They played it in 2005 (it's on RUclips) and it is polished but still oozes rawness. I dare say it's better than this - however - I prefer this because it's 1967 and it belongs there. Imagine hearing this back then. Fffar out. You'd be blown away wouldn't you?
Ive never heard anyone but Jack play a bass so melodically. And that voice. My God. I never thought I would be 1 of those old folks who said " you kids don't know good music, back in my day..." But here we are.
Look up earthless, el Perro, all them witches, kikagaku moyo, amplified heat, white dog, radio Moscow… so many more I can’t think of. There are plenty of young bands forging the way of heavy psych still. They’re just not promoted and given tons of money and publicity like the 60s and 70s. People refuse the find good music unless it’s bashed over their heads by corporations.
@@uweschreiber8226 That song is great at any hour of any day & if someone actually complains about it then they were put here without any taste for music or classic music or probably no taste at all, what a shame & how did they make it this far with absolutely no taste ? They must have been a leftover, they should ask for their money back 🎸
Blows my mind that only 9200 people have watched this video. I’ve at least watched it 100 times. Eric’s guitar solo is absolutely incredible in this one.
9201 now, although I’ve watched it many times over the years and listened to this track for over 50 years - Jackie’ voice is incredible!abd U loved this exceptional combo. Jane
Dude, this video has been take down and reuploaded literally dozens of times. If you count them all as a single vide, it has _at least_ tens of millions of views.
Tonya , especially when you consider what music at that point was , poppy crap like Hermans Hermits , Dave Clark five etc. Cream forming in mid 66, just upended the entire musical landscape.
I love how Ozzy Osborne always says we wouldn’t have Black Sabbath without Cream and you totally hear it. Ozzy said their first album was mostly copying off of Cream but darker. Cream is even such a crazy group before Led Zeppelin. Fresh Cream was 1966 wow
l@hippiecheeseburger5457 Give a listen to Cream's "low key" version of Sunshine on the Glen Campbell show , summer '68. You'd almost swear it was Ozzy singing.Jack & Ozzy were both very strong vocalists, with similar octave range.
Thought I’d re-listen to this track,song got into my head out of the blue, for some reason or another and this ‘67ish version jumps! Jackie Bruce was a little powerhouse; not only could he hold everything tied down but vocally keyed & I defy anyone not to affirm this little Scotsman had ‘soul’. Just one of many blues greats from Glasgow. I’m soooo proud. Thanks for this clip. JaneR
Just how I remember Cream: like being struck by lighting. Hi Tom Caswell: hope you’re well. Izzie is making a few real waves. For those of you who don’t know - this may be equalled but never bettered. Magnificent! Jack Bruce’s voice is unreal - and those guys played three-hour sets. Nobody will ever drum like Ginge. 😥😥
Also if ya dig this song by Cream on youtube 😀 you may enjoy Where Roses Grow Live by Rez Band. I remember hearing the song by Led Zepp " In My Time of Dyin " during my drug years and made me think about death and Jesus. Then a hippy friend that dug Jesus told me more of Jesus love and forgiveness and how I could also know Jesus love. So in 1981 I cried out to Jesus and wow man He came into my life and I had and have so much joy and peace and now know that through Jesus when I die I will be with Him in Heaven. Hey Jesus loves each of you also and yall can know Him if you are at all open. Just cry out to Him and also read the Gospel of John in the Bible or check out the movie on RUclips. 😀
Camerawoman had no problem with Clapton. Footage was filmed by Janet Bruce, Jack's wife with her personal camera. And noted in early days, Clapton was camera shy...especially on his hands while playing
Insanely good-they’re all very much in sync with each other here in this small setting. One has the sense on some of the big-venue, cranked triple Marshall stack live recordings that they couldn’t hear each other very well.
Ginger baker was a lean killing machine with a pair of sticks sgit he could drum jack bass was always sublime eric too before he lost up his own rear end Cream were goddamn groovy this song always tickled me used to own around 4 different copies of this song on treasured cds Ginger baker what a freaking drummer Lemmie got fed up of his bull too right he sure knew a pair of sticks
Super to be able to see these takes. But, much like the video of their finale show at Albert Hall, you never really get many, or any shots of Eric playing guitar. It's almost as though they intentionally went out of their way to avoid showing him playing. However, if you're a fan of looking up Jack's nose, your in clover !
