Background and Recording
"White Room" was proposed to be released on Cream's 1967 album Disraeli Gears, but was rejected by Atco Records. The song was similar in style and composition to "Tales of Brave Ulysses", which was written by Eric Clapton with Martin Sharp and was released on Disraeli Gears.
The backing track for "White Room" was recorded while the band was on tour with an 8-track tape recorder, rare at that time. Jack Bruce sang and played bass on the song, Eric Clapton played overdubbed guitars, Ginger Baker played drums and a timpani, and Felix Pappalardi – the group's producer – contributed by playing violas. Clapton played a Fender Stratocaster through a wah-wah pedal to achieve a "talking-effect".
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