Thanks for all your amazing work with keeping us all connected. -- Doria Leong

I am genuinely so happy to see this site--my daughter's picture is on the cover of one of those catalogs -- Rob Gold, Executive Director of Advertising and Merchandising, A&M Records

I love that you're keeping our history alive. -- Mary Ann Johnson, Artist Relations

Your knowledge and research is both amazing, and from what I viewed, about 98% accurate. -- Randy Alpert (Capt. Badazz)

Wow, what an incredible site you've created! I can't believe you have not only the names of the Carpenters, but of even the real carpenters like the La Prell twins, etc. -- Jim McCrary, Photographer

I'm always amazed every time I spend time on the site and imagine the enormous amount of work and time it has taken you to build this. It's a smorgasboard of history... -- Frann Altman

You sure have a buzz going. I've had 3 emails from A&Mers today alone. Good luck! -- Andy French, Director, Artist Relations & Artist Development

Fantastic Site! Great Work! -- Jean Pierre Guilbert, V.P. Promotion & Artist Development (A&M Canada)

Your site is being passed around and mentioned to all ex A&M employees. Your site is great and I'd love to be a part. Thanks for your time and good luck. -- Joe James, Technical Manager, A&M Studios

Great site...thanks Leslie. -- J. B. Brenner

I had such a good time at A&M, so it's nice to still feel part of it. Keep up the good work with the website. -- Alex Hutchinson, A&M Records, Ltd., Art Department

The website is Great! It really took me back down memory lane. Keep up the good work and thank you! -- Janice Hague, International Promotions Manager, A&M Records GB

Thanks, this is a great site. -- Barbara West, Sr. Director of Business / Legal Affairs

What a great site, lots of memories. -- Paul McKenna

The website is Great! It really took me back down memory lane. Keep up the good work and thank you! -- Janice Hague, International Promotions Manager, A&M Records GB

A&M Records was home to me in the '70s. Chuck, Brenda, Gil, Marsha, Rita Ross and family gave me my first intro to the music business and put me on the right track to my own family and an historic artistic career. Love to all. -- Ron Artis, Almo/Irving Music

Your website is absolutely ACE ACE ACE!!! It is great to see real top work and dedication towards a label that meant so much to many. -- Jay Schatz / Chris Skane, A&R / A&M Associated Labels

Clyde Kaplan, Engineer, A&M Studios -- Thanks for putting together this great website about A&M Records.

What a fabulous site! It certainly brings back a lot of memories… -- David Browde, College Promotions

Your site is being passed around and mentioned to all ex A&M employees. Your site is great and I'd love to be a part. Thanks for your time and good luck. -- Joe James, Technical Manager, A&M Studios

You sure have a buzz going. I've had 3 emails from A&Mers today alone. Good luck! -- Andy French, Director, Artist Relations & Artist Development

Great site I just stumbled across, would appreciate my 'all access pass'. -- Jimmy Zisson, General Manager of A&M Records, New York

Thanks Les, I've spoken with more old friends from A&M in the last week than in the last decabe. All because of your site -- Alan Oken

I love the website! -- Jewell Kumjian, A&M Studios Concierge

Thanks the site is awesome! -- David Abrahams, Audio Librarian

Wow, what an incredible site you've created! I can't believe you have not only the names of the Carpenters, but of even the real carpenters like the La Prell twins, etc. -- Jim McCrary, Photographer

Thanks for all your hard work in gathering this fantastic web resource of one of the greatest companies that ever existed. -- Jim McCrary, Photographer

...very fun to see this....Many thanks for your efforts....Best -- Juliea 'Jools' Clarke

Thank you for sharing with us and for your dedication to A&M Records. It's so wonderful to have a connection to my past. -- Sherry Jones Levy, A&M NYC

Your knowledge and research is both amazing, and from what I viewed, about 98% accurate. -- Randy Alpert (Capt. Badazz)

I have nothing but positive things to say about you and what you have done to help keep alive the spirit of A&M. -- Al Marks (Promotion, Artist Development)

I'm so delighted to see it! Many of us have incredible memories and ongoing great comraderie from those years on The Lot....and I am so glad to see this happen now! -- Cheryl McEnaney, National Artist Development Manager

It's a pretty interesting looking site and I'll check it out further. -- Robin Kirby, Western Regional Sales/Marketing Director

Thanks so much Les. It's really an amazing site. -- Janette Rogers Sarabia, Director of Artist Relations

