George first saw Cream
April 12, 1968 on the first night of a three night stand at the
Electric Factory. Harry (Maz) Maslin, the Factory's live sound mixer, had
to pick up the band in the Factory's paisley painted limo at the airport.
As soon as Cream were in the limo, Ginger Baker proceeded to tap Harry on
the shoulder and as Harry turned around to acknowledge him, Ginger's words
were, "I need speed'.
As George remembers this 'first' night, Cream
went on late (perhaps due to Ginger's request) and the opening act,
Woody's Truck Stop played two sets in a row. The second show for the
evening was cancelled and Cream played an extended set that was mind
blowing!
You can also see an original hand bill for this show under Factory hand bill #1 here: