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We brought the first album out, Fresh Cream, in January
1967, And it was a combination, as you say, of some of
Your own penned pieces and some old blues and jazz pieces
Yeah, that's right
"I'm So Glad" and "Toad" are the two pieces that
I remember. I mean, "Toad" was where you got a
Chance to really have a go at the drums, wasn't it?
Yeah, it's, uh, you know, it's, um... I always did a drum thing
For every band I was with. With Graham, it was a thing called "
Camels and Elephants." Always something I wrote, you know. "Toad"
Was a bit... Mike Falana wrote a number called "Toes," which was
Quite similar, and I nicked a bit of it, in fact. Mike didn't mind
Do you remember the first album when you recorded
It, and how the three of you got on together?
Um, it was, well, the first few months, it was a bit, um, traumatic
Really, because of the relationship with Jack and I was not
Progressing terribly well. Um, we had a lot of rows about the writing
And things like this. In fact, Jack got me out of the band after
Three months, said, "We're gonna get another drummer," which, um
They didn't do. But, um, it got... it was very good, really. I mean
The rows were occasional. Most of the time, we got on very
Well. We had a hilarious time. We recorded it on an 8-track
In a studio in South Molton Street. Whether it's still there
Or not, I don't know. We had, uh... like, when we finished
The album, Stigwood came along, and we emptied cornflakes
All over him and proceeded to cut his suit to ribbons with a
Pair of scissors and everything, you know. Totally wrecked him