and a 20+ minute version of "Spoonful".{{citation needed|date=October 2019}} The two Royal Albert Hall concerts were filmed for a [[BBC]] documentary and released on video (and later DVD) as ''[[Farewell Concert]]''. Both shows were sold out and attracted more attention than any other Cream concert, but their performance was regarded by many as below standard. Baker himself said of the concerts: "It wasn't a good gig&nbsp;... Cream was better than that&nbsp;... We knew it was all over. We knew we were just finishing it off, getting it over with." Bruce had three Marshall stacks on stage for the farewell shows but one acted only as a spare, and he only used one or two, depending on the song.<ref name="The Farewell">{{cite web|url=http://www.cream2005.com/theband_farewell.lasso|title=The Farewell|last=Welch|first=Chris|date=4 August 2005|access-date=28 June 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080516101008/http://www.cream2005.com/theband_farewell.lasso|archive-date=16 May 2008}}</ref> In an interview from ''Cream: Classic Artists'', he added that the band was getting worse by the minute.

[[File:Ginger Baker 1980.jpg|thumb|right|Ginger Baker at the drumkit]]