Creedence Clearwater Revival - Willy And The Poor Boys

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.

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

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

Customer Reviews (5.00 Stars) 1 person(s) rated this product.

Absolutely stunning posted on 02/19/2022 5 Stars Reviewer: Don This is the best repress of an album I have heard. Absolutely stunning.I have an early original pressing of the album in very good condition but with a few clicks so I thought I would compare the two.I actually think this 1/2 speed master is better. The music comes through unaltered (just like the original) which is always my preference in a remaster but it has better timbre and resonance, great detail and is crystal clear. Miles Showell at Abbey Road and Craft have done a great job with this recording. I wish they would do the entire collection of Beatles, Stones, Who, Elton John, Queen, Pink Floyd....and more. I'm all in on this. Thanks also to acoustic sounds for bringing it to us.

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