Creedence Clearwater Revival will finally see their work anthologized in a box set in late October.

The six-disc set will contain five CDs that cover the band's seven studio albums -- Creedence Clearwater Revival (1968), Bayou Country (1969), Green River (1969), Willy and the Poor Boys (1969), Cosmo's Factory (1970), Pendulum (1970) and Mardi Gras (1972) -- and two live albums, The Concert (1970) and Live in Europe (1971).

The first disc will contain rare recordings by CCR's earliest incarnations, including four tracks by Tommy Fogerty and the Blue Velvets and twelve singles released by the group as the Golliwogs. "Call It Pretending," the first track the band recorded under the name Creedence Clearwater Revival in 1967, will kick off the remaining five discs of released material.

The early songs were assembled by Alec Palao, who served as co-producer on the recent Nuggets II box, and the set will also include a new essay penned by former Rolling Stone editor Ben Fong-Torres.

ANDREW DANSBY
(August 7, 2001)