Crossroads (live, 1968-03-10: Winterland, San Francisco, CA, USA)
~ Recording by Cream
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track Artist | Release Title | Release Artist | Release Group Type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 2.1 | Crossroads | 4:18 | Cream | Wheels of Fire | Cream | Album |
| ATCO Records | SD 2-700 |
| 2.1 | Crossroads | 4:18 | Cream | Wheels of Fire | Cream | Album |
| Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation) | 583 031 |
| 2.1 | Crossroads | 4:18 | Cream | Wheels of Fire | Cream | Album |
| Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation) | 184 167, 184 168 |
| 2.1 | Crossroads | 4:18 | Cream | Wheels of Fire | Cream | Album |
| Supraphon | S 1113 0811, S 1113 08112 |
| 1.3 | Crossroads | 4:13 | Cream | Best of Cream (Columbia-Pitman pressing with "CP" in label matrix) | Cream | Album + Compilation |
| ATCO Records | SD 33-291 |
| 1.3 | Crossroads | 4:17 | Cream | Best of Cream | Cream | Album + Compilation |
| ATCO Records | SD 33-291 |
| 1.3 | Crossroads | 4:13 | Cream | Best of Cream | Cream | Album + Compilation |
| RSO | 184 298 |
| 2.2 | Crossroads | 4:13 | Cream | Heavy Cream | Cream | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation) | PD 3502 |
| 1.6 | Crossroads | 4:13 | Cream | History of Eric Clapton | Eric Clapton | Album + Compilation |
| ATCO Records | SD 2-803 |
| 2.1 | Crossroads | 4:18 | Cream | Wheels of Fire | Cream | Album |
| Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation) | 2612 001 |
| 2.1 | Crossroads | 4:18 | Cream | Wheels of Fire | Cream | Album |
| Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation) | 2658110 |
| 1.7 | Crossroads | 4:15 | Cream | Best of Cream | Cream | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation) | 2675 087 |
| 2.1 | Crossroads | 4:22 | Cream | Wheels of Fire | Cream | Album |
| RSO | MIPD-2-9382 |
| 2.1 | Crossroads | 4:18 | Cream | Wheels of Fire | Cream | Album |
| RSO | RS-2-3802 |
| 2.1 | Crossroads | 4:18 | Cream | Wheels of Fire | Cream | Album |
| RSO | MWX 9954, MWX 9955 |
| 1.3 | Crossroads | 4:14 | Cream | Strange Brew – The Very Best of Cream | Cream | Album + Compilation |
| RSO | 422-811 639-1 Y-1 |
| 1.3 | Crossroads | 4:16 | Cream | Strange Brew: The Very Best of Cream | Cream | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation) | 811 639-2 |
| 1.3 | Crossroads | 4:16 | Cream | Strange Brew: The Very Best of Cream (BMG club edition) | Cream | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation), BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. (BMG company that owned their direct marketing company/club editions) | 811 639-2, D100468 |
| 1.3 | Crossroads | 4:16 | Cream | Strange Brew: The Very Best of Cream | Cream | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation) | P2 11639 |
| 1.3 | Crossroads | 4:16 | Cream | Strange Brew: The Very Best of Cream (made in West Germany) | Cream | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation) | 811 639-2 Y |
| 1.3 | Crossroads | 4:16 | Cream | Strange Brew: The Very Best of Cream | Cream | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation) | 811 639-2 |
| 1.3 | Crossroads | 4:16 | Cream | Strange Brew: The Very Best of Cream (made in France) | Cream | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation) | 811 639-2 Y |
| 2.7 | Crossroads | 4:17 | Cream | Backtrackin' | Eric Clapton | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation) | 821 937-2 |
| 2.7 | Crossroads | 4:17 | Cream | Backtrackin' | Eric Clapton | Album + Compilation |
| Starblend Records, Ltd. | ERIC 1 |
| 2.7 | Crossroads | 4:18 | Eric Clapton | Backtrackin’ | Eric Clapton | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation) | 821 937-2 |
| 2.7 | Crossroads | 4:17 | Cream | Backtrackin’ | Eric Clapton | Album + Compilation |
| RSO | 821 937-2 |
| 1.3 | Crossroads | 4:15 | Cream | Cream | Cream | Album + Compilation |
| AMIGA | 8 56 055 |
| 2.1 | Crossroads | 4:18 | Cream | Wheels of Fire | Cream | Album |
| Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | MFSL 2-066 |
| 2.1 | Crossroads | 4:18 | Cream | Wheels of Fire | Cream | Album |
| Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation) | 827 578-2 |
| 2.1 | Crossroads | 4:18 | Cream | Wheels of Fire | Cream | Album |
| RSO | P58W-25002/3 |
