Blind Faith: The Birth and Death of a Supergroup

Supergroup Blind Faith was formed from the ashes of Britain’sfirst supergroup Cream.Eric Clapton and Ginger Baker combing forces withTraffic’s multi-instrumentalist Steve Winwood and Family’s Ric Grech ensured BlindFaith was the most eagerly anticipated band in 1969. A debut gig at London’s Hyde Park to 100,000 people wasindicative of the expectations.Their self-titled album reached number one inboth the UK and US and was backed up with a tour of the States.But before fanscould blink, that was it! It was all over for Blind Faith. Despite only being around for a matter of months, because ofthe calibre of the musicians involved, Blind Faith is still talked about today. Now Marc Shapiro has chronicled those heady times-the formation, the recordingand the gigs in this detailed tome.