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"FORTUNATE SON" (Jogn Foggerty, 1069)

  Who will take the coal from the mine?
Who will take the salt from the earth?
Who'll take a leaf and grow it to a tree?
Don't look now, it ain't you or me.

Who will work the field with his hands?
Who will put his back to the plough?
  Who'll take the mountain and give it to the sea?
Don't look now, it ain't you or me.

Don't look now, someone's done your starving,
Don't look now, someone's done your praying too.

Who will make the shoes for your feet?
Who will make the clothes that you wear?
Who'll take the promise that you don't have to keep?
Don't look now, it ain't you or me.

Don't look now, someone's done your starving,
Don't look now, someone's done your praying too.

Who will take the coal from the mines?
Who will take the salt from the earth?
Who'll take the promise that you don't have to keep?  
Don't look now, it ain't you or me.
CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL: "Willy & The Poor Boys" LP. FIRST UK PRESSING, 21st MARCH, 1970.
WITH THE EXTREMELY RARE, VERY FIRST EDITION COVER WITH A LAMINATED FRONT, CONTINUING OVER THE SPINE.
ONLY A FEW WERE MADE AND OBVIOUSLY, ONLY VERY FIRST PRESSINGS ON THE BLUE LIBERTY LABEL WERE IN
THEM, ALL OTHER COVERS WERE MATT COVERS.
The first pressing matt covers compounded the wear problems, because they were textured and that led to extensive wear to the
front and back panels, even more so to the edges and the spine.  March, 1970 was very close to the 60's decade and there are many
examples of the same scenario, a few of the first edition covers were made to deluxe quality with promotional purposes in mind,
or just record companies deciding to cut back on the cost of producing the covers. The famous picture of the Beatles holding an
advance cover of "Sgt. Pepper" with a wider spine, demonstrates how the artists also received the deluxe version. Reviewers were
sent the rare deluxe versions mostly, I would surmise that was the case for this very first pressing of "Willy & The Poor Boys"
because the record has not been played.  The rarity of an unplayed 47 year old album of this stature never being on a turntable,
is typical of reviewers, there was also a laminated "Green River" cover and exactly the same details applied about the standard
first edition, a very compact, small cover with ridiculously thin spines that could not tolerate use or even long term storage.


The last Creedence album released on the blue label was the following Creedence LP,"Cosmos Factory," in September, 1970,
  the label was re-designed immediately after the initial first pressings were made.  Then black Liberty label pressings were made
  of all their previous album titres, including of course "Willy & The Poor Boys."  Now this becomes really interesting, Polydor
  normally pressed Liberty's records, then so did EMI, CBS and Pye, but this very first pressing has Phillips text on the label rims
  and as far as I know, "Willy & The Poor Boys" was the one and only Creedence album pressed by Phillips.  Just to add to all of
  that, the maitrix here falls between both Polydor and Phillips configurations. The inner sleeve is a Polydor type and if I had to
  attempt explaining how this could be, it would appear it was Polydor, who were contracted to Liberty, contracted the pressing
  of these very first pressings to Phillips, Polydor took over for the second pressings. Fascination with vinyl has been a lifetime
  of accepting hardly anything in the 60's and early 70's conformed to a set of rules, you have to know individual albums, not the
  record company on the labels!  That was how it happened and regardless of who made the Liberty label records, they were all
  among the finest sounding in the world.  How could they not be, Phillips, Polydor, EMI, CBS and Pye produced stunning vinyl during
  that period?  The only thing you do need to hear just how incredible those audio standards were 47 years ago, is a Mint condition
  "Willy & The Poor Boys", it has taken me five years to locate a Mint copy, I have also been hunting for a black label pressing,
  but the overwhelming majority were wrecked in the early 70's and that heavy playing continued down the decades.  'Wrecked' is
  also the usual state of original textured covers as well, an exceptional first pressed record. an amazing laminated Mint -cover,
  a very rare unplayed, true Mint blue Liberty label very first pressing.


  BLUE LIBERTY LABEL: LBS 83338

MAITRIX:  LBS  8333 8   A  1  420    1  1   2  /   LBS 83338    B // 1   ▽   1  1  
  With Side 2's Polydor configuration, a mixture of at least two formats or not,  this is the very first UK pressing made.

