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For those of you that have followed Analogue Productions for a few years, you might remember our Miles Davis and Thelonious Monk LP box sets. If you own a copy, you know how deluxe these sets are, from the detailed liner notes to the rarest photographs. And that's not even addressing the most important part, the music and sound. Both of those sets are now collector's items, with the Miles Davis long sold out and going for well over the original retail price, and only a few remaining copies of the Monk.
You can expect the same from our newest project, The Creedence Clearwater Revival Box Set, titled Absolute Originals. We've assembled CCR's seven studio albums along with indepth liners by rock critic extraordinare Ben Fong-Torres of Rolling Stone fame, and photos by Baron Wolman and Didi Zill, both of whom were there to document CCR "back in the day." There is also an essay by Steve Hoffman, who along with Kevin Gray, remastered these gems at AcousTech Mastering.
Additionally, the LP box set will include an eighth record of choice songs cut at 45 RPM. Included will be rare mixes of "Bad Moon Rising" and "Proud Mary." When these songs first came out, John Fogerty mixed them in very narrow stereo so that they'd be compatible with mono sound, which was just starting to be phased out. In 1975, they were remixed in wide stereo. Those are the mixes included on this bonus disc, and at 45 RPM, the sound is incredible.
Each box set will be numbered.
"Chad Kassem showed me the finished version of his remarkable Creedence Clearwater Revival boxed set. Absolute Originals contains vinyl remasterings of all seven Creedence albums, plus an eighth disc, cut at 45rpm, featuring five of the group's singles remixed in wide stereo. (Is that like loud TV?) I own a few test pressings from Chad's original run of individual LP reissues, and I can vouch for their superb sound and clean surfaces - but what impressed me most was the high quality of the booklet that comes with the boxed version. Whoever was the art director of that project deserves a raise, and Chad deserves thanks for creating a package that exceeds our expectations rather than just tossing off some junky scan." - Art Dudley, Stereophile, August 2004
"...The box isn't cheap, but it is a collection of classic albums - there's really not a dud in the bunch - and they have never sounded better...Finally, there's the presentation, which is first class. The full sized, full color booklet includes veteran rock writer Ben Fong-Torres's lucid liner notes, and a collection of fabulous publicity shots sumptuously presented. The last page includes Steve Hoffman's notes about the reissue production and information on the original recordings and mixes, along with tape box photos...CCR fans rejoice!" Music = 10/11 Sound = 9/11 - Michael Fremer, Musicangle.com. Read the full review.
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