First Six Creedence Clearwater Revival Albums to be Reissued September 30th - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Zoneboy · 07-30-2008, 11:26 AM

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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The first six albums of California rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival are being reissued on September 30 with bonus tracks and new liner notes, Concord Music Group said on Tuesday.

The reissued albums, which have been digitally remastered and will be presented in DigiPaks, are: "Creedence Clearwater Revival," "Bayou Country," "Green River," "Willy & the Poor Boys," "Cosmo's Factory" and "Pendulum," all originally released from 1968 to 1970.

Among the many extras are unreleased studio versions of "Down on the Corner" and "Born on the Bayou," which were recorded with Booker T & the MGs. The tracks appear on "Willy & the Poor Boys" and "Cosmo's Factory," respectively.

The announcement comes about three years after Creedence singer/songwriter John Fogerty re-signed as a solo artist with Concord's Fantasy Records label, for which Creedence recorded in the late '60s and early '70s.

Concord bought Fantasy in 2004 from Fogerty's nemesis, Saul Zaentz, and has been mending bridges with Fogerty, such as paying performance royalties on his back catalog.

Creedence, one of the great American bands to emerge in the late 1960s, recorded for Berkeley, Calif.-based Fantasy until it broke up in 1972. Fogerty had signed away his copyrights to such tunes as "Fortunate Son" and "Bad Moon Rising," and spent the ensuing decades in legal battles with Zaentz.

He once immortalized Zaentz in a song called "Zanz Kant Danz," while Zaentz countered with a plagiarism lawsuit, claiming that Fogerty's solo song "The Old Man Down the Road" ripped off the Creedence hit "Run Through the Jungle." The litigation went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.

catlover79 · 07-30-2008, 11:32 AM

Nighthawk76 · 07-30-2008, 03:04 PM

I know that CCR is regarded as a groundbreaking band, but I've never understood their appeal. Back in high school a friend gave me a copy of one of thier greatest hits collections, and I was hardly able to get through the CD once. I think much of my dislike for their music comes from the fact that I don't consider John Fogarty to be a very good singer. I remember his song "Centerfield" from the 1980's which was simply awful.

Still, CCR was an important band and their albums should be available.

Zoneboy · 07-30-2008, 03:17 PM

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I remember his song "Centerfield" from the 1980's which was simply awful.

MickeyMac · 07-30-2008, 07:15 PM

Considering that the whole west coast hippie scene was polluting music at the end of the 60's, CCR were a nice breath of fresh air.

Nighthawk76 · 07-30-2008, 08:05 PM

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Considering that the whole west coast hippie scene was polluting music at the end of the 60's, CCR were a nice breath of fresh air.

The west coast hippie scene rocked! Two words-THE DOORS!!!!!

robyrob · 07-30-2008, 09:14 PM

i wonder if they'll get sued for sounding too much like themselves again?

catlover79 · 07-30-2008, 09:18 PM

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Originally Posted by robyrob

i wonder if they'll get sued for sounding too much like themselves again?

AKA · 07-31-2008, 09:15 PM

I have hybrid SACD remasters from 2003 that were released on the Analogue Productions label. They sound absolutely fantastic. I only have the first five albums, but never got around to getting Pendulum and Mardi Gras. A shame, because I think these are out-of-print now.

MickeyMac · 07-31-2008, 11:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Crazy for Blair

The west coast hippie scene rocked! Two words-THE DOORS!!!!!

We better to agree do disagree about the Doors

07-30-2008, 11:26 AM	#1
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Nighthawk76 Rachel Berry Forum Celebrity Join Date: Feb 28, 2003 Location: Illinois Posts: 23,254	I know that CCR is regarded as a groundbreaking band, but I've never understood their appeal. Back in high school a friend gave me a copy of one of thier greatest hits collections, and I was hardly able to get through the CD once. I think much of my dislike for their music comes from the fact that I don't consider John Fogarty to be a very good singer. I remember his song "Centerfield" from the 1980's which was simply awful. Still, CCR was an important band and their albums should be available.
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MickeyMac Member Forum Star Join Date: Jun 18, 2008 Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan Posts: 19,008	Considering that the whole west coast hippie scene was polluting music at the end of the 60's, CCR were a nice breath of fresh air.

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AKA Member Forum Star Join Date: Dec 17, 2001 Posts: 15,746	I have hybrid SACD remasters from 2003 that were released on the Analogue Productions label. They sound absolutely fantastic. I only have the first five albums, but never got around to getting Pendulum and Mardi Gras. A shame, because I think these are out-of-print now.