Creedence Clearwater Revival Green River Vinyl LP Fantasy 8393 1st Press Lodi 69

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Creedence Clearwater Revival  Green River Vinyl LP - Fantasy Fant 8393 - VG++ First Pressing (1969)
Condition: VG++ Vinyl and VG++ Cover. Very nice copy -- vinyl was play-tested on both sides and plays really well with nice fidelity. Cover is strong and colorful, still has gloss. 
Matrix / Runout (Label side A): F-2744-2 Matrix / Runout (Label side B): F-2745-1
Green River is the third studio album by Creedence Clearwater Revival, released in August 1969. It was the second of three albums they released in that year. It includes two of their biggest hits, "Bad Moon Rising" and "Green River", both of which peaked on the U.S. chart at No. 2, as well as the highly regarded "Lodi" (No. 52) and "Commotion" (No. 30). "Bad Moon Rising" is notable for its jaunty, happy music juxtaposed with its dark, ominous lyrics. It was inspired by a scene in the 1941 film The Devil and Daniel Webster involving a hurricane, with John Fogerty stating that the words told of "the apocalypse that was going to be visited upon us. It wasn't until the band was learning the song that I realized the dichotomy. Here you got this song with all these hurricanes and blowing and raging ruin and all that, but...It's a happy-sounding tune, right? Regarding the title track, Fogerty recalled in 1993:
Green River is really about this place where I used to go as a kid on Putah Creek, near Winters, California. I went there with my family every year until I was ten. Lot of happy memories there. I learned how to swim there. There was a rope hanging from the tree. Certainly dragonflies, bullfrogs. There was a little cabin we would stay in owned by a descendant of Buffalo Bill Cody. That's the reference in the song to Cody Jr. The actual specific reference, "Green River," I got from a soda pop-syrup label. You used to be able to go into a soda fountain, and they had these bottles of flavored syrup. My flavor was called Green River. It was green, lime flavored, and they would empty some out over some ice and pour some of that soda water on it, and you had yourself a Green River.
Tracklist
A1 Green River 2:31 A2 Commotion 2:37 A3 Tombstone Shadow 3:36 A4 Wrote A Song For Everyone 4:55
B1 Bad Moon Rising 2:17 B2 Lodi 3:08 B3 Cross-Tie Walker 3:17 B4 Sinister Purpose 3:19 B5 The Night Time Is The Right Time  3:07
Creedence Clearwater Revival John Fogerty – lead and backing vocals, lead guitar, piano, keyboards, harmonica, arranger Tom Fogerty – rhythm guitar Stu Cook – bass guitar Doug Clifford – drums
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MINT (M) - Absolutely perfect in every way. Most often this is a still sealed record, records that have been opened are rarely if ever marked as Mint.

NEAR MINT (NM) - A good description is that it looks like it just came from a retail store and it was opened for the first time. In other words, it?s nearly perfect, with no visible defects. 

VERY GOOD PLUS (VG+) - Except for a couple minor things, this could be Near Mint. Most collectors will be happy with a VG+ record, especially if on the high end (VG++). VG+ records may show slight signs of wear, including light scuffs or very light scratches that do not affect the listening experience. Covers should have only minor wear. 

VERY GOOD (VG) - VG records are among the biggest bargains, and for many, will be worth the money. They can lack the original gloss, may have surface noise, and some scratches may be audible, especially in soft passages. But the noise will not overpower the music. VG covers will have signs of handling, and may have minor splits. 

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