CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL 1969 DEBUT LP UK LIBERTY 1st PRESS NEAR MINT
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CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL 1969 DEBUT LP UK LIBERTY 1st PRESS NEAR MINT
CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVALCreedence Clearwater Revival
1969 UK LIBERTY (LBS 83259 FIRST PRESSING OF CCR'S DEBUT LP
GREAT COPY DELIVERING SUPERB SOUND QUALITY
PRESSED WITH THE FIRST BLUE LIBERTY LABELS
MATRIX: LBS 83261 A//1 420 1 1 / LBS 83261 B//1 420 1 1
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL FULLY LAMINATED SLEEVE
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL POLY-LINED INNER SLEEVE DATED SEPTEMBER 1969 ('099')
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 R&B (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 fresh with only light/moderate spindle traces
VINYL Visual: NEAR MINT
Both surfaces shine like-new and even under bright light there is barely a mark to be seen
VINYL Audio: NEAR MINT
Fantastic copy which plays beautifully with a crystal clear, deep, rich sound and my play-check at volume found nothing of note to fault.
No scratches, loud clicks, ticks or pops and clean on the quieter sections
SLEEVE: NEAR MINT
The fully laminated sleeve has a deep glass-like gloss to the laminate with nothing but some soft light creasing.
All edges are sharp and unworn and all spine text is clear and bold
POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW ANTI-STATIC LINERS, 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: £20.00 (International Signed For delivery)
Combined Post: 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. Please leave feedback upon receipt of the item so that I know you have received it safely. Thanks 856 (GS 7.0.20 (856))
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