There are a lot more shots of Eric Clapton on the Sunshine Of Your Love vid taken at this same performance. That take in itself is really cool because it's got an extended solo section where Eric is really ripping into it. All on his bridge pickup, too. Well worth checking out.
@@chriscampbell9191 OK, one thing I really notice is that he has a vibrato like no one else I've ever seen. Plays the high frets like no one else too. Love to watch his left hand at work.
@@alanosterman7130 In the Sunshine of your Love clip, you also get to see the pick Clapton's using, which looks fairly thick. My guess it he didn't want pick breakage, and also he may have been striving for the most volume he could get. I've never seen any info on what picks Clapton used.... guessing they were thick celluloid or maybe nylon Herco? RE: High frets: there's a Yardbirds clip where they've playing on British television, doing Louise, and Clapton is playing way up there on the Telecaster. You can see a lot of the fingering in that clip.
jack is doing just as good vocally AND on bass as eric is on guitar he deserves all the shots of him singing. no other bass player was doing this at the time as good as jack. not one.
Spoonful has always been Jack's vehicle. He takes the band to another dimension with his counterpoint on this track. Will never forget the jaw dropping experience hearing this for the first time on Wheels of Fire. Headphones, CD, school library. My life was never the same after that.
Ive got a nice black epiphone SG ..its my favorite guitar ...i found this looking for inspiration and tones i can emulate on the SG ...and I absolutely love this band ...bonamasa has brought the beno cream era to a new genaration ...i spend hoars listening to theas videos od clapton and his SG and les paul era ..love it !
I don’t see how these dudes think zeppelin carried the torch Early zep blew them away, not even close. Good band but not exceptional zep was exceptional
This is the first time I've ever seen this version. Vocals are as good as Wheels of Fire version which is by far the pinnacle or standard. Great clip. Camera seemed to avoid Clapton.
Ginger is so good! I mean obviously the whole band is but neither Eric or Jack have stood the test of time like Ginger IMO (and I’m a guitarist). I grew up idolizing Clapton, Page, Hendrix and SRV. And for various reasons (maybe cause I can play their stuff) well I can’t play Stevie like Stevie but nobody can, but I’ve fallen in and out of love with these guys over the years. But Ginger is still top 5 easily. I’d put him higher personally but just so as not not get into a fight in the comments section of RUclips I’ll say top 5.
Wasn't there a guitarist at this performance? Wait, oh yeah. Eric Clapton, I guess he didn't make it to this gig. Well at least he didn't seem to exist in this video... Or are we to believe Jack was playing bass as well as the guitar solo?
Well, if you include the Sex Pistols as co-greatest then I agree. Jack Bruce said that Sid Vicious was the only living electric bassist that he respected.
What is particularly great about Cream's love versions of Spoonful is that all three instruments are soling in a way that enhances each other without stepping on each other. Baker and Bruce came from a jazz background, and you can hear that here.
@@jacobcousins4234The one at the forum is 17 minutes, and you're right it's amazing also. I did find this one on Live Cream volume III. They have another one from 1967 in Detroit that they play for 20 minutes on that's also pretty great
@@johnandrews2768 I think theres a vinyl called "Revolution Club (Live '68)", that was released relatively recently, but it might just be digital and CD, I don't know. But, there is indeed a vinyl with the same name, but with '67, instead of '68. I havent had the chance to listen to it, but it contains the exact three songs from '68. It might be the same, with changed dates for some reason, but again, not totally sure.
@@betobolt9212 I've seen pictures of the cover but I've never been able to actually find that album, as far as I can tell it's the same set, I think they have the year wrong on one of them. I did find this version along with the other songs from this set on Live Cream volume III, it was a fairly recent release also
RIP. Jackie, Finer was phenomenal on drums, but Jack was THE ‘groove’ background of Cream and this track emphasises my point, I think (modestly). Saw Jack in 2008/9 with his ‘usual 3-man combo’ set up @ Shepherd’s Bush - seeing Jack Bruce perform had been a long time wish of mine since I was around 13 years old (we are fellow Glaswegians after all) and ‘What A blast!’ literally because this little man could project his voice , having a very good understanding of projecting sound / acoustics. Again, RIP, JAB. With all my love, JaneR
cream and the stones credited dixon while led zeppelin stole outright his tunes - "whole lotta love" is his "you need love" - so leading him to suing them (successfully). willie dixon- ass kicker!