| 2.1 | Crossroads | 4:18 | Cream | Wheels of Fire | Cream | Album |
| Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation) | 827 578-2 |
| 1.6 | Crossroads | 4:24 | Cream | History of Eric Clapton | Eric Clapton | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation), RSO | P58W 25024/5 |
| 1.5 | Crossroads | 4:13 | Cream | The Cream of Eric Clapton | Eric Clapton | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation) | 833 519-2 |
| 2.11 | Crossroads | 4:16 | Cream | Brit's Blitz | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| PolyTel | 8164752 |
| 1.5 | Crossroads | 4:13 | Cream | The Cream of Eric Clapton | Eric Clapton | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation) | 833 519-2 |
| 2.3 | Crossroads | 4:14 | Cream | Crossroads | Eric Clapton | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation) | 835 261-2, 835 268-2, 835 269-2, 835 270-2, 835 271-2 |
| 1.14 | Crossroads | 4:12 | Cream | Best of 60's Psychedelic Rock | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Priority Records (US hip hop) | |
| 2.3 | Crossroads | 4:14 | Cream | Crossroads | Eric Clapton | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation), PolyGram | 835 261-2 |
| 1.5 | Crossroads | 4:13 | Cream | The Cream of Eric Clapton | Eric Clapton | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (Japanese domestic artists only, prior to 2023) | P25P 25096 |
| 1.13 | Crossroads | 4:15 | Cream | Rocking the Blues | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.17 | Crossroads | 4:13 | Cream | Classic Rock: Shakin’ All Over 1969 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music, Warner Special Products | 2CLR-20, OPCD-2587 |
| 1.17 | Crossroads | 4:15 | Cream | Hifi Visionen: Oldie-CD 20 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Hifi Vision | 845 126-2 |
| 1.4 | Crossroads | 4:13 | Cream | Story | Eric Clapton | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation) | 843 266-2 |
| 1.4 | Crossroads | 4:13 | Cream | Story | Eric Clapton | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation), Polystar (Germany) | 849 175-2 |
| 2.1 | Crossroads | 4:18 | Cream | Wheels of Fire | Cream | Album |
| Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation) | 31453 1812-2, 731453 1812-2 |
| 1.2 | Crossroads | 4:15 | Cream | Born to Be Wild: The Original Rock Classics | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| wea (has logo with just “wea” on it) | 9548-30343-2 |
| 1.4 | Crossroads | 4:13 | Cream | Story | Eric Clapton | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation) | 843 266-2 27 |
| 1.5 | Crossroads | 4:13 | Cream | The Best of Eric Clapton | Eric Clapton | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation) | 511072-2 |
| 2.1 | Crossroads | 4:18 | Cream | Wheels of Fire | Cream | Album |
| DCC Compact Classics | GZS (2) 1020 |
| 1.20 | Crossroads | 4:15 | Cream | White Room - Best | Cream | Album + Compilation |
| Zounds, Phono Music Zounds (German Label releasing digitally remastered "Best Of CDs" within the ZOUNDS Best Of Series.) | 27200408 B |
| 1.17 | Crossroads | 4:15 | Cream | Creme de la Cream | Cream | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation) | 513104-2 |
| 1.10 | Crossroads | 4:18 | Cream | Q the Blues | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| The Hit Label | AHLCD 1 |
| 1.8 | Crossroads | 4:13 | Cream | The Rolling Stone Collection: 25 Years of Essential Rock | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music | OPCS-2692, OPCS-2693, OPCS-2694, PT-23707, PT-23708, PT-23709, PT-23710, R102-33 |
| 1.8 | Crossroads | 4:12 | Cream | The Rolling Stone Collection: 25 Years of Essential Rock | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music | A-23707/R102-34, A-23708/R102-34, A-23709/R102-34, A-23710/R102-34, OPCD-2692/R102-34, OPCD-2693/R102-34, OPCD-2694/R102-34, R102-34 |
| 1.6 | Crossroads | 4:13 | Cream | Eric Clapton Stages | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Spectrum Music (Universal Music Group budget label) | 550-028-2 |
| 1.6 | Crossroads | 4:13 | Cream | Stages | Eric Clapton | Album + Compilation |
| Karussell | 5500282 |
| 1.6 | Crossroads | 4:13 | Cream | Stages | Eric Clapton | Album + Compilation |
| Spectrum Music (Universal Music Group budget label) | 550 028-2 |
