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WE CURRENTLY HAVE MORE THAN 1,000 LISTED ITEMS Click here to see ALL our ROCK auctions Our PSYCH PROGRESSIVE auctions Our PUNK NEW WAVE auctions Our JAZZ auctions Our BLUE NOTE JAZZ auctions Our BLUES auctions Our CLASSICAL auctions Our COUNTRY auctions Our FUNK auctions Our LATIN auctions Our METAL auctionsOur REGGAE auctions Our SOUL auctions Our STILL SEALED ITEMS Our PROMO auctions Our AUDIOPHILE auctions CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL - BAYOU COUNTRY - ORIGINAL FANTASY 1968 STEREO LP 8387 ORIGINAL U.S.
PRESSING STILL SEALED GUARANTEED ORIGINAL FIRST PRESSING GUARANTEED ORIGINAL DARK BLUE FANTASY STEREO LABEL WITH SILVERY-YELLOW PRINT THE THICKNESS OF THE VINYL, THE APPEARANCE AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE COVER, LABEL S LOGO AND OTHER PERIPHERAL ELEMENTS OF THE COVER, ARE ALL PERFECTLY CONSISTENT WITH THE ORIGINAL, FIRST PRESSING OF THIS TITLE.
THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, FIRST U.S.
PRESSING THIS IS NOT A REISSUE, AN IMPORT, OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.
ORIGINAL, THICK CARDBOARD COVER AMERICAN STYLE VERY THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING PLEASE SEE THE IMAGE OF THE COVER, LABEL OR BOTH, SHOWN BELOW Note: this is a REAL image of the ACTUAL item you are bidding on.
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GUARANTEED Opening slowly with the dark, swampy Born on the Bayou, Bayou Country reveals an assured Creedence Clearwater Revival, a band that has found its voice between their first and second album.
It s not just that Born on the Bayou announces that CCR has discovered its sound -- it reveals the extent of John Fogerty s myth-making.
With this song, he sketches out his persona it makes him sound as if he crawled out of the backwoods of Louisiana instead of being a native San Franciscan.
He carries this illusion throughout the record, through the ominous meanderings of Graveyard Train through the stoked cover of Good Golly Miss Molly to Keep on Chooglin , which rides out a southern-fried groove for nearly eight minutes.
At the heart of Bayou Country, as well as Fogerty s myth and Creedence s entire career, is Proud Mary.
A riverboat tale where the narrator leaves a good job in the city for a life rolling down the river, the song is filled with details that ring so true that it feels autobiographical.
The lyric is married to music that is utterly unique yet curiously timeless, blending rockabilly, country, and Stax R B into something utterly distinctive and addictive.
Proud Mary is the emotional fulcrum at the center of Fogerty s seductive imaginary Americana, and while it s the best song here, his other songs are no slouch, either.
Born on the Bayou is a magnificent piece of swamp-rock, Penthouse Pauper is a first-rate rocker with the angry undertow apparent on Porterville and Bootleg is a minor masterpiece, thanks to its tough acoustic foundation, sterling guitar work, and clever story.
All the songs add up to a superb statement of purpose, a record that captures Creedence Clearwater Revival s muscular, spare, deceptively simple sound as an evocative portrait of America.
EXCERPT FROM AN ONLINE REVIEW BY STEPHEN THOMAS ERLEWINE, ALL MUSIC GUIDE /ALLMUSIC.COM/ The second Creedence studio album, included a chockfull of goodies, hits and CCR signature tunes, including what must be the single most recognizable CCR tune ever: the much-covered Proud Mary , later misappropriated by great Ike and Tina Turner and so many others This is a relatively rare original pressing, on the blue Fantasy label, and is pressed on the thick, inflexible slab of vinyl, which probably explains why it sounds much, much better than the Fantasy compact disc.
Track listing: Born on the bayou - Bootleg - Graveyard Train - Good Golly, Miss Molly - Penthouse Pauper - Proud Mary - Keep on chooglin Finding a still sealed original copy? ? Forget it not even a HOPE This may be the last one you will ever see.
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b The record is apparently pressed on a beautiful, thick, inflexible vinyl, which was usually used for the first or very early pressings.
Usually, the sound on such thick vinyl pressings is full-bodied, vivid, and even dramatic.
Do not expect to obtain such a majestic analog sound from a digital recording c Of course, this is a full-bodied ANALOG recording, and not an inferior, digital recording COVER COVER IS NEAR MINT, STILL SEALED AND COVERED IN ITS ORIGINAL SHRINK WRAP A SMALL PIECE OF SHRINK WRAP IS MISSING The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover: - Cover has two corners slightly worn / dinged nothing significant - Minor shelf wear noted on the top seam nothing significant - Cover has a few tiny wrinkles along the spine nothing significant - Cover shows JUST A HINT of yellowing on both sides, apparently from aging.
NO OTHER IMPERFECTIONS ON THE COVER: - No split seams - No ring wear - No cut-out drill holes.
- No cut-out corners - No saw-marks or indents - No dirt/dust rubbing stains friction marks caused by rubbing against other covers - No writing - No stamps - No peel-off marks - No stains - No mold or mildew spots - No stickers or labels - No water damage - No razor marks, scratches, pressure marks, lines, streaks, or cuts.
- No warping - No wax, glue, paint or liquid drops on the cover - No glue traces or wax residue.
- No bar codes - No RIAA stamps or stickers.
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