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Summary: Creedence Clearwater Revivals !st greatest hits Compilation
Comment: This Cd has many of the best recordings of CCR and along with
more Creedence Gold is an essential part of any fan's collection. One
recording that is missing from this CD that should obviously be on one
or the other is " Green River ", but these are two of the best rock and roll CDs in existence as far as I'm concerned.
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Summary: Wonderful Collection from CCR
Comment: Every one of these songs are well done and bring back (for me) memories of a happier time.
I love the mix of bayou and rock that CCR did!
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Summary: This was the first LP I ever purchased!
Comment: Yup, I remember walking to a store called "Budget Records and Tapes" and buying this as an LP for about $3.98, which is a lot when you make $15.00 a month delivering papers.
What you can't see on the CD, and I'm sure don't actually get, it that on the LP each of the face profiles was a separete fold-out with a picture of the band member on the inside. It was very cool! In fact, I think this is one of the best "greatest hits" album covers ever.
This was likely the very first of all the CCR greatest hits and anthology albums. It's dated for sure, and I'm sure you could do better for your money. But as for me, you can only ever have one "first LP" and this was it.
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Summary: A Great album of their songs....
Comment: This album by Creedence Clearwater Revival contains 8 of their well known songs. I have read reviews that this title either does not have enough of their songs or that it is not worth getting. I really don't believe that, but I know that this is a good CD for someone who is just starting to discover their music (some people say that this is a starter title). The songs are excellent. From the opening track, "Proud Mary" to the closing track, "Suzie Q", these eight songs are good for the new CCR fan. I love all of the songs on this album. Their version of "I Heard it Through the Grapevine" is a wonderful track, with John Fogerty's vocals during the first 2-3 (?) minutes, and then the rest is instrumental, the entire song clocking in at barely over 11 minutes, while "Born on the Bayou" clocks in at barely over 5 minutes and the final track, "Suzie Q", clocking in at barely more than 8 1/2 minutes. This may not be a thorough album title, but it is OK for new fans to get as a sampler. For those of you who want a wider variety of their songs, go ahead and check out the Chronicle CDs, Volume 1 and/or 2.
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Summary: A relic of the LP era but good nonetheless
Comment: Many reviewers seem unhappy that this album even exists in the CCR catalogue but they ignore the fact that LPs had limited playing time per side! Those of us raised (partially) on LPs remember Creedence Gold fondly as an opportunity to own/hear the full-length versions of 'Suzie Q' and 'Grapevine' in a greatest hits compilation alongside 'Proud Mary' and the other standards.
Naturally, Chronicle I and II are more comprehensive and the CD format overcomes playing time limitations for just about any vinyl album reissued on disc.
One final bit of nostalgia - the silhouettes on the original LP cover folded out individually! Try that with your little jewel box booklet!
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