ORIGINAL 1970 POLYDOR / PHILLIPS / LIBERTY INNER SLEEVE, WELL, A POLYDOR INNER SLEEVE BUT I HAVE TO
  INTRODUCE IT CORRECTLY, BELONGING TO THREE RECORD COMPANIES!  IN THE EARLY 70's AN ENCODED DATE
  WAS PRINTED ON THE FRONT, BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER, THIS HAS '3-70';
   '3-70' places the printing in 'March, 1970', only weeks before "Willy & The Poor Boys" was released in the UK, in America the LP
  was issued in November, 1969, so positively a 1969 written, recorded and mixed album.  As usual, I added a close-up picture of
the coded date to a picture of the poly-lined inner sleeve.
  UNUSED,THERE ARE NO TEARS OR SPLITS, ONLY A RECORD IMPRESSION WITH A FEW RELATED LIGHT CREASES AND
   MILD AGEING, IN NEAR MINT CONDITION.


  EXRTREMELY RARE VERY FIRST ISSUE LAMINATED FRONT COVER, UNUSED, THIS AVOIDED THE HEAVY WEAR CAUSED
  BY CONSTANT HANDLING.  SO ONLY ONLY TRIVIAL STORAGE TRAITS WHILE STANDING FOR THE PREVIOUS 47 YEARS.
  A COMPACT SIZE SLEEVE WITHOUT A PRINTER CREDIT, WITH  PHILLIPS INVOLVEMENT, THAT WAS AS EXPECTED.
  In outstanding condition without any wear,which for a first issue 1970 cover is almost miraculous because there is still a matt
  back panel with pale colours account  for.   The ultra glossy lamination is best seen in my pictures and because the laminate
  continued over the spine onto a strip of the back, the rather long titles on that unbelievable thin spine is absolutely perfect,
  including the white background not being aged.  For once without the customary ring wear from the heavyweight record, an
  expected impression from the very heavy record but very mild and that means no creases either.  Only a few related tiny laminate
  lines mostly in the usual place next to the spine, plus a few laminate ripples from standing.  The front and back artwork have
  richly toned and unfaded colours, definitely without any rubbing and completely free from any top surface scuffing.
  A "Willy & The Poor Boys" FIRST ISSUE COVER WITH SUCH MINIMAL STORAGE TRAITS IS RARE, MY GRADING
  SIMPLY HAS TO BE NEAR MINT CONDITION.

THE PRISTINE MATT LABELS DO NOT HAVE ANY ONE SPINDLE ALIGNMENT TRACES AND THE RECORD IS ALSO
  GLEAMING LIKE NEW .  WITHOUT ANY SCRATCHES OR MARKS, I COULD NOT FIND ANY HANDLING TRACES, SO IF
  THERE ARE ANY, THEY ARE INVISIBLE!
  THE RECORD IS IN UNPLAYED MINT CONDITION.
SIDE 1
"Down On the Corner"
"It Came Out Of The Sky"
"Cotton Fields" (Huddie Ledbetter)
"Poorboy Shuffle"
"Feelin' Blue"

SIDE 2
"Fortunate Son"
"Don't Look Now (It Ain't You Or Me)"
"The Midnight Special" (Traditional, arranged by John Fogerty)
"Side Of The Road"
"Effigy"


John Fogerty - vocals, lead guitar, piano & harmonica on "Poorboy Shuffle"
Tom Fogerty - rhythm guitar
Stu Cook - bass & washtub bass on "Poorboy Shuffle"
Doug Clifford - drums & washboard on "Poorboy Shuffle"


