Cream’s ‘Wheels Of Fire’ Gets The Super Deluxe Treatment With Five CDs Of Remastered Glory

Five CDs. Nine previously unreleased tracks. Source tapes pulled directly from the late producer Felix Pappalardi’s personal reference reels. Polydor is releasing a ‘Wheels Of Fire’ Super Deluxe Edition on June 12th, and it’s the most comprehensive look at Cream’s groundbreaking 1968 third album ever assembled. This is the real thing.

The centerpiece is a newly remastered, phase-corrected version of the studio album, de-CSG’d for the first time, delivering the recordings with greater detail and a crisp soundstage that the original release simply couldn’t achieve. Both stereo and mono versions sourced from Pappalardi’s personal reels are included, and neither has ever been released before. Every mix here tells you something new about how this record was built.

The live material is just as substantial. Remastered versions of the original four live tracks are joined by eight additional performances from the March 1968 concerts, including a previously unreleased live recording of “We’re Going Wrong” captured at Winterland Ballroom on March 10, 1968. Cream live in 1968 needs no further endorsement.

The rarities disc seals it. Fifteen tracks total, nine previously unreleased, including “White Room” (Early Version Mono Mix), “Deserted Cities of the Heart” (Rough Mono Mix / No Strings), and “Crossroads” (Mono Single Version). The whole package comes housed in a gatefold sleeve with a hardcover book featuring sleeve notes by Jim Faber and era photographs, all enclosed in a silver-laminated rigid slipcase.

‘Wheels Of Fire’ Super Deluxe Edition Tracklist:

CD 1: Wheels Of Fire: In The Studio (2026 Remaster)

1968 Originally Released CSG Encoded Version

  1. White Room (4:59)
  2. Sitting On Top Of The World (4:59)
  3. Passing The Time (4:33)
  4. As You Said (4:22)
  5. Pressed Rat And Warthog (3:15)
  6. Politician (4:14)
  7. Those Were The Days (2:55)
  8. Born Under A Bad Sign (3:11)
  9. Deserted Cities Of The Heart (3:42)

Phase Corrected 2026 Remaster (Previously Unreleased)

  1. White Room (4:59)
  2. Sitting On Top Of The World (4:59)
  3. Passing The Time (4:32)
  4. As You Said (4:22)
  5. Pressed Rat And Warthog (3:15)
  6. Politician (4:14)
  7. Those Were The Days (2:55)
  8. Born Under A Bad Sign (3:11)
  9. Deserted Cities Of The Heart (3:40)

CD 2: Wheels Of Fire: In The Studio (Stereo Reference Reels)

Previously Unreleased Stereo Tapes

  1. White Room (4:59)
  2. Sitting On Top Of The World (4:55)
  3. Passing The Time (Long Version) (5:50)
  4. As You Said (4:16)
  5. Pressed Rat And Warthog (With Spoken Intro) (3:16)
  6. Politician (4:10)
  7. Those Were The Days (2:54)
  8. Born Under A Bad Sign (3:08)
  9. Deserted Cities Of The Heart (3:36)

Previously Unreleased Mono Tapes

  1. White Room (4:59)
  2. Sitting On Top Of The World (4:57)
  3. Passing The Time (Long Version) (5:50)
  4. As You Said (4:18)
  5. Pressed Rat And Warthog (With Spoken Intro) (3:15)
  6. Politician (4:11)
  7. Those Were The Days (2:54)
  8. Born Under A Bad Sign (3:10)
  9. Deserted Cities Of The Heart (3:39)

CD 3: Wheels Of Fire: Live At The Fillmore Auditorium & Winterland Ballroom (2026 Remaster)

  1. Crossroads (4:16)
  2. Spoonful (16:48)
  3. Traintime (7:02)
  4. Toad (16:16)

CD 4: Wheels Of Fire: More Live At The Fillmore Auditorium & Winterland Ballroom (2026 Remaster)

  1. N.S.U. (10:15)
  2. Sleepy Time Time (6:51)
  3. Rollin’ And Tumblin’ (6:45)
  4. Sweet Wine (15:18)
  5. Tales Of Brave Ulysses (4:45)
  6. We’re Going Wrong (6:55)
  7. Sunshine Of Your Love (7:25)
  8. Steppin’ Out (13:41)

CD 5: Wheels Of Fire: Rarities (2026 Remaster)

  1. White Room (Stereo US Single Edit) (3:05)
  2. Sitting On Top Of The World (Alternate Stereo Mix) (4:57) [Previously Unreleased]
  3. Passing The Time (Alternate Long Stereo Mix) (5:51) [Previously Unreleased]
  4. As You Said (Alternate Stereo Mix) (4:19) [Previously Unreleased]
  5. Pressed Rat And Warthog (Alternate Stereo Mix) (3:10) [Previously Unreleased]
  6. Politician (Alternate Stereo Mix) (4:11) [Previously Unreleased]
  7. Anyone For Tennis (Stereo Single Mix) (2:39)
  8. White Room (Early Version Mono Mix) (4:29) [Previously Unreleased]
  9. Deserted Cities Of The Heart (Rough Mono Mix / No Strings) (3:37) [Previously Unreleased]
  10. Pressed Rat And Warthog (Alternate Mono Mix) (3:14) [Previously Unreleased]
  11. As You Said (Alternate Mono Mix) (4:21) [Previously Unreleased]
  12. Anyone For Tennis (Mono Single Mix) (2:39)
  13. Crossroads (Mono Single Version) (4:16)
  14. N.S.U. (Recorded 9 March 1968 At Winterland Ballroom) (12:38)
  15. Sunshine Of Your Love (Recorded 7 March 1968 At The Fillmore Auditorium) (6:58)