Finally - a CCR Album. I made the photo merge of the front and back covers. And yes - they certainly did play at Woodstock. They opened their set with the fantastic Born on the Bayou. I read they were a bit bitter about what time - (2 am Sunday morning) they went on beause apparently The Dead "went over" their alotted time slot. Really? - with the rain and technical challenges - hard to imagine anything staying on schedule. They (or only John Fogerty) were also upset that they thougth their performance was not their best - so the lobbied to NOT be in the movie. But back to this record. This is of course the album cover of their smash (many say their best) record, Cosmo's Factory. But when I got the album home - inside the jacket was a different record. I hate when that happens. But that's OK. The record (disc itself) is CCR's Willy and the Poor Boys...in Full Radical Stereo, on the Fantasy imprint (label). It has great songs like Down on the Corner, Fortunate Son, and The Midnight Special. So I can't be really that dissappointed. Cosmo's has Travelin' Band, Lookin' Out my Back Door, Up Around the Bend, and Who'll Stop the Rain.
As a kid I loved all the CCR songs played on the radio. What a time to be a kid! By the late 70's, I finally got a CCR album and it was Cosmo's. Every song was so great I soon got all CCR albums. Even back then most that I got were used. What a band, every song on every album is good, and many are great! No, they don't write like that anymore!
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You're better off with Willy anyway!
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