Formation and early history

The beginnings of Blind Faith date from mid-1968, with the break-up of Cream. In retrospect as the first "super-group", Cream had become a financial powerhouse, selling millions of records within a few years and raising the group's (and each member's) repertoire to international popularity. Despite that success, the band were crumbling from within because of frequent animosity between Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker, with Eric Clapton doing his best to mediate^{<citation needed>}. In addition, Clapton had been tired of being coerced into playing commercially driven blues and hoped to move forward with a new, experimental, less straitjacketed approach to the genre^{<citation needed>}.

Steve Winwood was facing similar problems in The Spencer Davis Group, where he had been the lead singer for three years. Winwood wanted to experiment with the band's sound by infusing jazz elements, but left due to his musical differences, instead forming a new band — Traffic — in 1967. That band split temporarily in 1969, and Winwood started to jam with his good friend Clapton in Clapton's basement in Surrey,England. Winwood and Clapton had previously collaborated on the "Powerhouse" project.

Clapton was pleased with the jam sessions, but was hesitant to start a serious group. Ginger Baker turned up one day to sit in with them in 1969, and the band took near-final form. Clapton questioned letting Baker in the band, because he had promised Jack Bruce that, if they were to work with one another again, all three of them would play. Moreover, Clapton didn't want to reunite with Cream barely nine weeks after the break-up, and also didn't want to deal with another "Cream-like" super-stardom situation. Winwood ultimately persuaded Clapton to finalize Baker's inclusion in the line-up, arguing that Ginger Baker strengthened their musicianship and that it would be hard to find an equally talented drummer.^{<citation needed>}

By May 1969, Ric Grech, bassist with Family, was invited to join them (leaving Family, mid-tour). Andy Johns (engineer) recorded most of the Blind Faith backing tracks at Morgan Studios and the album was finished at Olympic studios with Alan O'Duffy (engineer) who recorded some further tracks, all of the overdubs and mixed the album. This was done under the supervision of producer Jimmy Miller. Jimmy Miller provided focus to the band, who often preferred jamming over the standard commercial 3–5 minute track. By then the group was known collectively as Blind Faith, a slyly cynical reference by Clapton to his outlook on the new group.
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Today i would add more to this text the following: Over the years, since the late 60's y., every time i am more convinced of the progressive degradation of musical taste, both of who creates the music, even to audiences who consume.
Just to review (zap) by radio stations scattered around world like mushrooms (radio only have the same name), by television stations, distribution channels over the web, live-concerts, called rock festivals (which rock only in name), publishers hungry greed for easy profits (the music is an attractive medium) that promote and accept any barefoot, beardless and inexperienced, completely devoid of musical creativity, non-domain instruments, (and make much noise, so fast scratch the strings of guitars, so that in the swirl of distorted sounds, it seems that "playing)", unable to sing decently and coordinated (so scream and yell a lot), producing albums for routine and boost market (if there no inspiration and creativity, then invents itself, repeats itself, is simulated), industry (!) and the distribution chain can not stop.
In the past, criticized  the artists because themselves used drugs, and therefore, many paid a heavy price with their lives. But masterpieces are conceived and created music. These days, taking in drugs or not, just "leave shit".
And to prove that there Music renewal in the new generations, are the artists with more than 20, 30 or 40 year career, but who are currently still on the scene and produce new musical works (and I will not say the names, because all  we know  who are!!) that constitute a true "stone in the pond"...
I suspect, and rightly so, the bands and singers who throw (or make up, or they are required by publishers) new disks every year without having the artistic support and preparation to make that possible. Then what is the result? "the devil is" to find a single song from that album with some artistic value. And the public is deceived into paying for a full CD just to hear, at best, a single song. Badly.
Even the radio producers honest and conscientious, even for very lenient and generous, have great difficulty in selecting one or two songs both worthwhile and interesting to include in their programming (not in sponsored playlist).
I also think, at present, an artist or band honest and conscientious, even the most reputable and proven, even with several years of career, only should launch a new disc for the public when the conditions are met in quality, creativity innovation and maturity required for this new job.
And we have several of these names have already stated that only quality launch a new work every two or three years, sometimes longer. The musical creativity is not a product of any supermarket, consumer goods, where many times just change the label to be more attractive. It's art.
And the publishers expect this time? No. Have necessarily to earn money. And as the novelty is selling, what toothpaste, soap or perfume, saturates the market for hearing crap, masquerading as music. But I think we can and should be a compromise between the timings of the industry and quality required for musical creativity. For reasons not here to discriminate or favor nobody, i will not mention names of artists or bands around (5, 10 and more years of his career), but I felt like, felt like.
Call me old fashioned, clinging to the past, nostalgic, sentimental, that does not evolve, they did not follow the course of time. I do not care. I'm not worried that some consider me a "hostage of the past", because what is really good, never goes out of fashion, nor has an expiration date.
And iI understand that no, this is not the case. Appreciate what I know today is produced interesting and artistic quality. And I'm not alone. And one need not go very far....

Cool that Bill now has the ORIGINAL COVER ART!

The space ship could be made by Mick Milligan, a jeweler at the Royal College of Art. The girl was another matter. If she were too old it would be cheesecake, too young and it would be nothing. It was the beginning of the transition from girl to woman, that is what I was after."

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1969!  Yes! Yes!.....the old that is always new ....... a good opportunity for bands and artists that are releasing right now, they are here as reference may be the construction and development of music and songs with "beginning, middle and end" ...

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 (Edited: 15-12-2010)