| 2.2 | Crossroads | 4:16 | Cream | The Rock Collection: Guitar Rock | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music | TL 527/29 |
| 1.5 | Crossroads | 4:13 | Cream | The Cream of Clapton | Eric Clapton | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation) | 521 881-2 |
| 1.5 | Crossroads | 4:13 | Cream | The Cream of Clapton | Eric Clapton | Album + Compilation | Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation) | 521 881-2 | |
| 1.5 | Crossroads | 4:13 | Cream | The Cream of Clapton | Eric Clapton | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation) | 521 881-2 |
| 1.5 | Crossroads | 4:13 | Cream | The Cream of Clapton | Eric Clapton | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation), PolyTel | P2 21881 |
| 1.5 | Crossroads | 4:13 | Cream | The Cream of Clapton | Eric Clapton | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation), PolyGram | 521 881-2, PY 920 |
| 1.5 | Crossroads | 4:13 | Cream | The Cream of Clapton (grey medium label) | Eric Clapton | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation) | 521 881-2 |
| 1.18 | Crossroads | 4:19 | Cream | The Very Best of Cream | Cream | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (Japanese domestic artists only, prior to 2023) | POCP-2328 |
| 1.4 | Crossroads | 4:17 | Cream | The Cream of Clapton | Eric Clapton | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation), Chronicles (a label under UMG’s Universal Music Enterprises division) | 31452 7116-2 |
| 1.16 | Crossroads | 4:12 | Cream | The Best Rock Album in the World… Ever! II | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin TV | VTDCD47 |
| 1.18 | Crossroads | 4:19 | Cream | The Very Best of Cream | Cream | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation) | 523 752-2 |
| 1.1 | Crossroads | 4:16 | Cream | Guitar Rock: FM Classics | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music, PolyGram Special Markets | R968-15 |
| 1.3 | Crossroads | 4:07 | Cream | The Blues Album | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin TV | VTDCD 54 |
| 1.4 | Crossroads | 4:17 | Cream | The Cream of Clapton (BMG club release) | Eric Clapton | Album + Compilation |
| Chronicles (a label under UMG’s Universal Music Enterprises division), Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation), BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. (BMG company that owned their direct marketing company/club editions) | 31452 7116-2, D 108241 |
| 1.4 | Crossroads | 4:17 | Cream | The Cream of Clapton | Eric Clapton | Album + Compilation |
| Chronicles (a label under UMG’s Universal Music Enterprises division), Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation) | P2 27116 |
| 1.18 | Crossroads | 4:19 | Cream | The Very Best Of | Cream | Album + Compilation |
| 532 752 - 2 | |
| 1.18 | Crossroads | 4:19 | Cream | The Very Best of Cream | Cream | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation) | 31452 3752-2 |
| 2.3 | Crossroads | 4:14 | Cream | Crossroads | Eric Clapton | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation) | 835 261-2, 835 268-2, 835 269-2, 835 270-2, 835 271-2 |
| 1.5 | Crossroads | 4:17 | Cream | The Cream of Clapton | Eric Clapton | Album + Compilation |
| Zounds Gold (24 carat gold CDs) | 27330020 D |
| 2.1 | Crossroads | 4:18 | Cream | Wheels of Fire | Cream | Album |
| Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation) | 531 812-2 |
| 10.5 | Crossroads | 4:10 | Cream | Blues Story (1998 release) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| PolyGram Collections | |
| 2.18 | Crossroads | 4:16 | Cream | The No. 1 Blues Album | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| PolyGram TV (a division of PolyGram Record Operations Ltd.) | 555872 |
| 1.5 | Crossroads | 4:17 | Cream | Audio’s Audiophile, Volume 6: Best Blues Guitars (Gold-CD) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music Media | CD 27000671 D |
| 1.4 | Crossroads | 4:17 | Cream | Guitar Rock: Greatest Hits, Volume 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music | M184-22, M184-23, M184-24, M184-25 |
| 1.4 | Crossroads | 4:17 | Cream | Guitar Rock: Guitar Power | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music | M184-22 |
| 1.10 | Crossroads | 4:18 | Cream | 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Cream (20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection) | Cream | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation) | 314 543 498-2 |
