Talk:Wheels of Fire

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For discussion of whether this should be considered a double album, see Talk:Cream (band). Andrewa 20:10, 21 Mar 2004 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Creamwheelsoffire.jpeg

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I have added a fair use rationale to the album cover image. — Mudwater 22:15, 2 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] FIRST PLATINUM ALBUM?????????

I've always heard - EVERYWHERE - that the first platinum album awarded was for Iron Butterflys In A Gadda Da Vida. Anyhow, on wikipedia, BOTH in a gadda AND this album claims to be the first. I think Ill go for Butterfly, since Ive read that A LOT OF PLACES, but SOMEONE PLEASE choose, whether In A Gadda OR Wheels Of Fire was the first platinum album. Just check RIAAs database for the dates for example. They cant both be the first —Preceding unsigned comment added by 62.107.24.213 (talk) 13:54, 31 December 2007 (UTC)

Whoever wrote that Wheels of Fire was "the first album certified platinum" misread the cited reference, which says that it was Cream's first ever platinum disc. And Iron Butterfly's In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida wasn't the first platinum disc either. According to RIAA it was The Eagles's Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975). --Bruce1ee talk 07:02, 2 January 2008 (UTC)
Correction: Wheels of Fire was the world's first platinum-selling album, but it was certified gold by the RIAA (the sales figures were doubled because it was two records). [1] --Bruce1ee talk 07:20, 7 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Sold more copies than every other vinyl album in history?

The statement

"In the first two years after its release, the album sold more copies than every other vinyl album in history combined."

which was reverted today is backed up by the BBC reference quoted. But the question is, how reliable is this reference? It's the BBC's h2g2 site which anyone can edit. This statement does sound a little far-fetched to me to be true. --Bruce1eetalk 11:42, 2 April 2008 (UTC)

When I reverted the edit, I missed the fact that the reference supported it. But, I'm sure the reverted statement is not true, as much as I appreciate its humorous enthusiasm. I'd like to see the actual numbers though. Being certified platinum means that Wheels of Fire sold one million copies (not 35 million as the BBC site states). I don't know how many vinyl albums had been sold by July 1970. Quite a few, I'd imagine. — Mudwater (Talk) 12:58, 2 April 2008 (UTC)