Lot 191
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Cream
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Cream

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Cream
A performance contract for Cream signed on their behalf by a member of the Robert Stigwood organisation, the agreement made on 25th August 1966 on Sellers & O'Donovan... printed form completed with mimeographed typescript details agreeing for the artists to appear for one evening for a maxiumum of 2 x 45 minute spots at a salary of £150 guarantee against 60 of the gross takings. (one hundred & fifty pounds)... at the California Ballroom...Dunstable.. on Fri. 25th November 1966, signed at the foot in blue ballpoint pen Paul Marlenn p.p. CREAM, additionally initialled and annotated by him with amendments to various errors on the contract including the misrepresentation of the group's name; and two performance contracts for The Graham Bond Organisation to appear at The California Ballroom, one on Robert Stigwood Organisation... printed form, the other on Sellers & O'Donovan... printed form, both completed with mimeographed typescript details, the first agreement made on 7th January 1965 agreeing for the artists to appear for one evening for Two 1hr sessions...at a salary of £125 on Saturday 2nd April 1966 signed and inscribed at the foot in red ballpoint pen Robert Stigwood for Graham Bond; the other agreeing for the artists to appear for one evening for a maximum of 2x45 minute spots... at a salary of guarantee or 50 of the gross takings whichever is greater... on Friday November 4th 1966, signed at the foot in black felt pen by saxophinist R.M. [Dick] Hecktall-Smith (3)
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Lot Essay

Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker both left The Graham Bond Organisation in May/June 1966 to form what has come to be thought of as the first 'Super Group' with Eric Clapton - Cream. Although this was an early performance for Cream, when their now legendary status in the annals of Rock History is considered, it seems remarkable that the group were only paid £150 for this performance. The previous year, The Yardbirds had received a salary of £300 and the following year The Who - £400 and Traffic - £450. Pink Floyd on the other hand received only half the salary of Cream at the same venue only five months later.

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