Creedence Clearwater Revival – Willy And The Poor Boys – Craft Recordings 1/2 Speed Mastered Vinyl LP

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Half-speed mastered 180-gram vinyl LP!

Remastered by Miles Showell at Abbey Road Studios!

Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums of All Time — Rated 309/500!

This 50th anniversary edition of Creedence Clearwater Revival’s fourth studio album, originally released in 1969, is pressed on 180-gram vinyl mastered at half-speed for optimum audio quality by award-winning engineer Miles Showell at Abbey Road Studios in London. The release marks the first time the album has been available as a half-speed master individually; it was previously only part of CCR’s 7LP Studio Album Collections box set.

£34.95

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Creedence Clearwater Revival – Willy And The Poor Boys – Craft Recordings 1/2 Speed Mastered Vinyl

Willy And The Poor Boys was released just three months after Green River, in November 1969, to great critical and commercial approval. It featured the powerful anti-Vietnam message song “Fortunate Son” as well as familiar Creedence staples such as “Down On The Corner,” “It Came Out Of The Sky” and “Midnight Special.” The LP reached No. 3 on the Billboard album chart.

Mastered at half-speed at Abbey Road Studios, Willy And The Poor Boys benefits from an exacting process that allows for an exceptional level of sonic clarity and punch, bringing these classic recordings a new vibrancy. This 180-gram LP comes housed in a handsome tip-on jacket replicating the packaging of the original pressing.

Features:

  • 50th Anniversary Edition
  • 180-gram vinyl
  • Half-speed mastered by Miles Showell at Abbey Road Studios
  • Available as a stand-alone half-speed master LP for the first time
  • Handsome tip-on jacket replicating original packaging

Track Listing

Side A

1. Down On The Corner
2. It Came Out Of The Sky
3. Cotton Fields
4. Poorboy Shuffle
5. Feelin’ Blue

Side B

1. Fortunate Son
2. Don’t Look Now (It Ain’t You Or Me)
3. The Midnight Special
4. Side O’ The Road
5. Effigy

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