Ramble tamble (Creedence Clearwater Revival) (LP 805 - 809)

Creedence Clearwater Revival  Creedence Clearwater Revival (CD, Fantasy, 1968) ****  

Creedence Clearwater Revival  Green River (CD, Fantasy, 1969) ****  

Creedence Clearwater Revival  Cosmo's Factory (CD, Fantasy, 1970) ****  

Creedence Clearwater Revival  The Concert (CD, Fantasy, 1980) ****  

Creedence Clearwater Revival  Live at Woodstock (CD, Fantasy, 2019) ****  

Genre: San Franciscan music

Places I remember: Various Warehouses + JB Hi Fi for the Woodstock CD.

Fab, and all the other pimply hyperboles: Ramble Tamble (Cosmo's Factory)

Gear costume: Call It Pretending (Creedence Clearwater Revival)

Active compensatory factors: There are hot streaks and then there is John Fogerty's output between 1968 and 1972. Phew. Everything he touched was golden during that five year period. 

Going back to that debut album is a revelation - every track sparkles. Add to that - there is absolutely no filler on any of these albums listed above.

The thing with these albums is that they contain great songs like the ones I've featured above - they are relatively obscure but are as brilliant as the hits.

The Concert is from a 1970 ripper show in Oakland - 14 ace tracks delivered by a band locked in good and tight. It took a while to see the light of day - 10 years later, but it is great to hear the band in their prime.

Live At Woodstock has also taken a while to emerge but, again, it's well worth the wait. They were remarkably consistent as a live band. This set is intense and it's a mystery why John Fogerty asked not to be included in the first few Woodstock compilations.

Where do they all belong? All done for Creedence Clearwater Revival. I still have a few gaps in my collection: Bayou Country; Pendulum and their weakest one Mardi Gras.