Creedence Clearwater Revival - Cosmo's Factory
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Artist: Creedence Clearwater RevivalEdition: Music CD
Format: Extra tracks, Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 2008-09-30
Music Label: Fantasy
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Music Review: The Great American Band hits their peak
Rating: 5 Stars
With Concord Music Group having purchased the Fantasy catalog, the fortieth anniversary of Creedence Clearwater Revival's debut LP provides a suitable opportunity for a fresh round of reissues. All six of the original foursome's albums (from 1968's Creedence Clearwater Revival through 1970's Pendulum) have been struck from new digital masters and augmented by previously unreleased tracks. Those who purchased the 2001 box set can pick up most of the bonus tracks separately as digital downloads (the two longest bonuses are CD-only). Those who didn't buy the box, and think they'll buy all six reissues may want to consider the box set for its inclusion of pre-Creedence work from the Blue Velvets and Golliwogs, the seventh CCR album Mardi Gras, the 1970-71 live recordings and several box-only bonuses. But for those just wanting to pick up a few favorite albums, these reissues are the ticket. Each is presented in a digipack with original front and back cover album art and a 16-page booklet with photos, credits and new liner notes.
Creedence's fifth studio album, Cosmo's Factory, expands upon the gains of their previous two releases even as it returns to the jamming, psychedelic roots and enthusiastic cover songs of the band's 1968 debut. The result sums up the band's evolution with socially-charged guitar jams ("Ramble Tamble"), concise, iconic hit singles ("Travelin' Band," "Up Around the Bend" and "Lookin' Out My Back Door"), memorable B-sides ("Who'll Stop the Rain," "Run Through the Jungle" and "Long As I Can See the Light"), heartfelt throwbacks ("Before You Accuse Me," "Ooby Dooby" and "My Baby Left Me"), and a tour de force eleven minute reworking of Marvin Gaye's "I Heard It Through the Grapevine." Rhythm guitarist Tom Fogerty would stick around for the next LP (Pendulum), but this one's actually the more fitting summation of the original foursome's 2-1/2 year run. John Fogerty might well have sensed this was the high point as he sings "Lookin' Out My Back Door" weary but satisfied, and "Long As I Can See the Light" as an elegy.
Given that all three B-sides should have marked their own time on the charts, one can easily imagine this album spinning off six hits, with the lengthy album tracks tucked away on the late night radio waves of underground FM. Legacy's 2008 CD reissue adds three bonus tracks, including a post-LP studio take of "Travelin' Band" recorded without horns, a previously unreleased live version of "Up Around the Bend" from the group's final European tour and a 1970 studio jam of "Born on the Bayou" featuring Booker T. on organ. If you're only going to buy one Creedence LP, this is as good as it gets. Of course, that could equally well be said about Green River or Willy and the Poor Boys, and perhaps even Bayou Country. Best bet: get them all. [?2008 hyperbolium dot com]
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Special 20bit K2 Japanese limited edition issue of the album classic in a deluxe, miniaturized LP sleeve replica of the original vinyl album artwork. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.Creedence Clearwater Revival Photos
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If, as many contend, Creedence Clearwater Revival was the foremost singles rock band of its time, Cosmo's Factory is the ultimate end-of-the-'60s singles album. Indeed, seven of the album's 11 tracks turn up on Chronicle, CCR's best hits collection. That said, Cosmo's is really a must-own in its entirety. No other album so adeptly laces together the various strands of the CCR sound. John Fogerty's ready-for-AM-radio knack surfaces in "Lookin' Out My Back Door" and "Up Around the Bend." His sober side is in evidence on "Who'll Stop the Rain" and "Long As I Can See the Light." And no white group of its time could cover black music with as much natural flair; check out the 11-minute cover of "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" for proof. The band broke up two albums after the release of this, their apex LP, but Cosmo's Factory cemented CCR's standing as a great American band. --Steven Stolder
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