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CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL Creedence Clearwater Revival UK LIBERTY LBS 83259 FIRST PRESSING May 1969 OF CCR S DEBUT LP FANTASTIC ORIGINAL COPY DELIVERING FLAWLESS SOUND THROUGHOUT PRESSED WITH THE FIRST BLUE LIBERTY LABELS MATRIX: LBS 83261 A//1 420 1 1 / LBS 83261 B//1 420 1 1 2 THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL FULLY LAMINATED SLEEVE COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL POLY-LINED INNER SLEEVE DATE CODED MAY 1969 059 Creedence Clearwater Revival s self-titled debut album was gloriously out-of-step with the times, teeming with John Fogerty s Americana fascinations.
While many of Fogerty s obsessions and CCR s signatures are in place -- weird blues I Put a Spell on You , Stax RB Wilson Pickett s Ninety-Nine and a Half , rockabilly Susie Q , winding instrumental interplay, the swamp sound, and songs for The Working Man -- the band was still finding their way.
Still, the band s sound is vibrant, with gutsy arrangements that borrow equally from Sun, Stax, and the swamp.
Not for nothing were two of the three singles pulled from the album covers Dale Hawkins Susie Q, Screamin Jay Hawkins I Put a Spell on You as Fogerty wasn t an accomplished tunesmith yet.
Though The Working Man isn t bad, the true exception is that third single, Porterville, an exceptional song with great hooks, an underlying sense of menace, and the first inkling of the working-class rage that fuelled such landmarks as Fortunate Son.
It s the song that points the way to the breakthrough of Bayou Country, but the rest of the album shouldn t be dismissed, because judged simply against the rock roll of its time, it rises above its peers.
Side 1: I Put A Spell On You 4:25 The Working Man 3:02 Suzie Q 8:34 Side 2: 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 4:40 LABELS: NEAR MINT Both labels are clean, bright and unmarked with light/moderate spindle traces VINYL Visual: NEAR MINT Both surfaces shine like-new with nothing but some wispy hairlines visible under bright light VINYL Audio: NEAR MINT Superb sound quality - crystal clear, deep, rich and warm and my play-check at volume found nothing of note to fault.
No scratches, clicks, ticks or pops and beautifully clean throughout SLEEVE: NEAR MINT Great condition.
The laminate has a deep glass-like gloss and the edges and spine are crisp and sharp.
There is a little feathering to the opening edge but nothing really and one central shop crease on the spine nothing else to fault POST PACKING: A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW ANTI-STATIC LINER, QUALITY BOX NOT ENVELOPE MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY UK: 5.00 Recorded Delivery UK: 11.00 Royal Mail Special Delivery Next Day by 1pm EUROPE: Airmail: 15.00 International Signed For delivery INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: 18.00 International Signed For delivery Combined Post: for items purchased within any 10 day period - additional records 1 UK 2 Europe including Russia 3 International Guarantee: all records are unconditionally guaranteed including sealed and/or unplayed and I will offer a complete, no quibble refund upon return of the item should you not be pleased with it in any way I will email you when payment has been received to let you know when the item will be posted.
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