Cream Closes Out // Jeffrey Mayer

After seeing The Beatles at Shea Stadium in the summer of 1965, Jeffrey Mayer began his longtime career in photography. For over 50 years, he has gone on to document the emerging rock scene and the recording artists who would eventually become immortal. This collection of photography prints feature selected works from Mayer's 2019 solo exhibition titled All Access: An Insider's View of The Rock Revolution. The photos in this collection have never been printed, and most have not been seen since they ran in rock magazines decades ago.

Shot at Madison Square Garden in 1968, one of their last concerts until a special engagement 37 years later in 2005. The stage revolved on a massive turntable, giving the photo the illusion that it was shot back stage, but in reality the photographer waited until the set turned exposing just Eric Clapton’s back and the amps, signifying the end of rock’s first true supergroup consisting of Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker, and Jack Bruce.