Your website is absolutely ACE ACE ACE!!! It is great to see real top work and dedication towards a label that meant so much to many. -- Jay Schatz / Chris Skane, A&R / A&M Associated Labels

Thanks, Les! It's so wonderful that you are so involved with the website. I have such fantastic memories of my time spent at A&M. It was definitely a magical place. -- Stacie Surabian, A&M Sales

Congratulations Leslie on all the good work you do for the A&M community. -- Al Cafaro, President and CEO, A&M Records

This is a great site! Thanks for keeping the memories alive.... -- Jerimaya Grabher

I love that you're keeping our history alive. -- Mary Ann Johnson, Artist Relations

You're right about the specialness of A&M. It's so hard to explain, but it really was unique. A Camelot, if you will. Thanks for your efforts -- Richard Pachter, Promotions

This is a great web site on A&M. -- Gary Mannon, A&M Studios

...very fun to see this....Many thanks for your efforts....Best -- Juliea 'Jools' Clarke

Thanks for making the site and I'll be checking in to see what's happenin'. -- Richard Cottrell

Thanks for putting together this great website about A&M Records. -- Clyde Kaplan, Engineer, A&M Studios

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I love the website! -- Jewell Kumjian, A&M Studios Concierge

This site is AMAZING! THANK YOU! As a fan...and as someone humbled and honored to be ON this list. Outstanding. -- Monte Warden

I've just discovered your web site. Holy smoke!!!!! -- Geoffrey B. Schulman, Director of A&R Administration, Los Angeles

Thanks so much for all you do for all of us!!!! -- Monique Augusta

Great site....brings back a lot of memories. -- Aaron Jacoves, Director of A&R

Keep up the great work on the site. -- Don Rodgers, Promotion Manager, Mid-Western Region, Canada

Pretty cool site. Nice to see that the history of the label - which was its greatest asset - has not been forgotten. -- Brandon Costas, Sales Coordinator

Thanks so much Les. It's really an amazing site. -- Janette Rogers Sarabia, Director of Artist Relations

This is totally great. Brings back great memories of my years in Canada. -- Charly Prevost

Thanks for doing such epic work on the site. Salut! -- Max Hutchinson

Just a brief note to say thanks for ALL you do in keeping us A&M-ers consistently in the know. My years there were so wonderful and filled with fond memories. Thanks for keeping that alive. -- Miriam Heiman

Wow Leslie!! Lots of great work here... Love what you did! -- Randy Alpert (Captain Badazz)

Thanks for making the site and I'll be checking in to see what's happenin'. -- Richard Cottrell

Thanks for this ambitious and remarkable site. Just bouncing around inside the site the other day brought back so many really wonderful memories of the time and place and people when magic was possible and all lights were green. -- Corb Donohue, National Director of Public Relations

Thanks so much for keeping in touch and keeping so many of us in the loop! I couldn't agree more that A&M's biggest 'hit' is the legacy of warm comraderie and real friendship that our collective years there engendered. -- Cheryl McEnaney

I came across the site by co-incidence - congratulations! A great initiative and nicely done. -- Russ Curry, VP European Operations

What a great site - Thank you for organizing it. You have continued the family spirit that Herb and Jerry worked so hard to create - and that is so hard to find otherwise. -- Sharon Steeley, Music Video Promotion

Going through this site reminded me of what I loved about working for A&M. -- Colin Sowa

Kudos to you for recognizing possibly the ultimate artist/people friendly label. -- Ed Rivadavia, Northern Midwest Promotion Manager

You have made me feel like I have come home safely to family, exactly what the A&M spirit was all about. -- Babs Stock

I have enjoyed the A&M website you created and visit it often. -- Chuck Beeson, Art Director

Thanks so much for keeping in touch and keeping so many of us in the loop! I couldn't agree more that A&M's biggest 'hit' is the legacy of warm comraderie and real friendship that our collective years there engendered. -- Cheryl McEnaney

I have nothing but positive things to say about you and what you have done to help keep alive the spirit of A&M. -- Al Marks (Promotion, Artist Development)

I was just talking to Derek Alpert today...and we had a blast pawing around on this website together. I think it's so cool that you did this! -- Doreen Ringer-Ross

It's a pretty interesting looking site and I'll check it out further. -- Robin Kirby, Western Regional Sales/Marketing Director

Clyde Kaplan, Engineer, A&M Studios -- Thanks for putting together this great website about A&M Records.