I don't think you will ever hear this song played any better by anybody, this is the top of the hill, only place left is down 🎸
La versión de Ten Years After es aún más brutal, con un Alvin Lee desbocado a la guitarra 🎸
Love it!
@@agoracentrosdeformacion394the groove is nice but the groove here and the heaviness is untouched like at 4:18 - 4:40 is so sick its unbelievable
They played it in 2005 (it's on RUclips) and it is polished but still oozes rawness. I dare say it's better than this - however - I prefer this because it's 1967 and it belongs there. Imagine hearing this back then. Fffar out. You'd be blown away wouldn't you?
What a loss...Can´t get anything as good as this Today... DOPE !!!
There I was, just sitting at the house, when suddenly I thought that I’d like to hear Spoonful. So, here I am. 👍
great song
Ditto
I picked up a Stratocaster........then a Les Paul.
Get my Needle and Spoon and fire me up
Sonlosmejpres
this must be early 1968, given eric,s hairstyle and moustache.
This is so good. One thing: I believe it was recorded in Jan. 1968, to an empty club. It was shot for French TV, though never aired.
Those people were afraid of having to take some type of psychological narcotic to enjoy the song , they were wrong 🎸
Not Belgian?
Three brilliant and talented musicians and I' thankful I was around in those days music at it's best.
Wasn't around back then, but I know the best music when I hear it
Ive never heard anyone but Jack play a bass so melodically. And that voice. My God. I never thought I would be 1 of those old folks who said " you kids don't know good music, back in my day..."
But here we are.
Look up earthless, el Perro, all them witches, kikagaku moyo, amplified heat, white dog, radio Moscow… so many more I can’t think of. There are plenty of young bands forging the way of heavy psych still. They’re just not promoted and given tons of money and publicity like the 60s and 70s. People refuse the find good music unless it’s bashed over their heads by corporations.
he's the reason i started bass guitar
@@YarrowBandEarthless is awesome!!
@@YarrowBandSo is Dead Meadow!
@@mikekoenig6467 Yes! forgot to mention them.
Unbelievable what a fantastic performance by three amazing artists there has never been a better band RIP Jack and Ginger
A war between musicians, that was a great band.
Probably the best 3 piece band ever, through in ELP & The Jimi Hendrix Experience
It's now 2:59 in the middle of the night, I'm in my bed and hear this song. Unbelieveble moments 👍👍👍
WTF MEN me too but it’s 04:14 as I’m writing this
@@sanso8033Spoonful rocks anytime, I’m 16 years old and this is on repeat atm🤘🤘🤘
@@uweschreiber8226
That song is great at any hour of any day & if someone actually complains about it then they were put here without any taste for music or classic music or probably no taste at all, what a shame & how did they make it this far with absolutely no taste ? They must have been a leftover, they should ask for their money back 🎸
Get the impression from watching this that ginger baker is actually as good a drummer as he says he is 😂
Blows my mind that only 9200 people have watched this video. I’ve at least watched it 100 times. Eric’s guitar solo is absolutely incredible in this one.
His tone and playing in this era is still one of my all time favorites. Dude was way way ahead of his time.
Great power trio, Clapton is such a versatile guitar player
This live version is very underrated. It sounds better than the real recording. I watched this video at least 20 times.
9201 now, although I’ve watched it many times over the years and listened to this track for over 50 years - Jackie’ voice is incredible!abd U loved this exceptional combo. Jane
Dude, this video has been take down and reuploaded literally dozens of times. If you count them all as a single vide, it has _at least_ tens of millions of views.
No words to describe how awesome those guys are.
this is a proper english rock in roll band
Tonya , especially when you consider what music at that point was , poppy crap like Hermans Hermits , Dave Clark five etc. Cream forming in mid 66, just upended the entire musical landscape.
Simply one of the most powerful bands ever top notch musicians d
Bad ass bass player here..☮️☮️☮️☮️♥️
And singer
I love how Ozzy Osborne always says we wouldn’t have Black Sabbath without Cream and you totally hear it. Ozzy said their first album was mostly copying off of Cream but darker. Cream is even such a crazy group before Led Zeppelin. Fresh Cream was 1966 wow
I was hearing Ozzy in the singing here but as your comment points out it is of course the other way around.
l@hippiecheeseburger5457 Give a listen to Cream's "low key" version of Sunshine on the Glen Campbell show , summer '68. You'd almost swear it was Ozzy singing.Jack & Ozzy were both very strong vocalists, with similar octave range.
