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SUPER RARE ADVANCED RELEASE WHITE LABEL PROMO HOWLING BLUES-GARAGE FLAME THROWER CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL USA - FANTASY - 8382 PROMOTIONAL COPY SUPER RARE ADVANCED RELEASE WHITE LABEL PROMO FULL RADIAL FIRST PRINTING MEGA RARE - you NEVER see this LP as a PRE-RELEASE WHITE LABEL PROMO The very FIRST Creedence Clearwater album...BEFORE they became famously tamed by mass public adorned stardom....these were the swamp rockers with a gritty blues bite that turned a lot of heads back in 68 with their unique style...and apparently Creedence Clearwater Revival was from California...
huh?...
most anyone might assume the obvious that these guys were born in the swamps of the deep south.
Guess...uh...not.
CCR burst out on the scene just as they were - loud, gruff, dirty and stinking of swamp mud.
Indeed, few of CCR albums can boast this un-polished production that s not an accusation .
As it is, this record does feature the talents of JOHN FOGERTY the songwriter guitarist.
Side A of this album, with its three cuts, is near perfect.
The very first cut, the CCR take on the classic soul number I Put A Spell On You , tells you more about the band than you should really know.
The terrific instrumental passages in the lengthy solo break were apparently very carefully constructed - John really shows himself master of the guitar, brilliantly transforming one riff into another and finally bringing the solo section to a terrific rising climax.
That s the style he d been using ever since: dedicating himself to a careful analysis of the possible instrumental sections on his songs and making them as memorable and accessible as possible.
If ever there was something revolutionary in CCR s music making, it was John s approach to his instrumental work - as best evidenced on I Put A Spell On You and reprised on Walk On The Water at the end of the record .
Next comes the original - John s Working Man , about the hardship of the working class, but never mind the lyrics: there s one gruff and menacing guitar tone for you Scary And the way he soars on that first solo...
man, you ll be hard pressed to hear anybody doing the same stuff.
He really goes to show you that guitar solos which are carefully thought over can intoxicate people far more successfully than improvised ones.
Of course, you also gotta have talent - and if you have talent, man, it doesn t really matter if you re a great improviser or a great musician-mathematician .
The most famous number on here, though, is, of course, Suzie-Q .
That one sounds as if the boys have made a bet with somebody they would be able to turn this half-obscure short R n B number see the Stones version on 12 X 5 Lp for further reference into a magnificent rock epic.
And CCR manage to make all the eight minutes of it as enjoyable as possible: interspersing the lyrics partly sung through some kind of gadget so as to render these vocals more variegated with some more flaming guitar solos and finally bringing the whole story to yet another breath-taking all-instrument climax Not to mention the mighty rhythm track, of course.
Side two s Gloomy is very gloomy, and Ninety-Nine And A Half Just Won t Do doesn t hold very well after the far superior Working Man.
The blues cover Get Down Woman has its hooks...
Fogerty delivers frantic bellowing on several of side two s tracks be it on Ninety-Nine , or the high-pitched, highly expressive guitar wail of Get Down Woman and the backwards soloing on Gloomy .
Not to mention, of course, that, paradoxal as it might seem, the song structures on this album are far more twisted and complicated than on many of their subsequent efforts: only Working Man , Porterville , and Get Down Woman are fully conventional.
All the other numbers are multi-part , with shifts in tempos, clever gimmicks, and lots of stuff to distinguish the band s style from that of their less intellectually gifted competitors at the time.
Side two s Walk On The Water is the highlight as a terrific album closer complimented with a strong riff in the middle...
A: I Put a Spell on You 4:25 The Working Man 3:02 Suzie Q 8:34 B: Ninety-Nine and a Half Won t Do 3:35 Get Down Woman 3:02 Porterville 2:13 Gloomy 3:48 Walk on the Water 4:16 CONDITION: The Cover: after 47 years...the THICK cover is still clean, MINT still in original factory shrink wrapper sharp and stiff, there are really no problems TOP collectible no bends, no writing and no split seams...still has the original 60s store price stickers on outside of shrink wrapper The Vinyl: is very shiny all over, thick inflexible platter, rated: M- TOP COPY expect the deep Full Radial pressing to play TOP LEVEL excellent enjoyable.
Has clean Fantasy labels too A cool addition to anyone s music library SEE: SELLERS OTher items for similar cool sounds for head people...
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Thanks GRADING SCALE: M, M-, EX, VG ,VG , VG, VG- M Completely clean, no marks M- Carefully used, looks clean, plays clean, shiny gloss, no marks EX Faint scuff or superficial mark, near M-, high gloss, plays clean VG Glossy with minimal scuffing or light mark playing very nice, clean VG a bit more scuff or markls still plays well with very minimal surface at worse VG more marks/scratches only minor, nothing deep, no loud clicks or pops this grade is abused by many, VG here does not mean trashed VG- surface noise present, will not have skips or jumps ALL PAYMENTS SHOULD BE MADE WITHIN 5 DAYS Of AUCTIONS END BIDDERS PLEASE Do Not Bid If You Are Not Serious About Following Through The Transaction ALL ITEMS GUARANTEED FOR WINNING BID - LESS SHIPPING