A friend forwarded the link to your site, it's amazing! -- Monique McGuffin, Graphics Coordinator

Thanks for all the work you do for the website. -- Gary Mannon, A&M Studios

It's good to see someone reminding us of the special organization A&M was -- John Hawkins (Edenstreet)

This is great to see all the names of all of the friends of such a very special place. Thank you! -- Leigh Jackson, Artist Development

Thank you Leslie. -- Al Cafaro, CEO, A&M Records

Thanks for this site--best of luck with it! -- David Bradstreet

It is great to have a site for the A&M family. -- Mary (Sukkestad) Mack, Executive Secretary, International Dept.

Glad to know that you have set up this site. What a neat way to stay in touch. Great job! -- Xander Smith (Other Star People)

Congratulations on a great web site. Thanks for all your efforts in making this site. -- Bill Morgan, Director, Technical Engineering, A&M Studios

Thanks for this ambitious and remarkable site. Just bouncing around inside the site the other day brought back so many really wonderful memories of the time and place and people when magic was possible and all lights were green. -- Corb Donohue, National Director of Public Relations

Fantastic Site! Great Work! -- Jean Pierre Guilbert, V.P. Promotion & Artist Development (A&M Canada)

Going through this site reminded me of what I loved about working for A&M. -- Colin Sowa

Congratulations on your internet site. I would like to be included on your staff list as I worked for A&M in Toronto and London. -- France Tetreault-Thomson, Assistant A&R

Thanks for doing such epic work on the site. Salut! -- Max Hutchinson

I was just talking to Derek Alpert today...and we had a blast pawing around on this website together. I think it's so cool that you did this! -- Doreen Ringer-Ross

Congratulations on your internet site. I would like to be included on your staff list as I worked for A&M in Toronto and London. -- France Tetreault-Thomson, Assistant A&R

Thanks Leslie for doing this. It's great to have this resource. You're awesome for keeping it going. -- Carmen DeVida

This is a great site! Thanks for keeping the memories alive.... -- Jerimaya Grabher

I just saw the A&M website, very impressive. -- Larry Weintraub, Vice President of A&R

Thank you so much!! I love the A&M site. -- Toni Tennille

This is totally great. Brings back great memories of my years in Canada. -- Charly Prevost

Great site I just stumbled across, would appreciate my 'all access pass'. -- Jimmy Zisson, General Manager of A&M Records, New York

Thank you so much!! I love the A&M site. -- Toni Tennille

Thank you so much for all of your help. It is a great site. Thank you for helping to keep these bands relevant. -- Andrea Bricklin (Bricklin)

Those Were the Days - Cream

Stock Number

31453 9000

Matrix

731453 900028

Label

A&M Associated Labels (Polydor)

Country

United States

Format

CD album.

Released: 1997-9 -23

Recording Notes

4 CD box set

Credit Sort ascending	Role
Tom Dowd	engineer
Terri Tierney	project coordination
Suha Gur	mastering
Starfile	photography
Smay Vision	art direction
Robert Stigwood	producer
Michael Ochs Archives	photography
Matthew Tilley	project assistant
Martin Sharp	cover art
Kevin Brady	remix
Joseph Palmaccio	mastering
John Timperley	engineer
John McDermott	liner notes
Joanna Bennetts	project assistant
Jim Marshall	photography
Jackie Stansfield	project coordination
Jack Bruce	bass
Jack Bruce	cello
Jack Bruce	guitar
Jack Bruce	harmonica
Jack Bruce	organ
Jack Bruce	piano
Jack Bruce	vocal
Ginger Blake	drums
Ginger Blake	percussion
Ginger Blake	vocal
Gene Paul	remix
Felix Pappalardi	bass
Felix Pappalardi	bells
Felix Pappalardi	flute
Felix Pappalardi	mellotron
Felix Pappalardi	organ
Felix Pappalardi	piano
Felix Pappalardi	producer
Felix Pappalardi	trumpet
Felix Pappalardi	viola
Eric Clapton	arranger
Eric Clapton	guitar
Eric Clapton	vocal
Don Paulsen	photography
Damon Lyon-Shaw	engineer
Cream	producer
Chuck Stewart	photography
Chuck Pulin	photography
Catherine Ladis	project assistant
Bill Levenson	compilation producer
Bill Halverson	engineer
Barry Wentzell	photography
Ahmet Ertegun	producer
Adrian Barber	engineer
Adrian Barber	remix

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