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Live in Europe (1972)

Where the lyrics of Live in Europe take you, and where it was really made.

Released in 1973 but recorded in 1971, the album came out despite the objections of its main songwriter.

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Live in Europe: first live album by the American rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival
Released 1973; recorded 1971 during the Pendulum tour
Documents the band performing as a trio after Tom Fogerty's departure
Released despite John Fogerty's strong objections
Came after his final struggles with Fantasy Records over his songwriting
Four sides, 14 tracks, nearly all written by John Fogerty
Opens with "Born on the Bayou"; includes "Proud Mary", "Fortunate Son", "Bad Moon Rising", "Travelin' Band" and "Up Around the Bend"
Side four holds "Keep on Chooglin'" at 12:47

Creedence Clearwater Revival (CCR) was an American rock band formed in El Cerrito, California, in 1968.
The members had played together since 1959, first as the Blue Velvets and later as the Golliwogs.
Fantasy Records owner Saul Zaentz bought the label in 1967 and offered the band a chance to record an album.

Between 1969 and 1971 the band had 14 consecutive top-10 singles and five consecutive top-10 albums in the United States.
Green River (1969) and Cosmo's Factory (1970) both topped the Billboard 200.
The band performed at Woodstock in 1969.
The band disbanded acrimoniously in 1972 amid lawsuits and disputes over business and artistic control.
Cook and Clifford performed as Creedence Clearwater Revisited from 1995 to 2020.

Released in 1973 despite John Fogerty's strong objections
The objections followed his final struggles with Fantasy Records over his songwriting
Spanish Wikipedia gives the objections as the reason for the release debate and ties them to sound quality
The album was issued while the band was a trio after Tom Fogerty's exit

A budget-priced 1987 reissue on a single LP omitted two songs, "Door to Door" and "Sweet Hitch-Hiker"
Those two songs were originally recorded by the band as a trio
The omission was made so the album would fit on one LP
Live in Europe was later listed in the band's discography as a live album from 1973

In 1973, Fogerty said he would never play a Creedence song again, reasoning that it would only benefit Fantasy Records; he kept that promise for some 20 years.
The closing side-four track "Keep on Chooglin'" carries an interpolation of "Pagan Baby" at about 4:45 to 6:35.
The album documents a band that had lost Tom Fogerty and continued as a trio.
The French and Spanish editions of the track list show differences in running times and song titles.