All Songs Written By John Fogerty, Except Where Credited.
Produced By John Fogerty
RecordedAt Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, California, In The Autumn Of 1969.
Only selling Creedence albums in Nr.Mint / Mint has been a habit I have never broken, the only trouble with that is how rare they
  have become now.  In January, 1970, "Green River" sold well enough in the UK to make No.20, why "Willy & The Poor Boys" was
  delayed to the USA release, until March, 1970 when it reached No.10.  Two albums released in three months, was more than even the
  Beatles or Rolling Stones could sustain in the 60's!   "Bayou Country" was the third album to hit British record shops after only
  eight weeks, something had to give and "Bayou Country" struggled to No.62, after seven days, it plummeted out of the charts.
  Surely not a fourth album in 1970?  I mentioned the follow up album "Cosmos Factory" earlier, that was issued in September, 1970
  and  it became a No.1 huge seller.  Even allowing for one failure, with that many records sold in that one year, we should be knee
  deep in Creedence albums... if only from 1970!   So where are all the top condition first pressings or the original LP's today?
  Played excessively and long ago replaced, when the few copies come up for sale, that observation is confirmed and so are their
  albums that sold moderately, No.10 for "Willy & The Poor Boys" in March was not exactly the No.1 position of "Cosmos Factory,"
  but that still involved muiple pressings.  The last time I sold "Willy & The Poor Boys" was five years ago on ebay, which is very
  frustrating, because this is my joint personal favourite Creedence album with "Cosmos Factory".  I'm delighted to now have on my
  turntable, an absolutely stunning blue Liberty label first pressing of the superb,"Willy & The Poor Boys." Mind you, it took real
  dedication to keep up with buying the three albums in a four month period, then in the September, there was another irresistible
  album to add to that trio.  By 1970 I was working and still single, just as well!  No question Creedence had the talent to write
  and perform at an unbelievable peak of creativity between 1969 and 1970. The crazy thing was, "Willy & The Poor Boys" was
  still a current selling and charting LP when "Bayou Country" was released, spending 24 weeks in the UK charts.  As I said before,
the biggest selling band on the planet could not sustain high record sales for four albums and five singles released in the same
year, the Beatles also had the talent to write and record that amount, but even they would have suffered failures for one of four
LP's, the remarkable twist to this story has be how in Sepember,"Cosmos Factory" went to No.1 and that alone is the biggest
testimony to the exceptional music Creedence Clearwater recorded, the 'Revival' part of their name was certainly lived up to!


The single from the album was "Down On The Corner," paired with "Fortunate Son," a protest song that fitted the almost concept
behind "Willy & The Poor Boys."  The cover artwork sets the scene the music was inspired by, authentic Southern blues, the band
covered two traditional songs associated with Leadbelly, "Cottonfields" and "Midnight Special." The positive New Orleons flavour
was also there in two tracks inspired by the cover's location for the photographs, "Poorboy Shuffle" and "Side Of The Road".
They literally did take to the 'side of a road' with acoustic 'homemade' instruments like a washboard, only they were in Oakland,
California, outside the 'Duck Kee Market,' while messing around, they got into a jam that became "Poorboy Shuffle", the kids seen
dancing in the street were not staged, they just got into the spontaneity of it all. This is much more fun than discussing charts
and album sales, they are important when discussing a 47 year old Mint first pressings of such a fantastic album. Only last month
I was writing about a 1966 album recorded by the Spencer Davies Group, for the music and the feel, the two albums were really
closely connected.  I will keep this to just one play and write minimally as possible, the substantial vinyl shavings shown in a
close-up picture of the spindle hole, are gathered around the perimeter and I am 100% certain they will not be affected.  I am
used to playing true Mint records without leaving any kind of trace and I cannot resist hearing this long revered and loved album
My excuse is to one play was made by record shops in this era and to me, that is the equivalent of unplayed because we bought the
records as brand new, knowing the shop had played them.  It really was no big deal, I often asked to hear records before buying
them, it took away concerns about surface sound problems, mostly as the 70's decade progressed. Please remember this will be
the first play for 47 years and often static from the pressing itself, has yet to be played through, knowing these first pressings
so well, I only expect low natural static.