Thought I’d re-listen to this track,song got into my head out of the blue, for some reason or another and this ‘67ish version jumps! Jackie Bruce was a little powerhouse; not only could he hold everything tied down but vocally keyed & I defy anyone not to affirm this little Scotsman had ‘soul’. Just one of many blues greats from Glasgow. I’m soooo proud. Thanks for this clip. JaneR
Best base, drums and guitar playing on drugs ever!
Spoonful, and Clapton sounded like he had one before this! Way out in outer space. Baker going totally primal. Thanks for making this available!
HOT DAMN, this is heavy man
Just how I remember Cream: like being struck by lighting.
Hi Tom Caswell: hope you’re well. Izzie is making a few real waves.
For those of you who don’t know - this may be equalled but never bettered.
Magnificent! Jack Bruce’s voice is unreal - and those guys played three-hour sets.
Nobody will ever drum like Ginge. 😥😥
Watching this, even they know how HEAVY!!! they were
I want jack Bruce’s hat.
As the old saying goes. They don't make em like this anymore.
Also if ya dig this song by Cream on youtube 😀 you may enjoy Where Roses Grow Live by Rez Band. I remember hearing the song by Led Zepp " In My Time of Dyin " during my drug years and made me think about death and Jesus. Then a hippy friend that dug Jesus told me more of Jesus love and forgiveness and how I could also know Jesus love. So in 1981 I cried out to Jesus and wow man He came into my life and I had and have so much joy and peace and now know that through Jesus when I die I will be with Him in Heaven. Hey Jesus loves each of you also and yall can know Him if you are at all open. Just cry out to Him and also read the Gospel of John in the Bible or check out the movie on RUclips. 😀
Happy birthday in heaven Mr. Bruce. Thanks for all the great music you gave us.
Thanks Jack and Gingernup there w the Gods
Cameraman had some kind of problem with Clapton.
worse than the farewell concert
Camerawoman had no problem with Clapton. Footage was filmed by Janet Bruce, Jack's wife with her personal camera. And noted in early days, Clapton was camera shy...especially on his hands while playing
@@paddlefoot5692 that was informative, thanks!
At 4:02 they go into this groove it gives me chills ginger is a legend they all are
So sick dude....
Instinct, experience/chops. They had the musical "vocabulary" from which to draw from.
this performance is raw af, and jack and ginger are pretty damn fired up. but i think clapton is a bit more camera shy here, he flubs a few times.
And all three of em are nodding off a bit from their pre-set spoonful.
@@FogelsChannel just ginger. bruce was not a dope user, and clapton didn't try it until years after Cream.
@@JustAnotherBladerBruce did actually get hooked on dope in the mid 70s, his habit was bad enough that he almost lost all his money!
That's so good it's actually shocking !
Yep, Deep Purple playing Speed King live at Granada studios is another, "so good it's actually shocking," song.
Well put BTW .
Best rock voice ever. So powerful! Always loved him!
Insanely good-they’re all very much in sync with each other here in this small setting. One has the sense on some of the big-venue, cranked triple Marshall stack live recordings that they couldn’t hear each other very well.
Ginger and Eric are incredible but Jack is just a colossal bassist!.
What a vocal performance on this too.
Indeed The Cream.
Jack Bruce was a great front man when he was in the mood.
Front Man! that plus songwriter and some of the most solid bottom you’ll ever hear Creams a three piece there ain’t no front man in a circle 👍❤️👍
That was GInger Baker calling the shots around 4:00. Kept the melody alive.
I am so glad that they made these videos and then we can enjoy Cream forever because they were so good
I'm Glad I'm glad I'm glad
Sorry the cameraman didnt like Clapton...
Ginger baker was a lean killing machine with a pair of sticks sgit he could drum jack bass was always sublime eric too before he lost up his own rear end Cream were goddamn groovy this song always tickled me used to own around 4 different copies of this song on treasured cds Ginger baker what a freaking drummer Lemmie got fed up of his bull too right he sure knew a pair of sticks
this jam thrones many other
Jack and ginger are grate. Farout.!
