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CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL

TOM FOGERTY, DOUG CLIFFORD, STU COOK, JOHN FOGERTY 

At a time when rock was evolving away from the forces that had made the music possible in the first place, Creedence Clearwater Revival brought things back to their roots with their concise synthesis of rockabilly, swamp pop, R&B, and country. Though the music of CCR was very much a group effort in their tight, punchy arrangements, their vision was very much singer, songwriter, guitarist, and leader John Fogerty's. Fogerty's classic compositions for Creedence both evoked enduring images of Americana and reflected burning social issues of the day. The band's genius was their ability to accomplish this with the economic, primal power of a classic rockabilly ensemble.

"BAYOU COUNTRY"

Produced by John C. Fogerty

1969      LP        LIBERTY RECORDS       STEREO   LBS 83261

MADE IN ENGLAND     ORIGINAL PRESSING

FULLY LAMINATED SINGLE COVER

NOTES: Other blue labels exist with slightly different layout

 Barcode and Other Identifiers

LABEL:  LIBERTY -  LIGHT/DARK BLUE LABEL w/WHITE LOGO at LEFT - BLACK TEXT

Catalog on cover: (spine & rear) LBS 83261

Catalog on labels: LBS 83261

Matrix / Runout (Side A, Stamped): LBS 83261 A//1 420 1 1 1 

Matrix / Runout (Side B, Stamped): LBS 83261 B//1 420 1 1 2

On labels: rim text reads "All rights.......Manufactured by Philips Records Ltd."

Arranged & Produced by John Fogerty

℗ 1969 (on labels the release date appears on the 3 o'clock circa)

A Fantasy Records Production

On Back Sleeve: Tracklist & Credits

A Product of Debut of California

Printed and made by MacNeill Press Ltd., London

A Product of Liberty/UA Records Ltd. London, England

Mortimer House 37/41 Mortimer Street London W1

tracklisting

Side 1: BORN ON THE BAYOU - BOOTLEG - GRAVEYARD TRAIN

Side 2: GOOD GOLLY MISS MOLLY - PENTHOUSE PAUPER - PROUD MARY - KEEP ON CHOOGLIN'

grading

RECORD VG(+) but (please, also read above description) 

SLEEVE VG(+) but (please, see pictures and read above description)

Opening slowly with the dark, swampy "Born on the Bayou," Bayou Country reveals an assured Creedence Clearwater Revival, a band that has found its voice between their first and second album. It's not just that "Born on the Bayou" announces that CCR has discovered its sound -- it reveals the extent of John Fogerty's myth-making. With this song, he sketches out his persona; it makes him sound as if he crawled out of the backwoods of Louisiana instead of being a native San Franciscan. He carries this illusion throughout the record, through the ominous meanderings of "Graveyard Train" through the stoked cover of "Good Golly Miss Molly" to "Keep on Chooglin'," which rides out a southern-fried groove for nearly eight minutes. At the heart of Bayou Country, as well as Fogerty's myth and Creedence's entire career, is "Proud Mary." A riverboat tale where the narrator leaves a good job in the city for a life rolling down the river, the song is filled with details that ring so true that it feels autobiographical. The lyric is married to music that is utterly unique yet curiously timeless, blending rockabilly, country, and Stax R&B into something utterly distinctive and addictive. "Proud Mary" is the emotional fulcrum at the center of Fogerty's seductive imaginary Americana, and while it's the best song here, his other songs are no slouch, either. "Born on the Bayou" is a magnificent piece of swamp-rock, "Penthouse Pauper" is a first-rate rocker with the angry undertow apparent on "Porterville" and "Bootleg" is a minor masterpiece, thanks to its tough acoustic foundation, sterling guitar work, and clever story. All the songs add up to a superb statement of purpose, a record that captures Creedence Clearwater Revival's muscular, spare, deceptively simple sound as an evocative portrait of America...(AllMusic)