Side 1 only has very faint static in the near silent run-in grooves, then into stunningly sharp, clean sound as the percussion sets
your feet tapping on the floor.  The incredible "Down On The Corner" also sticks to the theme of making music on the street, the
LP title originated from the chorus a wonderful rhythmic intro, from the left speaker only, the guitar plays a stinging riff with
  the drums, the right speaker has a shuffling percussion, then the song explodes into life with the second or rhythm guitar, the
  bass and the drums at colossal volume.  John Fogerty's amazing vocal is spread across both channels,the extremely powerful
  sound has fantastic audio definition.  The very sound of a first pressing without the wear I keep encountering on other originals
  and the next sound check is with my volume very loud, to check for any possible form of distortion, without any at all, a perfect
  first pressing record.  Although "Down On The Corner" was issued as a single, with it's mid tempo blues feel, it was never going
  to have full commercial chart success, a No.31 UK peak was a respectable enough position. As an album opener though, a superb
  piece of music with all the elements that made Creedence such a formidable band.  The linking grooves run as smooth as silk, so
  there's a perfectly clean and clear emphatic blues guitar intro to the brilliant, "It Came Out Of The Sky." The blues feel continues
  onto this electrifying track, picking up on the tempo to a faster flowing pace, John Fogerty's lead vocals are just superb here.
  The two guitarist's lock in with Doug Clifford's drums and Stu Cook's bass, forming a solid wall of sound unique to Creedence.
  Just stunning sound quality with unbelievable power in the deep grooves, all heard in wonderful stereo panning, the effect and the
  impact is massive!  If anyone reading this has yet to hear "Willy And The Poor Boys", it's a joy to play, Creedence really knew
  how to make outstanding records.  Relying entirely on musical ability, not needing grand productions or studio enhanced  effects,
  giving the listener a refreshing honesty to the tracks, what you hear is what you get, that's music so compelling and glorious to
  listen to.  "Cotton Fields" begins from smooth linking grooves, the very delicate acoustic guitars intro is unaffected by common
  annoying crackles, in fact there is not  even any static beyond natural to vinyl. The first of the two cover song on the LP, best
  known by the recording by the blues giant, Leadbetter, or as he is better known Leadbelly, played with an authentic blues / folk
  feel with beautiful steel guitar giving this a lovely atmosphere.  The vocal harmonies are superbly sung and the sound quality is
  just stunning.  Their guitars are ultra sharp and the vocals just as crystal clear, when one of the chorus' is sung acapella, it
  becomes exposed to all the horrors of needle noise, but there's none at all.  The next track, "Poor Boy Shuffle," has that for
  the song's whole duration, yet again starting from a near silent gap and the quietly spoken studio joking around, is without any
  surface sound, then John's really jaunty blues harmonica with acoustic guitars, perform a  fantastic acoustic blues instrumental.
   Complete with real yelps of joy, talk about Leadbelly, this John Fogerty composition is as pure and true to his style of music as
  anything ever recorded.  A staggering recording, played very loosely, with the harmonica as the leading instrument, panned into
  the left channel for a maximum effect.  A looseness and the joy of making music is heard by their spontaneous whoops as the song
  develops, a simplistic backing, heard without even a hint of a 47 year old record playing.  Another reason for rejecting so many
  original records, some records were so perfect as first pressings, knowing this loved track was not pressed with loud crackles,
  had me squirming in irritation, so the search continued for a perfect playing first pressing. All those years later, this has the
  absolute audio perfection I demand for "Poor Boy Shuffle," the reality of original vinyl is only there when you play an acoustic
  blues track like this. The next gap has very minor static and I will emphasise that is not permanent and after several plays that
  will be gone. The fantastic final harmonica note fades away naturally, only to be cross faded by an emphatic and relentless drums
intro for the amazing, "Feelin' Blue."  When John Fogerty sings blues of this intensity, he's out on his own as a vocalist, he
  also wrote this as well as arranging and producing the album, add in his superb lead guitar. you have the very reasons Creedence
  were such a talented band.  The sound here is just staggering, the drums are so crisp, Doug Clifford could be playing them in
  my room.  To the younger vinyl converts, do not believe the utter nonsense about 'digital remixing, analogue sound of this quality
  will blow away any digital record or CD.  Every note played or sung is here in absolutely perfect audio clarity, with none of the
  irritations I've mentioned that plague this album.  They hit a water tight blues rhythm and at over 5 minutes long, the're in no
  rush to finish until they take the riff & off-beat ito the very limit.  The lyrics are the very substance of r&b / blues, in that
  great tradition, nothing gets overplayed, they hold the dramatic tension for the whole of the track.  That is my first listen to
  the album and being unplayed, the spindle hole still is as tight as how Creedence performed  "Feelin' Blue, "I can't wait for
  Side 2!
 