Super to be able to see these takes. But, much like the video of their finale show at Albert Hall, you never really get many, or any shots of Eric playing guitar. It's almost as though they intentionally went out of their way to avoid showing him playing. However, if you're a fan of looking up Jack's nose, your in clover !
There are a lot more shots of Eric Clapton on the Sunshine Of Your Love vid taken at this same performance. That take in itself is really cool because it's got an extended solo section where Eric is really ripping into it. All on his bridge pickup, too. Well worth checking out.
@@chriscampbell9191 OK, one thing I really notice is that he has a vibrato like no one else I've ever seen. Plays the high frets like no one else too. Love to watch his left hand at work.
@@alanosterman7130 In the Sunshine of your Love clip, you also get to see the pick Clapton's using, which looks fairly thick. My guess it he didn't want pick breakage, and also he may have been striving for the most volume he could get. I've never seen any info on what picks Clapton used.... guessing they were thick celluloid or maybe nylon Herco? RE: High frets: there's a Yardbirds clip where they've playing on British television, doing Louise, and Clapton is playing way up there on the Telecaster. You can see a lot of the fingering in that clip.
eric asked the cameralady to not film him playing, cos the guitar world was fiercely competitive around then.
jack is doing just as good vocally AND on bass as eric is on guitar he deserves all the shots of him singing. no other bass player was doing this at the time as good as jack. not one.
Spoonful has always been Jack's vehicle. He takes the band to another dimension with his counterpoint on this track. Will never forget the jaw dropping experience hearing this for the first time on Wheels of Fire. Headphones, CD, school library. My life was never the same after that.
The only band i wish id seen live apart from the fabs but this is pretty close.
Lucky saw a them both
@@robertkelly6282 lucky a you!
Full on manic
My favourite version of this song
Especially lovely how the come back from the frenzy and pick it up calm and collected
The English are like that ~ but only these guys climbed that high & played it like Gods ~
How come you don't hear bands like this today
Because the barriers were broken down by Cream ,then Jimi .They were The Change. Everything else is "derivative'.
They also did Sunshine of Your Love...same time
Jack's wife also filmed that too! SO good...That is Jack's iconic riff for sure
Eric invented the riff for Sunshine of your love (by Clapton/Bruce/Brown)
@@tizianalancia7679 Jack Bruce...created bass riff....Clapton created guitar solo
The riff was Bruce's
I saw them in Seattle '68. Still my fav band....by far.
Clapton didn't want the camera on him, afraid people would steal fingerings from him. They (we) did anyway. Great, wild band.
Rock & Roll History.
Ive got a nice black epiphone SG ..its my favorite guitar ...i found this looking for inspiration and tones i can emulate on the SG ...and I absolutely love this band ...bonamasa has brought the beno cream era to a new genaration ...i spend hoars listening to theas videos od clapton and his SG and les paul era ..love it !
by the end of that year,
all around London-Town,
everybody started calling Clapton :
GOD
Cream of the crop 🤘
NO me gusta la filmacion Eric no aparece casi nada y es el mejor con nucha diferencia.se mueve poco ,pero toca muy bien forever eric...
I don’t see how these dudes think zeppelin carried the torch
Early zep blew them away, not even close.
Good band but not exceptional zep was exceptional
このカメラマンはエリックに興味がないのか？
それともジャックのファン？
ギターソロなんだからもっとエリックを撮るべきです。
あまりにも少ない。
This is the first time I've ever seen this version. Vocals are as good as Wheels of Fire version which is by far the pinnacle or standard. Great clip. Camera seemed to avoid Clapton.
It was fun back then. Watch girls dancing short Mimi skirts on hot chick o yes...l love it in the sixty's .♥️♥️😁😁😁☮️☮️
Jack s bass sounds like a radioactive energy and Eric s tone sounds like a beast, an elephant!
Ginger is so good! I mean obviously the whole band is but neither Eric or Jack have stood the test of time like Ginger IMO (and I’m a guitarist). I grew up idolizing Clapton, Page, Hendrix and SRV. And for various reasons (maybe cause I can play their stuff) well I can’t play Stevie like Stevie but nobody can, but I’ve fallen in and out of love with these guys over the years. But Ginger is still top 5 easily. I’d put him higher personally but just so as not not get into a fight in the comments section of RUclips I’ll say top 5.
lol. Eric Clapton is WAY more famous and well known than ginger baker ever was. Lmao. I don’t think you know what you’re talking about.