| 1.10 | Crossroads | 4:18 | Cream | The Best of Cream | Cream | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation) | B0007823-02 |
| 2.1 | Crossroads | 4:18 | Cream | Wheels of Fire | Cream | Album |
| DCC Compact Classics, Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation) | GZS(2)-1020 |
| 2.1 | Crossroads | 4:18 | Cream | Wheels of Fire | Cream | Album |
| Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation) | UICY-9152/3 |
| 10.5 | Crossroads | 4:10 | Cream | Blues Story (2001 release) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| PolyGram Collections | 7902, 7922, 7972, 8082, 8092, 8102, 8112, 9008122, 9008152, 9008172, 9008182 |
| 1.1 | Crossroads | 4:14 | Eric Clapton | Deuses da Guitarra | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 2.17 | Crossroads | ?:?? | Cream | Humo Presenteert: Luchtgitaar! | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | 7243 5 81078 2 1 |
| 1.4 | Crossroads | 4:16 | Cream | Rockin' Down the Highway (Single CD) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Compass Productions (budget compilations) | B0002638-02 |
| 1.17 | Crossroads (live) | 4:15 | Cream | Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: Red, White & Blues | Various Artists | Album + Soundtrack |
| UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) | B0000728-02 |
| 1.17 | Crossroads (live) | 4:15 | Cream | Martin Scorsese Presents Red, White And Blues A Film By Mike Figgis | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Hip‐O Records, Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment), UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) | B000072802 |
| 1.10 | Crossroads | 4:08 | Cream | Guitar of the Millennium | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.64 | Crossroads | 4:05 | Cream | 100 Hits Paint It Black | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| RMG Records | RMG 1404 MP3 |
| 1.19 | Crossroads (live) | 4:17 | Cream | I Feel Free: Ultimate Cream | Cream | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation) | 987 136-2 |
| 2.5 | Crossroads | 4:15 | Cream | Gold | Cream | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation) | 0602498801468 |
| 1.5 | Crossroads | 4:13 | Cream | The Cream of Clapton | Eric Clapton | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation) | 0602498305720 |
| 2.5 | Crossroads | 4:15 | Cream | Cream Gold | Cream | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation) | B000419302 |
| Promotion | |||||||||
| 1.4 | Crossroads | ?:?? | Cream | The Vox Box | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Vox (UK magazine) | GIVIT 2 |
| 1.5 | Crossroads | 4:17 | Cream | Classic Rock Superhits | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| PolyGram | |
Relationships
| recording engineer: | Tom Dowd Bill Halverson |
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| engineer: | Adrian Barber (producer/engineer) |
| producer: | Felix Pappalardi |
| drums (drum set): | Ginger Baker (on 1968-03-10) |
| electric bass guitar: | Jack Bruce (on 1968-03-10) |
| electric guitar: | Eric Clapton (on 1968-03-10) |
| vocals: | Eric Clapton (on 1968-03-10) |
| phonographic copyright (℗) by: | Robert Stigwood Group Ltd. (in 1968) Universal International Music B.V. (company, do not use as label) (in 1968) |
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| recorded at: | Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco, California, United States (on 1968-03-10) |
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| part of: | Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 409) (order: 409) |
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| recording of: | Cross Road Blues (a/k/a “Crossroads”) (on 1968-03-10: cover, live) |
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Related works
Cross Road Blues (a/k/a “Crossroads”)
| lyricist and composer: | Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend) |
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| publisher: | Encore Music (US label) King of Spades Music Lehsem II, LLC MPCA King of Spades Noma Music Inc. Paul Rodriguez Music Ltd. Unichappell Music, Inc. Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) |
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