Creedence Clearwater Revival
Original Vinyl Collection

Listening notes

Creedence Clearwater Revival's catalog on Fantasy Records represents one of the more concentrated runs of studio output in rock history, and the 2003 Original Vinyl Collection gathers all seven of the band's studio albums into a single box set on that same label. The set brings together, in sequence, Creedence Clearwater Revival (F 8382), Bayou Country (F 8387), Green River (F 8393), Willy and the Poor Boys (F 8397), Cosmo's Factory (F 8402), Pendulum (F 8410), and Mardi Gras (F 9494), each retaining its original Fantasy catalog number.

The seven albums are presented across fourteen sides, lettered A through N, and the full tracklist runs to seventy songs. Among the genres listed for the collection are blues rock, country rock, rock, and rock and roll, a grouping that reflects the breadth of material spread across the seven records. Titles range from early tracks like "Suzie Q," running eight minutes and thirty-four seconds on side A, and "I Put a Spell on You" at four minutes and twenty-five seconds, through to the final album, Mardi Gras, which closes the set on sides M and N.

Duration information is complete only for the tracks on the first album. The remaining six albums are listed without individual track timings in this release's documentation.

The box set was issued without a catalog number distinct from those of its component albums. Collectors researching this set should note that discrepancy when cross-referencing against database records. Because no additional production, pressing, or annotation details are confirmed for this specific box set release, further research would be needed before drawing conclusions about its documentation or packaging beyond what the component catalog numbers indicate.

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