Once thought lost forever, audio of the April 14th, 1970 Creedence Clearwater Revival concert at London’s famed Royal Albert Hall is headed for release on September 16th. Distributor Craft Recordings has also shared a cut of “Bad Moon Rising” set to appear on Creedence Clearwater Revival at the Royal Albert Hall.
The live album captures CCR in its prime, fresh off its third album on the Billboard 200 in a year, and hosts recordings of classics like “Green River”, “Travelin’ Band”, “Midnight Special”, “Good Golly Miss Molly”, “Fortunate Son” of course, and more. In addition to the 12-track recording, Craft will also release a feature documentary on the band narrated by Jeff Bridges.
Also out on September 16th, the Bob Smeaton (The Beatles Anthology, Hendrix: Band of Gypsies) documentary traces the group’s origins from El Cerrito, CA through the mid-to-late ’60s and up to the Albert Hall show. Though 1970 was a high time for Creedence Clearwater Revival, by the next year frontman/principal songwriter John Fogerty‘s brother Tom would have left, followed by the group’s dissolution in 1972.
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Creedence Clearwater Revival At The Royal Albert Hall was produced by Giles Martin (son of The Beatles producer George Martin) and engineer Sam Okell, the team behind 50th-anniversary editions of Abbey Road and Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. The music was remixed from the original multi-track tapes by engineer Miles Showell at Abbey Road Studios.
Back in 1980, Fantasy Records released The Royal Albert Hall Concert by CCR, only to discover a few months later that the audio actually came from a January 1970 show at Oakland Alameda-County Coliseum. According to an article published in Crash Box at the time, it turns out the label—which now hosts a roster including Tedeschi Trucks Band, Nathaniel Rateliff, Grace Potter, and more—mislabeled the master tapes and quickly repressed later copies as The Concert.
Listen to Creedence Clearwater Revival’s performance of “Bad Moon Rising” from the upcoming Royal Albert Hall live release. A Super Deluxe Box Set will arrive on November 14th, including a 2-LP/2-CD/1-Blu-ray collection with the concert on 180-gram vinyl and CD, as well as a second CD with additional music from the film.
Creedence Clearwater Revival – “Bad Moon Rising” – 4/14/70
Creedence Clearwater Revival at the Royal Albert Hall (Album Unboxing Trailer)