  Yet again, near silence with just faint natural static in the run-in grooves, instantly cleared before the dazzling brilliance of
  "Fortunate Son," written by John Fogerty of course.  A mid tempo, hard rocking r&b track with an outstanding lead lead vocal
  over a backing of guitars and drums. The sound is razor sharp and packed full with tremendous power and quite astounding audio
  clarity.  You can't beat a first pressing for this stunning first mix, a true stereo total channel separation, has the individual
  instruments and the vocals hitting you very hard in both ears.  A strongly worded anti-war song song, that states it's case with
  an emphatic "No!" to war, the reference to the American flag pulls no punches either.  The lyrics also hit out against the power
  given to those with money to pull strings, angry lyrics are stingingly delivered and the toughness within the instrumental backing
  gives the track a real edge.  As mentioned, it was the B-side of "Down On The Corner," shame it didn't sell, "Fortunate Son" is
  such a stunning track, up there with my favourite Creedence performances, a blistering John Fogerty vocal is sung with all his
  fullest power, an equally powerful backing sounds so  good.  Fading into near silence, then from the right speaker an acoustic
  guitar, the drums and bass from the left channel, heard in crystal clear sound. The rhythm acoustic guitar boosts the sound, also
  panned from the left, with the vocals occupying both speakers.  "Don't Look Now ( It Ain't You Or Me)" is acoustic blues of the
  very finest kind, with a freight train blues rhythm behind an outstanding melody.   Always reminding me of Creedence's superb
  "Who'll Stop The Rain" for the feel alone, if not for the intensity of that amazing performance.  Just as unique a track in it's
  own right, with the melody sung and performed very gently, a wonderful song like this is a real pleasure to hear without any
  surface sound or worse.  The next gap runs perfectly smoothly into the intro for an incredible version of "The Midnight Special."
   A fantastic track, I came to love the song in the mid-1960's by hearing the Spencer Davis Group's version, great to hear this in
such stunning audio sharpness and completely undistorted sound.  A traditional song given a John Fogerty arrangement, and what
  an arrangement this is!  Taken at a slow tempo, ignoring the tempo of a faster train rhythm, with the melody coaxed from this
  song as only Creedence Clearwater could.  Near to the end they inject a faster change to the rhythm, subtle enough to keep it a
  unique interpretation.  In particular,the vocal sound incredible, sung as close harmonies for the chorus and a single lead vocal
  from John on the verses.  Linking smoothly into another really major John Fogerty composition, now for the purest blues of the
wonderful "Side O' The Road."  A single guitar plays the blues riff, heard without any crackles of course, the others join in and
  this spellbinding slow blues instrumental starts to catch fire. They give John the foundations to play from and he produces some
  stunning lead blues guitar, the 60's blues boom was nearly over by 1970 and rock was becoming heavier, in a way too many bands
  were sacrificing the very feel of the music for power alone.  Creedence could play as loudly and heavily as the best of them,
  but as they do on here, always staying true to authentic spirit of biting r&b / blues, in exactly the same way the UK's Ten Years
  After never once compromised or bowed to how the majority just followed trends. The sound is immaculate and the musicianship is
  outstanding. To end this superb album, my all  time favourite album track, the mean and deeply mood intensive,"Effigy."  From the
  final set of smooth, silent linking grooves, a brooding and highly atmospheric intro builds up great dramatic tension before the
  vocals begin.  Creedence again become an amazingly tight rhythm section, behind another one of those flawless John Fogerty
  vocals.  Neil Young circa 1970, comes to mind, such intensive lyrics are suggesting a Klu Klux Klan burning, John Fogerty's vocal
  delivery of those lyrics is immense.  His voice carries so much natural power as well as his genuine heartfelt passion, the two
guitars play it like a traditional blues song, creating fantastic sounds you do not want to ever stop.  Although this runs for six
and a half minutes, I would be happy if this stunning performance on "Effigy" took up the whole side, not that I would want to
lose any of the other great tracks on this second side!  The guitars power out with tremendous force as the intensity and passion
of the song ever increase, the drums and bass step up and near the end they create an overpowering, real epic of a recording.
A staggering track in just stunning sound quality, the perfect combination!  I have thoroughly enjoyed every second of an album
with the very highest standard of musicianship,"Effigy" is the the icing on the cake, a really devastating track from this vastly
underestimated band.
{Roy}
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