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CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL Bayou Country UK LIBERTY LBS 83261 FIRST PRESSING June 1969 OF CCR S SECOND LP COUNTRY SWAMP BLUES/ROCK AT ITS FINEST AND THEIR FIRST TRUE MASTERPIECE AN OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL COPY - PLAYS LIKE-NEW PRESSED WITH THE FIRST BLUE LIBERTY LABELS MATRIX: LBS 83261 A//1 420 11 22 / LBS 83261 B//1 420 11 11 THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL FULLY LAMINATED SINGLE SLEEVE Printed and made by MacNeill Press Ltd., London COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL PLAIN WHITE INNER SLEEVE WITH UK PATENT NUMBER AND MADE IN ENGLAND PRINTED IN GREY 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 centre of Fogerty s seductive Americana imaginary 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 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.
Side 1: Born On The Bayou 5:10 Bootleg 2:58 Graveyard Train 8:32 Side 2: Good Golly Miss Molly 2:39 Penthouse Pauper 3:37 Proud Mary 3:07 Keep On Chooglin 7:40 LABELS: NEAR MINT Clean, unmarked labels - light spindle traces - seen little use VINYL Visual: NEAR MINT Both surfaces shine like new VINYL Audio: MINT Superb sound quality - deep, rich and warm and my play-check at volume found nothing to fault - pristine playing copy SLEEVE: NEAR MINT Apart from a couple of thumbnail creases on the opening edge the sleeve is as crisp, sharp and fresh as the day it was made with a glass-like glossy sheen to the laminate front and back and unworn edges and spine 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: FREE 2nd class standard UK: 9.00 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 3 for each additional LP 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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