Name: Willy and The Poor Boys
Brand: Creedence Clearwater Revival

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

1883971

{"blocks": [{"data": {"text": "1883971"}, "type": "paragraph"}]}

Colour

Colour details

Discogs ID

Format multiplier

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2015-03-09

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Universal

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

Total Cap

1 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

7230879

{"blocks": [{"data": {"text": "7230879"}, "type": "paragraph"}]}

2008-10-06

1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Creedence Clearwater Revival

Genre GB

Classic

Label GB

Creedence Clearwater Revival (CCR) was an American rock band active from 1967 to 1972. The band, consisting of John Fogerty on vocals and guitar, Tom Fogerty on rhythm guitar, Stu Cook on bass, and Doug "Cosmo" Clifford on drums, hailed from Berkeley, California but their music often evoked the imagery of the American South.

The group originally started as The Blue Velvets in 1959 before becoming Tommy Fogerty and the Blue Velvets while backing John's older brother. They later changed their name to the Golliwogs but struggled to find success with their singles. In 1967, they rebranded themselves as Creedence Clearwater Revival with John Fogerty taking full control of the group.

CCR had a prolific period between 1968 and 1970 when they released six albums and various singles. However, tensions arose within the band due to John Fogerty's dominance. In 1971, it was announced that Tom Fogerty had left CCR. The remaining members made one more album as a trio in 1972 called "Mardi Gras," where both Cook and Clifford were given equal opportunities for writing and recording. Unfortunately, the album received poor reviews leading to CCR's eventual split.

'Willy and the Poor Boys' came out in 1969, when, as annotator Ed Ward writes, 'a period when Creedence, surely the most anomalous band in the San Francisco explosion of the late 60s, was also proving its most commercial seller of them all.' The album contains the anthemic 'Fortunate Son' along with down on the corner and a cover of the traditional folk song 'The Midnight Special'. CD - bonus tracks include live versions of 'Fortunate Son' and 'It Came Out of the Sky,' plus an unreleased studio version of 'Down on the Corner' recorded with Booker T and the Mgs for a TV special at the band's Berkeley rehearsal hall. The song features John Fogerty trading licks with guitar hero Steve Cropper.LP - 180 Gram with Download.

Willy and The Poor Boys

Music GB