Wasn't there a guitarist at this performance? Wait, oh yeah. Eric Clapton, I guess he didn't make it to this gig. Well at least he didn't seem to exist in this video... Or are we to believe Jack was playing bass as well as the guitar solo?
You can date this by Jack's bunny-ear shirt collar
That was friggen awesome.
Greatest ever British band bar none.
Well, if you include the Sex Pistols as co-greatest then I agree. Jack Bruce said that Sid Vicious was the only living electric bassist that he respected.
@@FogelsChannelJust bcs he said it, it doesn't mean it's true. John Entwistle shits on Sid
@@FogelsChannel Funny. I heard Jack say he dug Mark King's playing with UB40
@@masterofreality5528 Jack loved putting interviewers on
"Bar band" ?? Brinsley Schwarz was a bar band.
Sheer brilliance by master musicians.
Listed to this awsome song in 2x speed sounds even better.:D
The cameraman doesn't like Eric for some reason.
I just watched it before I was born love it baby
What is particularly great about Cream's love versions of Spoonful is that all three instruments are soling in a way that enhances each other without stepping on each other. Baker and Bruce came from a jazz background, and you can hear that here.
"live versions". But maybe "love versions" is appropriate too!
Omg they are fucking killing it here ! Jeez ...
вот это ахренеть...!
Jambaliscious
ummm. this song is about DRUGS.
This is the stuff that made narcotics worth doing 🎸
Jack Bruce is one of the best blues bassists
this mfs knew how to make music
Epochal performance
Weardo. Eric. One wears dude he is
You won't get more up close & personal than this 💪
best 3 piece band ever
Jesus this is interminable
In a good way
Camera operator is anti Clapton-ite.
Anyone know if this version is on vinyl?
On the goodbye cream tour live 1968 album theres a 17 minute version that is damn close to this one
@@jacobcousins4234The one at the forum is 17 minutes, and you're right it's amazing also. I did find this one on Live Cream volume III. They have another one from 1967 in Detroit that they play for 20 minutes on that's also pretty great
@@johnandrews2768 I think theres a vinyl called "Revolution Club (Live '68)", that was released relatively recently, but it might just be digital and CD, I don't know. But, there is indeed a vinyl with the same name, but with '67, instead of '68. I havent had the chance to listen to it, but it contains the exact three songs from '68. It might be the same, with changed dates for some reason, but again, not totally sure.
@@betobolt9212 I've seen pictures of the cover but I've never been able to actually find that album, as far as I can tell it's the same set, I think they have the year wrong on one of them. I did find this version along with the other songs from this set on Live Cream volume III, it was a fairly recent release also
they hardly show Clapton at all
Poor sound quality 😑
It was in Paris...
And in the beginning was Lovin Spoonful!
what?
A+
History should record this as the 'GOP' party's theme song subtitled "POLITICS"
RIP. Jackie,
Finer was phenomenal on drums, but Jack was THE ‘groove’ background of Cream and this track emphasises my point, I think (modestly).
Saw Jack in 2008/9 with his ‘usual 3-man combo’ set up @ Shepherd’s Bush - seeing Jack Bruce perform had been a long time wish of mine since I was around 13 years old (we are fellow Glaswegians after all) and ‘What A blast!’ literally because this little man could project his voice , having a very good understanding of projecting sound / acoustics.
Again, RIP, JAB.
With all my love,
JaneR
Bastante heavy ese riff
Sound and camera work are stellar. Matches the level Jack, Eric and Ginger are at.
Man this is one bad Ass tune from the Greatest Cream .. the Whole Group was Right On..
Any past time was better than this present of low quality and improved musicians!
They r stopped making like Cream a LONG time ago. The British hippie power trio
No Cream
No Alex Harvey Band
This version of Spoonful does not jam like the Wheels of Fire version, but it's
still intersting to watch.
cream and the stones credited dixon while led zeppelin stole outright his tunes - "whole lotta love" is his "you need love" - so leading him to suing them (successfully). willie dixon- ass kicker!
❤ I love you for this
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